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Thank you. We decided we will stay in Yokohama for the 1 night pre-cruise and the 5 nights between our 1st and 2nd cruise.

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@LACruiser88 Enjoying your Live Thread, thank you. We will be on the Emerald next June for a 14-day cruise. The last time we were on the Emerald was 10+ years ago, since then, we only did the Royal class ships. We really enjoyed the free Sauna and Steam room by the Fitness center, and looking forward to using them again on next June's cruise. This morning, I read on another thread, someone said " "We were on an Emerald Princess Panama Canal cruise recently and free steam and sauna rooms in the men and women's spa area have been removed". In your posts, you mentioned a few times you used the Fitness Center. When you have the chance, the next time you go to the Fitness Center, please kindly check if the free Sauna and Steam rooms are still there? TIA.

@Ken the cruiser Nice to know about JAL premium economy; definitely will consider trying it next time. I never tried AA domestic Premium Economy, but did try it on their international flight. Last year we flew AA Premium Economy from Athens to LAX, and the seat was comfortable and food was good, so I booked it again for our upcoming Sept. flight non-stop from LAX to Haneda. From reading reviews, EVA Air was rated the best for Premium Economy, so I booked for our upcoming Nov. trip to Taiwan, lets see if the reviews are correct.😆 Which area is your hotel in? On our last Japan pre-cruise (in 2019), we stayed near Yokohama's Chinatown area; very convenient and within 10 minutes walking distance to the port. This time, we decided to try out the Minato Mirai area.

We will be doing a 9 night cruise on Diamond in Sept., and very interested to do the Izumi. For the $125/person cruise pass, is it unlimited for the entire cruise that you can go as many times as you want and stay as long as you want? Thank you.

Have an enjoyable cruise!!

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Couldn't find the spreadsheet link on the first page of the Princess forum.

When I was on my Transpacific cruise in April on the Majestic, I saw a big sign outside the Future Cruise office advertising the 50% off deal. Since I have several booked cruises (Sept. 2023 and some in 2024), I decided to check out if I can get a better deal with that promotion. I was told by the representative there, that those 50% discount only really apply to cruises that depart within the next 2-3 months. She checked the prices for my booked cruises, and none of them have lower prices than my booked prices.

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Oh, not on the same ship. Maybe we were in ports together on one or more of those ports.☺️ Really looking forward to your posts on your upcoming cruise. In Sept., we will be doing Diamond's 7-day Kyushu and Korea, then 5 days land DIY (will be staying in Intercontinental Yokohama Grand). During those 5 days, plan is to spend 1st and 5th day in Yokohama and day 2-4 in Tokyo (will take train to Tokyo daily). Then will embark Diamond again for a 9-day Circle Hokkaido. After you get on board, I do have questions regarding information and pricing of the Japanese bath on the Sun deck. I asked questions in the past, and have received answers; but I would like to have the most updated information and pricing. Mainly because I want to get some ideas if we want to do it, and if we do, how much gift cards I should bring with me. There will be 9 of us.

We were on the same Transpacific cruise with you (Majestic); we only did the 27 days, got off at L.A. We had cabin R515 on the starboard side; so nice having the morning sunrise. ☺️

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Thank you. I do recognized CC names of 1-2 posters following this thread that I remember they were recently on the Diamond Princess. Hopefully they will have information on the embarkation lunch in the dining room.

@Ken the cruiser Do you plan to have lunch in the dining room on embarkation day? If so, do you already know which dining room will be used for embarkation day lunch? I know on the Royal class ships, it is the midship dining room on deck 6. I am not familiar with the Grand class ships. TIA.

I agree. Since the email said my upgrade bid acceptance can be up to embarkation day, if there are cancellations, Princess still accept upgrade bid to get more money.

For my upcoming Sept. Japan cruise on Diamond Princess, yesterday when I viewed that cruise on the Princess website, it shows only Interior cabins still available, and all other categories showing "Sold out". Also yesterday, I received an upgrade bid offer, in which I can bid from my Balcony cabin to mini-suites or club class mini-suites. If it shows "sold out" on the website, how come I still received an upgrade bid offer?

We took a Viator tour that has a lot of good reviews. The guide was very nice, but almost all the points mentioned in the descriptions were just "pass by". https://www.viator.com/tours/Auckland/Discover-Auckland-Scenic-Tour/d391-52297P1

So for our 27 days cruise, we ended up with only 5 ports; Auckland, Moorea, Papeete, Honolulu, and Kona. Definitely a lot of sea days. 🤣

Due to weather, Captain decided to skip Tauranga and Bay of Islands. Replaced with one additional sea day and one day in Moorea. We did a half-day tour in Auckland, driver only took us around the port area. Our original plan was to spend the 2nd half of the time doing shopping in Auckland. Because it was Easter Sunday, all the shops were closed. So, of the 3 NZ ports, only saw port area of Auckland. Big disappointment.

Talked to my CVP today. He said we can only use credit card for the bid upgrade payment.

@Steelers36 I need to call my CVP on Monday to pay final payment on one of my cruises, I will ask at that time. @echoshipmate Thank you. I will ask my CVP on Monday.

Thank you for all information. The email says "Or if you booked through a travel advisor, contact them directly for help with the upgrade. ". I wonder if I call my Princess CVP, and ask him to do my bid upgrade, will I be able to give him gift cards for the bid payment?

After I submit the bid, usually how long will it take for Princess to let me know if my bid was successful? And will I be given the cabin number upon notification of my successful bid? Or it is similar to guarantee cabin in which it can be up to the time of embarkation before knowing the cabin number?

Thank you for your information. I will try to find the old thread and see what I can find. From the email, it seems like when you click to bid, you might need to give credit card information.