moodyb1

We are in the same situation with a booking on the Sapphire Princess for March 2026. We would like to purchase the Internet now because we know prices will only go UP. We booked a cruise on the Enchanted for October 2026 and that has already showed up on the App. Makes no sense!

We've called Princess several times and they keep saying "Wait a few days." over and over again. I don't think they know what's going on.

It's still 2 years away, but still....

Arlene

P.S. - I posted a similar topic a yesterday.

Has anyone else had this problem:

Two weeks ago, we booked a cruise on the Princess website. Within half an hour, it appeared on the website in our Account, but to this date it has not shown up on the Medallion App. We have tried the "Add Journey" feature on the App, but it cannot find our booking and gives us an Error Message. A subsequent cruise that we booked a few days later appears on the App with no problem. We have contacted Princess several times and after their representatives cannot solve the problem, they tell us to wait a few days to see if it shows up, and it still hasn't. So, we are unable to order the Medallion, make dinner reservations, purchase Wi-Fi, or any other functions that can no longer be done on the website and must be done on the App. 

Has anyone else encountered this problem and found a solution?

Arlene

18 minutes ago, NavyVeteran said:

If you are just trying to print the excursions you have booked, print your Travel Summary. It includes your booked excursions as well as most of the other details of your booking.

I wanted the Description of the excursion as well as the Details. I don't think the Travel Summary gives you all that information.

Thanks,

Arlene

On 5/25/2024 at 10:44 AM, Gail & Dan said:

Try holding ctrl key when you click on it 

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been trying for days to print the excursions for my upcoming cruise with no success. I tried what you suggested and it worked with no success. 

I have another problem that I will post later today. Perhaps you will have a solution for that too!

Arlene

Thanks for posting!

A little disappointed in the 2026 Europe itineraries for the Adriatic cruises. In 2025, there are 10-day cruises that include Split and Malta, which what we wanted to do in 2026. At least the 7-day in 2026, are round-trip out of Rome. I guess we can't get everything! 

Arlene

9 minutes ago, skynight said:

This may have something to do with the announcement scheduled for this coming Friday. There could be other changes.

What announcement are you referring to?

We were booked for an American Heritage Cruise for June 24 - July 4, 2025. However, we received a notice from Princess last week that there was an itinerary change. We would no longer be stopping in Norfolk,VA and Charleston, SC, two ports that my husband and I really wanted to visit. Instead, Princess added more ports in Canada and relabeled the cruise "New England and Canada." Since we had already been to the added ports in Canada, we were no longer interested in this cruise, so we decided to cancel the cruise. 

My understanding is that Norfolk and Charleston no longer wanted large cruise ships stopping at their ports. If anyone has further information about this issue, please respond. 

The 2024 American Heritage cruises, at least the ones in June, are still going.

We are very disappointed.

Arlene

56 minutes ago, MissP22 said:

They seem to be laid out better to provide more storage space. At least it seemed that way. 

A few times we had balcony cabins that we hardly used because the weather was either too cold or too hot. We feel the sideways cabins have more room than the balcony cabins.

My husband and I love the "sideways" inside cabins that can be found on the newer ships. They may be the same square footage as the regular inside cabins but they do seem bigger to us. The configuration of the room is different and you do get a bigger desk and more cabinet space in them. There aren't too many of them on a ship, so we are often shut out if we don't book early. We book many cruises a year, so in order to save many we book inside cabins. 

Arlene

Yes, we have one booked for June 2025 out of NY. We recently noticed that Princess pulled all the excursions listed from Norfolk. Don't know why. No excursions have been listed yet for Charleston.

We love:

• the pizza
• the scones
• the choice of night entertainment
• the sideways interior cabins
• the itineraries
• the military benefits
• the stockholder benefits
• the casino discounts
• the Crown Grill

My husband and I have been to Japan twice. I would try to avoid going in the summer. It is hot and humid. Also, try to avoid festival cruises since they are more expensive. The fall and spring cruises are the best time to go. I see there is a 22-Day Sea of Japan Explorer Spring Flowers sailing cruise that is very port intensive and goes to both Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

The Diamond Princess is a lovely ship. 

Hope this helps,

Arlene

Steerpike,

I take exception to your view of Detroit. Apparently,  you have never been there or haven't been there in a while. I was there with a tour group in September and was amazingly surprised how fantastic it was. Like any city, there are problems, but compared to my hometown of LA, I saw less graffiti,  very few homeless people on the streets,  cleaner streets. Every where we went, I felt safe. 

We also took two river cruises in the spring,  and like you, I  am returning to ocean cruising. 

2 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Are you sure the party theme is the 1970's?  On Uniworld, it would be appropriate to imagine they mean the 1770's and dress like Marie Antoinette!  🤣

Snarky!

It was a blast! My husband and I wore t-shirts with peace symbols on it that we found in a shop in San Francisco. But a lot of people bought their costumes from Amazon. One of the highlights of our Rhine River cruise!

They have GF muffins in the buffet in the morning that are pretty good. If you don't see them out, go to the kitchen and ask anyone for one.

On the newer ships, I have found them in a rotating display next to the specialty coffee place. I think this is an awkward place to have them, because you have to wait in line with all the people who are ordering coffees, when all I wanted was a muffin! When I was on the Discovery last year, I complained to the chef about this situation and he said he would move the muffins to another location, but during the rest of the cruise it never happened. 

I agree that the bread tastes like cardboard! I bring Schar breadsticks and Graham crackers, along with other GF snacks. 

Arlene 

I love the Plaza Deck. However, one time we booked behind the Art Gallery on the port side and it was very noisy when they were shuffling art pieces in and out. 

I've noticed that you can't book many of the Inside forward cabins when you choose the "I'll choose my own stateroom" option. What's going on?

Arlene

Just booked! Excited about the round-trip out of LA! Yay!

6 hours ago, PacnGoNow said:

I have seen those used for crew in the past. They have blocked them off for crew members and crew break rooms. We kept seeing MDR crew and chef’s going back and forth and asked them.

 

They said it was their break area.  No idea why they would take the whole forward area, unless they have to house entertainers, technical staff etc.

 

Which ship?

I have seen it on the Emerald, Diamond and the Grand so far.

4 minutes ago, moodyb1 said:

2 hours ago, Thrak said:

How do you know those aren't available anymore? That makes zero sense. Perhaps they are all sold out? I can't imagine Princess not selling any cabin they can.

Because if you try to book one, they are just blank ("whited-out") on the deck plan, unlike Sold cabins. 

Try to book one and you will see what I  mean.

I agree that it doesn't make any sense, so I  am trying to find an answer.

2 hours ago, Thrak said:

How do you know those aren't available anymore? That makes zero sense. Perhaps they are all sold out? I can't imagine Princess not selling any cabin they can.

59 minutes ago, Thrak said:

I had a mid-forward Plaza deck cabin on Emerald Princess - P328 - and it was the worst cabin I have ever had. Extra narrow so you can only have a bedside table on one side of the bed and a very narrow walkway on the other side. Extremely noisy at all times with banging and bumping as well as insane stabilizer noise. The location was great but the cabin was terrible. Never again. Be careful what you wish for.

I agree the mid-forward cabins are noisy. But I am not asking about those. I am asking about the forward cabins and why those are no longer available. You misunderstood my question. 

The Grand Class ships have cabins on Plaza Deck Forward and in the past we have booked these cabins. We have now noticed that the Forward cabins on Plaza Deck on these ships are no longer available. You can still get a Mid-Forward Plaza cabin on these ships. Does anyone know why these Forward cabins are no longer available?

Thanks,

Arlene

6 hours ago, MissP22 said:

I sure hope this is true. 

The only problem I can see is if the stock is joint ownership and not individually owned. 

You are correct MissP22. 

Just got off a chat with a representative and this is what they wrote back to us:

"The new update is per guest, not per cabin. If Guest 1 has the Military Benefit, and Guest 2 has the Shareholder Benefit, both Guests can apply for it."

We are still going to verify with a phone representative.

However, this new policy is a bummer! My husband complained to Customer Relations about this, not that it will do much good. 

Arlene