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Full suite passengers are entitled to an exclusive breakfast each morning. It is basically a prepared to order breakfast and one of the top full suite benefits. It is usually held in one of the specialty restaurants such as Sabatini's, but it depends on the ship. There will be information in your cabin regarding location and times. It's way better than you will get if you have breakfast in the Reserve Class DR or room service.

Refer to these postings. Don't know if it specifically addresses cost for Australia cruises.

I use magnet hooks all the time to hang stuff. Believe they are something like 20 lb ones. I bought them years ago on Amazon. I store them in my suitcase so I don't forget them. The walls are steel. I also have plastic spring clips, given out as prizes on Princess cruises years ago with a magnet on the back. They don't hold much weight, but I use them to hold paper notes and also use them as clothes pins to attach things like a wet bathing suit to the balcony chair.

Princess knows. Your bookings are automatically linked. You may receive a single medallion for the entire time you are on board, or a new medallion may be delivered to your cabin on the final day of the first cruise. Your onboard accounts will roll over and there is one final invoice on the day you disembark. With this said, once on board you can visit passenger services to confirm they have your bookings linked.

Read instructions completely and follow them exactly. Your cabin steward will handle the movement of your goods. Hang as much as possible in your closet. It will be hung on a rack and hung in your new closet. Other items place in the suitcase. The suitcases will be moved to your new cabin. Empty your safe and keep with you. Visit your.new cabin steward. He/she probably will.allow you to place valuables into the new safe. Immigration. What port?

Try contacting a travel agent. They may have more access.

You might ask a T.A. if they can arrange for a roll away bed in a full suite. If you book two in a full suite and two in an inside cabin then the two booked in the inside cabin would not be able to dine in the reserve class dining room nor would they be able to have the special breakfast for full suites only and they would also not be able to have some other full suite benefits. If your family has two children both under the age of 16 then you would have to book one parent and one child in each cabin. Here is the relevant text from the passage contract. "For family groups booking multiple staterooms, the minimum age for at least one person in each stateroom is 16 years of age, provided they are traveling with a parent or legal guardian." If your children are really young you might be able to book a mini suite for the 4 of you. Mini suites for 4 have an upper berth over the convertible sofa. The sofa is probably large enough on its own for two small children. This is where a good travel agent may be able to assist you.

The 2nd formal night will most likely be one of the nights you depart at 4pm or earlier. When the cruise gets closer you can follow the advice in post #5

Maybe a dumb question. Isn't all ship's water as pure or purer than city, well or bottled water, and isn't it all filtered in its production? If filtered at the tap what is being filtered out?

Yes, there is a child price.

Not exactly the answer to your question but you should consider the plus fare. The fare is $60/pp/day with the first two passengers in the cabin having to purchase the fare. It includes the daily gratuity, wifi unlimited internet the plus beverage package and some other benefits. My calculations have shown that it takes between 2 and 3 alcoholic beverages per day to break even, depending on how much of the unlimited non alcoholic beverages you consume. Purchase of a stand alone beverage package makes no sense. The stand alone package is $64.99 + 18% = $76.69/day

I seem to think that the cost is $15/day if you purchase the entire cruise. I think it might be $20/day if you only purchase a single day. There are no per minute plans that I am aware of.

It's common for the seas to be rough and choppy and the weather cool the first two to three days crossing to Hawaii. It turns tropical once the ship crosses the Tropic of Cancer, somewhere during day three. Those that sit around the pools usually have some sort of sweatshirts or other coverups on. On the return expect choppy seas heading north from Ensenada.

Sailing from a U.S. port? Cruise lines are required to provide a passenger manifest to the authorities 60 minutes before sailing. I read this as meaning everyone must check in at least one hour before the ship sails, no matter if their information was completed beforehand or not completed. I read the 90 minute Princess rule as providing a extra 30 minute window for those that have not pre-submitted information to complete documentation before Princess has to submit the manifest. Passengers that arrive within 60 minutes or less from sailing time risk being not allowed to board. I have been on ships that the sailing time was delayed for things like waiting for passengers in route from the airport on a Princess transfer, a late plane with a group of passengers that booked via EZ Air, and things like that.

It depends on where the turn around ports are located, the itinerary, and when the ship first ports in the turn around country. There is no blanket answer. It's itinerary and country specific. It has nothing to do with how the sailing was booked. Here is some general information. If these ports are U.S. ports then you are required to go through immigration. You can do this by meeting on the ship with many others and be guided through immigration by a staff member, or you can just exit the ship with your passport and turn around card to visit the port and go through immigration on your exit. There is no customs inspection. Luggage and all belongings remain in your cabin. One U.S. exception is Whitter, AK. On that itinerary you go through U.S. immigration in Vancouver so no further immigration in AK. If your ports are not in the U.S. then usually there is no immigration or customs. You just treat it like any other port day. In all cases any legal requirements will be detailed in your cabin. Read and follow the instructions carefully.

Port days are the least busy. If you only need to iron walk in anytime. Irons are usually available.

My experience in Europe is that turn around day is just like any other port day. It's not like the U.S. regulations.

The 4 Riviera Deck cabins, R748/50/49/51 are ocean view cabins. They are accessed from the Riviera deck and are not connected to the pool or pool deck area. The Terrace Pool is positioned halfway between decks 14 & 15. The photos above show this perfectly. You can see the cabin windows in the photo referenced below. https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=emerald+princess+photos&fr=mcafee&type=E210US105G0&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cruisemapper.com%2Fimages%2Fships%2F673-3e4fd9dc261d.jpg#id=0&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cruisemapper.com%2Fimages%2Fships%2F673-3e4fd9dc261d.jpg&action=click

Princess really needs to look at the plus and premier benefits and change to reflect both segments and days. Princess does not have the benefit portion of the plus/premier fares correct. A 4 week southern Pacific RT cruise should have benefits that reflect days on board and not be the same as a 5 day costal cruise. Two 7 or10 day cruises booked as a single booking number should have the same benefits as if the passenger booked with two booking numbers. In both cases benefits should carry over until the passenger disembarks.

Line up early to get your tender tickets. It is my experience that it is one tender ticket per person. Everyone in your party that is going ashore has to be present. Experience is that one person will not be issued tender tickets for their entire group as mentioned in post 16. The first tenders will be filled by those that booked Princess excursions. After those tenders depart there is a mix of priority and non priority passengers in the tenders. Priority passengers usually, but not always have a separate meeting location. In Cabo it isn't only ship's tenders, local tenders also operate which makes tendering quicker. Watch the time for the last tender back to the ship and make sure you are in line at the pier.

Does Princess still have to top 40 lunch, or is that also gone?

It was a number of years ago that I took an Australian pre-cruise air/land tour. I arrived early, like you. There was a first night meeting with the tour director. I just showed up for that. Regarding airport transfers. If I remember correctly I provided Princess with my flight information arriving before the tour actually began. Someone was at the airport and I was transported to the hotel by private car.

When Princess first started alcoholic beverage packages the terms were that drinks over the package limit, initially it was $12, are charged in full. That policy was changed at some point. Princess now offers a plus & premier fare which includes the beverage package, wifi, gratuities and some other items. The current policy is that you are charged the difference + 18% between the package limit and the price of the alcoholic drink. Plus and Premier fares include the plus and premier beverage package. There are some exclusions specifically mentioned in the terms. One example are the 50ml room service bottles. You can find the actual terms here: https://www.princess.com/en-us/ships-and-experience/onboard-experience/food-and-dining/beverages

My T.A. re-fared my 2025 four b2bs when the fare was lowered significantly. She did this while I was sitting with her. Whatever the promo you have to read all the fine print. Some promos do have non-refundable deposits. Some are new bookings only. Some can not technically be re-fared. The original booking has to be cancelled and then a new booking made. It's all in the fine print.

Pretty sure the Retreat Pool on deck 17 is for adults. The area you mention to be booked is The Sanctuary which is on deck 18 forward. The cost is $20/half day, $40/full day and $30/day if you book all days of the cruise. You select a reserved lounge chair and receive some other benefits. It's a very popular location on tropical cruises. You have to be one of the first to board and go directly there to see what's available. Bookings are made at The Sanctuary on board, no where else. Many cruisers book b2bs. Those passengers can reserve The Sanctuary on the last day of their initial cruise. Even if you are the first to reach The Sanctuary you will find some lounges already reserved. On the Discovery The Sanctuary has a hot tub, no pool.