Upgrading a princess cruise tour

[shel003]

I plan to book a cruise tour to Alaska for 2023 when itineraries are released (It will be my first time there).  I looked at available tours for 2022 to get an idea of what is offered.  Unfortunately I cannot do the 17 day escorted connoisseur tour as I use a wheelchair and the included catamaran ride across Prince William Sound isn’t wheelchair accessible (I’ve been in contact with the accessibility office).  I would love to visit as many national parks as possible so I found a 15 day cruise tour that skips McKinley lodge but goes everywhere else Princess tours stops (including 2 nights in Denali).  The downside is that the tour includes the natural history Denali tour, not the Tundra tour.  It also doesn’t include meals (from what I can tell).  I’ve heard that you can upgrade to the Tundra tour (and pay the difference) as well as get meal vouchers in advance (I’ve heard Alaska is expensive and would rather know what I’m paying upfront than trying to budget and be concerned about it when I get there).  Has anyone done this upgrade before?  Did everything go smoothly?  Can I do this if I book through a big travel website or is it best to do this directly through Princess?  I’m considering a travel website as they offer more perks than Princess.

 

Thank you for the feedback in advance!

[oaktreerb]

On 6/30/2021 at 1:44 PM, shel003 said:

I plan to book a cruise tour to Alaska for 2023 when itineraries are released (It will be my first time there).  I looked at available tours for 2022 to get an idea of what is offered.  Unfortunately I cannot do the 17 day escorted connoisseur tour as I use a wheelchair and the included catamaran ride across Prince William Sound isn’t wheelchair accessible (I’ve been in contact with the accessibility office).  I would love to visit as many national parks as possible so I found a 15 day cruise tour that skips McKinley lodge but goes everywhere else Princess tours stops (including 2 nights in Denali).  The downside is that the tour includes the natural history Denali tour, not the Tundra tour.  It also doesn’t include meals (from what I can tell).  I’ve heard that you can upgrade to the Tundra tour (and pay the difference) as well as get meal vouchers in advance (I’ve heard Alaska is expensive and would rather know what I’m paying upfront than trying to budget and be concerned about it when I get there).  Has anyone done this upgrade before?  Did everything go smoothly?  Can I do this if I book through a big travel website or is it best to do this directly through Princess?  I’m considering a travel website as they offer more perks than Princess.

 

Thank you for the feedback in advance!

Have you posted this on the Princess board?  

[shel003]

53 minutes ago, oaktreerb said:

Have you posted this on the Princess board?  

I posted a similar question, yes.

[odie1024]

@shel003We specifically booked the 15 day connoisseur cruisetour so it would include meals and the tundra tour. I booked with Princess as my TA was on vacation and when he was back he sent me a reservation transfer form which was sent to Princess. The reservation was moved to him so I could also enjoy the additional perks he had to offer.