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I’m going against the popular opinion but I didn’t like Crowne Plaza a few weeks ago. Old and musty and I got an upgraded room per lady checking me in. In its favor the location is great and so is the breakfast buffet. Everyone on the staff was very nice.

Amen. I tried a TA that was “highly “ recommended. What a disaster, paid way too much because of it among other issues. Never again.

I took the transfer last year. I live locally and took an Uber to airport to catch it. It was so disorganized. Never again. This year taking a car service to the port. More expensive but more relaxing and less stressful.

I fly United and they go to T2 but that’s good to know about T5

Having the Princess shuttle door to door sounds the easiest for me. There is a Hilton attached to T2 that I stayed in 2022. I like the idea of staying there and walking back to the terminal the next day. I have 2 trips out of Southampton next year. The 2nd one I’ll stay a few days in London the day before and use International Friends. They were great pre and post cruise last time. I am about convenience even if it costs more

Thank you. So it stops at all the terminals at LHR?

What are the pick up points at LHR? Thinking of flying in the day before and booking hotel at LHR.

For those who follow Ben and David on YouTube they had one of these cabins on a P&O ship and weren’t happy either with the lack of privacy etc

I have yet to sail on HAL but was looking for 2025 cruises that are not found on their site, but on other search engine sites, such as cruise critic, I can find all these cruises that don't exist on their site. Came here to see if there was a website issue and apparently there is.

I'm leaving from Athens so not as easy and I'm traveling solo.

Can you pre purchase a case of water to be delivered to your cabin? I looked in my planner and couldn't find anything? Drink package is very expensive for my cruise so not worth buying that. Thanks

I’m on board currently. Entertainment is outstanding but get to theatre early. The shows are all wonderful but standing room only. The bands and other musicians are terrific. Cruise director and team are doing a great job. Planks and Steamers are open. We have Plus and tried both. Steamers was better than Planks and if you have them included it’s worth trying both. Enjoyed Crown Grill enough we went 2x. MDR has been mostly very good. A couple of misses. Crew is fantastic as always. AC is working fine on Deck 11 Aft. I haven’t noticed issues anywhere else.

I’m booked next year for a land/cruise tour. How do you book excursions for the land part and how do you upgrade to the Tundra tour?

These posts always remind me of the I Love Lucy episode when she missed the ship 😂

I stayed at Playa Catalunya. Very close to La Rambla. I would stay here again. Even had a nice pool deck and a bar with a decent food menu. Breakfast was a nice selection too.

I was on this same cruise. I ate in the Amalfi dining room, usually around 6:30 - 7:00 and most seemed to dress. On formal nights saw many in formal wear. So it may depend on where and when you ate.

That’s true but it was operational mid last week. I think it was the day we were in Kusadasi

Actually it was fully operational middle of last week. I know someone who was able to steam Netflix last either Wednesday or Thursday.

Currently on Enchanted and they are handing out numbers near O’Malleys and asking you to stay in the piazza and wait for your number to be called

There is plenty of room for both to enjoy the view. This was embarkation day and just as Emerald was going back into service in 2021. The table ( which is bigger than it appears in the pic) and chairs were pushed off to the left. I moved them to be more centered

I had this exact cabin on Emerald. You can see the pole on the left in this pic

Just a warning to those ordering multiple cards at the same time (and I haven't read through this whole thread to see if anyone else reported it) I ordered 5 gift cards on March 16. Today I went in to apply them to my booking. All was good with the first 4, on the 5th I received an error and when I checked the balance had been updated to zero. I first called Princess who didn't see anything on their end. As I'm on the phone with Princess I realized 2 of the cards had the same 16 digit code and 4 digit PIN. I called AARP. They did confirm I was missing a card as each card had an associated order #. While on the phone AARP sent me the missing one. I saw it come into my inbox and then POOF it disappeared. I checked Spam, deleted and all other folders and it is gone. They are resending it, but can take up to 24 hours to resend. Now I wait in limbo hoping the email comes and works so I don't have to make another call tomorrow.

I haven’t experienced it myself, but saw some pictures and videos. It looks very similar to Le Petit Chef on Celebrity ( which I have experienced and loved)

I’ve booked a walking tour with See Sight Tours. Found it through trip advisor. Meeting point is very close to cruise port.

I’ve had this happen too and have just called PVP to get what I want. Been happening for a while now