pikwe012

1 minute ago, edspec said:

I put the medallion app on his ipad for check-in purposes, and used my credit card on his app for the payment.  I added him to DH's and my dining and it worked perfectly.  Once you've added him to one dinner or activity he will come up as an option for the remainder, and you can track him if necessary 🙂 Actually DH and I only had to use that feature for each other.

Thank you very much edspec! I may have another question later.

7 minutes ago, curlybelle2 said:

has been a while since we notified Princess. I think I just called them and asked to speak to someone that can help with disabilities. I can't remember for sure. But this is an email you could try. accessofficeprincess@princesscruises.com If they can't offer assistance, they should be able to direct you to the right person. 

 

Thank you!

36 minutes ago, curlybelle2 said:

We too have an autistic adult son. 

Thanks for input. Glad we booked Princess. How do we notify Princess that our adult son is special needs

(autistic).

Thank you

On 7/10/2023 at 9:49 AM, edspec said:

If you have any questions let me know and I'll do my best to help.

Hello edspec,

  Thank you for that great review. We too have a tall autistic adult son who is coming with us on his first cruise over Christmas this year. My question is that we have separate reservations as two separate cabins (booked by TA) and I need to get him on my Medallion app (dont I ?) for dining and payment etc. Only my husband and I are showing up on the app so how do I handle that? Will he need to carry his own iPhone and have the Medallion app on it? Also I want any purchases he makes on my credit card. Will I be able to put him and my husband on the one card?

Thank you.

whoops its MEDIPAC !

On 6/21/2023 at 1:27 PM, Crown Vic said:

Are there insurance companies that specialize in the magical ‘three score and ten plus ten’ age bracket or will any companies handle this? 
Cheers…

try Medicpac (Ontario) 

On 6/5/2023 at 7:19 AM, lx200gps said:

Every other insurer out there only offers CFAR up to 70-80%, so Princess's 100% was very appealing given the cost of cruising these days.

 

Thanks we did get Princess Insurance. I'm not sure its cancel for any reason though. and it was quite reasonable. For Medical Insurance we use Medipac and with no claims we now get 17% discount.

On 6/3/2023 at 1:39 PM, 3Shelaghs said:

I've always had good luck with Visa's trip top up.

I have never heard of Visa trip top up!  Have to look at that next time. Thank you.

4 hours ago, 3Shelaghs said:

Trip insurance is a killer once you hit a certain age, and are required to fill out a questionnaire. 

Your medication, your age, can omit you from qualifying.

Thanks! It was Trip Cancellation Insurance I was asking about as we have never used it. We Always take out Medical Insurance for travel. Its nerve racking answering the questions as you age and have one or two "conditions" but always tell the truth. Excellent points.

Thank you! Our son is also high functioning and thrives on interacting with people. We have booked two insides side by side....hope it works out. It should. my son is an adult so needs his own cabin and two balcony's expensive.

On 5/29/2023 at 8:16 AM, skynight said:

Some things to consider. Your sailing is 10 days, Dec 17th to Dec 27. Typically schools are in session until the 22nd or 23rd. This will limit families with school age children. Families tend to book one week cruises. That would be Sat or Sunday sailings over Christmas week. In my opinion I do not believe your trip would be overrun with youth. The Caribbean Princess has a very nice youth/family area on deck 17 which includes a pool, splash area with water features, hot tub and nice family lounging areas. This area should attract many of the families that might otherwise occupy the Lido pool area. The ship will be nicely decorated. Believe you would have a nice time.

As an alternative holiday cruise, and as a senior my choice, you might consider the Dec 27th 11 day New Year sailing. There would probably be a nice adult group of passengers. This sailing visits less frequently visited islands such as St. Vincent and Guadeloupe. The New Year's Eve parties should be enjoyable. Ship decorations should still be in place for the Dec 27th cruise. 

Thank you, good suggestion for next year.

On 5/29/2023 at 8:29 AM, Expat Cruise said:

If you're booking an inside cabin, and you want quiet, book on Deck 10 or 11. Both Deck 10 & 11 have cabins above and below. Do not book Deck 5 forward or deck 12 both will have noise. Also, Deck 8& 9 are not good for inside cabins. The pool area will have lots of kids around it, but the adult areas like the small pool stern deck 14 will be more normal. Also, you can book Sanctuary, which will not be crowded as it is controlled 

Thank you...we have booked insides on Deck 10. I did check location before booking!

On 5/26/2023 at 8:18 PM, beg3yrs said:

'd say book it!

Booked!!!

Thanks for all this great input. I definitely feel better about sailing over the Holidays.

Thank you katisdale!

2 minutes ago, beg3yrs said:

Yes there were kids and yes they have more energy than us old farts but hey, what's Christmas without kids? For us both cruises were fabulous.

very upbeat response. I like your attitude. Thanks.

11 minutes ago, katisdale said:

We cruised on the Caribbean Princess last Christmas. We did not feel crowded nor "over run" with children.

this is exactly what I hoped to hear....may I ask for your opinion on the food and entertainment and anything else you remember ?

Hello Princess line experienced cruisers. 

   Am I likely to have a bad experience doing a  ten day Caribbean over Christmas. Wondering why inside cabins are so cheap? Lots of kids?

Students? We are Seventy five years and prefer a fairly  sedate experience but this cruise fits our budget. Have never taken a cruise over a big holiday before. Inside cabins. Thanks

Thank you blizzard44ca

     Hello to CALGARY! 

On 5/23/2023 at 11:09 PM, Host Kat said:

 

 

@pikwe012

 

Thank you for your new topic on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns Trip Cancellation Insurance and is off topic there.

 

Under normal circumstances your thread would be moved to the Cruise/Travel Insurance forum to be on topic. Since you need replies only from your fellow Canadians about Canadian insurance, I have moved your thread to the Canadian Cruisers forum.

 

Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic!

 

Happy sails,

 

Host Kat

Thank you !

On 5/24/2023 at 6:00 AM, CDNPolar said:

 

Make sure that the trip cancellation insurance you are buying covers cancellation for any of the three of you.  For this, you will need to buy a policy together as a group of three.

 

Let me explain:

 

Three travelling:  A, B, and C

 

Something happens that is a cancelable reason for A, and B and C decide not to go, all three are covered and the insurance covers the cost of all three.

 

Something happens that i a cancelable reason for A, but B and C decide to continue, then the insurance covers the cost of cancelation of A, but B and C can still travel.

 

You have to ensure that you have the ability of ALL getting covered if something happens to only ONE of the three of you.

 

I have seen policies that do NOT cover this way, this is why I am suggesting that you make sure.

 

Also ensure that you understand what is a cancelable reason.  Third party insurance rarely if ever offer a cancel for any reason... it will be illness, death, or other serious reason.

 

Do NOT include costs that are otherwise refundable like an airline fare where you maintain the value for a year - even if it has a change or fare increase fee.

 

Insurance will not cover the cost of any part of your fare - airfare, cruise, excursions - that can be canceled or changed without a financial loss.  Most - and I repeat - most airfares you can cancel and retain the value of the fare for at least a year.  If you include costs like this in your premium calculation they will only increase the cost of your insurance for no benefit to you.

 

For instance, we have an expensive air portion of our trip coming up and we booked the air independently of the cruise line.  This airfare has a cancel for full refund option with a cancel fee of only $200 per person.  The airfare has a cost of over $6,000.00 for the two of us.  We did not include that cost in the cost of the trip for the cancelation insurance, because it would just increase our premium but not bring us any value.  They would not pay out the cost of the air, if it can be canceled.  If you included the $200 per person cancelation cost, it might pay that, not sure, have not ever tested that.

 

Only include the non-cancelable non-refundable portions of your trip cost when calculating the premium.

 

You may already know all this....

 

 

Thanks CDN Polar ....this makes sense and I hadn't thought about this before as we do not usually take Trip Cancellation.

7 hours ago, ldubs said:

I think a good first step is to think about exactly what risk it is you want to avoid.  Do you want coverage for the cost of the trip?  Do you want medical coverage while traveling internationally?  Or both?  Then it is worthwhile to look at the standard policy forms for conditions, coverage and exclusions.  

 

And yes, the insurance covers what it says.  However, you must take the time to read and understand what it says.   

 

For us personally, we buy medical coverage for international travel.   As the risk factors increased with age, we migrated to an annual travel med policy.    

 

Other than some limited benefits via our credit card, we do not insure the trip cost.  I would be unhappy losing my cruise fare but in reality, that money is already gone.   If it represented a serious financial hit, I wouldn't be taking the cruise in the first place.  

I must have missed this reply initially......sorry I didnt explain myself properly. We always take out medical insurance when leaving Canada. We havn't bought Trip Cancellation Insurance before. With our low dollar

the cruise price for three of us is quite high so was looking at buying it for this cruise . Thanks for input.

Thank you All for replies. The TA offered my their cruise insurance. I had better check if it applies for Canadians.  

2 hours ago, LHT28 said:

When spending $$$ on a cruise  you never know when things can go sideways

Keep all your documents  until you are home   just in case

We used  RSA & T.I.P.S

 

Thanks for reply. Can you name the above Insurance companies please. I am not familiar with the abbrev.

Thank you!