Cruise Raider

At the risk of beating a dead horse, my comment was to imply that since the passengers have no control over the situation, they should make the best of the time they have onboard. As someone else stated in this thread, the only thing one has control over is their own attitude. Getting wound up into a tizzy, to the point that they can’t derive enjoyment out of anything, is not going to help the situation. True, some people need to just vent and once they’ve done that, they are able o move on and find some enjoyment, despite their disappointment.

By having no control over the situation, I was referring to the passengers.

Yes, it was PV where this happened. I’m not trying to say I am a badxxx but worked in very sketchy parts of town at times in my life and you just get desensitized to being yelled at for no good reason.

Our worst tour was down in Mexico and they guide yelled us at for going outside of the shop where he wanted us to shop. He wasn’t going to continue the tour until everyone on the bus bought something from the shop he took us to. That didn’t fly with us .. we refused to buy any overpriced jewelry just because he got a kickback from the store owners. It really ticked him off when we went a few stores down and bought something there. Then, he took us to the tequila factory and sure enough, he was made we didn’t buy any tequila there, either. We paid for the tour but no tip .. then he yelled at us for not giving him a tip! We just kept walking. It was a terrible way of doing business. While we usually tip a decent amount for excursions, yelling at us doesn’t make us dig into our pockets. Maybe it works on some people, just not us.

I truly hope you have a wonderful sailing!

Why would you even think I would bash you? It is not in my nature to ‘bash’ people so, if my comments have ever been misinterpreted, my apologies for stating them in a manner that could be misconstrued. My point was simply that continuing to get oneself all riled up over something they have no control over, isn’t going to help the situation. It will only serve to ruin what precious time one could use to seek enjoyment in this marvelous place and probably isn’t good for one’s overall health, both mental and physical.

No, I’ve actually never sailed on the Sapphire. I have a cruise booked on her for September, though.

The open ocean is absolutely stunning! It’s probably the reason why those that cruise frequently book cruises. Perhaps cruising isn’t the best vacation for those that don’t appreciate the open ocean.

While I can appreciate your disappointment, I still suggest making the best of every day. There are still incredible views, maybe not the ones you’ve planned for but nevertheless, incredible ones. I oftentimes find the best sites and sights when I’ve happened upon the unexpected.

I was thinking the exact same thing! Heck, they could skip all the ports, as far I am concerned. The true enticement of cruising in Alaska is just that, cruising in Alaska. Bundle up, grab a hot drink and chair outside and enjoy the slow ride up north enjoying beautiful open ocean. I would be in my own slice of heaven! But, I guess we are all different.

I have yet to see where you can take food from the ship onshore. Whether you get caught or not is anyone’s guess. You are ok bringing commercially packaged and sealed food from home on excursions without a problem, though. Take a granola bar or packaged nuts and you will be ok.

We’ve seen that in SF and in LA, too! We were able to bring beignets from Cafe Du Monde back onboard nice in New Orleans. It really depends on the port security, I think.

Thank you for this! Sometimes people just like an excuse for penny pinching at the expense of a hard working crew!

I don’t think it is a common thing but Princess has started to offer a cruise itinerary, mostly Alaska from what I’m looking at, as either two one way 7 sailings or as one 14 day sailing with a unique voyage number. This is the first year I’ve seen them offered as such. Another example is taking a B2B from Vancouver this Sept. You can also disembark the ship in San Francisco or start the cruise in San Francisco but if you start in Vancouver and go the full way through the canal, it is still only one voyage and will be counted as such. These cruises are rare but you can certainly book them as one voyage.

If Princess offers it as a single itinerary and you book it this way, you will get 2 credits for sailing solo for the full sailing. As above, if you book it as a single itinerary, you will get 2 credits for the entire sailing. Princess uses elite status as their top tier and is granted after you’ve attained you 15th cruise credit. So yes, after you have completed you second leg of your B2B. You won’t need to link your cruises, it will be automatic. They will show separately in your personalizer but as one on your app. If you book this as 2 sailings, you cannot combine them to get the higher amount of stockholder credit. Applying for the credit is now done online through Stockperks. There’s no real perks or monetary benefits to booking a B2B but they seem to be having a ‘in transit passenger’ meeting onboard to explain the processes that will take place. For me, I would book it as two sailings. It gives you more flexibility and only $50 less in stockholders credits. Just my thoughts