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Was down yesterday and still is down today.  So is the Princess  EZAir site.  Sort of weird that the HAL site's error message is displaying a Princess ship 🙂

49 minutes ago, JimmyVWine said:

Thanks. That’s what I figured/feared. Out of curiosity, does your itinerary show that?  Mine shows that Guernsey is a tender port but no such designation for Holyhead. 

We are on that same Regal cruise and have booked a private shore excursion with BusyBus Tours.  They have advised us that we will in fact be tendering.

Your ship will be operating a tender service from ship to shore. Your BusyBus driver/guide will meet you as you exit the landing jetty. They will be wearing a branded Hi-Viz vest and a BusyBus sign on a pole for ease of identification.

Absolutely!

16 hours ago, RD64 said:

I was hoping this duck phase had peaked, and that the world had returned to some form of normalcy.

You can no longer bring plastic water bottles onboard, but plastic ducks are OK? 🤔 I imagine a lot of those will simply stay in the cabin when people disembark and wind up in the thrash ... Maybe do like wine, and only allow one duck per person.  Charge a "quacking" fee for any additional ducks LOL

I'm thinking of bringing my own supplies 🙂  

We were offered a very common red or white.  We accepted the offer, selected the bottle of red (which we brought back to our room unopened as a balcony wine), and ordered and paid for a proper wine to accompany our meal 🙂 

Short answer ...NO.  Nothing happens until you actually APPROVE of a new flight.

Let them know on the first night that you would like "no salt" meals.  They will deliver the next evening's menu to you for you to make your selection for the following night.  They will do this every night so that your "no salt" meals can be prepared ahead of time.

p.s. I tasted my wife's "no salt" meals a few times and they actually tasted saltier than mine.  I think it is the substitute they use.

2 minutes ago, JimmyVWine said:

Yes, those figures seem low. And it never makes sense to me to suggest non-round numbers. $2? $4? What are you going to do? Hand your guide a $5 bill and ask for change? Awkward!  And petty. 

What I find "awkward and petty" is someone asking me for a tip or suggesting an amount I should leave.  Anyone who asks (i.e. begs) for a tip clearly does not deserve one !

Are you saying they should put on old tapes of the Hal Cats ??? 😁

Posted on the Africa board, but they seem to be rather slow and not much activity, so am repeating here.

Stopping in Alexandria next summer and plan on taking a HAL ship excursion to Cairo to see the pyramids and lunch on the Nile.  The excursion will be prepaid for.

Should we really get some Egyptian Pounds currency before leaving Canada for incidentals during the day if required, i.e. camel ride, photos, tips, etc or can we get by with credit card and American dollars?  How much local currency would you suggest?

Stopping in Alexandria next summer and plan on taking a HAL ship excursion to Cairo to see the pyramids and lunch on the Nile.  The excursion will be prepaid for.

Should we really get some Egyptian Pounds currency before leaving Canada for incidentals during the day if required, i.e. camel ride, photos, tips, etc or can we get by with credit card and American dollars?  How much local currency would you suggest?

4 hours ago, Ombud said:

Actually I love them! So convenient. It doesn't go off unless you get up so your options are (a) turn on the overhead light (b) stumble around in the dark (c) motion sensor light. IMHO (c) is the least intrusive as I'm not great stumbling around in the dark unless at home

 

 

 

We like them too.  Now thinking of getting them for home...

1 hour ago, PACD_JG said:

However, I wouldn't be surprised if this summer HAL switches to Crayola...

I hear they might even be thinking of going to finger paints ... 

8 hours ago, cr8tiv1 said:

 

Agree, but with a family suite, you will also get suite perks for everyone staying in this category.  If you are looking for connecting mini-suites, you give up suite perks.

 

OP never stated why they had concerns about the connection.  Did they want it/did they want to avoid them?

I just wanted to make sure that the door between two connecting mini-suites did not change the layout of the room from standard mini-suites or result in less storage space.  My question was answered.  Not looking for a bigger suite, just a regular mini-suite.

5 minutes ago, cruzrbachoua said:

This is on the Majestic princess B325.  I am standing in the hallway with main door open.  door to the right is the connecting door to the other room.

Thank you very much.  The door to the connecting room does not take up any "real" space or no furniture is moved because of it.  It seems rather unobtrusive.

Searching for photos of any connecting mini-suite on any Princess ship.  Specifically Regal Princess but I think mini-suites are standard on all ships.  Cannot find anything on CC or internet search.  Help !!!

At that price, they will be gone in a flash .... CALL NOW !

SALE you say???  We booked a 13-night Montreal to Fort Lauderdale cruise on the Zaandam for next September 24 in a Vista Suite on Deck 6.  We booked on September 7, 2022.  The cabin next to ours on that cruise with the exact same amenities (wi-fi, drinks, etc.) PLUS the gratuities (which we do not have on our package) is now selling for $4,399.32 Canadian $ MORE than we paid.  That is a lot of gratuities 🙂 

Can't offer any info on that tour but you may want to double check with HAL about your Nicaragua stop.  Most cruise lines are now bypassing Nicaragua because of their continued support of Russia.  We were scheduled to stop there on a X-Mas Panama Canal cruise and Nicaragua port has now been cancelled.  I realize it's another cruise lines, but most lines are doing the same.

9 hours ago, Crew News said:

Maybe consuming your initial appetizers in the bar across from the PG prior to your reservation time?  Perhaps add a glass of wine, as well.

Only if it's homemade wine that you so cleverly smuggled on board 🙂 

Since Princess and Holland America are closely related, maybe Mr. Padgett could have asked someone at HAL about their experience with Oprah?  Just saying ... 😉  These relationships are rarely successful and soon fade away never to be heard of again, just like their instigators. 

You can bring as many bottles as you want, subject to a $20 per bottle corkage fee as explained on the HAL website.

Guests are not allowed to bring alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages on board for consumption or any other use except as follows:

Guests 21 years and older may bring Wine and Champagne onboard, however a corkage fee of USD $20.00 (which is subject to change without notice) will be applied to each bottle (max 750 ml in volume or less). Limitations apply. Wine brought in quantities deemed to be excessive by the vessel or security will be refused.

5 minutes ago, cgllnt said:

It seems to be hard getting numbers of covid cases on the cruise ships. I expect there are some, but are they over 100 or less than 20 typically?

You answered your own question.  It is hard to know unless the cruise lines publish those statistics and they don't.