kiwimum

On another subject, several of the local tV stations used a camera showing Emerald pulling into port today and all

commented on the hull of the ship.  I walked down to see the ship today and agree with a touch up is needed.  

3 minutes ago, memoak said:

Even better is to hire a local private wine tour guide. We have done this several times and gone to small local wineries meeting with the. Winemakers 

I feel more comfortable doing a sponsored tour that takes you from point A to B.  We have done several weekend trips from San Diego to Guadalupe.  Starting to rethink this getaway in the future.  This past weekend there was a cartel shooting on the outskirts of Ensenada.   An off road race stopped at a gas station where they were caught in a cartel hit.  10 individuals lost their lives with many injured.  

21 minutes ago, lion1956 said:

I don't see a tour for Guadalupe can you take a quick look for me on the Ensenada tours tell me which one you're talking about

 

 

This is the one we have taken several times.

I would not walk around some parts of Ensenada.  
On the other hand, highly recommend the Princess excursion to the Guadalupe valley.   We have done it several times and enjoyed visiting the wineries with tastings and light snacks.   Very enjoyable.

Flights for our Norway trip in August were definitely ticketed in February according to Travel Summary.  Will see if the 10 digit ticket number changes.

30 minutes ago, Buckeye10640 said:

Of course. I was reacting to @kiwimum who said theirs was put on the shipboard account.  Preferable for the cruiser, but not for Princess. 

Sorry my error.  The only refund on our shipboard account was the port fees.   The 20% FCC is labeled Goodwill and has a hard use by date.  Fortunately we travel 3-4 months a year so no problem using it.

We received similar compensation for our Antarctica cruise in December.  20% of cruise fare, port fees and taxes went back to our shipboard account.  Very happy with the compensation.

1 hour ago, Shippy said:

I have NEVER got a reminder email from Princess

.Luckily my internet TA gives me a heads up about a week before the due date.

I book directly with Princess and always receive at least one reminder.   First is usually 21 days out.

Sounds like your reminders are going to your TA and they are not passing along.   

On 5/8/2023 at 5:35 PM, nini said:

So far, we have been fine in WA State and Oregon in reference to wines.

Our local grocery store in San Diego is having supply issues.   White wine selection is 75% of late last year.  Even Costco has less available.

Sapphire Princess over the holidays had a major supply issue.   Extremely limited white wine, no limes, majority of gins not available.  Fortunately we bought limes onboard with us in LA and they lasted to almost BA.

Our last flights in January on American from Buenos Aires were ticketed at 30 days out.  October cruise was ticketed at 32 days.  Upcoming August flights on BA to Heathrow have been ticketed for a couple of months with final payment not due until 21 May.   
No rhyme or reason.   Best guess is American is ticketed around 30 days

21 minutes ago, PacnGoNow said:

Was it RSV? 

DH caught RSV on the Caribbean Princess in November.   It took almost 4 months for the symptoms and coughing to resolve.    Nasty infection.

17 minutes ago, DallasGuy75219 said:

At bars I've always seen wine (even the Plus swill) poured from a bottle (with a label).  But in the MDR you won't see what bottle it was poured from, and the waiter may not even know what swill du jour they're serving today until they go to pour it.

On the Sapphire over the holidays we were seated several nights backing up to a servers station, the red wine was definitely out of a box.  At the bars always asked what wine they were pouring.   

Our flights for an August cruise out of Southampton have been ticketed for at least 2 months.   Flying business class, seats selected on BA.   Final payment has not been made.  

I was able to make reservations for our family of 8 in the Crown Grill for June cruise.   Just needed booking numbers for all guests.   
Could be the number of guests, bookings not paid in full or Status.

Cruise is 7 days, this is the pricing for the same cruise.   All tied back to incorrect status level for the two different prices.

I posted earlier the app shows me as a first time cruiser and husband as Elite.  We have 2 booking numbers for our next cruise as we are taking the grandkids.   These are screenshots from our bookings indicating one is elite.

Make sure in the Medallion App you are showing as Elite.  I am having an issue with the sea witch showing blue instead of black giving higher pricing no 50% discount.

Nothing new.  

We sailed on the Sapphire in December 2022 out of LA to Buenos Aires.    The Sapphire returned to the West Coast last week after the South American season and is currently in dry dock on Portland.

I have not seen a South America round trip for years.

Emergency light. 

Even marking your booking no upgrade does not mean you will not be upgraded.    Read the contract everyone signs.    We have been moved several times and unable to get our original cabin back.  

We had similar packages on the Sapphire over the holidays.  Thought they were poor selections.

We usually take the Riedel glasses from Vines to dinner and then return them after dinner.  

30 minutes ago, koolforkatz said:

I am still waiting for almost $300 OBC from our January South America cruise, all of which is definitely refundable. I have been dealing back and forth with a very nice lady in customer relations but so far she hasn't been able to make it happen although she says "we haven't forgotten about you." I have the statement from when we got off the ship and also a folio that they emailed me that all supports this. So I wait....

 

Strangely, friends we were sailing with did receive their OBC cheque about 4-5 weeks after the cruise. 

My issue was with a South America/Antarctica cruise.  Still waiting for $325 refund.  Received a check for the majority of the OBC.

Contact your TA.  Not unusual for the shareholder to drop off.