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I’m a bit susceptible to the idea of a “great deal” and I know that, so I should just stay away before regretting a purchase that has no value to me. Besides, I’m bringing one small suitcase that I had to sit on to close so don’t think I can fit even more air in there!

Lol I saw that tanzanite activity and thought maybe I’d check it out 🤣 now I’m rethinking it haha

No it’s just that those two had a huge number of cancellations due to the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane needing to be inspected and my flight was on United. From what I could see pretty much all of the flights to Houston are those two. Except for a Frontier flight but that would take 16 hours for me to get to Houston past midnight at a much higher cost and I don’t think my back can handle that.

Thankfully my flight was not cancelled so I arrived! Thank you for caring

I had actually wondered about that! Like can I just say to the waiter that these are the foods I want to eat for the meal and ask that all be brought to me at the same time? As I hardly ever go to any restaurant that serves courses, I'm used to just have a dish come to me once. This was a great review that definitely gave me some ideas for my upcoming cruise, as I eat early, eat fast, and am dining solo. I want to make sure to make the shows and not be waiting for 2 hours.

On that note this was something I was curious about as well. If you wrote like you wanted certain ingredients in an omelet, is that likely to be accepted or rejected?

I've actually never tried calling the airlines directly to book (just always booked online). Is it faster to use the airline number I can find on google versus immediately buying a ticket out on my own, since an agent can perhaps find better routes?

That's so annoying! I also wouldn't pay shipping cost just to receive a poster. It's a bit sad the raffle are just at that level.

Cruise is this Sunday, and I'm flying out tomorrow (Saturday). I think I should be fine because my flight isn't using the Boeing 737-Max 9 plane that's grounded, but I was just generally concerned given the recent situations. I bought travel insurance separately so not through Princess and booked my airfare myself. So Don is saying that I'd have to try to fly out and get to Galveston anyways in order to file for insurance in a scenario if flights are all cancelled?

I just read about the 2000(!!!) flight cancellations that happened TODAY alone across the US, not only with storm issues but also with the Boeing 737-Max 9 problems, which greatly affected the only two airlines at my closest airport (Seattle-Tacoma international airport). My flight status shows no change at the moment, but I was worried and wondered if any cruise travelers were caught up in all the cancellations today. So what did you or would you do in such a situation? Just try to contact travel insurance and get a refund? Or try to catch up at the next port?

I read somewhere a few weeks ago that iMessage might work on Princess and a few other cruise lines without paying for an internet package. Is that still a thing? If so, OP could do that if they both have iphones.

As the other users said, download the books beforehand and they will be good to go offhand. My understanding is that in order to read a book on Kindle you have to download it anyways, so then it's just on your device and you'll have access to it offline. I've been using the kindle app on my phone to read many books over the years. You can also always choose the Send to my Kindle option after purchasing to make extra sure it shows up on the device.

Thank you for the advice! I'm exactly in that position of not having bought any drinks packages (I hardly ever drink for health reasons) but bookmarked an art auction for that complimentary champagne haha...I'm not going to get that glass of champagne, am I? That registration for free grand prize also seemed interesting, but I guess it's probably also useless.

Wow that is a crazy price! lol Those situations make it hard for me to refuse to someone's face before they finish their sales pitch, so I should avoid haha. Thank you all for saving me lots of time!

I’ve already been stalking that board for weeks now checking up all the posts that come up and also searched about this. Since the question was half geared towards all cruises and half geared towards Princess specifically I felt it was better to ask here.

Thank you for the information!

Was ice carving really boring? I noticed that too and wondered if it was going to be making ice sculptures or something.

Thanks haha I had actually bookmarked that one because I was curious to get an analysis…but it’s sad if it’s just an upsell. 😞

Hello. So my first cruise happens this weekend, and I now notice a very heavily populated amount of activities listed in the app planner, many of which being the ship’s own jewelry shops, art gallery, spa, fitness center, etc. In the interest of deciding what to do and avoiding having to awkwardly decline any special “treatments,” I was wondering how much of these events are just upsell of onboard services you can buy? And how much are actually useful information? For example, there are ones listed like “how to live healthily” or “free hair consultations” or the ones about acupuncture. I would appreciate hearing what experienced Princess cruisers have to say on this, since my curiosity was piqued but I don’t want to run myself ragged just trying to go to all the activities if they’re just advertising a product.

I enjoy reading these Lives and I’ll look forward to your review of the cruise. I’m going on the same one but I decided to not pay for any packages nor internet to disconnect so I’ll just read it once I’m back on land. 🙂

I just felt a bit puzzled and also disappointed that I spent so much time a few weeks ago deciding on what events to go to on my upcoming Princess cruise this weekend, and then I checked the app again today and a lot of events and times changed. Does this happen each time? Also for Princess cruises, if an event shows full in the bookmark page can I still attend? If it’s a limited workshop, how early would I need to go to secure a spot?

I really enjoyed reading your live! Thank you for all the food pictures!

Oh my gosh, talk about putting people on the spot! That's something that would bar me from doing that excursion ever again, or possibly contact all future excursions to make sure that it's not a thing they do. I really hate things like that, and being a highly sensitive person putting me on the spot would really just ruin the experience. Thank you all for your reply! I just don't believe in America's tipping culture at all. It's obscene to be expecting me to pay 20% extra just for bringing my food to me? If you waive the 20% I'll go and grab my plate myself. I didn't grow up here and certainly hate a culture where I have a surcharge on top of already having prepaid for everything. It's really like a slap on the back to see a bill much larger than one that you had in mind seeing menu prices.

I really want to know because I don't have any cash on me and my bank isn't a depository one either (and haven't used cash in almost a decade to pay for anything) and an article brought this to my attention. Second, it's frankly a gulling practice to me for people to be *expecting* tips from you as part of an excursion I already paid big bucks for. So I would really like to hear people's thoughts on this and whether I will be prevented from going back on the cruise ship if I don't give a tip.

Thank you for the detailed yet concise review. It hit all the points for a prospective cruiser without being overly judgmental (like many of the super negative reviews posted in this forum recently). As an East Asian with similar expectations from what I can read off your post, I think I'll enjoy myself in the MDR with my go-to food (salmon) and skip all the Asian foods that seem too westernized (or Panda Express style). And the duck too. It's clear it's not peking roast duck style lol.