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April 5th regal princess is my next solo cruise. The hype is real.

2 day hype! Day after tomorrow 

21 minutes ago, beg3yrs said:

By "room service specifically" that means you picked up the phone and called in an order for room service.

Yes, but using ocean now it would not count as room service so no $5 fee

4 minutes ago, DougH said:

I don't have a drink package,  two different people say I have to pay the room service charge even ordering from the app. 

If you do the order as an OceanNow request, you just need to pay the one-time fee, though if it is a drink and you do not have the package, you do pay for the drink. If you order room service specifically, then it is the $5 charge and the extra for any drink like beer, wine, soda, etc.

OceanNow will deliver to you wherever you are on the ship, but room service is just for your room. It is a bit odd to have the room service charge if the same order can be done with OceanNow

1 minute ago, DougH said:

If I activate for $15 I can order from the app but still pay delivery charge. If I order by phone I only pay the $5 so why should I activate? No room service for me, they should add this back as an Elite benefit 

The delivery charge is a room service charge. You can use the app and not do it as room service and it will not add that $5 fee

1 minute ago, Sprocket said:

No idea sorry but you can use the app or call them.  
 

Have a great cruise, my next cruise is September 5th so will see how this rolls out.

True, either way, it is no big deal. Thanks. I am really looking forward to my first Princess cruise and my first time in Alaska.

On 8/6/2023 at 2:51 AM, Sprocket said:

Saw this posted on another site.

 

How long is temporary? I am hoping they get it back up by the 15th.

24 days till I am boarding a ship.

5 minutes ago, Steelers36 said:

You might want to check your math.  Crew Appreciation = $16 out of $60 Plus package cost (pp/day).

Well, excuse me, almost 1/3rd happy now?

Most of the cost of Plus is covering the gratuities. So it depends on if you like the other stuff. Would you want to drink soda or any of the juices? Wifi? Premium desserts?

65 days to go.

I am doing Crown Princess Aug 15-25th, First time in Alaska, the first time flying out of the country too.

1 minute ago, Juncti said:

So question, last year we got lucky on a Haven bid and splurged on the drink upgrade to go with it. We're considering booking on Dec 4th cruise coming up, but with everyone cruising again and the recent covid changes I'd imagine our odds of a Haven jump are minimal.

 

Do you think this package is worth it on the rest of the ship when you don't have access to the haven bar? Not sure how many other bars stock these upscale items or what kind of drinks they can make with their supplies.

 

Not sure if we'd get enough value to justify it. She can probably drink enough Veuve if it's available, and upper tier wines. lol

I would assume at least one or two should havethe upscale items. Maybe either the bar by the MDRs or the Alist bar (the one by the steakhouse.)

16 hours ago, KatieDub said:

Last day in work!

One day until I fly!

2 days until I cruise!

Same here except for needing to fly in to the port. Saturday I am boarding the ship

15 days, just over 2 weeks

On 8/10/2022 at 10:44 PM, Colorado Beach Bum said:

I would say yes.  Panorama tends to dock later than most but we were off in June early enough to catch that flight time. 

Good to know. I'll have to Fly out of LAX after a cruise in February and I was a bit worried 2:30PM might be a problem for getting a flight home.

1 hour ago, LatinaInTexas said:

Last week on the Seashore cabins werent ready until about 2:30. Announcements were periodically made asking to be patient. We also didn't get our luggage until after 9pm. We kept going to check and kept being told they are still delivering.

That is good to know. I'll be on that ship next month, I might need to bring something to change into for dinner.

11 hours ago, HipHipOnAShip said:

Your boarding time can, and will, change at least four times before you actually board.  It'll come via email and text.  I say ignore all of them and go when it suits you.  

Good because they have me at 1PM, that is late

2 hours ago, sail_ORN said:

I’m solo on the NCL Prima out of Miami Dec 3 this year. And also booked on her sister, the Viva out of PR over New Year’s next year. I’m excited to be on the brand new ships. One of my favorite cruises ever was solo for New Year. The party atmosphere was over the top, and I met amazing people. The Prima will be my first cruise since Covid. It’s been too long !!

I would love to do a cruise on a new ship at least one of the first sailings.

I have 2 solo cruises booked. MSC Seashore September 10th and NCL Bliss Febuary 25th

The Joy is a great ship, but not much in the way of pool/pool space if that is what you care about. The Bliss I believe has some bigger pools and solo cabins if you are going solo.

On 6/12/2022 at 2:26 PM, Oakman58 said:

I would suggest you book a full transit cruise on a ship that goes through the original locks.  The new large ships go through the new locks and, while interesting, the old locks are better.

I have been looking into a PC cruise for early 2023, but going solo the historic locks are expensive more so then the new locks.

I use my B/W laser for my first cruise and my luggage got their quick enough.

62 days till I can go. Although I am already thinking about what the next trip will be.

On 6/19/2022 at 1:57 PM, Nunagoras said:

That on MSC's terminology is set to be a "coffee delight" drink, so, sadly, not a regular one. Some bartenders might to serve you such a "sort of" drink with what they've available to work with, but generally those drinks are only offered, either way on places like Brooklyn Cafe on Seashore (included only on Premium Extra package and the non alcoholic one) or outside of any package on the 3rd party coffee and chocolate vendor spot. In some ships they serve those drinks both at the MDR or the buffet during breakfast time, but that is a ship by ship, perhaps sailing by saiiing sort of thing.

That is crazy. So I can get a latte on my drink package, but getting some chocolate in it for a mocha makes it different enough it will only be covered on the highest plan? MSC is crazy.