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Recently,after waiting 3 days for a call back, I called and left my CVP another message. She then called w/in an hour, and was apologetic. Thinking about my first voice mail that I left, maybe I didn't wait for the "if you are satisfied with your message...." so maybe the whole message didn't get recorded. Anyhow I am glad that I did call again!

I don't have a prestige offer BUT the offer that just came in my USPS mail is for an inside cabin with only $300 freeplay. Why I am considering using this offer is because it can be up to a 20 day cruise sailing before !/30/26. My come back offers have been for balconies but only 15 day cruise with $600 freeplay. No plus package. I have a 20 day Norwegian fjords,Denmark and Sweden cruise in 5/2025 on my "wish" list.....just contemplating if this will be the best possibility. I probably would pay to upgrade to a balcony.I have until May10,2024 to book this offer. .

My friend and I walked to the ship from the Crowne plaza hotel! It was a pleasant walk...just had to change arms a few times dragging my bag! I think we were there in 15 minutes.

I just finished 14 days on the Sky Princess and I also got that same come back offer for a free balcony and $600 freeplay. I had a low jackpot each week (1300 & 1250). The points don't carry over from the first week. Second week I ended with 11,000 points. I will try NOT to spend so much on my next cruise!!

I have been wearing my medallion on a long silver chain from my own many silver chains. The necklace that Princess sells to hold the medallion is only 18 inches long (I believe I read) and the chain attaches to the sides which I think could easily break. If you have any necklaces longer than that already, compare to the length of the included lanyard and see how you like it .Mine is 20 inches I think and I am kinda short! After a few cruises,because I prefer a chain to a lanyard, i bought a package of hooks in the jewelry making section to hang the medallion on my chain so it doesn't flip over. I like it, however I decided to order the bangle bracelet (should arrive for my upcoming cruise) and see how I like that too.

Hi! No one says how they are going about losing weight or managing to keep it off! I thought that is the topic of this thread? When I am not cruising, I follow Weight Watchers program and attend the meetings. When I am cruising, I have fruit,plain yogurt and coffee in my cabin to start the day. I do a lot of walking and drink water. When dinner comes along,I pass on the bread and butter and tend toward the seafood entree. I went on 5 cruises in 2023 and have lost 20 pounds in the past 6 months. Have a happy,healthy,cruising 2024 everyone! Mary

I rode the Brightline after my Quebec-Fort Lauderdale cruise ended. Tuesday Oct. 31,2023. I was impressed! So clean and smooth! I was glad that I had the address for it because it was the taxi driver's first time there too. I had pre-paid to check my suitcase but my traveling companions just carried theirs on as did many of the other train passengers. There was a stewardess selling drinks and snacks who came down the aisle a few times.We had assigned seats and were on a 10:30AM train but could have made the 9:30. I was picked up at terminal C when we got to Orlando and my friend had trouble finding the pick up spot because it was so new. She lives there and had never been there yet! I believe it may be where Jet Blue is located now. It was much more pleasant than going to the main airline terminal after the cruise ships unload.

I'm agreeing with you nasa1974! I will be doing my first elite level cruise as a solo in January. I want to be social on my cruise, not be drinking alone on my balcony! I understand change doesn't come easy. I think having the option of the mini bar set up OR the drink credits would be great!

I have noticed at least 5 men wearing tuxedos and women with long gowns on both the 10 day Panama Canal cruise in April and the 12 day Quebec,New England cruise in October. If you own one,it seems formal nights would be worth dressing up, even if it's just for some photos by the ship photographers and dinner. Then you can have the ship laundry at least clean and press the shirt and polish your shoes!

Flying isn't like it used to be, so don't be surprised if your flight is just normal. I was a flight attendant in the 80's and the captain gave us permission to serve champagne if we had enough to the whole plane. Other times, we played games and gave away bottles of wine and champagne.Now i don't know if they are even allowed to do that or may not have full size bottles! Once, a passenger brought our crew a box of cinnabons! occasionally a box of chocolates, sometimes we got tickets to events.

IF complaining gets it corrected,please let us know!!

I got off the Caribbean Princess 12 day Quebec -FLL on October 31. My come back offer was for a balcony cabin up to 14 days with NO plus and $600 free play. I have to take the cruise before May 28,2024. I finished with 21K points too! I expected a better offer. However, I won a jackpot for $11,131! That has me smiling but still in shock that I didn't get the princess plus.

There was a special " free drinks while playing in the casino only" nametag on a lanyard in my cabin with a list of all the activities for the VIP (now called Hearts) cruise that I was on in July. Be sure to check your onboard charges EVERY day to make sure you weren't charged for drinks in the casino. Good luck and Have fun!!

On the Royal a few weeks ago(short trip to Vancouver from Seattle), there was a big electronic poker table with a screen on the wall so that if you were standing (only 2 of us were watching!)you could see the action. It had been announced that there was a poker tournament but this is the first time I have seen one of those tables. There were also some slot machines which had been there earlier (at least in July) when i was on for a cruise to Alaska. It was non smoking and there still was a pretty large bar area with some sports on. Maybe the arcade games were just in a temporary section where it used to be cigar smoking. No kids were playing there.

Shouldn't you step on it ?so it doesn't eat plants!