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5 hours ago, Teechur said:

At the counter where they dish soft-serve ice cream and make those disgusting premium sundaes, by the covered pool. They always offered a choice.

I didn't have a package, but I did have $850 in OBC, and I would have paid but they didn't ask.

Could it be that your medallion was read and your account was debited without your knowledge?

On 5/9/2024 at 2:09 AM, Teechur said:

We sailed to Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, and England on her in September 2023. A bit tired but perfectly serviceable. The food was good, the covered pool was nice, great library, large balconies, scooped ice cream at no extra charge, and I liked the location of the buffet. Room steward was the best one ever! (Dmetri from Ukraine.)

The only downside was saggy mattresses. By the end of the cruise, 3 out of the 4 in our group had Covid. The one who didn't catch it received a booster before we traveled.

I'm getting a booster tomorrow for my cruise in 45 days. 😵‍💫

Where on the ship do they serve scooped ice cream for free?

We are considering booking a cruise on either Majestic or Enchanted. We love sitting by the indoor pool and reading in a quiet environment. We usually travel on Royal Caribbean or Celebrity and we choose the ship based on the indoor pool area.

We recently went on Carnival Venezia and their indoor pool area was far from tranquil. It was if we took our chaise lounges and put them in the center of a busy shopping mall. It was where they had most of the ships activities with a public address system.

 It was not what we were expecting.

So, can someone please tell us if either Majestic or Enchanted have a quiet indoor pool area? Is adults only? Do they have planned activities?

Thank you.

So if we order from the app, will we see the menu to easily select the items we want?

What is the current policy on bringing soda onboard princess?

Haven't been on Princess since covid. I would like to know how the Ocean now and room service operates today.

1. When I board, if I want room service, what are the procedures to follow?

2. After the first time I order and pay the initial fee, what are the steps to order in the future?

Thank you 

Hopefully there will be photos posted showing updates.

On 4/24/2024 at 8:36 PM, TheOldBear said:

The shuttle drop off is near Bargate and the West Quay Mall. The Tudor House is about a quarter mile back toward the harbor. It’s on St Michael’s square opposite tSt Michael’s church (with the very tall steeple.) Our last Southampton visit was on a Sunday, and we had the ‘Sunday Roast’ at the Duke of Wellington before getting an Uber back to the ship.

How often does the shuttle run?

On 7/21/2023 at 1:27 PM, JGmf said:

In Europe (like anywhere) just make sure you use an ATM that's inside a bank (or hotel), not just any random ATM in what appears to be a very public place.  I learned the hard way - my card was skimmed in Copenhagen.  That sucked.

I was told not to use ATMs in an airport as they charge higher fees and exchange rates.

Is this correct?

Is one token sufficient for an average load to either wash or dry?

Is it worth it to pay $10 to have the medallion mailed to our house? Is it $10'for both medallions or $10 each?

How much time does it save going in the Green Line vs. the Blue Line?

Can you still get the milk shakes as part of the five per day D+ drinks?

16 minutes ago, MacMadame said:

You are not being charged an extra 18% for service in the MDR or buffet. It's only for items not covered by your fare. i.e., Specialty dining, drinks from the bar, casual dining.

When the automatic debited tips are taken from your account aren't they going towards the wait staff?

55 minutes ago, voljeep said:

Pro-Tip - get your tokens early if you know you are going to use them

Where do you get tokens other than in the laundry?

40 minutes ago, hpeabody said:

I am seeing this adding 18% to specialty dining as just another sneaky way Princess is trying to get more of our money   If the 18% was previously covered in the charge, then what they have done now is essentially raised the price without saying they are raising the price IMO / YMMV

Let me ask all of you a question. When they take my daily tip money doesn't that cover my wait staff for dinner? If I eat in the MDR, the buffet or a specialty dining venue shouldn't that be covered?

Why then am I being forced to give an additional 18%?

It's **** that you get much better service!

20 minutes ago, Iamcruzin said:

I have never known Princess to discount specialty restaurants in the past and I started sailing with them in 1991 when Alfredo's was the only pay for venue. I have sailed on Royal Caribbean as well and know what you are referring to. They scope you out while you are shopping around and offer you a special price.It's usually for a slow booking night. I took them up on an offer for Jamies. They were offering 25% off and before the cruise I didn't hear great things about it but I was pleasantly surprised when we ate there. Service was great since we were the only table in the restaurant.  They offered us 50% for the last night sailing but we declined. No discount for Wonderland or the Steakhouse venue on that sailing but I bet those fill up. Wonderland was more about presentation and not about the food. That is a one and done place for us.

Thanks for the good information. We didn't like Wonderland at all.  Yes it was unique in the presentation but that was it. We have met people who rave about Wonderland and go back numerous times. We don't get it.

We are steady Royal Caribbean passengers and there are quite a number of times that staff offer discounts on dining. We are going on Island Princess next month and I'm wondering if princess also discounts if they have excess room.

Thank you for all the great advice. I will be thinking of all of you when watching the dryer go round.

Going on Island Princess and never used the laundry. This time we will be on longer and would probably do it once.

What are the best times to do it that it isn't crowded?

14 hours ago, BklynBoy8 said:

We are on that cruise and done many QE2 and QM2 in the spring in the past to the Caribbean and never saw that many like Easter and President Weekend.

 

Also many are still in school till the next school release time.

 

It is also pleasant time to sail to these 7 islands that attracted us from many past sailing.

 

Would welcome you on board.

Brooklynboy, we are sold and will be joining you for the March 15 cruise.

We are contemplating taking a QM2 14 night Caribbean sailing March 15, 2025.

We normally book Celebrity and Royal Caribbean and will do everything possible to never sail with large numbers of children again.

We love kids but it seems that once a family board a ship they let their children run wild. I know that this is an exaggeration but passengers shouldn't be subjected to unsupervised kids when on a relaxing vacation.

We have been on four QM2 crossings and never had problems with kids on these sailings but wanted the opinions of the cruise critic brethren on a March Caribbean sailing.

Thank you.

Crazy comments 

What is the current policy bringing water or soda onboard at embarkation?

On 3/31/2024 at 5:25 PM, akaCruiser said:

Just submitted my request last week for OBC on my Dec 2024 cruise and got it a day after I submitted my request via the app. Now I got to wait until maybe the end of year for apply for my Dec 2025 cruise OBC.

What process did you follow for submission?

What are they serving in buffet?