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we did, but they would lump them all together so we couldnt tell what was in the lump sum they charged our credit card. For example, if we charged $150 one day for drinks, specialty restaurant, etc, in the next day or two, they would charge us $450 because they lumped a bunch of charges together from previous days, but we had no idea what those charges included. Last day, day and a half, 2 days, etc.

We have 2 cabins that are supposedly linked, but when i go to book shore excursions, i can only see the two people in the cabin im logged into. On RCL and I think NCL, when our cabins were linked, i was able to pick all of the people in the linked cabins for shore excursions and pay for them all at once. Is that possible with Princess? I dont want to waste my time trying to explain what im trying to do with customer service if its not a thing on princess. Thanks

Thanks and great. However, that is not how it worked for us on MSC in June. We never got a final bill and there were over 20 charges on my amex at the end of the cruise that didnt match against anything that was in the app. Maybe they had a computer issue during that cruise, but it did work out in the end for us because they couldnt explain to AMEX what the charges were for either.

Thanks and definitely sounds like it does more than MSC. Speaking of that, do you get a final bill at the end of the cruise that outlines all of your charges? What im use to from every other cruise line we have been on is i get a final bill at the end of the cruise, say $1500 for example, and then i get that charge on my credit card and all of the pending charges throughout the week go away. Not so with MSC, i got over 20 charges that didnt map back to what was on my account in the app. I assume they were bundling them. So messed up they couldnt even explain what the charges were for to AMEX... However that did play in my favor but it was a major hassle to get straightened out.

Oh good. Almost reminds me of an apple airtag. The MSC one was like the chip in your credit card. It had to be held against a reader. Thanks

Thanks Everyone. One more question. On MSC, we usually had to give our wristbands to the bartenders because the readers were either too short to reach where we were sitting or now working at all. Is that an issue on princess? It seemed like MSC was still trying to figure it out. thx

Is there anything we have to do to get our medallion sent to us in the mail or does it just happen automatically after we check in? Also, do they give you some type of wearable like a watch band to wear it? MSC had it built into a watch like band and it was really nice because it was small, lightweight and we just wore it everywhere so we didnt have to think about taking our cruise card with us. thx

is there a age limit for the Concierge lounge?

Thanks for the info everyone. Sounds like location and a smaller balcony are the only negatives, but neither are issues for us. In fact, we really wanted the window suite because we dont use the balconies but we couldnt get 2 on the same deck. Thanks again for the great info.

Hi, We just booked the premium suite, however it seems bigger than a Penthouse but it was cheaper. The location of the premium cabins we booked seem good, front corners of deck 10, unless someone tells me that's a bad location. Cabins in red in the pic below. so is there anything else that would make those cabins cheaper than a penthouse? Thanks

Luck of the draw. Some CVP/TAs just know how to navigate certain cruise lines, Princess in this case, better. I was about to throw in the towel two weeks ago because i couldnt find a TA that could book 2 under 21YOs in their own cabin. Tried 1 last random TA out of the blue and he had both cabins booked correctly in under an hour. I know thats not a ton of help other than to keep trying, but when i did call that last TA, i explained to him exactly what we were trying to do up front and he started going into exactly how he knew how to do it and how it did it in the past. Immediately knew he was my guy. thx

Oh thats right. I remember joking about the Starwars reference back in the day. Too bad there gone, definitely made the ship somewhat unique at the time. thx

Thats sad to hear. We sailed her when she was first built in 98/99 timeframe when it had the cool spoiler in the back. It was actually a really neat bar. Wonder why they removed it.

Hi, are there any of these options in Puerto Plata and if so, can someone recommend a company? The excursions on the ship are somewhat limited. Thanks

Hi, does anyone have any recommendations for the above? We prefer to Scuba, but the two shops we contacted have a 250lbs weight limit and my son and i both exceed that. We are also 6.4 and 6.5 so getting below that weight is a challenge. So any Snorkel or Snuba options that may not have those restrictions? Thanks

do you have to have elite status to get those perks or do they come with the full suite?

We were just talking about this last night. Does the premium package include both the medallion and the accessory or just the accessory? Also, assuming the medallion acts as your cruise card correct? thanks

I know, not just 1, but 2 because we wanted our sons to have the same services. I will say, even the two suites came out to be around the price of an AI we were looking at as an alternative if we werent able to book this cruise. However, i am going to have to take a second mortgage on my house to pay for it...

I agree, but according to TN-Mountains post, its on the list as complimentary, although it does show $30 so not sure how that works.

Thanks for the info and it does look like most of what we would drink is on the plus package, but the premium wasnt that much more when we booked it with the cruise so we just opted for that. And if i read the menus on your previous post correctly, JW Blue is included which will more than make up for the additional price i paid. thx again

Hi, Does anyone know if Princess has any enhanced shore excursions similar to Celebrity's private journeys? It basically allows you to customize your shore excursions thought the cruise line so you dont have to do it on your own and they guarantee you get back to the ship like the other ship sponsored excursions. Thanks

thats a great perk. We usually spend about $200 per cruise to send out laundry because we hate it laying around the room. Maybe i can convince my wife to pack less. Not likely...

To book them in their own cabin, one needs to be 21. Younger than that, the cabins have to be 'linked' then you can put younger kids in the cabin. I dont know what the cutoff age is, but 16 sounds in line of where we started doing this. I think i read somewhere that on European cruises, you can book your own cabin at 18, but i dont know what for a fact and it may depend on the country.

Thanks Everyone for your help and we decided to go with the full suite per your answer above. A bit pricy, but my family needs some pampering after our last cruise fiasco... Thanks again

Thats one issue, but we have booked 1 parent in each cabin for years when our kids were younger and it can be a pain to get guest services to either switch cabins, give extra cards, etc. We were on one line, I believe NCL, that told us to just switch cards which did work when ordering drinks, going to the kids club, etc. And another time we got questioned why we needed a separate cabin for our kids. I believe my wife had some choice words for that question... Anyway, we know it can be done on RCL, NCL MSC and now Princess and yes, its a pain if you dont have good TA to help, but better to do it now then having to wait in the line in guest services when you board and hope you get someone that wont give you grief about it.