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dreaminofcruisin

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  1. I'm having a problem adding Travel Companions for a cruise next summer. I've done this before o n other cruises with no problems, but can't seem to get it to work this time. I've had the couple confirm their booking number with me, logged off the app and back on, waited a few days.....out of ideas. It keeps coming up with "Booking number not found". Also tried using all lower case, upper case, deleting spaces, etc. I guess I will call next week if I can't figure it out, but just thought I'd see if anyone else had a suggestion.
  2. Minor detail I kept looking at on the show. Where did those red jackets come from? The bartenders on Princess don't wear red jackets.... Ah....that was the color on the original Love BOat.... 😁
  3. On the Ruby last week and really surprised to see the motion light in the nightstand -- only on the one on the closet wall. It didn't bother us too much, though it was weird as if I had a cover fall over the side of the bed, it went off, so I could see how that would be really annoying to a lot of people. My biggest annoyance with it.....was that they went to all this work to hook up a light in the floor area of the nightstand, but they STILL don't have a plug in on the top of the nightstand! Come on, Princess, it would have been the perfect time to do this! 🤷‍♀️
  4. Jumping on this thread... Has anyone ever been on a cruise with their kids and had the kids club NOT open due to low number of kids? Just trying to see if this has happened to people. I would likely be talking about pre-covid since there were restrictions during the initial restart. Planning a cruise with DGD and DGS in 2024. They will be 4 and 7 and would be disappointed if it wasn't open. We are thinking of a January or February cruise and I know that's not the most common time for kids...don't need a lot of kids...just need it to be open. It's a 7 day Caribbean.
  5. We were on the Ruby last week. Even though Outriggers was NEVER listed as being open, we found it was open nearly every day from about noon to 5. They said it was their first cruise being open since in Alaska they thought it might be too cool.
  6. Not exactly the topic, but you are possibly answering a question I have. If you book multiple rooms (family group), can it be invoiced to one person? Does this show up online that way pre-cruise? Or do you have multiple booking numbers/invoices? Starting to plan an upcoming family cruise with 3 cabins that I will be paying for and wondering how that works. Thanks. (Planning to book through a CVP.)
  7. It's always surprising that there actually are lots of people who apparantly can afford it--or think they can. Just off the Ruby and she was headed for Hawaii. Our California coastal cruise last week was 50% full. We heard Hawaii this week was going to be at capacity. So....the bean counters win.
  8. I am just off the Ruby last week and I was really surprised to see that the Ruby doesn't have sinks for hand washing like the other ships I have been on over the last few years. The Emerald had them in August and I am pretty sure even the old Sun Princess had them in 2019. Since I started seeing sinks on the Sky, I am assuming the Royal class has them? Is the Ruby alone in not having sinks, or are there other ships also? Since the Emerald has them which is a pretty similar design, it just seemed odd to me. It was also interesting that nobody, ever, requested anyone to use the hand sanitizers on the Ruby. On the Emerald (Southampton), the entire cruise they requested people to wash every time you walked into the buffet. Longer cruise? Different country? Or just different staff?
  9. Just off the Ruby and I thought I would give my 2 cents worth. I am a white wine (only) drinker. I was on the Emerald in August (out of Southampton). The 'house' wine was Tini! and I thought the Chardonnay was pretty awful. The Pinot Grigio was a bit better, so I went with that for the cruise. I tried a couple of times to 'upgrade' using the menus, but it seemed they never had what was listed. On the Ruby, the "house" wine was Canyon Road. My opinion again was that the Chardonnay was awful. However, I found that not all bars had the same Chardonnays and Pinot Grigios. In Skywalkers, I asked the server what brand of Chardonnay they had and he told me they had 3 different ones included in the Plus package (not listed on the menu as being by the glass). One of them was Decoy, so that was my 'go to' if it was available. I found that Decoy was available in Skywalkers, Explorers and the Calypso Bar. In the dining room and Good Spirits I think they only had Canyon Road for a Chardonnay, but they had other brands (don't recall the names) for Pinot Grigio that were palatable. It's a head spin to try and keep track since they aren't listed on the menus, but I found asking the bartender or a knowledgeable server would often find me something drinkable that was included in Plus. My advice--ignore the menus. And Vines is dead as far as I could tell. Their 'menu' was the same wines as Good Spirits and the servers were the same servers so they didn't know anything other than what Good Spirits had. Really a shame, as several wines that I now drink at home I first tasted in Vines experiences. So sad. There was hardly anyone sitting there and I can see why. You do need to be sure the bartender/ server is knowledgeable. We had one experience where on the menu we saw there was a Prosecco Sparkling Wine available, but we preter a Brut. Since that was listed as an upcharge of $4 / glass, we thought we'd try that. Fortunately, DH was at the bar when the bartender started pouring the Prosecco. He said, but we wanted Brut. The bartender said, we don't have that. UM.....felt like saying...so if I ordered a Stella, but you were out, would you just give me a Bud Light???? I guess wine is just pretty mis-understood.... Hope that is helpful and I really hope Princess gets their act together about their wines....
  10. We had to 'burn' some OBC on the Ruby last week. We discovered that we were allowed to use it for alcohol and snacks in the Princess Shops. Good thing I brought that extra roll-a-board and was able to check 2 suitcases each for free..... 🥂
  11. Very interesting. I assume this is on the "Disembarkation Information" page they gave you? I just checked mine (off the Ruby yesterday) and under "Account Settlement" it doesn't even mention the ability to get cash at all (so no dollar amount available), though Customer Service told me it was $25.
  12. Interesting. Just off the Ruby and they told me it was $25. If I had known it was $250, I'd have spent less onboard. 😒 It was enough work convincing them that the port charge credit should be "Refundable". They had it marked "Non-Refundable". I had to politely get a supervisor involved. Also, be careful if you and a spouse have different amounts of OBC available. They used DH for one thing we bought and he had already used up his non-refundable credits, so it was taken from his refundable credits even though I still had non-refundable available.
  13. I do think there are people who have a need to print something/use a desktop computer. However, what I don't understand is why is there BOTH an Internet Cafe and an Ocean Front....which one do you go to with questions about the internet? It seems like it would be either. Just off the Ruby and there is an Ocean Front on both 7 and 15 (15 is just a display case). We had some OBC to use so bought some Medallion accessories. We discussed them with the guy in Ocean Front (on 7), but "paid?" for them in the Photo Gallery. So, it seems those 4 things could be combined: Internet Cafe, Ocean Front on 7, Ocean Front on 15 and Photo Gallery. Perhaps optionally the Library also, depending on if the main purpose people use that for is to check out books?
  14. You could get 2 per person. We had no problem with each getting a bloody Mary and a beer for a "chaser".😊
  15. Princess allows you to get 2 drinks at a time also. We often did it on the Emerald in August.
  16. I'm pretty much a Princess cruiser, but did take a Carnival cruise with family in March. I found there are things better on each line. I think the biggest 'pro' on Princess is a higher level of service. Servers come to your table in the buffet and offer you beverages (alcoholic or not). It just 'feels' like the crew is a higher level. I also found on Carnival, drinks were more specific to the bar. On Princess, any bar is able to make any drink, pretty much and they will even make things not on the menu. The Medallion app, though it has a lot of glitches still, does offer some nice options. There are MANY more TV / Movie options in your stateroom on Princess. I agree that Princess is quieter and less crowded / less lines to stand in. Princess doesn't require you to sign a piece of paper every time you get a beverage, especially with the drinks package. The 'cons' on Princess are that Carnival has a much better beer selection, balcony cabins all have a loveseat/couch, more fast food options other than the buffet (thinking of Blue Iguana and the sandwich place in the buffet). Also, I keep hoping Princess will upgrade their music selections to more options that are songs written in my lifetime (and I am in my 60s!). I would go on Carnival again, but still perfer Princess if given the choice.
  17. I can see why you want to explore them. We have found on some ships for whatever reason, the service is better than another. Usually we just stop once we are happy with the service, but if you want to try all or them....go for it. 😊
  18. It looks like the website is a bit wonky right now. I'm not sure that $100 deposit is correctly listed. If you click on it, you get the 'Something went wrong message.....' There is supposed to be a $1 deposit starting soon...maybe the 1st? Someone posted about it. You might want to look for that post...
  19. You should see the charge on the app and as long as it is working correctly, you should see the $2 charge. Otherwise, it would be $0.
  20. "It" knows. However, it is a good idea to periodically check your folio to be sure you didn't get charged for a drink in error. You can check your folio on the app, on your tv and at a kiosk by Customer Service.
  21. @HaveDogWillTravelWow! Bar Menus! Real actual menus, not just the result of scanning a code which may or may not work!! How exciting! Was it hard to find them? We were on the Emerald in August and real menus were non-existant. Interesting to see especially there actually is a Vines menu!
  22. Not quite sure what you are asking.... but... Alcholic beverages have a limit of 15 / day Non-alcoholic beverages are unlimited. Is that what you are asking?
  23. Print off your Travel Summary. Print off your Luggage Tags (and attach just before you get to the pier). Then you should be good! Have a great cruise!
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