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It usually means that the type of fare you want is not available on part(s) of your itinerary. It is usually due to, as others have noted, a regional flight that may not have different cabins or a flight that does have different cabins but doesn’t offer the type cabin you want, such as Premium Economy. This seems to be your situation, though I’m not sure. I’m thinking you’ re looking at charge for the other flights? We fly United and Premium Economy is a different product than Economy Plus. United will indeed charge you to upgrade to Economy Plus if Premium Economy is not offered on that section of your itinerary. But the fare is also lower. Premium Economy is usually only offered on International and some US coast to coast flights, as it is a different cabin and, as of now, only an option on some aircraft.

This is probably not the best idea. Would you want to be tipped/paid in Euros in the US and then go to your bank to exchange them? Although in some places guides may be pleased to receive US dollars, Europe is not one of them. The company we are using this summer in Iceland, while accepting credit cards, has a notice that payment made in foreign currency would be charged a fee 2,5% on top of the exchange rate. Not the tips, but you get the idea is to discourage foreign currency. It is easy to get €s and you will need coins for the toilets anyway. Enjoy. Sounds like a nice cruise.

You're correct. The line which probably does this the best is NCL. The bigger away class NCL ships have blocks of solo cabins connected to a common social area with activities. The fare is for solos only. It looks like most of these depart from Seattle though. So just FYI for possible other cruises. Attached is a CC article on these types of cabins and experiences. https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=419

Ok I looked it up. It’s no child under 6 months Under 12 mo no Trans oceanic or remote itineraries with more than 2 sea days. https://www.princesscruises.de/en/holiday-princess/important-information/age-restrictions

@CeCe_NCL has a few Iceland/Greenland. Here is one https://www.ncl.com/cruises/10-day-iceland-and-greenland-round-trip-reykjavik-STAR10REYDJUAKUISANANPAANUKREY?destinations=4294938434&numberOfGuests=4294953449&sortBy=featured&autoPopulate=f&from=resultpage&itineraryCode=STAR10REYDJUAKUISANANPAANUKREY OP, lots of great information here. Thank for the thread. For excursions, another thing I do is look at the roll calls for the cruises from the previous year. This will often give you options.

Agree primarily pick for the itinerary. We are on the Island Princess crusie in July visiting Seydisfjordur, Akureyri, Grundarfjordur and Reykjavik. We are using private group companies(recommended on CC) in all four ports. This is 14 days. We also call on two ports in Norway: Alsuend and Haugesund. A bit of a compromise on Norway, but heavy on Iceland. NCL has a few interesting cruises on the Star, as does Viking, but we went with this one.

Also following. We are onboard in July. Have a great adventure.

Given the list you have, I would stay near Westminster. Hyde Park is a bit further out. Both are safe areas. So either one of the hotels you mention in Westminster/Victoria are good bets. Premium Inn is not the quality of the Hiltons you mention. Windsor Castle is not in London so you would need to get there by train or take a tour. It is easy to reach by train; or a tour from Victoria Coach Station.

Here is the suites benefit flyer. Print it and take it with you should you have a questions. if a series some of your questions. https://www.princess.com/downloads/pdf/ships/PrincessSuite_eFlyer.pdf Sky Princes has a suite lounge mid aft on deck 14. It is open 24 hours, it has sodas, coffee machine, and cocktails in the evening. The aft suites are very nice. The higher up you book the larger the wrap around balcony. You can switch our the minibar after boarding. It is subject to what is available. One alcohol to one alcohol, one soda to one soda, all sodas/water or a coffee credit. You will need to set up your dinner on the balcony unless you purchase the Ultimate Balcony Dinner.

In post #12. she admitted to her error. As @Rick&Jeanniesays she gets it now and has her crusie back minus the. $100.00OBC. I am always asked if I want to keep the card for final payment.. never did it though.. I usually pay a few days before final.

I would think you would need a side by side comparison. Our trips often involve more than just the crusie. We usually book our air separately, so we may need to insure that. The medical is better as some report. The other thing is by using the AARP gift cards, we reduce the amount of insurance we buy, as we only insure what we pay for the cards. It adds up, especially with a longer crusie. I did recently book a last minute 5 day trip on the Royal, no air. The price was about the same. Princess included the CFAR with a future credit? (I guess that is how it works) However, with no air and last minute, I didn’t see a reason from that. So I went with tripinsurancestore.com. It’s worth talking with them. I use Deanna.

Thanks @dides @SumoCitrus and @jwattle I’ve never tried to order a soda at a bar, and have it refunded, but have gotten them at the lounge. We don’t book the beverage package anymore.

@donswifeor @dides thanks for your pics. This type suite looks interesting. Is there a second TV in the bedroom?

@cr8tiv1agree with your points. Regarding the photos, the station probably just searched for pics of Princess ships. This is what I see in the video in post #72. Opening shot: The Grand docked in Oakland/Alameda on March 10, 2020. They had to dig to find that clip. Probably didn’t realize what they were uploading into their story. Anyone else see that?

Did you sail the Pacific in this suite? We’ve sailed forward on the Enchanted out of NYC to New England, it wasn't bad at all. But we’ve also sailed up from Mexico to LA and that was a bit of a ride just near the front. We enjoy the lounge as well, as Princess doesn’t have coffee machines in the suites. But we send the laundry out.

One of the passengers in the video does state she called Princess as she knew her passport was going to expire durning the crusie. She then states she was told it was OK, she didn’t need it. So it sounds like that person knew about the requirements. Just requiring passports for all Princess cruises might be a better option. But then that might discourage some business.

Yea that’s what I thought. Post #2 has the “old” prices. I think the OP hasn’t been on this forum in a while, sailing with other lines.

@donswife thanks for the pic. Looks great

Didn’t the prices go up? Crown Grill $39.00 and Sabatini’s $35.00? Yes, first night dinning is included in full suite perks for cruises 6 days or longer. You can reserve in the app before boarding, no charge. The “mini-suites” are not included and have different perks.

We’ve sailed on NCL several times, although never on POA. The crew members, by law, are either US citizens or green card holders as you state. We always meant to take that cruise as we owned a vacation home on the Big Island for 10 years. The food is definitely better on Princess, except for the NCL steakhouse Cagney’s. Anyway, we enjoy NCL and Princess, sailing both in 2022. Included dinning besides the buffet and poolside, consists of 2 or 3 dinning rooms, a diner/pub, and an Asian restaurant. You pay for Sushi or at a Sushi Bar. The pay restaurants usually include Cagney’s, Italian, Brazilian and French. Bigger ships - more options of both. Some specialty dinning is included in your fare, 1-2 nights, depending on the length of the cruise. You pay gratuities. There is so much to do in Hawaii, I think you would be off the ship most of the time. It’s really about the destination. My recommendation always is to take a land trip and visit at least two islands, over at least ten days. But if you can’t do that, then POA. I enjoyed your background information on POA. She initially sunk at her hull at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Germany in 2004 durning a storm. The Pride of Aloha(NCL Sky) was brought over to start the runs and NCL acquired the Spirit to replace the Sky. The Spirit is known within the company as a ship that helped saved NCL at a precarious time in their history. This is what the Spirit’s Captain told us while we were onboard a few years ago. Enjoy your vacation whatever your decision.

Here is the list of FULL suite benefits. Be careful as a “mini suite” is not the same as a full suite. https://www.princess.com/learn/ships/staterooms/suites/ You state lowest class suite, so make sure you determine if it is a mini suite or a full suite. The lowest class full suite is usually a Vista or Premium Suite.

Here is a link to the insurance forum. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/499-cruisetravel-insurance/ We use tripinsurancestore.com. We had a claim in June due to CoVID and are happy with the outcome.

Yes, I plan to purchase the ticket in January, so I will clarify all this with my agent before I buy the ticket and request early ticketing.

I have never had Princess insurance and always used Tripinsurancestore after reading reviews here. We did submit a claim in June as I caught CoVID in Scotland (land trip) and was happy with my reimbursement, which I received in July. So about a month turnaround. But I am now going to send my agent an email about EZ Air after thinking about this. She has told me before you can insure the air or take the credit from the airline. But the scenario you describe is a bit different. Thanks again.

Thanks for this tip. I am looking at ticketing my flight in January. I have insurance with tripinsurancestore (IMG) anyway and will add it to my coverage then. Too a bad you discovered the hard way.