AtlantaCruiser72

I recommend having your travel agent get specific pickup time & location as well as a phone number for the local ground handling company. Do not leave this to assumption as on the spot alternative transport should you miss the coach will be VERY expensive and stressful.

I’m wondering when they use the term bargain in the financial disclosure if the meaning isn’t more akin to “negotiated”. Not sure how ship ownership was structured when RCCL completed the acquisition of Silversea but it is possible that Whisper had previously been sold to a 3rd party and leased back in a long term agreement to raise capital. If that were the case then perhaps this represent the buyout/buyback of the vessel to being wholly owned by RCG.

She can do everything you can do except drink Alcohol. So she can eat, drink non-alcoholic beverages, use pools/hot tubs, go the spa, gamble in the Casino, attend activities and events, go to lectures, arts/crafts, dance to live music or in Disco (if the ship has one), audience participation games, karaoke, production shows, MUTS, sit and read, play board/card games and so on. There should be enough people onboard between 18-25 for her to find a social group if she so wishes

They did add some Late Nov/Dec 25 11 & 14 day sailings on Coral from FLL recently that were not part of the original 25/26 Caribbean Announcement that line her up perfectly for the 2026 World cruise. I predict she will sell better on the WC than Island has the last few years as Island suffers such a maligned image with Princess loyalists due to the Frankenship overhaul they gave her. Were I in a position to do so I'd book Coral on a WC in a heartbeat!

As I don’t have any devices with type c cords I did not pay particular attention. I do remember type a on both sides however

E Concierge suite. All Concierge and Superior suites would be the same.

Was on Grandeur in January. Had beds split into twins. Only outlets/usb are on the side walls (both sides). None in the middle. Sorry did not take photos.

So my opinion - look at the HUGE drive market in Orlando, The Villages/Ocala and Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater. For many the convenience of driving/ubering to Orlando airport, parking and taking the train vs battling the turnpike/I-95 and dealing with port traffic/parking (on port or off) will be beneficial. There is also the savings of fuel/tolls to consider. Once the shuttle to/from Port Canaveral starts this will be beneficial to the South Florida consumer who wishes to cruise from there as an alternate to Port Everglades especially as many will be able to uber to/from the So FL stations rather than paying for parking. This this an earth shattering "game changer"? Not really, but there will be many who will find the partnership beneficial

So far - Marketing to Central and South Florida residents as an alternative to driving to either Port Everglades or Port Canaveral. Free shuttle for Princess guests from Ft Lauderdale and Orlando stations to the ports. Ability to check bags at rail station and bags delivered direct to stateroom. No word yet whether this will be available as an add-on during booking process, or only through Brightline website.

@AlpacaBag much as I expected. Will let the community know any additional details I get from the webinar here in a few minutes!

I still stick to it being a Brightline partnership that includes parking at Brightline stations and allows for “seamless” addition of Brightline train fare (with connecting port shuttles) included as part of the booking process (much like adding ezair or hotel/transfers are today). This would be a “game changer” for many Florida drive market consumers as it would alleviate port parking hassles.

Two separate items rolled into one email. The NYC sailings have already been opened for bookings, They Just want to use the webinar to draw agents attention to them alongside the “game changer” announcement. Very common for companies to do this

Lots of chatter here about terminal upgrades, short itineraries, new homeports, standby program etc. None of these would be considered "Game Changers" as they are already existent from one or more competitors sailing from Florida and would be more akin to 'Keeping up with the Joneses' and none would specifically benefit 'residents of the region' for Florida Cruisers. Rather they would benefit ALL Princess cruisers sailing from Florida. This is why I keep coming back to a specific program that would benefit the Florida drive market, or Florida residents only - special parking benefits, partnership with Brightline, special cruise program only for Florida residents that is based on a buy in for a specific number of cruise night/weeks/sailings per annum with bulk purchase discounts, etc. A true "game changer" would be something a) no one else offers and b) something new to the industry as a whole.