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    Luggage Size Restrictions - Delta

    in Cruise Air

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    Seventy pounds is a LOT of weight. Unless you've got very special circumstances, why do you need to pack so much?

     

     

    It is very easy for me to always be between 50 and 70lbs, I am 6'4 270 lbs. My clothes are big! shoe size 13. A two week cruise finds me with a 30'' roller and a rolling garment bag!

    Is Island Princess really that bad??

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    We did 12 nights on the Island, it was the 3rd cruise post dry-dock. We were in the new Penthouse suite L721, we had the best cruise ever. Yes there is aft vibration however we didn't think it was anything different from what we usually experience. Ship didn't feel crowded as that was a concern of some. I wouldn't hesitate from doing another on her.

    Princess Versus Royal Caribbean

    in Princess Cruises

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    Our only experience with Princess was aboard the Golden, and while the experience felt a bit more refined, the ship ambiance and decor felt very similar to what we've experienced on Royal's smaller ships. I think that you'll appreciate and enjoy what Royal has to offer (and specially considering that there's such a price difference ). My opinion is that I would pick Princess for a more subdued, adult oriented cruise for just my wife and I, and I would pick Royal for a more active, family oriented cruise if I'm sailing with the entire family.

     

    You'll find an enormous difference between these two cruise lines if you sail aboard one of Royal's newest (and huge) Oasis class ships. They are on a class of their own and like nothing else out there. They are very active ships and will keep you on the move during the entire cruise. The variety of everything, from entertainment to dining options (apx. 24 to choose from) will blow your mind. There's SO much to do that you'll most likely need to pick "must do" activities, several which are physically demanding, and save the rest for a future sailing (or risk dropping dead halfway through the cruise). We started our cruise aboard the Allure trying to do everything but finally realize that we couldn't do it all. But your cruise aboard the Jewel will be more subdued and traditional.

     

    With that said, I would definitely give Royal a try. Worse thing that can happen is that, after this cruise, you choose to go back to Princess.

     

     

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    I'm sure those ships are spectacular however, I could never sail on a ship with 8,000 people on it!

    So disappointed!

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    I just tried to book a Christmas cruise for our family of 4. I got as far as the payment page when an error message popped up, saying no children aged 13-17 allowed. I called Princess to find that indeed, the cruise had reached its limit of teenagers. The rep. told me that Princess tries to keep an older demographic and they could not allow me to book my 16 year old son, although my 10 year old was fine. I guess we will try another line. My kids were so excited to sail the Royal. Merry Christmas Princess!

     

    Hmmm that seems odd to me. We have been on several Easter cruises and one had 900 youth so I wonder what the cutoff was.

    Getting American Express Platinum Perks

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    Amex Platinum offers different perks based of cruise line. For instance you get a $200 OBC + a plate of canapés for a Balcony cabin on Princess.

     

    Does anyone know if you can get this by using your Amex Platinum through a travel agency? I know if you book directly through Amex it works, but cannot tell through others, and have the travel agencies have no idea what I am talking about.

     

    Thanks a lot for any help you can provide. All the post on this topic seem to be very dated.

     

    I am a long time Platinum member and do try o maximize my perks however I always get way better cruise fares from a travel agent than from Amex PLat travel.

    Gratuities going up..

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    Interesting as I have just come home from an Alaskan cruise and when I was in the line to get a hole in my card the four people in front of me in the elite line where signing forms . I asked what they were signing up for the girl said they were taking off there tips she said now about 10% to 12% take them off before it was about 5% to 7% they do this as its gone up recently. So really it looks like they have put it up to cover the ones that don't pay

     

    I just can't for the life of me understand this! Most folks go out and buy a new outfit or 2 for a cruise, pay hundreds or thousands to fly, pay hundreds for shore excursions, pay thousands for a cruise then stiff people from poor countries that are away from their families to support them. As Hillary would say Deplorable! Just raise the cost of the cruise and tell folks gratuities are included. It's these same people that take off the auto tips that probably complain about the service!

    Living onboard information?

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    Well....a basic studio apartments can start out at 2 million dollars and go up to !3 million on The World and yearly fees range from $60,000 to $125,000 a year. There are no casinos, shows, etc.

     

    There are only 162 apartments and the average owner spends 3 to 6 months on board.

     

    I would find it a very boring way to live and think owning a private yacht would be more fun.

     

    Can you imagine how boring the dinner conversations must be with this crowd one-upping each other every nite.....yuk!!:roll eyes:

     

    I agree that living on a cruise ship full time and year round is more of an urban myth!!!!

     

    My friend bought several years ago and has seen tremendous appreciation. Yes dues are expensive but considering it goes for fuel, port charges and maintenance its not bad. The reason he claims he bought is to be near the movers and shakers! He said the knowledge and connections he has made has made him millions.

    Living onboard information?

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    Google is your friend:)

    A quick search turned up this guy:

    "Salcedo budgets around $60-70,000 per year for his travels, paying for the voyages by credit card so that the miles earned will cover any flights in between sailings—if he lived in London, of course, that could be a saving on his regular rent. He books an interior stateroom—“I don’t do anything in my cabin other than shower, get dressed and sleep,” he says—and schedules trips around two years or 150 bookings ahead. That way, he can remain in the same room for an extended period of back-to-backs, as continual sailings are known."

    Link:http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2016-05-06/this-man-has-been-living-on-cruise-ships-for-twenty-years

     

    Spending $70000 will not pay for flights. It might pay for 2 maybe 3 at the most.

    Carnival Cruise Lines does not own Princess

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    The corporation does. This has been coming up a lot lately, and I think some people need to have their confusion sorted. My analogy is that Carnival Corporation is like the dad, and the individual cruise lines are his sons (or I guess you can do mothers and daughter if you choose). Carnival Corporation's first name is "Carnival," and he has a son named "Carnival," too. His son is Carnival Cruise Lines. He also has other sons named "Princess," "HAL," etc. Dad makes the rules for all the sons. The son Carnival CL does not get to make the rules for everyone. He has the same first name as his dad, but he's not the dad.

     

    I'm sure someone else can explain this better than I can, but it is inaccurate to say that Carnival Cruise Lines owns Princess.

     

    semantics! If Nissan owns Rolls Royce it doesn't make a rolls any less of a Rolls

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