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If you don't get the answer you are looking for before the cruise, check with the excursion desk ASAP when on the ship. You would have time to cancel then if not satisfactory

Yes, if booking a new cruise while on a cruise you can buy a FCD and then use it as the deposit.

If you do not want to spend time on phone trying to get an extension, you could now just book any cruise that has a final payment date far enough in the future and use the deposit and then when the cruise you want becomes available cancel the one cruise and have agent then use the just released deposit on the new cruise.

Princess has a ceremony for crossing the equator. It has been clamed down from earlier events. I recall getting a certificate for the crossing. Certificates have also been give out for other events live crossing the dateline or the Artic Circle.

The are harmless fun but I'm sure they are a mystery to many that find them. I wonder if anyone has ever turned them in as lost and found.

I prefer the lunches, Never had a problem with complainers or people boasting. A one cocktail event my wife passed as she was feeling a bit off. I sat with a single lady and a officer then sat next to her and just talked to her with once acknowledging I was sitting right across from her, Another time we sat with another couple and when the officer came by he sat and talked the whole time with the other male passenger ignoring the other 3 people sitting together. A couple other events no officer came up to us at all.

Princess has announced they are by-passing the Suez on their w/c. They are skipping some Australian ports. and all the southern Asia ports on their 121 night voyage. After Perth they go to Africa, make 2 ports and they head up Africa's west coast to the Med. Sea. They are also re-working a w/c departing in April from Australia to miss the Suez. HAL is doing similar changes

My wife and I cancelled this cruise just before final payment. Sure glad we did.

The best places in San Juan are not wheelchair friendly. The other ports are more flat but wheelchair accessible vans are very rare, If a passenger can get out of the wheelchair and get into a vehicle you will have a much better chance as the chair could be folded up and stored while moving from place to place.

I'm assuming this is a case where Princess is offering this to other people. If so, if you arrive early you would be able to drop your luggage off early, There should be Princess staff in the area that can provide you with current timing info. If embarkation is set at noon, then check-in would at least be a bit before that. I don't remember the process, but the passengers on the ship need to clear Australian immigration so depending on how that is done, that could be part of the delay. Worse case is drop off luggage and go for a walk. As a port day for most passengers it would be very doubtful the dinning room would be open for lunch

They bring trays of glasses, with or without orange juice added, around the area prior to the intro of the senior officers. The glasses in the tower have non-chilled champagne and are disposed of after

A ship photographer will be there to capture the moment, but it is possible to get someone else to also snap a photo of you

Not sure about Melbourne, but typically if you leave the ship in the morning, you will not be allowed back on until embarkation starts. You will be given a piece of paper referred to as a Transit card. This allows you to pass any check in areas when coming back so make sure you take it with you. Your Medallion should be dated for your whole voyage so you would not need a new one or need to have you photo done again. I've had this process in many port but not Australia - could be diff there.

On any Princess cruise that includes segments that can be purchased individually, those doing the full voyage will get a new mini bar for each segment. A typical Princess world cruise is 5 segments so 5 mini bars