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Never seen a charge for tendering; although I have seen a fee for optional shuttle transportation from the dock into town.

It’s very easy..after you pick up your luggage, call up your Uber ride on the app and have a seat in the rideshare waiting area. It’s very clearly marked, adjacent to the luggage exit, with seats. They ask you not to exit until your Uber has arrived, which you probably already know you can easily follow in the app. Following this procedure minimizes confusion and milling crowds as cars come and go right outside the exit door.

There was a small half-page listing of the buffet themes in our room upon boarding. (Geoherb may not have had one; our page of ‘Elite Benefits’ showed up on Day 2 or 3).

We have the plus package and embarked in Boston two days ago. Definitely had several drinks before a late departure and there are no charges showing on either folio.

Just telling y’all what parts they quoted to me in denying my full ‘value’ claim in June of 2020. I know my minor loss of $231 per person pales in comparison to what Pescado was facing, but I’ll let her tell her own story if she wants. And with that, I’m off to attempt another Princess cruise. Here is to wishing everyone happy, healthy, non-eventful cruises and a complete lack of insurance claims. They can be horribly rude awakenings.

Yes, one would think ‘value’ is pretty clear….and yet…there is currently another thread about the use of gift cards and their value not being covered at all. Further down in the actual insurance coverage portion of the DOC (pg 8 NSIGTC 2500) it states: “Payments or Deposits means the cash, check, or credit card amounts actually paid for Your Trip. Payments made in the form of a certificate, voucher not purchased by cash, grant or discount are not payments or deposits as defined herein.”

It’s possible this is a true story except for the parts that aren’t.

Hi J ☺️. I’m pretty sure I’m not an oracle, but I'm definitely telling my husband that you think I am. As for @Kgills; it’s not a straightforward answer. For years, the answer was as @PescadoAmarillo stated. Credit, gift cards, etc. were not insurable because it was not money from your bank account to the cruiseline. Then came Covid and ALL those FCC that Princess pushed in lieu of cash refunds. And inevitably some of those cruises were also cancelled; and that’s when the silliness began. Princess began allowing their PVP “insurance” to cover these credits. Third party insurance did not, never did. So…I can’t predict what might happen, but if I were in your position I would start a chat with Princess and ask (while clearly stating this is just a what-if question and NOT a request to cancel) what their system says. If they can offer you new credit with an extended expiration, great. If they say No, ask why they sold you the Platinum policy and what price you paid for it and what it covers. Then make sure you print out the chat so you have it all in writing.

GC, There are a couple of points to address here: 1. There are set minimum connection times for each airport and airlines do have to keep to those limits when scheduling connecting flights. That said, many minimum connection times are too close for my comfort. 2. I think travel insurance policies that cover missed connections separately (in addition to travel delay) do not have a minimum connection time listed in their DOC. 3. In your example, I believe separate tickets too close together would be treated similarly to not leaving for the airport early enough and missing your flight. If the missed connection was not due to a documented flight delay, and it’s not in the DOC as a covered reason, it’s not covered.

Yes, us too. Folio email this morning for a cruise ended March 16. Some glitchy thing with their systems, I suppose.

Well, some of the young people only got the translation, but not the reference. But FWIW, my college dorms of 50 years ago were named after Middle Earth, so it Rings true for some of us.

Delta yes. (Note that American has recently announced changes to their program which will disallow points if booked via a third party.)

I agree with the suppositions above; likely Portugal has rules more difficult than Spain.

259 for MTG luncheon, Western Caribbean out of Galveston January 2023. Yes, we were surprised; and we agree with the statement above about officers who didn’t want to be there and braggart conversations. Food was nice, and we were happy to be invited.

Ever since the barrel chair was removed we prefer the deluxe balconies just for the seating. Of course, Princess holds those back as 3 person rooms so you have to go through a few gyrations to book a specific room as a double. 🙄