gilboman

do you not understand how permissions work on apps (and you can disable any/all) or just uninstall it after you submit? you don't neeed to keep the app installed. apps are sandboxed

princess is selling your data regardless. how is it any different if princess outsources someone else to do it when you apply via email? there's no difference. don't apply if you're so concerned. the app you can uninstall or give it no permissions. no difference if you're emailing pdf of your account with account number redacted to pricness or into the app. at least with the app, you don't have to give a new statement each time

BBB is like yelp for boomers and yelp itself is/has become BBB for gen x and younger

if ships are like buildings, the new stuff especially in first year or two have highest chance of breaking down, much moreso than older equipment. there's usually a sweet spot around 5-15yrs for chillers in multi unit buildings i find but if had to choose/predict, i'll choose older over brand new (~2yrs or less) for reliability

i've stayed at hotels/resorts where the ac was broken and took them a couple of days to fix. it sucks but it happens.

you called to cancel the excursion ($200pp) and they offered you $400obc? why don't you just cancel the excursion then? you can do it online if it's more than 3 days out from the cruise

just checked my cruise personalizer for Sky princess in May and still $39 pp for Catch by Rudi and Crown Grill and $35 for Sabatini's maybe yours is showing different currency and not usd?

how did they not provide the service? they booked your flight. your flight was cancelled by the airline and you made alternate arrangements on your own what is your problem exactly? i read your wall of text twice and still don't see what problem you think you have? is it because they didn't pick up the call in 5mins like southwest? that was the only "problem" that i got.

credit can go back to cancelled cards..i do it all the time. if you still do business with that bank, they just transfer it to your account or another cc. if no more business, they mail you a check

on andorid, you can use the hotspot feature on the phone and share wifi connection to other devices. i did that on my CP cruise in september

you can on android,

I was on CB in Sept 2023 for a New England/Atlantic Canada Cruise and it was great. I really like the updated world market/buffet area, the ship was in great condition and service in the dining room was excellent especially after our 3rd night we had a server team we really liked and the hosts told us to just walk in and they'll always have table ready for us with them. the only "complaint" is that the service in the buffet is inconsistent (which was our experience even precovid) in that they don't always come asking for drink orders (a really small thing, not an issue for us but noticable). we really enjoyed, the buffet being a grand class ship was more limited than the Royal Class and not as good as our last time on a grand class ship (Crown princess) but that was prepandemic and on a med cruise, so hard to compare. room was excellent, our steward was fine (not great, definitely not bad), it was very enjoyable cruise and we thought entertainment was better than we remembered too especially in the main theatre.

just stay in manhattan, there's nothing around the red hook area and you'll need to taxi/uber there anyways. it's a cheap cab/uber ride

it's a lot easier and faster than before i find with the new method. i'm in canada so uploaded pdf of my brokerage statement with account number redacted just like before. But now going forward, i just hit a button on the app and redeem the OBC for other cruises as well. very convenient and no more difficult than previous and they now credit within 5 business days and you get notification big improvement!

you could've just gone to the other dining room? palm, island and whatever? we were on CB in sept and we ate dinner at different times each night and walked in, if there's a wait, they call and see if less wait at other dining room and send us there. but after a few days we had a server we liked so they said just walk into our table in future and we did that for rest of cruise