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34 minutes ago, SeaHunt said:

 

Hope you got the BOGO deal that ended yesterday (for travel through May 31) 🤞😉

 

Rail operator: Brightline
Deal: Buy one ticket, get one free
Routes: All Florida routes
Travel dates: Through May 31
When to book: By April 6
How to book: Directly through Brightline using the promo code "NOJOKE24"

Unfortunately, we booked our tickets months ago before all this! We did get a good deal though with a promo code at that time. They always run specials. Waiting to see if we like it before booking for our cruise in October.

We are taking Brightline May 3rd from Orlando to Ft. Lauderdale for our cruise departing May 4th.  We have had it booked for some time, As it is a transatlantic, we will not be taking it back. It will be interesting to see how it goes. We paid to check our two suitcases. We would not feel comfortable going down day of cruise. No matter what mode of transportation, we always go a day early. Also, personally I would be afraid to send our suitcases from there to the cruise ship. 

6 hours ago, Ehg said:

That’s really interesting. Thank you for sharing. It’s quite different inside from Sky Princess as Sky has the dividers in the living area between dining and sitting plus both bedrooms have fairly substantial dressing rooms. But I imagine the bedrooms on Enchanted are therefore bigger? 
Same incredible balcony. 😃

Not sure if they are bigger but definitely very spacious. Just a beautiful experience! Yes, the balcony was amazing. 

8 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

What are First Guests? 

The corporate office chooses a couple or family from the passenger list to be official first guests on the brand new ship, first public sailing. There is a big celebration. We were quite shocked to be chosen. They called us only a few days before embarkation. Here is the video.

https://www.facebook.com/PrincessCruises/videos/1090836318345292/

We were chosen as first guests on the Enchanted Princess and were upgraded to the Sky Suite. Here is our video of S309. It will not disapoint!

I called the to upgrade from plus to premier. They wouldn’t let me do it online either. Just paid with my credit card and had them send me a new receipt.

On 2/29/2024 at 7:24 PM, vwlmember said:

My wife and I are booked on the September 30th cruise in a D1 Premium Deluxe Balcony on deck 15. Cannot wait! 578 days and counting down!

We are also booked on this cruise! We will be celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. Very exciting!

We liked the balcony on deck 13. It protected you somewhat from the wind and rain. It does block your view of the stars though. Otherwise we thought the view was great. 

1 hour ago, mscdivina2016 said:

Off Meraviglia yesterday myself and I was b2b last month on Seashore.

We were tested day prior to turnover in a dining room. Tested and told we were all done. Leave!

I don't think they want people hanging so if there is an issue, they know where you are.

That makes sense. Hope that is the case!

12 minutes ago, ew101 said:

Lovely review.  What did they say on back to backs- how hard is it in terms of testing?  

From what others reported, they take you to a certain area where you are tested free of charge and then after you get your results, you go back onto the ship. We chose the same room on both so hopefully it goes smoothly. 

Thanks for your review. It all sounds great. We are scheduled for the Meraviglia January 23 rd and are doing the 4 day back to back following. This is also our first time on MSC. Glad you enjoyed your trip and thanks again for sharing.

Sandy and Rick

1 hour ago, npcl said:

I wonder if everyone is getting free internet and/or the ability to make phone calls. 

I read on social media everyone was given internet and telephone service. It was also reported they were allowed on their balconies. This was from someone now on the ship.

Does anyone know if they made tea time any earlier. We have been changed on both of our cruises to 4:45 and we really enjoy tea in the MDR which is at 3:00. Guess we won’t be eating many scones.

Just received word from Celebrity that both my brother and his wife were killed in the accident.

 

 

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So sorry for your loss. Prayers are with you and your family. This is very sad news.

We took advantage of that offer, too, last fall. This year we recently booked buy one, get the other 1/2 price on a 5 day Western Caribbean on the Caribbean Princess for Sept. 20th. Not sure if they are still offering it but it was a great deal.

Sandy

Thanks so much for this information. We just booked this after reading your review. Could you tell me how much the taxi was approximately each way and is there a certain company you went with.

Sandy

Thanks for sharing your tour info.

 

Yikes! The ferry experience didn't sound positive - people usually rate that pretty high. What a shame...

 

We're looking at the February itinerary with Grand Cayman - we wouldn't step off the ship in Ocho Rios, so that itinerary was out. It's early February, so it won't coincide with school breaks in the Northeast.

We are scheduled for the Panama Canal Partial Transit on December 1st on the Coral. Just interested to know why you wouldn't step off the ship in Ocho Rios as that is the itinerary for our cruise?

Sandy

We did the Land Tour first, started in Copper River, then to Fairbanks, Denali, Mt. McKinley, and to ship. We did the 7 day off the beaten path and absolutely loved it! We were on the Diamond and it was a great ship. Loved touring the glaciers and we were able to get up very close. Our trip was in July.

Sandy

Who can answer this question...I am booking a balcony cabin on the Caribbean princess and I know that some of the decks have balconies where people can look over and see onto your balcony. I also know there are some that are covered (and there may be others that are half covered). I don't want a balcony where people are looking in the whole time. Does anybody know what decks or categories of cabins are NOT visible from above?

 

Thanks in advance.

We were on Deck 12 and we were above the open balconies.

Sandy

Thanks for sharing the video, really loved it! Can't wait til March when we are doing the Eastern Caribbean on the Royal!

I finally called Princess. The customer service rep told me that they do give credit for cancelling the Natural History Tour -- $99 per person. She did not know why my agent had been told differently. She said normally they want the agent to make the request' date=' but since I told her my agent had already called and been given incorrect information, she went ahead and did it for me without my agent on the line. Now I am wondering about my agent and whether she actually called.

 

I don't know why ckrcjr received $56 pp, missdenise received $62 pp and we received $99, but I certainly wasn't going to argue. I will check the revised invoice as soon as I receive it from my agent to make sure the CSR didn't cancel something else by mistake, but she repeated it correctly to me on the phone.

 

We did book the shuttle to Eielson already @ $43.50 pp. Definitely a better deal in every way as far as I am concerned.

 

I think I will be finding a new agent for my next cruise.[/quote']

 

We go through a AAA agent and we cancelled our tour and rescheduled the Denali Wilderness Tour. We were given a $99 credit each and were charged for the Denali Wilderness Tour.

 

Sandy