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It's not a $14.99 charge issue. Where did you get that #?

I totally agree. This will be our last Princess cruise.

You are right, Celebrity charges more but we think it's worth it. We usually book when they have their special which includes perks in the pricing. I think we are done with Princess after this cruise. They should have grandfathered bookings and started their new program with new bookings.

Well said and exactly my point and how I feel. This is my last Princess cruise, IF I decide to make final payment and go.

I only reported what Princess said. I guess they are unorganized per usual.

That's what their presentation said. So they are already changing decisions? Nice Princess.

I totally agree. For the amount we are paying to be in a Suite, it's insulting that we have to pay for room service if we dont pay $20 per day more. This will probably be our last cruise on Princess.

To the person asking about the Medallion shipping, there is $10 shipping charge for standard, plus and premier is complimentary for those that booked on or after 12-14-22. Those booked prior have an option to upgrade, pay for shipping, or pick up at the pier. I hope that answers your question.

I did what you said. Went on the app. It shows the old $50 Plus perks. I don't understand. Guess I'll call tomorrow.

I think you missed my point. I tried to upgrade to the new Plus plan, with the new features, and their website won't let me. It says PURCHASED but I haven't and it won't let me. So I guess I have to call and wait on hold for hours as I'm sure everyone is calling trying to figure out their booking.

I got the notification email. We had the old Plus plan, $50 pp. It says we can upgrade to the new Plus plan which is $60pp so I click on upgrade now. When I get to the page that offers plus or premier upgrades, it says PURCHASED under Plus. But my booking shows the old Plus plan - $50. So I'm confused. They inform me I have to upgrade but then they tell me I've purchased it but I haven't. They need to get their act together. I'm not happy about spending more money and now this. I'm seriously thinking of cancelling my cruise. Adding perks I don't even want in order to keep my Plus plan is very irritating.

It's $5 every delivery. We are on a 15 day cruise. We use room service probably 2x a day. It's the principle that counts. We already had plus but it was booked b4 the new policy. Now they want us to pay $10 a day pp to upgrade to their new plus program. I'm not a happy cruiser.

So if you are in a suite, you still have to pay $5 per room service order? Has Princess lost their minds. Room service is one of the luxuries we enjoy when crusing. I’m going to have to rethink our Jan 24 cruise. A suite is expensive enough without additional nickel and diming.

No the bid is pp for entire cruise.

Confused. You bid on a balcony but you win a mini suite?

Personally, I'd wait and try for bidding on a category I wanted. Seems the best way since they started this bidding option. But not everyone is comfortable with waiting to see if they got their bid accepted. Sometimes you can get a quick response, other times you have to wait awhile. BUT the bidding option won't be available until after final payment, just so you know.

We used to get free casino offers too. Now we get offers with 15% off and an OBC. No big deal. Not enough to motivate us to bite. Guess Princess is getting cheap like everyone else.

No they don't.

Nobody knows for sure. We only know what's discussed here. You'd have to work for Princess to know that. I'm guessing it's a corporate secret. 😆

You should post this on the princess general page instead of here. You'll have a better chance for an answer. This posting is about the bidding system.

Princess sent a counter offer to your bidding? I've never heard of them countering offers, just accepting or rejecting. This is new to me.

I’m bringing mine. I’m not going to look like a hot mess on my vacation. We will see if they confiscate it, which I doubt. I’ve been on many different cruise lines and it’s ok with them. I’m not stupid. I know it needs to be turned off after use and always place a towel underneath when using it. The only part that gets hot is inside the flat iron, unlike a curling iron that is hot on the outside. I agree with the terminology being misunderstood. I do think they are referring to clothes iron. We will see. Will I go to cruise pax jail?

That’s ridiculous. A woman needs something for her hair. They provide a hair dryer, that gets hot so why not a simple flat iron?

It's been awhile since we have sailed with HAL. They used to give out bags to use at the ports for shopping in our past sailings. Does HAL still do that or do I need to pack something to use? We are sailing in February after a long covid pause.

We are sailing on Westerdam Feb 3 2023, boarding in SINGAPORE. My husband has heard you can buy flower arrangements cheap there. He wants to buy some to bring onboard for our cabin. Does anybody have experience with that or knows whether they allow this? Its a nice gesture but I'm not sure its allowed. Thx for the help.