TracieABD

2 hours ago, Coral said:

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In addition, guests who placed a future cruise deposit during their voyage will be offered assistance in planning their next voyage or reserving a Princess Future Cruise Package.

Hey T- 

I sure hope it is not that person that called me with strange offer for either $6000 or $7500.  I felt like I was being sold a timeshare. 
 

Sometimes you can go for the back of the Crown Grill and find a little quiet there.  

2 minutes ago, Astro Flyer said:

Me too! 😎🏝️☺️

 

Yay! Frank! At least we are late together!!!

1 minute ago, JimmyVWine said:

Try this. 

Jimmy- Thank you so much. I have been trying to find something without luck.

And I totally agree with your previous post... I think Princess is hoping that people will buy in and then not use it. However, this is nothing like a FCD (at a $100)… I would definitely keep track of 6K for sure. That $6K will be right there in my personal banking account. 

I cant' seem to find the threads... I did run a search before I posted.

See??? I knew I was late to the party!

You can always ask for a tour.

On a side note, even if you are not in a priority boarding group, often there are half-day slots available. It costs $20 for the half day- and given my druthers, I would pick the afternoon vs. the morning.

In the afternoon, they serve "Afternoon Tea" at your lounger. It is delightful!

Weighted blankets are so helpful for sensory issues and to address systemic overload...

I know this is not entirely helpful- but if you don't want to haul a weighted blanket on board- or attempt to purchase one in your embarkation city- you can request an extra blanket for you bed. You will be offered another fluffy comforter or a fuzzy-ish blanket. If you were to fold those either in half or thirds- length-wise, you would create a little extra weight. You won't get 8 to 12 pounds of proprioceptive pressure, but it will provide something....

Just a thought. 

Hi friends-

I just received a call from someone at Princess trying to sell a new program called the "Future Cruise Program". Not to be confused with future cruise credits or future cruise deposits.

The guy went on and on- and honestly, I am not really sure I could make heads or tails of what he was selling- I did catch the buy in numbers though- between $6k and $7500 (so defiantly not the FCD of $100 that we all know and love).

The call did come from a Princess extension and he had access to all of my cruise history... so I don't think it was a scam.

The call went on for 22 minutes before I politely ended it. There was lots of (and I paraphrase generously) "But wait... If you order now!" type of speak. I did take notes and for the life of me, I still can't make much sense of the whole deal.

Anyone else out there have this experience? Am I really really late to the party? Is this a good thing? Or just a way for Princess to hold a lot of $- possibly to offset the disaster of 2020-2021? Inquiring minds want to know!

Thanks-

TL

13 minutes ago, AZjohn said:

I know this question is regarding the small percent on board but, would appreciate confirmation.

 

If in a full suite and have access to a specialty restaurant for breakfast, can you just get a couple cappuccino’s there to start your morning (not actually having breakfast yet at that time but returning later for that)?

In the past, both with the paper coffee card and the digital version, we were never “punched” for the espresso based coffees we enjoyed in Sabatini’s for breakfast. 
 

Now? Who knows…

1 hour ago, ldtr said:

The problem is if the Ap recognizes your correct Captains Club status.  There seems to be an issue where the ap thinks that you have a different CC number than your real one. In that case the Princess logo on your picture in your profile will show blue instead of black. Once you are on ship it gets your data from a different source.  Another place the problem shows up is that you will not be able to access your cruises from the web version.

You are absolutely correct. I just checked and I am “blue” on the app. 
I wonder if this will affect boarding group sign-ups and dining reservations, as well. 
 

This is a first for me. I hope they get it quickly sorted- for the sake of all?

22 minutes ago, GJCruiser said:

Prices went up. Your picture does not show your 50% discount. Some have said you get it as OBC once you board the ship. You can wait until you are on the ship and sign up and get the discounted price.

22 minutes ago, Valiamo said:

Alas not an error, you should have your 50% Elite/Platinum discount noted on the price, but still it is very pricy.   Price went up the end of Feb and was announced in Dec.    I am in the same state as you, had to cancel and rebook an upcoming summer cruise, and the extras (4 device internet) went from $80 USD to $320.

Thank you so much for responding.  This is shocking.  I am wondering if this another attempt to get people to sign up for Princess  Plus.  

Hi. 
Forgive me if this has been asked and answered… I could not find anything that speaks to this. 
 

We just booked a 19 day cruise for late summer. I was setting up our accounts on the app and thought I would look at the prices of the Medallion Net (Wi-Fi).  
 

I am in shock. 1 device is $285 and the 4 device package is $760. Is this an error?!?!?

We are elite and platinum so there should be a discount. 
 

We just completed a weeklong cruise in January and the Wi-Fi package was $70 for 4 devices. 
 

Any insight here? 
 

Thanks for any help!

TL

Bon voyage! Love a good live from!

I brought my travel Liforme on my last cruise on the Sky.  There were no issues regarding the use of my own mat. This allowed me the option of practicing on my own or utilizing a group class.   As a matter of fact, the yoga instructors were intrigued by it.  If possible, I bring my own mat always.  

We were in the Sky the week before you.  So glad you had a good cruise.  Thank you for the review. 

They are the same. However, I am not sure if corporate has communicated with the ships on the rebranding. On the Sky- It is still called Club Class.

With my mom, I would just let them know when we arrived that she would need wheelchair assistance. Like Valiamo said, there are crew there who push the chairs up and down the gangplank all day.

Just now, Lady Arwen said:

 Nope,  no Lady there!

Hahahaha

But if there were... how would she be built?

1 minute ago, PacnGoNow said:

 

 

Let me ask, did you upload your copy of your vaccination in the App?

There is no place to upload your vaccination card into the App.

1 hour ago, Bobbiegentry said:

Happy to try to answer questions. 

Bon Voyage!

I love the Diamond- 

Is the onsen still in operation?

It converts to general OBC on board.

4 minutes ago, MustangGT said:

We boarded the Sky on February 4th.  When checking in, we were asked if we were vaccinated but no proof was requested.  We are vaccinated and boosted.  I asked what if we were not vaccinated and the woman said then you had to answer a health questionnaire and would not be allowed ashore at Grand Turk.

When the ship docked in Grand Turk, some passengers were complaining at the Passenger Services desks because they had booked excursions and were not allowed to leave the ship.

I don’t know what happened to anyone who lied about their vaccination status when questioned.

I feel Princess dropped the ball on this one. JMHO

That is really unfortunate. I feel it is Princess's responsibility to inform passengers of the paperwork and protocols required at port stops. You are right- they dropped the ball. 

2 minutes ago, Lady Arwen said:

Yup, and then they started dancing on the ceiling!  

Once...Twice... Three times...

@CRLess What would be really nice is if Elite were given a break on the Princess Plus package- to offset the benefits they will not need or use (e.g. wifi, minibar, etc...). I would propose a 20% to 25% discount. It would possibly get non-drinking Elite members to consider the package as well- because by the time you factor the wifi, auto-grats, bevvies like waters/ coffees/ mocktails into the mix- it might actually be worth it to have the package.

P.S. Hi Cuz Chris! Great thread.

Just now, Paula_MacFan said:

We enjoy sitting on our aft balcony listening to the wake. Don't wanna hear anyone's music no matter the genre.

Agreed. And I will also spare everyone my rather esoteric musical selections in turn.