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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. 🙄

Thank you for an entertaining Live thread

An excellent question. There are current threads on the other Carnival-owned lines dissecting the verbiage of the Annual Report and its lack of mention (unlike years past). The answer is not yet clear.

Just one caveat to add: Depending on the source of the FCC, it may not be insurable. If the credit was granted to you by the cruiseline ( vs you purchasing the credit) that ‘value’ is not paid by you and therefore not insurable. They might let you purchase the insurance, but you won’t have coverage for the ’value’ of the cost. If you are only looking for the medical portion and not cancellation/interruption coverage; get a third party plan with $1 cruise cost, but beware the look back period.

Additionally, booking direct means there is no third party default coverage from insurance (because there are only two parties in the transaction).

Tables for 10 are limited; if you can get one at a reasonable time, go ahead and reserve that and then try to change to a better time onboard. But a bird in hand is worth two on the bush as they say. How far out is your cruise?

Cruise Control was cheaper than rideshare pre-book for us. Very efficient and well-run company,too.

Here is another recommendation for Cruise Control Transportation. Booked a group of 14 (airport-hotel @ CocoaBeach-Port-airport return) as well as one couple going just airport to port on Dec10. All communication was timely, pickup was on time, vehicles clean, safe, excellent and friendly drivers.

From my experience, you need to ensure your call/text is WIFI ONLY or it will be charged an exorbitant rate by the cellular company. The app ‘supposedly’ has a texting function, but it lacks a proper notification of incoming texts and you must refresh the app to check for incoming texts.

If Princess is routing you this way they are already dealing with the violation or exception under some sort of waiver. As to whether there will be a fine, or who pays it….this is not a routine situation so there is probably not a standard answer.

Unfortunately, missing the ship in LA won’t result in a flight to the next port in Hawaii. The cruise line is not allowed to intentionally violate the PVSA, and thus the first legal port they could fly you to is Ensenada. One option could be to fly to Hawaii yourself and disembark in Mexico, but it would be up to you to arrange that itinerary deviation with Princess. They are under no obligation to do so. This is one of those itineraries where missing the initial departure pretty much results in no cruise. One way Alaska trips are another.

Be careful and read any policy in detail; while the NCL policy will provide an FCC % to your wife if she cancels for a non-covered reason, it only covers your increased cost as a single if her cancelation is due to a covered reason. You will have to crunch the numbers, but it’s possible the cost of the insurance plus the amount not covered is greater than just having your wife be a no-show. To get a detailed answer that fits your exact situation (age and state of residence matter) I also recommend you call Trip Insurance Store. You will need to know your total trip insurable costs.

On Ruby coming up in January we cannot partake in most of the catamaran snorkel activities, nor the Segway adventure and several other activities deemed too difficult for our age group.