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They had the parade with the fake Baked Alaska on the Majestic in September.

They also will show up on your travel summary, along with everything else you purchase (internet, specialty dining, spa, etc). I print it out so I have proof of all my purchases,

4 hours ago, YWW said:

I don't believe anyone without a confirmed plane ticket can leave the ship. Besides ship will pick up all checked luggage tonight before dinner. Without the proper color luggage tags, ship won't know what departure time to assign us. There's a special meeting at 4pm today at the Wheelhouse Bar for affected passengers for an update on the rebooking, we hope.

Who called this meeting?

4 minutes ago, MN Syrup Cruiser said:

There was not a formal meet and greet in the evening.  The tour participants arrived sporadically throughout the day.  And, quite frankly, everyone was pretty tired from long plane trips, etc.

The tour guides were at a 'Hospitality Desk' located close the lobby area.  They were there from 9:00 AM - Noon and from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM.  As I recall, they were actually much longer.  They disseminated tour information and answered any questions.  As I have previously stated, very professional.

Enjoy the cruise tour!!!!

Thank you. Do you know if they there only there on the first arrival day, or were they there the day before as well?  Many people come early.

Another question for the experts::

Once you get to the hotel in Lima, when do you meet with the tour guides?  Is there an actual meet and greet get-together in the evening, or are the guides just waiting at the hotel for people to arrive?  I am trying to plan my day of touring in Lima and don't want to miss anything important with the cruisetour. Thanks.

25 minutes ago, bell2 said:

Thank you everyone for your answers.  Seems pretty consistent that the trivia is done in teams the same as usual, except for the Sky Princess.

Sad that people feel it's okay to cheat by getting the info from the internet, though.  Doesn't seem like that would be much fun in order to get a luggage tag or pack of cards!

 

 

 

 

The Sky Princess did have the regular trivia with teams up to 6 people.  In addition, they did the trivia in the Piazza.

1 hour ago, twodaywonder said:

They should have no more that 3 in a team. So many are just husband and wife who may not want to play with others for certain reasons. Most of the time a 6 team wins. Not fair. So is using iphones to get the answers. I see that a lot now. 

I think 6 is a good number. It's someone's choice if they want to play as a couple, but it's our choice to play with family or friends. 

1 hour ago, Lucky TGO said:

You forgot one other thing Cheating. 
Tony

And with unlimited internet, it will only get worse. 

5 hours ago, MN Syrup Cruiser said:

Days 4 and 5 take you to Machu Picchu.

Thank you!  We are just back from 28 days (Europe/transatlantic) on the Sky Princess, and now I am ready to get excited about this trip.

Time to revisit  this topic.  My final payment is due in a few days,  Does anyone have any papers that list the itinerary for the day(s) in Machu Picchu, or could someone give me a clue how the day was organized? How was the pace?  Did they go at the slowest pace necessary or were some people having difficulty keeping up?

Thanks.

4 hours ago, jcfcruiser said:

I am very frustrated with TA and Princess about Guarantee Balcony for 11/03 on Sky.  Princess is telling me the luggage handlers will print out luggage tags for us and silence from TA.  We will be the couple boarding with all luggage in tow!!

Well then you can sit with us in the piazza.  You won't be alone. 🤣.  

I noticed that you weren't signed up on our roll call.  There are several of us without cabins assigned yet.   The roll call thread is a bit overwhelming,  (305 pages) but full of good info.

Link to roll call

4 hours ago, Colo Cruiser said:

You can check for the cabin assignment right up to sailing day in the Personalizer in the travel summary or bag tags. It should be assigned before you sail.

Should be?  That made me laugh! I can't picture me  sitting in the Piazza with my luggage as the ship leaves Rome.

1 hour ago, jcfcruiser said:

We are twelve days out from sailing on Sky Princess and are still waiting for our cabin assignment.  Our concern is we are leaving early to spend a few days in Rome before sailing.  I am a little concerned and frustrated.

Well now you know there are at least 3 of us in the same boat! We're leaving for Rome a few days early as well. .

We are 12 days away from our cruise on the Sky Princess and haven't received our cabin assignment.   I've been waiting to print  luggage tags, hoping it will show up before we leave for Rome next week.  Also waiting for a  cabin on our South America cruise in March.  I'm not worried.  I know I'll be somewhere on the ship when it sails.

I rarely will book a tour with the cruise company (unless I have a bunch of on board credit or limited time in port)  I will usually research and book independent tours and share them on my roll call, or join someone else's tour.  I do not like using consolidators as a rule because you have no idea who the tour company will be.  My one experience with a consolidator was Cruising Excursions where we had a couple good tours and several not so good.  We had booked a package for multiple ports. I would never use them again.  I highly recommend checking out tours on your roll call.

On the other hand, if you do decide to use Viator, don't forget to use the code SEPT9 for 10% off that is advertised here on CruiseCritic.

We are flying nonstop to Rome in October and I booked a really cheap fare on Alitalia using eZAir.  I wanted to reserve the extra legroom seats, and when I called they only had 6 of them left on the plane,  I had Princess ticket my airfare so I could reserve the seats I wanted.  It made my ticket into a restricted fare, but the price won't go down, and I'm happy with the flight, so it was the right decision for me..  

3 hours ago, MN Syrup Cruiser said:

Your luggage that you did not take to Cusco / Machu Picchu will be at the Lima airport.  Although you do leave that luggage at your hotel in Lima, the tour operators take it to the airport where you will pick it up and check it through to Santiago.

Ok, thanks, that clarifies it.

41 minutes ago, Aus Traveller said:

Are you sure you are not leaving your luggage in a hotel in Cusco?

Not according to the itinerary in my cruise personalizer.

38 minutes ago, brian1 said:

We booked an extra day in Lima,booking a private city tour.Low and behold there was a Princess tour the next day,even though it wasn't mentioned in the itinerary.Our tour was more extensive so we opted to stay and chill out in the hotel.Off topic,but this also happened in Bangkok,with a full city tour including lunch offered before continuing to the ship.That was an unexpected bonus for us.

Gee, everything sounds so organized (not).  Maybe I will contact the tour organizer in Lima and see if they can answer the question. I don't know how we could possibly go directly to Santiago from Lima without leaving the airport first because the itinerary mentions something about leaving luggage at the hotel in Lima when flying to Cusco and picking it up when we return.  Unless the tour managers take care of the luggage?  Too many questions.

5 hours ago, GJCruiser said:

Odd -- when I pull up the Calendar & Planning in my Personalizer it says nothing about that.

You are correct, its not there.  Very strange.  I guess I will add a tour of Lima to the list. Perhaps you want to join us.  I am looking at one of these tours:

PACHACAMAC:
Transfer from your hotel 30 Km south of Lima to the pre-inca complex of Pachacamac. Thought to be an oracle and also royal dwellings, the site is clearly divided into three parts; the first and oldest temple of rustic design, the second, known as the temple of the sun, and the third or temple of the moon, known as Aclla Wasi, which is clearly of Inca design. 
CARAL:
Transfer from your hotel for a full day´s guided visit to Caral, the oldest civilisation in the Americas. Dating back to over 3000BC, this earliest of settlements developed almost simultaneously with the civilisations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China. Full day tour before returning to Lima and your hotel. 
 

Thank you everyone who is sharing all this helpful information.  I really appreciate it.  If anyone has any other tour info or advise, please continue sharing .😊

39 minutes ago, GJCruiser said:

I do not see any reference to a tour of Lima? I think we will fly from Cusco to Lima to Santiago without leaving the airport in Lima. But I may be wrong.

https://www.princess.com/find/cruiseDetails.do?voyageCode=6006&tourCode=T0S02A

Here is the link to the cruisetour itinerary.  Scroll down to March 4th.  It mentions a panoramic tour (whatever that means).

The tour description says fly back to Lima and enjoy a panoramic tour of the city.  Continue journey to Santiago....Was that just a quicky tour on the way to Santiago, or did you really have time to see the city?  I am trying to plan my day in Lima pre-tour and was thinking about going to the Caral Archeological site or Pachacamac, but I don't want to miss seeing Lima either. Does anyone remember how comprehensive the tour was?

I guess the The Detourist Program is at least a year old. Here is some info that was posted:

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2554042-quotdetourist-programquot/

1 hour ago, GJCruiser said:

Amy -- we are on the cruisetour next spring too. Have you checked out the Roll Call for the cruise(s) after? Lots of tour planning going on there.

 

Thank you for finding out about the hotel used in Lima. I reserved a room for the previous night as we too have to arrive the night of the 27th. Will be able to cancel if they change hotels.

 

Take care.

I was just about to post a link to this discussion on the roll call.

I

13 minutes ago, lorri111 said:

 

Sounds great! Really excited just thinking about it!

 

Me too.  (except maybe not the 5am part and maybe not the guinea pig lunch)

3 hours ago, MN Syrup Cruiser said:

 

 Avoid overly large suitcases.  We had to pay excess baggage fees on the 'international' flight from Peru to Chile. 

Are 27 inch suitcases ok?  Thats what we usually travel with. Do they allow them to be the usual 50 lbs each? Any thing different from the norm with carryon?

 

Any other questions?  Hit me up and I'll try to answer.

 

You'll have an incredible time.  Princess does a very nice job with this tour.

Thanks for all the information.  I'm sure I will have many more questions over the next few months as I plan this trip.

In fact I just thought of one for you or trvlwrld.  Did you book any independent tours while on the cruise where you can recommend the companies? So far, all I have booked is the Falkland Islands.

MN SYRUP CRUISER and trvlwrld,,

If possible, I would love to hear your experiences about this tour including: 

About how many people do they usually have on the tour?  

What was the average age?  

How strenuous was the trip, especially the Machu Picchu portion?

Any suggestions for people taking the trip?

Thanks