Mikey0368

My wife and I have downloaded the new app and when we log in it shows my name on both phones and she's shown as an additional passenger. Is that correct, or should she be the named person on her phone? And if it is correct, can she change it so that her name is shown on her phone?

Thanks for that, I was thinking that Union Station in LA would be a good place to catch the train.

Edinburgh is dull and cool today. Nothing new there!

Brilliant, thanks folks that's really helpful.

First time cruisers here just looking for some general info about leaving the ship. The plan is to get ourselves from San Pedro to San Diego at the end of our cruise on Discovery Princess.

Will Princess allocate a time to disembark or is it just a case of standing in line?  And if we do have to stand in line, when can we expect to be off the ship? Late morning, lunchtime, afternoon?? The cruise that we're on is fully booked so it will be busy.

Also, will there be plenty of taxis at the cruise terminal when we get off? We're currently thinking that we'll get the train to San Diego so will obviously have to get ourselves to the train station!

Thanks.

Thanks all. It is indeed the eclipse cruise we're on.

We've paid in full and our cabin class is MB, does that get us any preferential treatment?  And for those also on that cruise, can you hazard a guess as to how many formal nights there are likely to be and when they will be? I was thinking that 8th April might be a likely date!

And thanks for the tip about the restaurant bookings, we'll get them done very soon.

We're booked on the Discovery next year and the cruise is fully booked. As it's our first cruise we're not sure what to expect, will there be lots of queues and if so how can we plan ahead to avoid too much waiting?

There's also a tender at one of the ports, presumably that could be a lengthy process too?

Thanks.

For those on this cruise, the itinerary has been changed and we will be at sea on 8th April, rather than being in Mazatlan, "in the hope of providing our guests the best opportunity to experience the total eclipse".

That's fantastic news as there's always the danger that there could be a bit of coastal cloud. 

13 hours ago, Charles4515 said:

White House discussing cruise ship shutdown. 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/09/azar-cruise-ship-shutdown-coronavirus-124645

Anyone know if we're likely to get a decision on this today (Tuesday)?

FFS, there are 17 lagers on that list. What's the point in that, they're all yellow and fizzy and taste the same. Thankfully it looks like we can get Guinness and Newcy Brown on our ship.

We've booked with a local company....

https://www.rickystourshawaii.com/services.html

5 minutes ago, shepp said:

 

Aww, poor Mikey. With an attitude like yours, I'm hoping you forego Princess altogether, at least any cruises I'm on.

 

Happy sailing!

You won't be too surprised to hear that I couldn't give a toss what you think. If we're on the same cruise you can get me a pint. You'll presumably be at the bar long before me.

All sorted by our travel agent this morning. It was £35 per person per day as advertised. So it's definitely available in the UK even if you've already booked.

7 hours ago, Daniel A said:

Sorry to tell you this but this is from Princess about the BSE:

 

"only available to residents of 50 United States or D.C., Canada, and Puerto Rico."

I think we should be ok. It's quoted as £35 per person per day for us. Hopefully our travel agent can sort it for us.

How do we get to the BSE add ons? I've logged in to the cruise personaliser but can't see it in there.

Obviously this would be to add it to an existing booking. 

Thanks.

Thanks. That works well for us as the second day is our wedding anniversary.

That's really helpful, thanks folks. We're on the Emerald sailing in April and presumably it'll be much the same.

Can you remember which nights were formal?

We've been offered a free upgrade to R616 on our upcoming Hawaii cruise and I had a quick look at the reviews. There's not much that's specific to that room but there is a shocker from 2008 that complains about noise from above, specifically from a small tiled area in Horizon Court, right above that room.

I know that this ship has been refurbished since then and I was wondering if an issue like this is likely to have been sorted?

Thanks.

We're on the April cruise from Port of LA, out to Hawaii and Ensanada and back. What sort of temperatures can we expect outside on the ship in the Pacific at that time of year?

Thanks. 

Can anyone tell me how many formal nights there will be on the Emerald Princess 15 night cruise to Hawaii and Ensenada in April? I'm thinking about packing a kilt but would be less inclined if it's not going to get much of an airing.

Thanks.

That's great, thanks. A £100 fee for an upgrade on a 15 day cruise sounds worth it, although we would only do it if it's a decent room.

Cheers.

Apologies if this has been covered already, I've had a wee look and can't see the answer anywhere.

We've booked an internal cabin on the Emerald Princess cruise to Hawaii on 14th April through a travel agent here in the UK. Am I right in thinking that we can cancel and re-book, taking advantage of the stateroom upgrade offer?

Are there any UK users who have done something like this in the past?

Thanks.

I'm looking at this again as I'm a bit wary of being towards the front of the ship and possible sea sickness. We were on a boat trip in Italy a few weeks ago and I wasn't feeling too great when things got bumpy!

I've picked out A720 or B720 as alternatives to R220. Does that seem reasonable?

https://*****/deckplan-emerald-princess

Thanks.

Thanks for all the replies.  We've been looking at this again in the last few days, specifically Kauai, and we think we'll do our own thing there. It looks like there's plenty to do within walking distance of the port. We might jump on the hop on hop off bus too.

We've booked the Hilo tour that I mentioned in my first post so things are starting to come together.

Cheers, that's really helpful. We'll have cases large enough to carry nearly 4 weeks worth of packing, but they do have wheels!!

No, it's not a Sunday. It's just a general question about timings really.

Thanks.