Lady Arwen

You can call Princess and see if they’re willing to do anything for you. Don’t count on it. If the price had gone up, and many times it does, Princess doesn’t request that you pay more. After final payment, Princess is not responsible for refaring the price of your cruise. You can certainly try because you never know!

Regal for us, too. Emerald is fine, but Regal is, in my opinion, much nicer.

Another YES for these cabins. Spacious cabin with sofa, large bathroom with tub and shower combo. Lots of storage. Best of all is the huge balcony! Perfect for viewing in Alaska. The ship travels quite slowly touring around the glaciers, so it won’t be too windy for you out there. At night and sea days it will be a little rougher, but not enough to cause a big problem. However, I will say that if you suffer from motion sickness, be prepared because the forward high deck cabins do feel the motion of the ocean. I would take whatever motion sickness meds that you doctor recommends or even the patches or SeaBands. Enjoy your cruise and your mini suite!

Just wanted to add a little to your post. Hal Koningsdam is a Pinnacle class ship and Nieuw Amsterdam is a Signature class. NA is one of our favourite HAL ships. Not new, but in great shape and the perfect size. I would jump at the opportunity to sail on NA so close to home. Royal Princess is okay, but was never a favourite.

Totally enjoying your review and your pics are wonderful! We’ll be on Enchanted in August and this makes even more excited! Thanks so much. l

What a great report! Brings back lots of memories when we sailed on this itinerary. I love Regal Princess, one of our top fav cruise ships. Thank you for taking us along with you!

Thank you for giving us a heads up….appreciate it.

Great minds think alike!

I would check your Travel Summary. Everything you have booked and paid for is listed. If your PVP is not showing, I would call Princess.

I like your thinking! Exactly us, too. Cheers!

For you the package doesn’t work. That’s fine. However, for many more of us, they are a great value add a lot to our enjoyment of our cruise. To each their own. There is no wrong or right.

True, but that’s a rarity in our neck of the woods. Better to plan for the norm and also take a pair of shorts and T-shirts and swim wear should you be pleasantly surprised. We’ve seen snow in October.

We’re doing this itinerary on Enchanted at the end of August. As you know, the east coast in October can be quite chilly and rainy in the fall. We live in Ontario, so the fall colours are abundant where we live in the country. I would not plan on using the pools or hot tubs in October.

There are some very recent threads regarding Sapphire Princess. I would suggest you read these to help with your decision. Some are favourable and some not so much. Good luck.

Thank you for posting that. This should now satisfy the OP that EzAir is not hiding anything and the onus was on them to read thoroughly the terms and conditions. Can’t get any clearer than this!

I don’t know of any motel, hotel or inn that provides smoking guests rooms. If you try to smoke it on the street and especially in a park around kids you’ll hear about it pretty quickly. We don’t care about the cannabis, we care about the second hand smoke from that or cigarettes. The other areas mentioned don’t apply to the general public. Again, if you want to smoke anything, find a remote spot away from other people and be respectful.

As I mentioned in my previous post, my cousin and her husband and children have lived in Mexico since 1980’s. He’s a doctor and born in Mexico. Although he’s now retired his colleagues tell him nightmare stories of visitors/tourists being sexually assaulted, stabbing, shootings, kidnapping and murders. We’ve visited often over the years and they basically guard us when we go out. We were never allowed to go anywhere without one of them with us. Unless you live there, you have no idea.

Edibles are very popular here. We even have cooking classes incorporating cannabis into recipes. They can be very potent, however. A friend told me.

Toronto ex resident, but still in Ontario and I have never come across anyone smoking cannabis in a park or on a sidewalk. I guess it’s possible, but you would be making a lot of people really upset.

Not being disrespectful, but I’m curious how you came up with $10 per person per day for gratuities.

We are the same! The packages work for us and since we don’t eat in the buffet or MDR for dinner, the Premier package is perfect.

As you know, smoking anything in a public space in Canada is illegal. No bars or lounges, no restaurants, no parks, no patios. You will have to find a remote area away from public areas. To be honest, I don’t know anyone who smokes cannabis anywhere but on their own property. Enjoy your smoke, but please be respectful of others.

Yes, and I believe that it’s much worse 12 years later.

We are also Celebrity cruisers. I don’t know your reason for leaving the brand, but trying something new can be fun. There is nothing like the Retreat on Princess. There is no complimentary Solarium adults only area. Princess has a Sanctuary that you can only book once onboard and there is a fee. It books very quickly as space and loungers are quite limited. For various reasons (deal breaker for us is the smoking in the casino) we have decided to go back to Celebrity as our go to cruiseline. We’ll still sail on Princess if we see something interesting and at a good price. We are also sailing on Enchanted in August and looking forward to it. Enjoy your cruise.

You are so right! My cousin and her husband (A Mexican doctor) moved to Cancun in the early 80’s. She said that crime and corruption in the Mayan Riviera area is now rampant. The gangs and law enforcement work together and everything is covered up. She is planning to leave and relocate in Merida, which is safer. She told us that the Baja Peninsula is one of the worst. If you stay at a resort, don’t leave it and stay in your room when it gets dark. Do not walk around at night! Mexico is not safe for tourists in the wrong area. We used to enjoy Mexico, but we won’t go now. A Princess excursion is the best bet because they will ensure your safety or they won’t offer the excursion.