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I would, then you are at the gate with lots of time to relax.

Thank you. Would rather wait at the airport than miss our flight home. :)

I also have a flight at 11.30. However, I just learned that there will be 7 ships in port that day. Should I plan on doing the self disembark?

Thank you , and a lot warmer than Toronto , brrrr !

Good thing I'm going on the Regal Princess in another week. Can't wait. :)

Great review. Really enjoying this.

There is more to come. This was part one.

Great. Thank you!

Thank you for your review. What was your favourite part of the ship, and what did you do in the various ports?

Thanks Mike. Timing of these videos is perfect since we board the Regal Princess on March 6th. Cant wait. I've really enjoyed each of your videos.

Thanks for posting these wonderful pics. Looking forward to seeing more.

Here is the video for Day 4 visiting Magens Bay in St. Thomas:

Thank you. Really enjoying these. Looking forward to Day 5. :)

Thank you all for your responses. Its been interesting reading all the different experiences of people who have cruised before. It certainly sounds like there are pros and cons to each. This has been great information. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you all for your responses. It's a learning journey for me. My TA got me a better price than princess, but then princess had better deals, and I felt like I always had to check, follow up with my TA, and didn't end up getting the better perks offered. I guess the key is to shop around, or find an amazing responsive TA. How does one find out if your TA has a good relationship with Princess. ????

Just wondering what most people do. Do you book your cruise through a travel agent or contact Princess directly and why?

Looking forward to the rest of your videos. :):)

Thank you! It has been a pleasure to follow you on this cruise. I cant wait to board the Regal.... your reports made me even more excited!!!

Great Job! I am really enjoying your videos...can't wait for the next one!

Princess has their recommended flight times.

If your flight is before that time you cannot use EZ Check.

I don't believe that EZ Check is available to those of us travelling back to Canada, but I'm not sure. I believe it is only available for flights within the United States.

You'll be fine using the regular disembarkation.

Thank you. Do you know what time regular disembarkation starts?

There are different early walk off times so I would pick the latest one....if still available. Sometimes these are limited and you may not have that opportunity. However, depending on your status with Princess, you may be able to secure one of these spots. While I think you would have no problem whatsoever getting to the airport on time, provided it is also FLL we are discussing, even if you were one of the last groups off the boat, problems can occur. We were recently in San Pedro and had a horrible disembarkation. People missed their 3:30 PM flights. Now, those problems are few and far between.

To be on the safe side, I would request one of the later walk offs ... you would probably be sitting at the airport for a long time but at least you won't sweat it so much if there is a problem and you are stuck in line, constantly checking your watch.

That's great advice... thank you! I didn't know they had different walk off times. So if they have walk offs around 7, that would be a better option for us. I'll look into this when we board.

We have a flight departing at 11.30 am. Should we use early walk off, or will we be able to make it on time if we elect to go through the normal process.

Pre-order it online, you'll have a coupon waiting for you in your cabin.

Call room service and leave the coupon by the phone, and your fridge will be stocked with water before you know it. Less than $7 for 12 bottles, and you don't have to schlep it on-board. If you buy just one bottle from a waiter it's $2.00

This is great information. Going to pre order mine now. :)

The conversion rate is the current exchange plus another fixed percent service charge. The 1.35 rate is for purchases from the Web page.

Thank you for clarifying. I didn't know that. Think I'll change my personalizer back, so that my bank does the conversion instead. In the meantime, I'll make sure I have enough of an OBC, so that I don't have to worry about it.

Thanks again... that's great information to know.

Never the cruise line. Their service is based in Europe. Always let your bank do the conversion.

But if the rate Princess is currently converting at (1.35).... that's better than what you would pay at the bank which is now 1.40. Or, does Princess convert on a different rate when they charge your credit card.

In our case, we have chosen to estimate our on board expenses and have purchased OBC at a rate of 1.30, which is better than you can get right now. 1.30 was based on what the Princess rate was when we booked our cruise.

We were on the same cruise this week. I agree with all of what the OP said.

 

In Crown Bay there are a very few of the "normal" cruiseship stores - a Diamonds International, maybe a Cariloha, and a small convenience store. Otherwise you are 1.5 miles away from downtown Charlotte Amelie. We chose to walk to Emerald Beach which only took 10 minutes (or is a $4 pp cab ride)

Thanks for the Information... greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your review. Can I ask if there were any shops, restaurants near Crown Bay, or did you need to take a taxi. We are going on the Regal in March and St. Thomas is the one port where we haven't decided what we want to do.

I'll have a more detailed review, but for now, the highlights. Food outstanding, entertainment awesome and crew great. Fabulous ship.

Excited to read your full review. Going on the Regal in March...can't wait!