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See you too!! Gonna be a great cruise!

I'm booked on the Discovery 10 night Mexican Riviera for New Years 12/28 sailing. Booked in an inside. Bid 50 for Oceanview, Bid 80 for Obstructed Balcony BW and bid 95 for Obstructed Premium Balcony DW. Those were all minimum bids. Received the denial emails for oceanview and BW today. 2 hours later got the acceptance for the DW in the exact cabin and location I wanted. Talk about winning the upgrade lottery!

Where are you able to enter your gift cards to redeem them for OBC? Because the only options the website gives as a payment method is Credit Cards or Pay Pal.

Most of the ships buffets have an Indian or Filipino selection each night. It is constantly changing and almost always delicious. I always seek this section out whenever I wander into the buffet.

Just got off the Live Chat to see what's taking so long. They ask that we wait another 24 hours as it's taking quite a while to get the emails out. Not sure how that's possible as they've had our info for quite some time and it just needs to populate an email list, but that's their story.

Yes there is. Jan 31, 2023

No matter where you purchase the cards they're all managed under a contract with Blackhawk Network. Princess has zero control over their gift cards

Princess adding boarding times to try to alleviate crowding at the pier. But those are suggested times, not set in stone. No one is going to ask you what your assigned boarding time is. Just go straight to the terminal and wait to check in. You should be onboard by 1130 so plenty of time to have a nice lunch with your friends. The MDR opens at noon, or you can have pizza, pasta, salad at Alfredo’s. There's also the bustle of the buffet if you'd like.

I have to say, I'm pretty disappointed with how Princess rolled out the follow up email. I've been waiting all day and still haven't gotten it even though I submitted and was verified almost immediately after they offered it.

Nope.. Just went through the wringer trying to add the 3 cards I have to my account. I originally called the casino dept whom I'm booked through. They couldn't help me so transferred me to Princess customer service. Princess customer service told me they couldn't do it and it would have to be done through their Onboard Services department, so they transferred me. The Onboard Services department told me this can't be done pre-cruise and must be done once onboard at Guest Services. At this point my frustration was off the charts, so I reached out through the chat function, and they gave me a number to call who handles the gift cards. Turns out this was a 3rd party who only manages the gift cards for Princess, and has zero affiliation with Princess other than that. In fact the lady from the gift card department was adamant that Princess says you can purchase OBC through your personalizer on the website with these gift cards. I told her that was not a payment option on their website. She insisted Princess says it is. So I dig some further digging. Turns out Princess will not let you add gift cards as OBC precruise. Per their website: "The Princess Cruises Gift Card may also be applied toward the guest's onboard folio account once the cardholder embarks a Princess Cruise line ship for their cruise vacation experience. To apply a Princess Cruises Gift Card to your folio, you must present your Gift Card to the Passenger Services Desk onboard your cruise." So while you can use it to purchase a cruise, if you want to use it for OBC you're going to have to go stand in line at Guest Services and hope you get an agent who knows how to redeem these.

Still waiting for mine. Is it a special link to a list of available cruises? And if you're checking, how is the pricing working out?

Still patiently waiting for my email as well. Came here to see if anyone had recieved it yet.

Thanks for the review! We're boarding Discovery for New Years!

The cruiseline "recommends" not booking flights earlier than 11 am for domestic and 12 noon for international.

I like to pack washer and dryer sheets. Super lightweight and takes no room. Another pro tip after having done this quite a few times.. throw all your dirty laundry into your carry on and just roll it to the laundry room instead of trying to schlep a mesh bag. Then fold it, pack it in the bag and roll it back. Works like a charm.

You can use as many devices as you want on Plus. You just have to log off one before you log onto the next device.

I'm able to purchase a soda only package for my cruise...

But it is at the Gelato station. And I think you only get vanilla or chocolate in the MDR.

I feel fairly confident that the desserts will be sold as upcharge a la carte, just as the Gelato is.

Why would you be annoyed if they couldn't tell you? If there was an accounting issue based on the package that you chose to purchase Guest Relations would handle that. I wouldn't expect any server or attendant to know that.

Mine is still showing available to purchase for half off with Platinum discount. I have Android.

If I had to venture a guess, the crew won't have to bother with knowing what package anyone has. If you order anything the computer will do all the work of knowing whether or not to charge your onboard folio. So if you have the old Premier package and order one of the new dessert offerings you'll be charged for it and if you have the New Premier package you won't.

People are overthinking this as usual. These packages are going to be a great value for drinkers or exercise fanatics and not a good value for light/casual/non-drinkers. That's it. There will still be plenty of seating in the theater, and if you want wi-fi just buy a package. If you want to try the new desserts you can bet Princess will gladly sell it to you, and picking up your Medallion at port will be no different than when we all had to pick up our cruise cards. Princess is offering options to various cruisers and you can choose to go bare bones or upgrade as high as you choose.

I definitely feel called out here... 😂😂

I believe the Medallions are white during a ships inaugural year of sailing.