Blue_Flame

We did this very thing (4-top and 2-top) at Crown Grill for a party of six and then met with the CG Host on the first day to combine the reservations. We had a nice round 6-top.

Yes, paid in full at time of booking. All boxes "checked". Just did not get an option for shipping.

Does booking a Guarantee (cabin to be assigned later; no Plus or Premium package) automatically put you in the Blue Lane? When doing our check-in on the app and ordering the Medallion, it did not give us an option to even pay the $10 to ship. It just said to pick up the medallion at the port. I would have thought the cabin information could be automatically loaded on the medallion later, even if it had been shipped to us beforehand. Not a big deal, just wondered why we were not given the option to ship. We are in the US and it was 75 days out when I ordered. Thank you for any insight.

Question about the $10 shipping fee for the medallion. I just booked a cruise, while on a cruise, for next month. It includes the Plus Package and states that the medallion shipping is free. But when I went on the app to complete ordering our medallions, it added the $10 shipping. I paused the order and called the Medallion Fix It People, and she claimed there was nothing she could do to remove the shipping and I should complete the order and go to Guest Services once onboard to get the $10 credit on my folio. Does this sound right? And has this worked for anyone (getting the $10 credit once onboard)? Thanks.

All good questions. Yes, the dining was booked in the app awhile ago. About four weeks before our upcoming sailing, I received an email from Princess with my "digital coupons." There are 19 discount coupons covering the shops, casino, spa, photo gallery, etc. The only one that will interest us is the free bottle of wine with an embarkation day specialty dinner, which we had already booked. We are booked with a TA, and the email made reference to "more than $900 in savings from Princess and your travel advisor."

Thanks for your responses. Looks like we may even have some choices.

For our upcoming Royal cruise we have booked embarkation day specialty dining and have received the coupon for a free bottle of "wine of the day." What exactly does that mean? Will we have a choice of at least red or white? What wine have you received with your embarkation day specialty dining?

Darn! I thought I finally found someone else that had the same experience as me. I booked specialty dining in the app for both us and travel companions (party of 4) and it did NOT charge me at all. This was two months ago and the charge never showed on my credit card. It is for Crown Grill and was at $29 at that time. None of us have any dining credits (we booked under the most basic fare). I constantly check my DMW reservations to make sure the SD is still there, and it is. The cruise is in just a couple of weeks on Royal so I am prepared to have them ask me for payment when we show up for our reservation. But I have never heard of this scenario happening to anyone else.

When I reserved SD in DMW app, it did say something like "$116 credit" after the $116 charge and a net of $0 due. However, I know you are right about OBC should not be able to be used when booking in the app. Now I am not sure that the reservations are actually paid for. No charges have hit my credit card and it's been several weeks since the reservation was made. The reservation is still showing in the app correctly. All my OBC is still showing in my account (I did a mock booking of some excursions and it let me apply the entire amount of my OBC, including the amount I had thought had gone to pay for the SD). I am definitely confused. As for joining our reservations, I will be visiting the SD host first thing on boarding day. Thank you for your insight.

Thank you!

I booked with actual OBC, not dining credit, for us and one of the linked couples. It took $116 out of my OBC. Then another couple has since joined the cruise and booked on their own. I'm not sure if they used OBC or $. I can wait until we board, though we booked this for Night 1 so have to get it straightened out right away. I thought most of the tables/booths would easily seat 2 or 4, but I was just concerned that it might be more difficult to get a 6-top as they may be more limited. I'm pretty sure I am over-thinking this! Thank you for your input.

What is the best way to combine specialty dining reservations with another couple listed as a Traveling Companion? We each made our own reservations in DMW for the same reservation time (so that we each paid for our own using OBC), but now it just looks like we have two separate reservations. Mine is for 4 people and the other reservation is for 2, but we need a 6-top. Can this be resolved pre-cruise? My TA gave me the number 1-800-774-6237 to call to accomplish this, but I called the number four days ago and pressed the option for a callback, and I never received a call. Any other ideas?

We are also onboard now and enjoying our time here. Any idea if there are any port taxes to be refunded to us for missing Icy Strait? I asked at Guest Services and she was unsure. She went as far to say if there was, it would come in the form of a Future Cruise Credit. That doesn't seem correct to me. I would think that it should be in the form of refundable OBC or a check mailed after the cruise. I would love to know what Princess's policy is when it comes to a cancelled port.

Good to know. My Medallion time is 11am.

You have given me a lot to think about. I live close to the port so no flying. But I hadn't thought about the PCR test possibly not being picked up on Sunday evening for processing, and then possibly not picked up on Monday, the holiday. I will definitely have to look into the home testing option. Thank you for your well-thought out suggestions.