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We did do the Princess Golden Circle tour last summer. It was less than $295, maybe $245 last year. It included admission to all the locations we visited as well as a really fantastic lunch at Gulfoss falls. We booked it for the security of getting back to the ship/the ship not leaving without us. We do book most ports independently, but we were worried about a mishap on an 8 hour tour that would cause a problem returning to the ship in a timely manner. The only other time we have booked a ship tour was to see penguins at Bluff Cove in the Falklands and we did that because that was the only way to see that specific location.

There is also a place in the Pastry Shop area in the buffet to get specialty coffee. They did not have the ability to make as many different coffee options up there as compared to the International Cafe bar location (not as many syrups, for example).

Stealthdog, We will be on the Seashore on a 7 night cruise in a couple of weeks. We were just upgraded from a bella experience inside room on deck 5 to a deluxe balcony on deck 15. I only discovered the room change when I looked at the digital boarding pass and saw a different room number. It appears to be under the Jungle Pool bar area. Do you happen to know if there are parties/music etc at night in that area? We are just a bit worried about noise. If you don't have a chance to venture in that area, we will just be surprised... I'll bring ear plugs just in case. Hope you are having a great cruise. 🙂

The latest version of the new app finally has my loyalty level correct.

I called to have it sorted and it still isn't sorted. Old app shows me as elite and new app does not. The ocean rep said they see that I am elite and it is a glitch. Fortunately I already booked medallion.net with the old app for all our upcoming cruises and the discount was applied for each one. Hoping it is corrected eventually.

I have 4 cruises from now until Sept 2025 and they also show on old app. Old app I'm elite and new app I'm blue as well. I purchased internet for all upcoming 4 cruises yesterday using the old app to be sure I got the elite discount.

Last night I was able to purchase internet for upcoming cruises through late September 2025. I had a little trouble getting it to work with my credit card for a couple of the cruises, but somehow it finally worked for three upcoming cruises. So we are all set now and have locked in at the current elite discount rate before the price increase next week.

I don't have any package, but I have the same icon with the plus sign. So... the plot thickens....

Thanks! Much appreciated. You are a fountain of information! I have sent an email with my concerns about my loyalty status being incorrect as well as my concerns about the shoreside transaction credit card requirement.

I looked around in the app and didn’t see anything helpful. I guess I should look on the website. How do you reach out to them? Is email an option?

I have similar issues. When I log in as me, I am not “ready to sail” as I deleted my credit card for shoreside purchases ( I never had authorized those …hmmm) and so it shows 6/7 completed tasks. My husband however shows ready to sail and no mention of shoreside credit card approval. When I log in as him, it is the reverse, I am ready to sail and he is 6/7 even though I am the principal cardholder. Also for some reason even though we are both elite, my loyalty status is zero no matter how log in to the new app. My loyalty status is elite is correct on the old app. Not sure how to fix that one! Fortunately I have already purchased internet package ( and that shows up in the app as purchased) so I don’t have to worry about the internet discount issue. Anyone know how to fix loyalty status on the app? We don’t sail until June so I am hoping this all just fixes itself in an update.

We did a South America/ Antarctica cruise on the Coral Princess starting in mid Dec 2019 and ending the first week in January 2020. Yep. Just in the nick of time before covid. It was an amazing experience. I did a Live-ish review with photos etc on cruise critic boards. There were many very interesting presentations on the history and expeditions in this region. As well, there were all the typical Princess Christmas festivities and even a midnight buffet on New Year's Eve that was fantastic. We sailed from Buenos Aires to Chile with 4 days in the Antarctic region. We had a balcony cabin, but also spent a lot of time on deck. While there are no landings in the Antarctic peninsula on this type of cruise, it was spectacular.

We just got off the Magnifica a few days ago. There was a card in our room when we boarded that set a time for us to have the Diamond dinner benefit. If that time would not be satisfactory, it gave a number to call to change the reservation time. The Magnifica only has one specialty restaurant. The Diamond dining experience was very good. However, we prefer the specialty dining options on the newer MSC ships, the Butcher’s Cut restaurant in particular.

I just downloaded it. So far it is working correctly. Has all my information.

Yes, Cellular data is turned off. I go into airplane mode, first connect to Intranet and then connect to Internet by buying the princess wifi plan. My carrier is Google Fi. I love being able to send and receive regular texts. Not everyone has Whatsapp or Messenger. It is very convenient.

We are on the Emerald Princess right now. We purchased a 4 device wifi plan and are traveling with our adult son and his wife. We text each other as well as others back home. No problems at all. I have a pixel 5a. My daughter in law has an iPhone. We can send and receive texts both with Android users or iPhone users.

We are on the Emerald Princess now and my android phone works fine, as does my husband's phone and my son's phone. My son had trouble with the app before boarding , but was able to solve the problem by using the web version to check in. Now on board all is well.

We were on a 17 day Transatlanic, starting in Ft. Lauderdale, with 4 ports in Iceland, 1 in Canada and one in the U.K. before disembarking in Southampton. There were numerous enrichment lectures in addition to the trivia, etc. I thought we would be bored, but honestly, we found it to be excellent. The lectures were really interesting and we enjoyed the relaxation on sea days. We booked a transatlantic for 2025 because we loved Iceland and want to do it again! Anyhow, this is also just our two cents worth!

There are multiple complimentary options in grand class ships, including International Cafe usually on deck 5, Salty Dog Grill usually on the Lido deck ( formerly called Trident Grill) for hamburgers, hot dogs, and grilled chicken sandwiches, and Slice pizza on the Lido deck for 2 to 3 types of pizza by the slice.

We have tipped the laundry staff on two separate cruises that were around 17 days each. We put a note on the laundry slip indicating there would be an envelope in the laundry bag an asked for confirmation it was received so we didn’t think the tip ended up being washed! On both occasions we received very appreciative phone calls from laundry personnel. From their phone calls I gathered it was very unusual for them to receive a tip. Even though we know part of the crew appreciation goes to staff, we wouldn’t hesitate to tip the Laundry staff, as well as our steward, and a number of other staff in the coffee bar, trident grill, pizza place, etc. on future cruises.

We got back last week from the Fire & Ice Transatlantic on the Island Princess from Ft. Lauderdale to Southampton and they had this list of the buffet daily menu specials. It was helpful in planning when we might want to eat dinner in the buffet instead of the MDR.

I guess this means the Island Princess does not have the motion sensor lighting installed in the cabins yet. We will be on the Transatlantic departing Ft. Lauderdale on May 26, so we have time to purchase your suggested night light. Thank you for this link.

Thank you! That is excellent news.

So if I buy a 2 device wifi plan and I want to be logged into 2 devices ( phone and computer) simultaneously, can I do that? Or do I have to log off one before I can log into the other?

I leave Saturday and can't find the health assessment either. It shows my check-in is complete on the app.