Pia1913 Posted December 27, 2011 #26 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Can you add your own message or is it just a standard card determined by Princess? We'll be having our Renewal of Vows on the Ruby in March and want to send the date and time to family and friends in advance so they might be able to catch it on the chappel-cam but we won't know the time until we're on the ship.... No preprinted Princess message. You type your own. You are limited as to how much space you can use, but it's quite sufficient for the usual email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBill Posted December 27, 2011 #27 Share Posted December 27, 2011 No preprinted Princess message. You type your own. You are limited as to how much space you can use, but it's quite sufficient for the usual email. Excellent! Thanks, Pia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtulipe Posted December 27, 2011 #28 Share Posted December 27, 2011 No preprinted Princess message. You type your own. You are limited as to how much space you can use, but it's quite sufficient for the usual email. I believe on our recent Emerald the personal message was limited to 300 or 350 characters which includes spaces and punctuation. There is a countdown showing remaining characters available for that message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted December 27, 2011 #29 Share Posted December 27, 2011 You CAN send one ecard to more than one person, just type in the addresses with a comma between the addresses and you can send to a whole group of family and friends. Just have a list of all those addresses since many of us don't have them committed to memory. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted December 27, 2011 #30 Share Posted December 27, 2011 At this very minute...Princess is scheming a way to now charge for these. ;)[/ LOL! I bet you are right!! :p Shhhh! Lets keep it on the down low!!!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denmarks Posted December 27, 2011 #31 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Are the e-cards only available through the Princess web site from the ship? I am home and looking at the site and can't find them.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted December 27, 2011 #32 Share Posted December 27, 2011 At this very minute...Princess is scheming a way to now charge for these. ;)[/ LOL! I bet you are right!! :p Shhhh! Lets keep it on the down low!!!! ;) If you save the URL, you can use it from home, too. The only problem I had with the cards, is you have no idea how long/if they will be delivered. Some went instantly, some took a day or two. And, there is no way for someone to directly reply. It's a little risky for anything important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted December 27, 2011 #33 Share Posted December 27, 2011 We just got off the Star on Dec 24, first 16 day cruise and 14 more for some very lucky people. I sent many of the Free Princess e-cards to my friends and they were very much appreciated. One friend said that it was like her traveling with us. :) I so wish they had a "LIKE" button here, as they do on Face Book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted December 28, 2011 #34 Share Posted December 28, 2011 We'll be having our Renewal of Vows on the Ruby in March and want to send the date and time to family and friends in advance so they might be able to catch it on the chappel-cam but we won't know the time until we're on the ship.... Be also sure to tell what time zone you will be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONT-CA Posted December 28, 2011 #35 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I so wish they had a "LIKE" button here, as they do on Face Book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBill Posted December 28, 2011 #36 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Be also sure to tell what time zone you will be in. Thanks - I will. It's an Eastern Caribbean cruise after Daylight Savings Time kicks in so I don't think there will be any time change during the cruise (EDT will be the same as Atlantic Time Zone) but I will confirm this after boarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oratheeexplorer Posted December 28, 2011 #37 Share Posted December 28, 2011 This is very interesting....never knew this.....thank you for the information! Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2travel Posted December 28, 2011 #38 Share Posted December 28, 2011 If you're using your own laptop is it possible to embed photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted December 29, 2011 #39 Share Posted December 29, 2011 If you're using your own laptop is it possible to embed photos? Yes, you can embed or attach, but it will be slow unless you have reduced the photo size significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Cruise Lady Posted December 29, 2011 #40 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The Princess e-mail cards are FREE !! I even sent them to us and then checked our e-mail and sure enough they were there instantly. There are tmes when there are so many people that it causes problems for everyone or the ships location. FREE , FREE AND FREE !!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted December 29, 2011 #41 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Yes, you can embed or attach, but it will be slow unless you have reduced the photo size significantly. I don't think this is correct. If you are using the princess e-card app, you can't paste an image into the text input box on your browser screen. You might be able to type a link, but for that to work you would have then had to have somehow gotten the image to an off-ship server to link to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shelly97060 Posted December 30, 2011 #42 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Thanks for sharing this info. I never noticed the free zone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted December 30, 2011 #43 Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) I don't think this is correct. If you are using the princess e-cardapp, you can't paste an image into the text input box on your browser screen. You might be able to type a link, but for that to work you would have then had to have somehow gotten the image to an off-ship server to link to. I had interpreted the question to mean if they were using their own e-mail. If they are sending the Princess postcard, you are 100% correct, no including your own picture. Edited December 30, 2011 by caribill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katydid48 Posted December 31, 2011 #44 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I asked about this while on the Golden in November and was told there was a "connect fee" to send the epostcards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted December 31, 2011 #45 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I asked about this while on the Golden in November and was told there was a "connect fee" to send the epostcards. See picture with Post #23. On the right is a "Free Zone" which says "Browse these sites compliments of Princess." In that list is "Send a free Princess eCard to friends and family." So, if that screen has not changed, there is no connect fee involved. This is true whether you use the computers in the Internet Cafe, computers at the Future Cruise Consultant area, or your own laptop/netbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted December 31, 2011 #46 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I sent out a lot of e-cards on my Nov. cruise. It would be a shame for Princess to fool with this. Princess is getting a lot of free advertising with cards with Princess ships pictured and named.Sali Not to mention all of the email addresses that they are collecting for their marketing department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 31, 2011 #47 Share Posted December 31, 2011 You do not sign in to get to the ecards, so there is no connect fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKAGGS1234 Posted February 7, 2014 #48 Share Posted February 7, 2014 So, if you use your own Ipad you can connect to the "free Princess site" without buying minutes? do you have to be near the internet cafe or can you do that from your cabin? Thanks for any information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted February 7, 2014 #49 Share Posted February 7, 2014 So, if you use your own Ipad you can connect to the "free Princess site" without buying minutes? do you have to be near the internet cafe or can you do that from your cabin?All Princess ships have had WiFi throughout the ship, including cabins, for years. You can use you iPad anywhere on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKAGGS1234 Posted February 7, 2014 #50 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Pam, are you able to do the free ecards from your cabin? without signing in to your internet minutes? Edited February 7, 2014 by SKAGGS1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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