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Never take a cabin that is above or below a public venue. It is unpredictable how much noise and banging and loud music there will be.

The Lavazza has no price on the web site. Ask on board about trading the mini bar out for the 15 coffees loaded onto your account.

Zero-Alcohol Package Enjoy premium and specialty coffees and teas along with sodas, fresh juices and healthy smoothies (juice bar), hot chocolate, "zero-proof" mocktails, bottled water, San Pellegrino, Evian and Red Bull Energy Drinks througout your entire cruise with this zero-alcohol beverage package. The Zero-Alcohol Drink Package is $29.99 USD* per person, per day. Premium Lavazza coffee Start your day or end a meal with your coffee-based beverage of choice, thanks to our new partnership with Lavazza. Enjoy a made-from-scratch pastry with your coffee at breakfast from the International Café or recharge with an iced frappé at Coffee & Cones. Savor a fresh cup of coffee any time you crave it, and delight in specialty espresso drinks prepared by professional baristas. A full menu of espresso-based selections are available on board and can be customized to suit your taste.

Did you realize you can still turn in the mini bar for 2 coffee drink packages. They are loaded onto your account instead of a paper coffee card which you could save if you didn't use all 15 drinks.

I have tried both and find Coke Zero not to my liking. What bothers me about statements like yours is why you put down what others enjoy/prefer. Why not state what you prefer without insulting my tastes. FYI I'm doing a 28 day cruise next month. I don't know why you think the number of cruises you have taken matters, it really doesn't seem to matter to Princess. I have found that full suites do seem to get problems resolved quickly. I have an awful lot of cruises with Princess which means little after you reach the magic number of 15 cruises to be on the top tier. I believe they need a higher level perhaps at 50 cruises. RCL made a higher level to honor their loyal cruisers of which I am one. Your Captain’s Circle level is Elite 66 Cruises Sailed 363 Total Princess Cruise Days I am finding their suite perks are not as good as other lines we've been on so I'm not loyal to any cruise line. It choice now revolves around itinerary and price and starting port.

I prefer Diet Coke, it's wonderful. There's more revenue in alcohol so why wouldn't they cater to that beverage?

But would you pay $5 RS

I'm of the opinion it's a rip off. The packages dictate how much gratuity you pay. Elite and Platinum internet is not 50% off because all loyalty tiers pay the same amount. I never buy either package.

Island Princess D728 is a very small cabin. It's a far walk to the buffet for morning coffee if that's important to you.

Every thing on the Princess web site is per person so why would I understand your variance. In loo of the info that it's for two of you it's a decent deal. The best deals are on the last minute cruises which are accessible on the top of the Princess page. Most people can't cruise with only a few weeks notice unless they are retired.😃

In a full suite on Discovery I was not granted thermal suite access I would have had to pay. Newer ships have their spa in a such a way you cannot separate the thermal suite for suite pax, so I was told.

I also buy gift cards on AARP. Keep in mind that if you cancel or get a price reduction the credit goes onto the gift card so you need to keep all of them.

If you think $1000 a day is a good deal for a Mexican cruise enjoy, I sure wouldn't . I cruise in full suites on Princess and find your deal poor. At the $1000 PP PD rate I prefer a more inclusive premium cruise line. I'm doing a 28 day Med cruise on the Island Princess in an S4 for very little more then what you're quoting. You are quoting per person?

That's more information then I could get out of customer service when I called. My best wishes go to Israel

It's another $20 or $25

I enjoyed the "experience" on the Discovery recently. The food was ok but I didn't care for much of the offerings. I would not pay $149 for Octopus and Humus. The small filet was good. I've already paid for a dinner in the reserve dining room and prefer that.

I am on the Island Princess for 28 days Nov 23 and two ports are Israel. Will Princess just avoid those ports or stay away from neighboring countries as well. What a horrible situation. My best thoughts and wishes go to the Israeli people.

Lovely review. I will be on the Island for 28 days next month. Can you tell me where the reserve class dining will be? If you had internet how was the connection?

The old contract stated they must turn it in to the pool. Who knows about the new contracts post covid. Princess chooses not to let us tip those we want who served us and they don't tell us how the pool is divided except it goes fleet wide and too many people are in the pool. Transparency is not their strong point and that's why I choose to reduce my daily gratuity to $10 PP PD. I specifically don't care to tip the entertainment or revenue staff amongst others who are now added to the pool.

I don't drink and turned down the hard alcohol drinks although I did try the wines. They will serve a sugar loaded Shirley Temple or plain water. I asked for a diet coke and was told no it would spoil the taste experience! But sugar won't? I don't eat any fish and wasn't hungry. The last entrée is a small filet mignon which was perfection.

When it first started invites went out to more random guests. Now that it is listed as a full suite perk that is not the case. When I went to the dinner in May there were many people asking how to get an invite and all were turned away.

Of Course. I do the conversion using a currency converter on Bankrate. Many times their fare is less then ours.

Thanks for the clarification. I am sailing in Nov for 28 days in a full suite. I don't drink so don't bother with any beverage packages. I will order my morning coffee with the door hanging menu which is still an included amenity and forgo any phone order room service. I don't use the APP so that makes no difference to me.

Not really since looking at the prices of sailing from those countries is similar and frequently less.

The crew gratuity is pooled across the entire fleet so we are supplementing countries that do not tip like Australia and New Zealand. Princess keeps a percentage of the grats for administrative purposes. The gratuity is used for crew incentives and parties so they don't get a lot of what you think are going into the tipping pool. I reduce my daily gratuity to $10 PP PD which I believe is fair given all the circumstances but you may disagree.