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Bobby, was she a cruise vacation planner with Princess? I've received emails encouraging me to contact my personal cruise vacation planner, but I've never done it. Do you recall if the phone number was 800-901-1172, which is the number for the vacation planners from Princess' website?

 

 

 

As for the 72 hours, it must be something recent...two separate customer service reps told me the same thing, one yesterday and one on Thursday when 3FF came out. Hopefully weekends count so the booking will be released on Tuesday at the latest.

 

 

 

I had Princess do a "comparison booking" and it is less expensive for me to book direct even after the TA assured me that I was getting the lowest possible price with 3FF after her discount and obc. I finally decided to look into it instead of taking her word for it, and I'm about $100 better off booking direct. I find working with her awkward and she's not particularly friendly, when I ask a question I get a stock answer "you're already getting the best price." This way I don't have to deal with email responses that make me feel like a pest, and I'm also assured of getting upsell or move over offers right away.

 

 

 

I think I'm just too hands on to use a TA....

Yes exactly to your first paragraph. That is the what happened. I got a similar email and called but the woman who sent it had left the company so I asked the operator a week later after no

Return call and she connected me with another nice lady who was of great help

Mike

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Does your insurance have “cancel for any reason”? Mike

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I realize we have gone down an unintended route in this thread which should be about the Princess insurance policy. A military route. The Princess insurance policy is definitely worth it in my opinion and especially the cancel for any reason. Mike

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I am sorry but we are writing past each other. I care not who pays or where to send. I am merely making the point that for retired military out of the country Tricare for Life takes the place of Medicare which only exists in US itself. Perhaps the best way to avoid misunderstanding is to google Tricare for Life. Mike

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I always eat lunch there...every cruise. Mike

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After a long time doing it myself... I would never use a TA...for some of the reasons listed...I recently discovered that Princess itself has very competent group of not TAs but Customer Service Agents. They are exceptional and not reached but the usual 800 Princess #. They have a separate # which unfortunately I don’t have with me since I am in London bound on the Royal tomorrow for a 15 day TA to NYC. She went through all 5 cruises booked through end of 2019 and saved me more than $2,000 in 10 minutes. She emphasized she is not a TA but a special agent working directly for Princess and in the future I am free to use her or not. I intend to continue to do it myself but check it with her after I make the booking...she gave me her 4 digit

extension and said that are long serving agents dedicated to frequent Princess customers. Mike (very pleased to stumble onto this)

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Agree. The revolution is not in a day, a week or even a year....it will be gradual but certain and ships are built for the future. Suddenly about 10 years ago cursive writing disappeared from our elementary schools. I found out when I wrote some young friends thank you notes and they told me they couldn’t make out all the swirls and connected letters

A few years ago our very high priced local Catholic High Schools announced that beginning the following year everything would be done on iPads from note taking, homework to tests. Certain things can happen very quickly and unexpectedly. They continue to use them even though a variety of studies have shown subject matter is not retained as well when typed on an iPad. Someone recently said we could cripple a whole generation if we had only cars with stick shift and used cursive writing. Mike

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You take this cruise because you love sea days. We’ve lived in Hawaii for 10 years.

It’s not the land days, although we’ll enjoy them. We love sea days.

Agree. As someone said you go for the love of sea days. If you want to tour Hawaii fly there and back. Almost all cruise lines do it this way. Otherwise you would have to double the length of the cruise. Mike

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Very close to Fremont and thus Omaha. Mike

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But does it work completely?

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Sorry, I didn’t look....I doubt that anyone did. Mike

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They must be eager to get your money to pay for the new Sky. I am doing the 14 day TA on it in November, 2019...I haven’t checked yet but will. Mike

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Very interesting but hurry back to Southampton. We are eagerly waiting to take your place on the 15 day TA to NYC. I have done the cruise you are just completing....the only problem for me it was too short. Mike

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I took the 49 Maiden voyage last summer from Civitavecchia to Shanghai and the sockets were US and one other. Since now for Chinese and Aus markets there has been a change. Have no idea what these are

Perhaps Chinese and Oz. Our hotel in Shanghai was equipped with US... I had no need to use a converter. Mike

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Seems a lot from NE suddenly My mothers family is from Cedar Hill an area a couple of miles from Morse Bluff. I am in London at present leaving on Monday on the Royal Princess for a 15 day TA to NYC. You are not doing the same by chance? Mike

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I live in Omaha and libraries are becoming tech centers with computers etc. Hope they survive for a long time

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Medicare will definitely not pay. I have had Tricare for Life pay no matter whether I am on land or sea.....however if you buy other insurance as I now do for cruises they may make it a first payer and then they, Tricare for Life, second payer. If you had no other insurance they would be first and only payer. A bit complicated and depends on info you give. Of course various other factors are key: a pre existing condition, how the ship’s doctor and your doctor code the illness or procedure, etc. Every circumstance is slightly different but can result in big differences. I have a legal background. Military However, I couldn’t analyze a case for certain without reviewing all the documentation and circumstances. Mike

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The problem is we are all in the now but the newer plus newest ships are built for the future....thus small or no libraries. I don’t like it either but our now will be gone in five to ten years and that is what the near term future holds. Buildings just built or being built are with the near term future in mind....if San Diego just opened a new “old fashioned” library that is very unusual and will likely not be around for long....sorry. Mike

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I hope everyone realizes I am

referring to US only. I have no idea how other countries operate. Mike

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Tricare for life is not available for Vets but only retired active or reserve military. If a vet has the required # of years to retire, usually 20, then they do have Tricare for Life at 65. Being a vet and a retiree are different matters. Mike

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Tricare for life covers anywhere in the world. It matters not whether on or off ship...it is only first payer. Princess insurance is second payer. Medicare is no payer. This I am certain of. Mike

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Many covered by TRICARE FOR LIFE don't realize that it is TRICARE OVERSEAS that will be the TRICARE that you file with when getting covered for any illness or accident that happens when out of the country. Personal experience when wife broke her leg with on a Princess cruise in Greece. They are the first payer and the princess protection covers anything that they don't cover.

Correct. Tricare for Life is good overseas as principal payer..it is good anywhere On the other hand Medicare is no good on the ship once it leaves US waters. The ship is not a little US no matter where it is as some must think. Most are not even registered in US..This is the problem. Some think ship is a little piece of the US. It isn’t.

Mike

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ive noticed the bigger the ship the library is terrible, starting with the royal. Older and smaller ships library is fair to very good. go figure??

Obviously because they are building for the future. Mike. PS I too prefer paper books but are not the future. Many schools no longer use books but iPads

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Libraries are alive and well here in San Diego!! It would be nice for the ships to have some books available too. I don't mind if it is paperback or hard cover.

 

I understand that many folks bring their electronic reading devices but some of us travel lighter and like real books at hand.

 

I hope you realize that this is not “the wave of the future”. Mike

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Only Diet Coke which is similar I would guess. Mike

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