dotty52

Our cruise has stayed  the same price but no early booking bonus SBP and pinnacle grill

I sent mine via email as I was told they would accept it but never even got a reply , so sent it to Fax no 1 661 7530180 in the US was on my personaliser the next day , great service

You can send it through an online fax centre for free

Don't be surprised, Qantas is joining other airlines in charging a fee to reserve a seat before a day or two prior to the flight. Delta and Air France are airlines I had to pay to reserve a seat last year.

We booked with Qantas Sydney to Hong Kong have to pay $35.00 each to book your seats

Sun and Sea continue on under the bridge.

 

The new addition, Ruby, is too large though. It's a sister ship to Golden, Diamond, Sapphire which are regulars here.

Golden , is a sister ship to Grand and Star ,Ruby is sister ship to Crown and Emerald, Diamond and Sapphire are sisters ,hope that is right ,am sure somebody will correct me if I am wrong

I just booked excursions and when you go to pay they take it out of your OBC (if you have any )and if there isnt enough there to cover you pay the balance

USD as far as I know.

Depend on what ship you are on if the folio is in Australian it will be Australian dollars if it is in Us dollars will be US

IN APRIL WE ARE TRAVELLING ON THE GOLDEN PRINCESS FROM SINGAPORE TO TOKYO. DO THEY HAVE HAPPY HOURS ON THIS SHIP? WE HAVE NOT DECIDED WHETHER TO BUY A DRINKS PACKAGE OR NOT. WE ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE ON ONE BOTTLE OF WINE EACH, WHAT ABOUT CANS OF BEER AND SOFT DRINKS? ARE THEY STRICT ON HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE ON INITIALLY?:halo:

Doesnt look like there will be anymore Happy Hours on princess ships unfortunately , you can take soft drink on but not beer you can take extra bottles of wine and pay $15.00 corkage per bottle

Have heard that Princess will be phasing out BOGO on all ships and will introduce new offers . Dont drink much but enjoy going to happy hour

They are starting to cut them out on the ships so dont think you would get them in the lodges unfortunately

We used China Highlights, were reasonably priced but was on a coach not private transfer

Is it also true that Princess have done away with happy hour for all cruises ?

I love the Grand class ships ,Golden ,Star and Grand sailed on the Regal(3,500 pax) and thought it might be too big and crowded but this was not the case ,so well set out ,only thing I dont like about the new ships being built they are cutting out oceanview cabins ,we ended up sailing in an inside wasnt too bad but we save $2,000.00 each by not going to a balcony

I used amoma to book accommodation in Barcelona pre cruise ,no problems at all except remember to check if all taxes are included in the price as this is not always the case ,so what may seem cheap isnt

When we were on the Regal Princess in 2014 they had 2 lines in the atd one for people whom had booked and the other like us that didnt book ,we waited for 30 minutes whilst the booked line went right on through ,but I would still do ATD as the wait is not normally that long especially if you dont mind sharing a table

We always do anytime dining ,but on the Regal last year they had 2 lines one for people that had booked (apparently had to book in the morning) and another line for people that had not booked we waited an hour one night ,and people we new on the same cruise booked the same table at the same time every night ,defeats the purpose of anytime dining ,have only ever experienced this on the Regal

When you order and pay I always print the receipt out ,but it shows up in your personaliser under on board reservations

ESERVATIONS & PURCHASES

Beverage Packages

Package Type Quantity Price Package Purchased By Cancel

Café Selects Coffee Card 1 $37.40 Cancel Paid

Cancellation Policy: You may cancel 72 hours before your cruise for full refund.

We have the commomwealth bank cash card ,but Princess would not accept it ,had to get the money out at atm and pay account with cash ,we also have the Qantas cash card and you can use both just like a mastercard but not with Princess

Here is a link to have a look at havent used them http://www.planbshuttle.com.au they do service between sydney hotels and cruise terminal at white Bay

Thank you cheznandy, we have only sailed on the larger Princess ships ,think I will go for the long narrower cabin ,think I would rather have more room at the end of the bed,

thanks everybody for your replies

Anybody know which inside cabins on the sun Princess have more room the ones with the cut out or the straight cabins appreciate any advice

Just heard Sea Princess is doing a detour due to icebergs

When we sailed on the Regal last year ,we had left over onboard credit given back to us in cash the night before embarkation

Hi everyone,

 

I have been trying to find out about purchasing on board credit on Celebrity this morning for our 30 October cruise on the Century. (YAY!) :D

 

All I wanted was to get some OBC. (We didn't get any when we booked - we got a good cabin price).

 

Do you think I could get anyone to help me? Not on your life. :(

 

First of all I rang Celebrity Oz number (Edward, in Guatamala!) and they said because I booked our cruise through a TA, that they (the TA) would have to purchase same for me. Flatly refused to help.

 

Next I rang the Travel Agent I used First. He said that they couldn't do it any more - that they didn't have the facilities anymore, that Celebrity had pulled it - it was no longer available.

 

I brought up Celebrity.com.au on the computer and it's still there on the website under Gifts. I told them. Amazement was expressed. When I asked what the going exchange rate was, if I wanted to buy some through them, there was more amazement and incredulity!! :confused: Kept my temper and hung up.

 

Rang the Commonwealth Bank to try to purchase US Dollars instead - they nicely said they could only do it for a minimum of $500 US.

 

DH just walked down to the Post Office to try to buy some.... sigh!

 

Tune in tomorrow for more excitement!

 

Lurv,

ratacake

You can order also through Travelex and pick up at local store, they dont have a minimum like com bank ,online post office is $500.00 minimum but says can purchase $250.00 in store .princess lets you buy onboard and converts it for you strange that celebrity will not let you do this as it is to their own advantage

The pricing cant be too bad ,they are still making good profits

My understanding is that you each get to bring on 1 bottle of wine at embarkation which you pay no corkage but must be consumed in your room any extra bottles brought onboard will be charged the corkage fee