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We use really heavy duty ones we got years and years ago that are probably 9 or 10 inches deep as grocery bags.  Wish they still gave out those. 

13 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

Very interesting report.  Would you mind indicating ship and dates?  Did you review all the nights to see if you have a Private table?  Or, I suppose you might be Sharing by choice.  I guess another point is whether you have dining/travel companions or just guests in your cabin dining together?  (If just a couple, there wouldn't be any splitting the party up across tables).  Thanks for any other details.

 

Majestic Princess-Sep 24, Oct 20, Oct 31, Nov 12 (Transpacific, Australia and New Zealand).  Private table for just my wife and myself.   All days show private table.  On the app the 4 cruises show up as a single cruise.

I hadn't tried for a couple of weeks.  Previously I could make a reservation for a single day but not the entire cruise. 

Off topic but.... How was the ship's internet while cruising Norway?

I tried to set up same time dining again today for my B2B2B2B cruise and was finally successful.   Yeah!

Thanks for the info.  I was able to save a couple hundred bucks and get a better flight.  Originally we only had 35 minutes between flights but now we have 2+ hours. Even if we made it I was afraid the luggage wouldn't.   With a 34 day transatlantic/Iceland/Norway cruise ahead of us not getting the luggage would not be a pleasant experience. 

2 minutes ago, phabric said:

To check your EzAir price -

- Go to Persaonalizer

- your upcoming cruise

- Travel

- Your flights will show

- GREEN box - Add or Modify (do not use RED that will cancel the booking)

- Change flights

- Select departure and return or one or both that you want to see

- select your flights as you did before

-  your old price and new price will show

- if higher price exit travel

- if cheaper price, continue 

- your new price booking will show

- With each Modification you will receive a NEW Princess booking #

- With each Modification you will  receive a NEW airline booking #

- With each Modification you need to re add seats and passenger number

 

 

 

Thanks for the detailed instruction.

If your EZAir flight fare has dropped and you'd like the cheaper fare do you need to delete your existing reservations and start from scratch or can you "modify" the existing flight reservations and get the new fares.

Thanks in advance.

Heading to Genoa. 

7 hours ago, Snaxmuppet said:

But did you then connect to the internet through the hotspot and through your wifi?

I have not seen a phone that can do this.

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/google-pixel-3-xl-wi-fi-repeater-sharing-functionality-1942985?amp=1&akamai-rum=off

With a Google Pixel phone you can connect to WiFi.  See attached link.

Looks like she's finally out of drydock.  I checked three or four days ago and she was still there.

4 hours ago, cjpj said:

Yes I recently changed my airfare and on the website I was getting a 900 change fee. I phoned air reservations and had them do it for nothing. I don't know what that's all about, as, like you, my airfare price had changed very little.

Is there a special number for EZAir reservations?  If so do you mind passing out along?  I couldn't find it.

58 minutes ago, Daniel A said:

A hotspot still needs to connect to a cellular telephone network.  That's where it becomes very expensive roaming data charges.  I use a router with my cellular hotspot and it creates a network for multiple devices, but it won't work if I don't have a cell signal.  I definitely leave it home when going on a cruise.  There is also the option to purchase a multiple device package from Princess...

Not correct. At least for Pixel phones.   You can share a wifi connection with a pixel phone.  I've done it.  But not on a ship.  You do not need a cell connection.

2 hours ago, cjpj said:

With the Medallion only allowing you one device with free internet, does anyone know if I can use my phone as a hot spot for my laptop? Would I be able to do something like a Teams or Webex meeting with the hit spot?

I have a Google Pixel 4a with Android 11 and you CAN use it as a Wi-Fi hotspot.  I've tested it by turning off mobile data and turning on hotspot and connecting an iPad to the hotspot.  Worked fine.   That said I have NOT done it on a cruise ship yet.  In theory it should work unless Princess does something to stop it.

32 minutes ago, Tedferg said:

I had a similar experience but that was because my TA had put the wrong airport in. She just defaulted to LAX since we are in California. I had her change it and also during a Support call asked Princess to make sure it was SMF. Not sure we were asked for Emergency Return Airport before, so maybe it did not matter previously. Princess site would give ads for Round Trip LAX

When I go in the Princess website to look at airfare it defaults to Columbus OH which is 3 hours away.   I should probably ask my TA or Princess to change it.

12 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

They had several issues with DMW and multiple linked voyages.  Supposedly they have fixed it somewhat.  I think the IT types may think they have fixed it more than reality indicates.  Personally, I found some improvement with our B2B2B, but still not right.  Our B2B2B is all on the same ship.  Not sure if yours is and it could be an inventory thing because I am convinced not every DR is loaded into DMW for bookings and if the DR(s) used vary from voyage to voyage, this is why a consistent full voyage booking won't work.  IDK if they should abandon attempting to book across all voyages and just have it work one at a time (but that would imply a table change if sailing on the same ship and no reason to move once you sail).  IMO, the MD's have to get involved again for TD bookings and forget about MC App except for AT bookings and exception overrides.

The B2B2B2B is a single ship (Majestic).   Since it's a Transpacific to Australia/NZ I don't have high hopes for it actually going.  So I've decided not to worry about stuff not working right on the app for that cruise.  From all I've read it's likely Australia will remained locked down to foreign travel until after their elections sometime in 2022.

Of course Norway is currently locked down to US travelers but they have recently eased travel restrictions from some countries so I have some hope for that cruise. 

Another issue I had was it would not let me put in the Emergency Airport on my Android 11 phone.  I could type in the airport code but SAVE was grayed out.   I tried it on an iPad and I got an error message about the airport not being in my home area!!??  It's 45 minutes way. In the same state.  One county over.   So I happened to look around some more and my home address was blank in the app.  One I filled that out I was able to successfully put in the emergency airport.

They really don't seem to do a lot of system testing.     

We recently booked a 34 night Transatlantic/Iceland/UK/Norway cruise for May.  I was happy because I was able to book the same private table/time for the entire cruise (or so I thought).  Everything seemed to be OK.  I spot checked a few days and all was good.  Today I thought I'd check all 34 days and all was fine UNTIL I got to the last week.  Each day was blank.  No reservation showing.  I went in and reserved a private table for each night individually but it's in a different dining room.   The original dining room was not a choice.

BTW... We have a B2B2B2B booked for next September (it's Australia so I don't think it will go.  One reason we booked the other one).  I've never been able to book any dining reservations for it.

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Got mine Monday as well.

55 minutes ago, riffatsea said:

Really funny!

I just spoke to the woman at corporate who handles this and she sai I just picked a day when they had 400 requests!!

Just my luck

 

Thanks for the info.  I emailed mine last Wednesday and still haven't received it.  It's supposed to be done in 7 days according to the form so I'll hold off until Wednesday before I call 

We're booked on a Princess cruise next summer (starts in FLL).  Itinerary is below.  Any  comments or suggestions on excursions are welcome.  Thanks in advance.

Thanks.  I found this pic as well.  It appears to show they are fully covered.  Thanks.

42 minutes ago, BigBee51 said:

This is a helpful link to provide specific balcony information for both the Coral and Island Princess'

http://www.cruisedeckplans.com/Princess/odell/res76zxu/princessbalconies/id2.html

 

B725 is not covered

Thanks for the reply.  That website is the one I was talking about.  However I think the deck plans on that website are out of date.   Compare the Aloha deck on that website with the Aloha deck on the Princess site.  It appears they added balcony cabins on Aloha deck at some point.  And I believe those "new" balconies on Aloha cover the balconies on Baja.   I was just checking to see if anyone knew for sure. 

Are the Island Princess Baja deck cabin balconies on the starboard side aft covered?  Specifically B725.   Pictures seem to indicate they are but another website says they are not. 

Thanks in advance.  

3 hours ago, geoherb said:

The featured dishes this morning were figs and eggs Benedict. I'm not certain why they'd have eggs Benedict two days in a row.

Leftover Hollandaise Sause.

11 hours ago, cr8tiv1 said:

8 months after your last vaccination.  You should be able to get them from any local pharmacy.

 

I doubt that the cruise lines will "require" the booster shot.  It would be much too hard to monitor.

I disagree.  It would be no harder than monitoring the second shot.  If you have a CDC card you'll take it in and they'll write in the third shot (there is a blank spot for it).