Nice Changes Coming...

[Shogun]

Hi All

 

With folks chatting about payments

 

Can US credit cards use NFC

 

Can mobile phones make similar or scan payments

 

Assume phones can make transfers etc between accounts, suppliers

 

Yours Shogun

 

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[cubfan63]

I will second that. I don't like parting with my few bucks before I have to. Keep the system as it currently is because it works.

 

 

I also don't want to part with my money before I have to. Frankly, I don't know why people want to pay with debit cards and have your money gone right away. I use my credit card and hold my money a little longer. The little extra pennies of accrual add up (eventually) to another cruise. I always pay my bill at the end of the month in full.

Edited July 26, 2014 by cubfan63

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

They do that on Holland now ..

[Dietemann]

They do that on Holland now ..

And that's what I really don't like about HAL!

[RocketMan275]

Well, I don't care whether something is prepaid or not. I'll pay the bill when it is presented for payment.

 

One thing I would like to see is the ability to reserve dinning prior to boarding like RCI allows. On RCI, you can book specialty restaurants on specific dates and at specific times. If you have anytime dinning, you can reserve different dinning times for different dates as well. I also like their new concept where one dinning room is formal every night for you folks that like such and all the other dinning rooms are casual every night for us folks that do not.

[baggal]

On our last cruise which was very port intensive, it was a huge benefit to be able to book excursions and then change and/or cancel them without prepaying.

 

For me, its quite a disadvantage to have to pay in advance and then wait for the refund.

[aikensbest]

We took a cruise in the spring on Celebrity and quickly came back home to Princess. Paying my tips up front because I eat in Anytime,pre paying for all trips via the cruise line is just not in the cards for me. I do not understand why people put up with this. I don't pay for my car, my groceries, my gas, etc. in advance, why should I "loan" my savings to a cruise line?

[AE_Collector]

So I think we can all agree....we are all different! Some of us like to prepay for some things, some would like to prepay for virtually everything and others don't want to prepay for anything. Everyone has valid reasons and basically we can all accomplish our payment preference the way things are right now on Princess.

 

So until any changes are announced (I don't think any indication was provided as to where the idea that changes are coming got started) I won't lose any sleep over it. Actually, I won't lose any sleep over it even if there are changes though we do like the way Princess handles Shorex right now and we do a Princess Shorex in almost every port.

 

Terry

Edited July 26, 2014 by AE_Collector

[Happy2cruise]

So I think we can all agree....we are all different! Some of us like to prepay for some things, some would like to prepay for virtually everything and others don't want to prepay for anything. Everyone has valid reasons and basically we can all accomplish our payment preference the way things are right now on Princess.

 

So until any changes are announced (I don't think any indication was provided as to where the idea that changes are coming got started) I won't lose any sleep over it. Actually, I won't lose any sleep over it even if there are changes!

 

Terry

Very well said;)

[caribill]

Hi All

 

With folks chatting about payments

 

Can US credit cards use NFC Near field communication is used at some gasoline stations, but usually with a special card issued by the Oil company.

 

Can mobile phones make similar or scan payments

 

Assume phones can make transfers etc between accounts, suppliers Yes, with the right apps

 

Yours Shogun

 

 

see above

[Shogun]

Hi caribill

 

Thanks for info

 

With airline boarding pass now on phone

 

Paying small items with phone

 

Even Princess getting hi tec paid cruise yesterday by tapping credit card details on phone

 

Yours Shogun

 

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[MCC retired]

OP topic is Nice changes coming

 

Seems few others here on CC agree that they are Nice changes ?

Hope OP is wrong :eek:

[Coral]

OP topic is Nice changes coming

 

Seems few others here on CC agree that they are Nice changes ?

Hope OP is wrong :eek:

 

I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully Princess is reading this.

Edited July 26, 2014 by Coral

[caribill]

OP topic is Nice changes coming

 

Seems few others here on CC agree that they are Nice changes ?

Hope OP is wrong :eek:

 

If the changes are just to allow pre-payment via Internet for items that must now be done on the phone or via FAX, then that is a nice change which makes it easier for passengers to do what they already were doing.

[Colo Cruiser]

I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully Princess is reading this.

 

Its part of that new website Princess is using as a forum to get feed back.

They are getting lots of the same feedback as is posted here. ;)

 

The one everyone thought was Laos. :rolleyes:

[Coral]

Its part of that new website Princess is using as a forum to get feed back.

They are getting lots of the same feedback as is posted here. ;)

 

The one everyone thought was Laos. :rolleyes:

 

I figured such.

[IECalCruiser]

Its part of that new website Princess is using as a forum to get feed back.

They are getting lots of the same feedback as is posted here. ;)

 

The one everyone thought was Laos. :rolleyes:

What is the website?

 

 

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[Buddy604]

Being one of those folks who often carries a balance on my CC (I know, I know), what I like to do before a cruise is put a whack of cash down on my CC before I leave. Not only do I save the interest on my CC during the cruise, but I earn points, and if I need cash I just use the casino to charge it to my folio.

 

That said, some folks certainly do like to prepay for their own reasons or comfort and it's nice the Princess is enhancing their system to make it easier. From their perspective it frees up live representative time, and from a passenger/TA perspective it makes the whole process faster and simpler.

[worldspan]

I don't view pre- booking restaurants on line as nice thing. Cruises to us are about doing what you want when you are there, not pre-scheduleing every detail before you board.

 

Fact is for some of us pre-booking specialty restaurants like Crown Grill is very important. Having to be one of the first on the ship and enduring the mob scene in the process just to be able to be able to pre-book, well I've had enough of that game. Already cancelled my Fall Regal cruise specifically for that reason.

 

I know of no other cruise line where you can't book specialty restaurants other than Princess. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

Worldspan

134 cruises strong

[Colo Cruiser]

Fact is for some of us pre-booking specialty restaurants like Crown Grill is very important. Having to be one of the first on the ship and enduring the mob scene in the process just to be able to be able to pre-book, well I've had enough of that game. Already cancelled my Fall Regal cruise specifically for that reason.

 

I know of no other cruise line where you can't book specialty restaurants other than Princess. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

Worldspan

134 cruises strong

 

A mob scene to book CG or Sabatinis?

I have never seen that.

We only make a res sometimes 1 or 2 days out and most of the time just show up.

 

I sure hope they don't allow pre bookings, some will never get in as is the case with the Sanctuary.

[SmokeOnTheWater71]

Did any body pay for their cruise the day before NO how many of you paid for your flight the day before more than likely no body how many of you pre pay when you go out to a movie at home, most of you pre pay your taxes every two weeks to bad you can't wait till April and write a 15000.00 dollar check and make money on your tax money I'am just saying their are a lot of things we pre pay for it's just an offer they aren't making you do it cool your jets people.We always pre pay that way our budget is done no worry.

[Direwolves]

I have had excursions cancelled on me, so why pre-pay. Yes it might turn into an OBC but why take that risk. I'll take the bill at the end. Just like after a good meal.

[Caroldoll]

is REALLY good. We generally cruise Oceania and we have to pay EVERYTHING IN ADVANCE...then when you get on board and they cancel an excursion you prepaid you have to pay Billy H--- to get the money back. Princess is good in that if you can book the excursions and pay at the end of the cruise, that is ALL GOOD.

[Astro Flyer]

Fact is for some of us pre-booking specialty restaurants like Crown Grill is very important. Having to be one of the first on the ship and enduring the mob scene in the process just to be able to be able to pre-book, well I've had enough of that game. Already cancelled my Fall Regal cruise specifically for that reason.

 

 

 

I know of no other cruise line where you can't book specialty restaurants other than Princess. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

 

 

Worldspan

 

134 cruises strong

 

 

 

A mob scene to book CG or Sabatinis?

 

I have never seen that.

 

We only make a res sometimes 1 or 2 days out and most of the time just show up.

 

 

 

I sure hope they don't allow pre bookings, some will never get in as is the case with the Sanctuary.

 

:eek: YIKES! :eek:

 

 

 

Like Colo Cruiser I've never had to be one of the "first on the ship" nor found any "mob scene" to reserve a specialty restaurant. I have signatures shut off when viewing CC so manually adding the number of cruises doesn't add much credibility to me. :rolleyes:

Edited July 27, 2014 by Astro Flyer

[Cruise Junky]

:eek: YIKES! :eek:

 

Like Colo Cruiser I've never had to be one of the "first on the ship" nor found any "mob scene" to reserve a specialty restaurant. I have signatures shut off when viewing CC so manually adding "134 cruises strong" doesn't add any credibility to me. :rolleyes:

 

Princess wishes there was a mob scene to book the restaurants! ;)