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It is supposed to recognize the credits only if you have a free specialty dining promotion. It does not apply OBC to specialty dining reservations. The only thing you can book pre-cruise with OBC is shore excursions.

I use a dual adapter with the 220v European plug behind the bedside stand. That plug is normally used for the bedside lamp. My adapter has both a US output and a European output. I unplug the lamp, plug in the adapter, and then plug both the lamp and the CPAP into the adapter. No extension cords. The only problem is remembering to unplug your adapter and take it home after the cruise.

This is based on pre-pandemic experience, so it's not recent. I booked excursions with a combination of OBC and credit card. When I looked at my folio onboard, all of the charges for the excursions were shown as charges (whether prepaid with OBC, with credit card, or with a combination) and all of the credit card excursion payments were shown as refundable OBC. If this happens, then you don't have to do anything. Your non-refundable OBC is used first automatically to pay for excursions (even those you paid by credit card) and the credit card payments are refunded as refundable OBC if you don't use them all. This may have been only because I paid with a combination of OBC and credit card. I don't know if it would have worked the same way if I had paid entirely with credit card. Also, I don't know if it still works this way. On another occasion, the excursions and payments didn't show separately on my onboard folio. I then cancelled one of the prepaid excursions. At that time, all of the remaining excursions and payments showed separately. If this happens, you can take advantage of it by prepaying for an excursion late in the cruise that you don't plan to take and then cancelling it onboard. I have no idea whether or not either of these cases is applicable to anyone today. You're welcome to try and see. These experiences are several years old, and consistently and repeatability are not Princess trademarks.

You have to pick up your checked luggage to take it through Customs and then recheck it. Since you've had access to your checked luggage, you have to re-clear through TSA.

This post will probably be moved to another forum, since it doesn't have anything to do with Princess. It depends on the specific airline and the reason for the missed flight. Even if they will rebook you on a later flight, they will do this only if there is space available.

The rep does not adjust the OBC - #1 retains all $500 OBC in this case. The rep adjusts the excursion charges. The excursion booked for passenger #2 is charged to passenger #1. The OBC is not moved - the excursion charge is moved.

My stock is in a IRA in my name only, so I can't change it. So I'm stuck with the $500 shareholders and military OBC both in my name. If you have joint ownership, it's definitely a good idea to split it the way you did.

This is true if you try to book and pay online, but it is not completely correct. A Princess telephone representative can use OBC for one passenger to pay for shore excursion for another passenger in the cabin. I get both military and shareholder OBC, so I have a lot more OBC than DW, and I've done this many times. If the telephone rep you speak to doesn't know how, speak to someone else.

The requirement for a second ArriveCAN after arriving in Canada applies even if you fly in on the day of the cruise. See Government of Canada details on Cruise Ship Travel. "If you're entering Canada to board a cruise ship: you're required to use ArriveCAN prior to boarding your flight or before entering Canada by land and you may be selected to take an arrival test." "Before boarding your cruise ship: all travellers must submit their embarkation test information into ArriveCAN within 72 hours of boarding a cruise, including Canadians and those who just used ArriveCAN to enter Canada." Since you can only have one active ArriveCAN at a time, you have to enter your flight information before entering Canada and then your embarkation information after arriving in Canada.

I've seen a volcano on every one of my Alaska cruises. I found it on the children's menu.🤣

You may not join them in Club Class. They may join you in the main dining room. The extra Club Class menu item is only available in the Club Class dining room, so they will not be able to order it in the main dining room.

I purchase Princess Vacation Protection instead of third-party insurance for the following reasons: Cancel for any reason is included at no extra charge (with FCC instead of cash but I will be cruising with Princess and use the FCC). Upgrade to platinum at no charge means 100% coverage. Cost is not age rated. Good deal for some of us who are a little older. Maybe not such a good deal for younger people. Medical coverage is adequate for me because Tricare for Life provides coverage outside the US (except for copayments and deductibles). May not be sufficient for someone who has only Medicare and/or Medicare supplement without foreign coverage. Usually book EZAir, so air is covered. In any case, air refundable up to 45 days prior to flight. If I am spending extra time before the cruise (outside US) or purchasing nonrefundable air tickets, I will often book Princess Vacation Protection and also third-party insurance. I do not include the cost of the cruise or anything else covered by Princess Vacation Protection in the amount insured by third-party insurance, since (as far as the other insurance is concerned) that cost is refundable by Princess. I have found that the combination of the two is often less expensive than purchasing only the third-party insurance and including the cruise fare - and I wouldn't have the FCC for cancel for any reason.

Have you found a taxi company that will let you pre-schedule a pick-up? If so, which one? I've been calling taxi companies in Sitka, and they tell me they don't pre-schedule because of a shortage of drivers.

Elite passengers get two-day turnaround, which sometimes takes longer depending on the number of Elites on board. Suite passengers get one-day turnaround. If you pay by the piece, you are paying for the same two-day turnaround (which may be longer) that Elite passengers get. You may pay extra (I think it's 50% more but I'm not sure since I never have) to get one-day turnaround.

COVID tests are not required for domestic flights from Sitka to other locations in the United States. They are required for international flights from Vancouver to the United States. AQV has told me they will test us on the ship. I hope they get the act together before my cruise in late June.

Princess Vacation Protection provides some coverage when traveling even if you do not purchase EZAir or a Princess hotel. The following information is from Term of Coverage in the PVPDETAIL.PDF file describing Princess Vacation Protection: "When Coverage Begins: All coverages will take effect on the later of: 1) the date the plan payment has been received by Princess Cruises and/or Princess Tours; 2) the date and time you start your Covered Cruise Vacation; or 3) 12:01 A.M. Standard Time on the Scheduled Departure Date of your Covered Cruise Vacation." "When Coverage Ends: Your coverage automatically ends on the earlier of: 1) the date the Covered Cruise Vacation is completed; 2) the Scheduled Return Date; 3) your arrival at the return destination on a round-trip, or the destination on a one-way trip; 4) cancellation of the Cruise Vacation covered by the Plan. If your air arrangements are greater than 4 total days before and/or after your Cruise Vacation, you will also be covered for Trip Delay and benefits under Parts B and C on the day(s) you are flying to/from your destination." Note that it does not cover non-reimbursable expenses not purchased through Princess. However, it does cover trip delay and medical costs during the coverage period stated before and after the cruise. One example (pre-COVID): We returned from a Princess cruise round-trip Houston after an ice storm. We was able to fly from Houston to Dallas Love Field with no problems (DFW was having problems with the ice storm, but our flight to DAL was OK). However, after returning to DAL and picking up my car at the airport, we were not able to drive home (less than a hundred miles) - the highways were closed because of the ice storm. We stayed in an airport hotel one night and drove home the next day. Princess Vacation Protection paid for the hotel and for meals for the one-day delay in getting home caused by the ice storm.

Did you book direct or through a travel agent? If you booked through a travel agent, AQV will send the documents to the agent.

Just tell your travel agent you want to use a FCD. They will see them when they look at your account on Princess. Also, if you are booking double occupancy, you can each use a FCD. That way, you each receive the OBC for it. They are not transferable, so make sure each of you purchase what you need. If you are booking a B2B with separate booking numbers, then each segment will need its own FCD.