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You've nixed the entire Royal-class fleet, with this desire.

The Pan Pacific is a downgrade compared the Paradox. I didn't stay there, but visited a friend who was and was very impressed by the room and the staff. Everyone greeted me and asked if they could help in anyway while I was waiting for my friend to come down to the lobby.

Living in the U.S., I hate flying to Canada because it's always so expensive. The prices are extortionary.

Just show up. The Event Listings (paper version which will be left in your cabin every night by the cabin steward) will state if sign ups are required. Only then are sign ups required. An example would be ukulele classes on cruises to Hawaii because there are only so many ukuleles to loan out. Productions shows are listed there and the Event Listings. With Princess Premier, you will have seats reserved in Princess Theatre on nights when there are Production Shows (2-3 on a one week cruise, more on longer cruises). Seats will be blocked off and crew will be there to very that you have the proper package to sit there. On non production show nights, you will not have reserved seating. You sign up by going directly to Sanctuary once onboard. It's first come, first serve. It's $30 for half a day and $60 for a full day. Usually sells out by embarkation day night, so best to go early on embarkation day. No refunds if the day you chose has not so great weather.

It all depends on what Italy and EU immigration wants. Guest Services will send a letter to your stateroom a few days before turn around days giving instructions. If immigration in Civitavecchia doesn't require a zero guest count, you will not even be required to disembark and re-embark. Last year, Barcelona started to require a zero count, requiring all transiting passengers to disembark, go through immigration, and re-embark. Pre-pandemic, Civitavecchia didn't require a zero count. If a zero count is required, it usually entails all transiting passengers to meet in a lounge at a specific time, going though immigration together, and being brought back on the ship as soon as everyone clears the formalities. You will have access to you cabin at all times, presuming that you will not change cabins on the second segment. Speak to your room steward and tell them what your plans are for turnaround day. They usually prioritize making up transiting passengers rooms because they know that will be on board. (As a courtesy to my steward, I instruct once a day service in the evening on turnaround days so they can concentrate on making up the other cabins for embarking passengers.) If you are switching cabins, you should go to Guest Services and have them send a message to the room steward of your new cabin, so you can vacate your old cabin and move to the new cabin ASAP. They will also activate your Medallion to open your new cabin early. You'll ever be in a situation where you're cabinless for a period of time.

It all depends on how efficient CBP and the stevedores are at the Canada Place disembarkation morning. You'll be able to catch a noon flight no problem if there are no delays in disembarkation formalities. The best way to to get to the airport is the Canada Line, if you can handle all your luggage; no traffic and cheap. Airlines at YVR won't let you check-in until 3 hours before departure for flights to the U.S. In June, I self carried and took the Canada Line to YVR. I disembarked the ship at 8:15 a.m. and was at the airport by 9:15 a.m.

These are Category OF, which is the lowest location category for Non-Obstructed Oceanview. Princess started selling the lowest location categories in each meta category (any location Category F) as guarantees with non-refundable deposits. Princess will not allow you to select your cabin. Doesn't mean that they are all sold out, just means that they are waiting to be assigned by Princess for those who booked guaranteed. Maybe call Princess and see if someone can bend the rules and assign one to you? Otherwise, you'd have to book in OE, which is not in the vicinity of where you want to be, if you wanted to select your own cabin.

Ignorance is bliss. Seems like everyone else is in the loop except for you. It's worth double checking the details of your trip before you leave. The Internet is a wonderful thing, so long as it's used for the right purposes. Doesn't take much effort to do a little research online before you leave.

Can't answer for you. I have to be connected. Still have to check my work e-mails. I do DIY when I get into port, so like to check transit times or book independent tours. I stream content, when there's nothing to do and the connection permits because the on demand on the stateroom TVs is lacking. Like to check the weather over the Internet because what's on the stateroom TV is notorious for being incorrect. Like to check cruise pricing to compare to what Future Cruise is offering. The wi-fi allows for independence from what info Princess is supplying on the ship. Not sure about your age, but I'm in my mid-30s so disconnecting is a non-starter for me.

In USD, that would be around $424ish. The FOREX against the USD is pretty volatile right now. Keep your eyes peeled. Best to book credit card hold rates so you have peace of mind of having a place to stay. Keep shopping and as you get closer to your arrival date, then start to consider cancelling the credit card hold rate and re-booking under the pre-pay rate if it saves you money. Also consider putting the hotel name through Google and seeing if the Google Hotels side bar will give you a cheaper rate, booking directly through the hotel. That's how I was able to find the CAD344.25 rate above.

I always book directly with the hotel. Too many horror stories about booking through 3rd party. Pan Pacific is in the US$260 range for a 1 night stay on 10/18. It pays to be vigilant with hotel prices in Vancouver. Post-pandemic prices are crazy expensive, but when the property can't fill rooms, there are deals to be had.

None of the mini-suites on Deck 8, Emerald Deck have cover. This is true for Royal Class ships, Majestic and newer.

Just to make it super clear... Princess Plus Cruise Package and Princess Premier Cruise Package have crew appreciation, wi-fi Internet, drinks, and other amenities added for $60 and $80 per person per day, respectively. These packages can be purchased as part of your cruise fare OR onboard on embarkation day, so you can use any OBC you've accumulated towards the purchase of these packages. Plus Beverage and Premier Beverage packages only cover drinks and are $64.99 and $84.99 per person per day, respectively, plus 18% gratuity. These packages have to be purchased no later than 3-days before embarkation day All packages sold by Princess that include alcohol limit alcoholic beverages to 15 per 24 hour period, where the clock resets every day at 6:00 a.m. Non-alcoholic beverages are unlimited, but not limited to bottled water, specialty coffees, soft drinks, etc. As has been stated above, the the Plus/Premier BEVERAGE packages, kind of don't make sense when you do the math.

Makes sense. Never thought about that.

When your job is under union, the public knows what you make, or at least has an inkling. When the union negotiates, they are usually trying to trying to incite "pity me" or "pity us" to get the public to sympathize with them.

Balconies in Alaska are expensive because there is hype put around being able to see the sights of the scenic cruising, which there will a lot of, from the comfort of you balcony. Having cruised Alaska several times, I don't mind an inside because the excessive daylight hours really mess with my circadian and sleeping schedule. There are many areas on the ships where you can go out and admire the scenery. Alaska is expensive for many reasons. As noted in other posts, there is the short season for tourism. This makes everything expensive from your cruise to the excursions you take. The local workers are seasonal and come to Alaska for a few months out of the year, and their pay has to make it worthwhile for them to come and work. Very few people live in Alaska year round. Alaska cruising is a monopoly controlled by the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska. It's their way or no way. They set the prices to use the docks. Cruise lines bid for dock usage. Princess and Holland America always have preferential docking rights that they pay for. NCL and RCCL not so much. For example in Ketchikan, NCL docks in Ward Cove, 15 minutes outside of Ketchikan and passengers have to waste time taking a shuttle to town. In Juneau, RCCL and NCL dock at AJ dock which is the furthest and in an industrial area. There are extra costs to cruising in Alaska. Princess pays the National Park Service a fee to cruise Glacier Bay. There has to be a Southeast Alaska Pilot onboard the entire time the ship is in Alaskan waters that has to be paid. There's a naturalist and special presenters onboard that have to be paid. Princess doesn't have promotions on air. Their air is under the purview of EZAir. Unlike other cruise lines, you pick which flights you will be on based on a list of flights that EZAir has negotiated special pricing on. You control the air through EZAir and it's up to you to monitor price drops. You can change the air up to your hearts desire up until 45 days to departure, at which point the air will be ticketed. I'm assuming you're flying from the U.S. The majority of the times, you'll find better domestic air to Alaska and air to Canada on your own. EZAir will work on getting you to your embarkation city/tour start city, in the case of airline delays. If you book on your own, you're on your own if there are delays. Shouldn't be a problem if you arrive a day or two in advance and book your own air.

A guarantee booking entails not having control over the specific cabin number, but guaranteeing a spot on the ship in the category you booked or better. You might get upgraded or you might not. This is dependent on Princess. If you wouldn't be happy in an obstructed view stateroom, don't book this category in a guarantee because at minimum you will be assigned a cabin in this category. Princess also has a Bid to Upgrade program where after final payment, you will be given the option to bid (with Princess setting the minimum bid) for a cabin in a higher category. Again, Princess may or may not accept your bid and it's dependent on the remaining cabins available. This is also dependent on which travel agency you used; bookings made through a big box store TA is not eligible for Bid to Upgrade (but is eligible for upgrades initiated by Princess.) When booking guarantee expect the worst (which is that you will be assigned a room in the category you booked), but hope for the best.

Congrats! Family first.

The Fairmont Waterfront and the Fairmont Pacific Rim are on par with the Pan Pacific and are within walking distance to the Canada Place (former being across the street). Both have a pool. Within short walking distance to the downtown core. Hotel room prices are inflated in Vancouver at the moment. I suggest booking a refundable rate and monitoring prices. In June I was able to snag the Pan Pacific for US$265 plus taxes a week before my stay because it still had an overabundance of unbooked rooms. Princess partners with the Fairmont Waterfront for pre-cruise stays; sometimes the hotel does fill up the night before a Princess ship departure.

I had to attend a meeting here and stayed at the property for a few nights. Can't complain about the hotel itself--rooms and service are up to Marriott standards. It's kind of far from the downtown core, but great if you want to walk to Stanley Park. The area is more residential, brimming with high rises. Not too many restaurant options in the immediate area, but West End of Robson street which there are supermarkets and restaurants is a 5-10 minute walk. I don't particularly like the location (too far for me), but if you can get a cheap rate and are only staying for a night, I'd recommend it.

You have to be a current passenger on board in order to get this rate. Future cruise has to enter a cabin number for this rate to populate in their system. Those that aren't current passengers aren't eligible for the 50% off rate. The work around is if a passenger onboard books a future cruise and adds a passenger not on board to their booking but in the same cabin. I inquired about this. For the 50% off prices, I'd be willing to book a short 2 or 3 day Princess cruise just to take advantage of the rates.

If you have already have a Captain's Circle membership number assigned to your name, then your brother will be able to purchase a Future Cruise Deposit (reduced $100 deposit and bounce back OBC depending on length and category booked) on your behalf. They are $100 each and are good for 1 year. Below is the schedule for the bounce back OBC.

Nope. The Future Cruise Rep just said take advantage of it while it lasts. Been paying $30 for Plus since they started this offer in January. 🤔 I'm pretty sure we're supposed to be paying gratuity on the Princess pacakages. It's a no brainer...$16 for CA + $7.50 for Internet (P/E rate), meaning I'm only paying $6.50 for my beverages. I'm glad my cruise buddies and I aren't the only ones taking advantage of this offer. Like you one of our cruising buddies cruises solo, and this 50% offer has allowed him to go on all of our planned cruises because it has wiped out the single supplement. Happy cruising!

The sofa bed converts into a twin mattress in a Mini-Suite on Royal Class ships. The person sleeping there lies parallel to the wall, not perpendicular. Most mini suites only hold 3 people. The bed for the 4th person is a twin pullman coming from the ceiling above the sofa. Not all mini-suites have this feature. See post below for pictures.

The Future Cruise rep in June on the Majestic, who was old stock (not part of ONE yet), said that Premier was pricing $47.20 per day under the 50% off offer. She explained that there was a glitch in the way Princess programmed this promotion. For Premier, it was including the 18% gratuity ($80 + 18% = $94.40) and then taking the 50% off. For Plus, it was programmed to not include the 18% gratuity, making it $30 per day with the 50% discount.