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Our PVP is great - sent email cob Friday (not urgent just wanting info some time following week), she responded via email would call me first thing Monday and 7am my time on Monday she rang and we now have another cruise booked, reduced refundable deposit and some OBC … we are happy!

As an Aussie when we travel overseas with Princess we pay gratuities - that isn’t part of the Plus/Premium inclusions for us as we pay less for the package … of course $A/$US FX rate not factored 😩. If you book shore tours via Princess the price you see online is US$ … I got caught out once.

@TrixieBel love that when FX rate goes our way😁 Out of curiosity was your new booking considered a re fare (and assume you had refundable deposit?) Jo

Thanks for posting about excursion prices - a tour in Alesund in September (troll path)went up in price by USD150 pp a few weeks ago from when I first saw it and I checked this morning after reading here and it had dropped down USD100pp - with AUD FX rate being not great I jumped on this price change (thanks OBC)!

OP - thanks for your review of your Sky experience. I don’t post often but do read these boards a LOT - everyone can have a different experience even on same ship same time - it helps me read the plus/deltas to form my expectations. Like @PacnGoNow we did Enchanted too - 21 days in August - great ports, food was good (loved Catch); staff were so friendly and helpful. Newer ship so everything sparkled. First time in Reserve Mini Suite (DH loves full suites so this was a test😁). We were a little concerned before we went after reading many reviews of Princess changes leading up to departing (we are long term Princess cruisers but it was our first cruise since the world shut down) as our departure was Day 1 of THE major package changes … next trip is on CP in Sept 24 and I’m seeing mixed comments about ship due to age but that staff are fantastic. Agree with lots here that cruise industry is not what it was pre 2020 -…. but cruising is my happy place and maybe I might try other lines depending on experience and itinerary 🤷‍♀️

We have flown ANZ a few times long haul including Perth-Houston return and highly recommend the 787 business class. There are 18 business seats and configuration was 6 seats on the left of the plane not facing any seat but angled to middle and seats middle/right staggered towards each other. Fully flat bed really comfortable (better than our recent SQ A380 IMO). The food and wines were great and service always exceptional. Saw Premium Economy and the chairs quite wide with semi recline - they also have sky couches (3 economy seats into sort of couch - popular with couples or families).

@PacnGoNow - my PVP responded to my email query - the cancelled cruise had not been fully cancelled their end for some reason so has now and she confirmed it would reflect in App in a few days …

Thank you so much

I’ve done a search on CC but cannot find an answer to a glitch I’m having with the App on my phone .. coming to those of you who have multi cruises booked. Last week we decided not to proceed with a booking in 2024 and cancelled that with my PVP and used FCC to book another cruise with the PVP. However on both the Web Cruise Personaliser and App, the old booking is showing. When I go into the App and select Add Journey to add my new booking reference, I get an error “no booking number found”. However I was relieved to see it’s on Princess Web Personaliser. Is there a way to remove the cancelled booking off both Personaliser or App … or has the PVP who cancelled missed something? I had removed the App and reinstalled but it still shows. Jo

Dirty Banana has our vote …. Lemon Drop Martini and Frozen Margarita come in joint second

We are on a Mediterranean cruise in September - my package was changed over to Princess Plus by Princess and I also get the pre-pay gratuities button. We always prepay on past cruises but I haven’t selected it yet due to mix messaging I’m seeing in CC - Rickays, thanks for your comments here.

Totally agree with what PurpleTraveller has said re tipping here.

Last year we did a 8 day bus tour to Alice Springs (as part of The Ghan train Darwin - Adelaide). While not sure what tour you are doing might have some info/photos of interest. We were there late April and didn’t have any issues with flies (albeit maybe I’m just used to them😁) Uluṟu is such a spiritual place I feel, Kings Canyon is a work out but exquisite scenery of the bush and well worth it, Simpson Gap is great. Million star dinner is unforgettable … but subject to cloud cover on occasion. Alice Springs has a few nice hotels.