Aus Traveller Posted June 21, 2019 #4551 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Thanks for posting the information about this sale. I am looking at a cruise, or (maybe) two ......... Have to discuss it here. 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted June 21, 2019 #4552 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, Aus Traveller said: Thanks for posting the information about this sale. I am looking at a cruise, or (maybe) two ......... Have to discuss it here. 😊 Mrs Gut has me banned again😫😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windsor26 Posted June 21, 2019 #4553 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I wish they were offering a PNG cruise next year 2020 from Sydney then I would grab it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted June 21, 2019 #4554 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, GUT2407 said: Mrs Gut has me banned again😫😱 We booked another cruise yesterday afternoon, but that doesn't mean we can't book another one. 🙂 My 'other half' just had to dash out for a medical appointment (nothing serious). I have my list of cruises to discuss...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixx Posted June 21, 2019 #4555 Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, phoenixx said: Ooh I got all excited reading this as I'm on Alaska cruise in 2020, so called Princess and mine had gone down.....drumroll.... a grand total of NZ$40 each 😁 Oh well every little helps! To much excitement too quickly. So I got my new booking confirmation but the price was the same, not $40 less pp. Back to Princess I go, took me speaking to 3 different people to then discover that the first person had made a mistake, apparently because we have upgraded one of our day tours (and paying the full price for it) we don't qualify for this price drop. I asked her to explain the rationale but she couldn't! So basically if we had not upgraded one tiny element of our cruisetour we would get the price drop. This doesn't make sense to me, has anyone come across this before? Edited June 21, 2019 by phoenixx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esilef Posted June 22, 2019 #4556 Share Posted June 22, 2019 23 hours ago, icat2000 said: I put a hold on majestic sailing out of Auckland on 27 December. Going to see if we can get offship in Melbourne rather than Sydney saves us flights from Sydney if possible. Just book inside guaranteed. Fingers crossed Pete work lets him have time off otherwise might have to go solo. Haha sarah I am very tempted by this cruise, can you get off the ship in Melbourne? My issue is airfares to Auckland are expensive at that time. We are also cruising on ovation in feb & hoping to do Europe cruise Xmas 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted June 22, 2019 Author #4557 Share Posted June 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Esilef said: I am very tempted by this cruise, can you get off the ship in Melbourne? My issue is airfares to Auckland are expensive at that time. We are also cruising on ovation in feb & hoping to do Europe cruise Xmas 2020 We decided not to get off at Melbourne as we have to leave our car at Airport when we fly to NZ. So just get off at Sydney fly home pick up car and then drive home to Ballarat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 22, 2019 #4558 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I am glad some are getting some savings. No luck for us on our couple of Princess cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esilef Posted June 22, 2019 #4559 Share Posted June 22, 2019 6 hours ago, icat2000 said: We decided not to get off at Melbourne as we have to leave our car at Airport when we fly to NZ. So just get off at Sydney fly home pick up car and then drive home to Ballarat. Thats a good point. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kangakid Posted June 22, 2019 #4560 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Sarah, I know you have changed your mind, but you can debark in Melbourne we did last year, although no reduction in cruise cost, but as we had the whole fam bam we saved over $2K in fares from Sydney to Melbourne, so for us arranging car service from Port Melbourne to home was the cheaper option by far. Cheers Vicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallyandtex Posted June 25, 2019 #4561 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Back to back Arctic circle and Baltic 30 nts island Princess 9 June 2020 with bonus 2 nights London and return flights $6990 I am keen but worried about this online agent large $1100 pp deposit and again $2000 pp 10th August and paid in full by 3rd Feb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 25, 2019 #4562 Share Posted June 25, 2019 28 minutes ago, Sallyandtex said: Back to back Arctic circle and Baltic 30 nts island Princess 9 June 2020 with bonus 2 nights London and return flights $6990 I am keen but worried about this online agent large $1100 pp deposit and again $2000 pp 10th August and paid in full by 3rd Feb Sounds like a nice deal, read the T&Cs and then decide if you can trust them, Make sure you have travel insurance as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted June 25, 2019 #4563 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Sallyandtex said: Back to back Arctic circle and Baltic 30 nts island Princess 9 June 2020 with bonus 2 nights London and return flights $6990 I am keen but worried about this online agent large $1100 pp deposit and again $2000 pp 10th August and paid in full by 3rd Feb I don't know if it is the same on-line TA we booked with: it sounds similar. Our package includes flights to New York, 3 nights in a hotel, cruise on Island Princess to Europe including Iceland and Greenland. In the UK we call into Edinburgh at the time of the Military Tattoo. The package ends with 2 nights in a hotel in London and return flights. The TA was the 1st we saw with this package. The price is good and I am confident that the TA is reputable. We used our FCD with Princess to reduce the up-front deposit, but we have to pay a sizeable amount in August when airfares are booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 25, 2019 #4564 Share Posted June 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, Aus Traveller said: I don't know if it is the same on-line TA we booked with: it sounds similar. Our package includes flights to New York, 3 nights in a hotel, cruise on Island Princess to Europe including Iceland and Greenland. In the UK we call into Edinburgh at the time of the Military Tattoo. The package ends with 2 nights in a hotel in London and return flights. The TA was the 1st we saw with this package. The price is good and I am confident that the TA is reputable. We used our FCD with Princess to reduce the up-front deposit, but we have to pay a sizeable amount in August when airfares are booked. We have booked and used that same TA a few times, it ahs worked well so far, hence the future bookings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted June 25, 2019 #4565 Share Posted June 25, 2019 14 hours ago, MicCanberra said: We have booked and used that same TA a few times, it ahs worked well so far, hence the future bookings. We have three cruises over the next 14 months booked with them so I hope they are OK. 🙂 Their service on the phone is good so that is a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallyandtex Posted June 25, 2019 #4566 Share Posted June 25, 2019 28 minutes ago, Aus Traveller said: We have three cruises over the next 14 months booked with them so I hope they are OK. 🙂 Their service on the phone is good so that is a start. I think I know yhe one you are referring to. My Cruise might be a different one 😉 Included 2 nights London and HOHO bus there with flights for much cheaper than my usual agent can get. Don't know how they do it, seemed too good to be true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted June 26, 2019 #4567 Share Posted June 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, Sallyandtex said: I think I know yhe one you are referring to. My Cruise might be a different one 😉 Included 2 nights London and HOHO bus there with flights for much cheaper than my usual agent can get. Don't know how they do it, seemed too good to be true! The TA we booked the package with said they got a special price from Princess for the cruise component. I enquired if we could add the free drinks that are available at the moment, but the answer was that we couldn't get it because of the reduced fare on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 26, 2019 #4568 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Aus Traveller said: The TA we booked the package with said they got a special price from Princess for the cruise component. I enquired if we could add the free drinks that are available at the moment, but the answer was that we couldn't get it because of the reduced fare on the ship. That was a shame but at least you have got a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted June 26, 2019 #4569 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 minute ago, MicCanberra said: That was a shame but at least you have got a great deal. It would've been nice to have the drinks package, but we don't drink that much - less than one bottle of wine every evening between the two of us. Maybe if we had the package, we would drink more than would be good for our health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 26, 2019 #4570 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Aus Traveller said: It would've been nice to have the drinks package, but we don't drink that much - less than one bottle of wine every evening between the two of us. Maybe if we had the package, we would drink more than would be good for our health. That has been my experience, packages ensure that I drink more, which is not good for me, especially drinking everyday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallyandtex Posted June 26, 2019 #4571 Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Aus Traveller said: The TA we booked the package with said they got a special price from Princess for the cruise component. I enquired if we could add the free drinks that are available at the moment, but the answer was that we couldn't get it because of the reduced fare on the ship. Ok, so i am thinking Princess might do this with My cruise online agent too, good to know. No problem without drink package here as 1 bottle usually lasts me 3 days. I will have to check on gratuities but I think they included too. Its the Island Princess, just came off Pacific Explorer old Princess ship and the cabins and bathroom tiny, hope the Island Princess has larger cabins would be a problem for 30 days I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjacat8 Posted June 26, 2019 #4572 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I think you will find that the cabins are the same size. Go on to deck plans and the size of the cabins is usually there good luck and enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted June 26, 2019 #4573 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Sallyandtex said: Ok, so i am thinking Princess might do this with My cruise online agent too, good to know. No problem without drink package here as 1 bottle usually lasts me 3 days. I will have to check on gratuities but I think they included too. Its the Island Princess, just came off Pacific Explorer old Princess ship and the cabins and bathroom tiny, hope the Island Princess has larger cabins would be a problem for 30 days I think. Unless it is offered as part of the 'deal' we have to pay gratuities on cruises based somewhere other than Australia. I know that gratuities can be 'adjusted' but it is fair to pay them because the crew rely on them to make a reasonable wage. Pacific Explorer is the old Dawn Princess. The Sun class ships (Sun Princess, Sea Princess, the former Dawn P and I think the Ocean P) have small cabins. I don't think we will find cabins that small on other ships including the Island. We have done long cruises (several of six or seven weeks) on the Sea P or the Sun P and we are OK with the small cabins. We travelled around in a motor home for many years and are used to living in a small space. When we started motorhome travelling many decades ago, I told my husband that we HAD to keep everything tidy. Everything had to be put away otherwise we would find living in the small space difficult. I find that it helps. We do this on board ship as well.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esilef Posted June 26, 2019 #4574 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Travel marvel European river cruise. Amsterdam to Budapest 15 days in a window cabin $5990 per person. Dates in 2020. New ship not built yet. Launching in mid 2020. Flights not include at this price but if you want flights included your paying another $2400. i booked this for my father, brother, son and I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted June 28, 2019 #4575 Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) Ruby Princess, 24th September 2019, 20 days, Los Angeles to Auckland via Hawaii, Tahiti and Pago Pago. Inside $1819 Window $2059 Balcony $2924 Captain's Circle. Edited June 28, 2019 by SinbadThePorter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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