Mississippian

I have an upcoming cruise in July. As of now, I haven't booked either the Plus or Premier package. When the time comes, I am likely to book the Premier package, just so I can have unlimited 3,000 calorie desserts, because I want to star on My 600-pound life. Anyway, is there any reason I should book these now rather than wait to book them on ship? I think waiting would save me on insurance costs. The only downside is that I might not be able to order a drink as soon as I board.

I agree. The Fly Over Iceland thing is just beyond belief, though.

I'm not a fan of ship tours, as I don't like getting on a giant bus, and I find them overpriced. They do have the advantage that if the ship doesn't make the port call they are refunded, and they will make every effort to hold the ship for you if your tour is late (but that is by no means certain). As for cost, well, they are pretty outrageous. I just booked a Golden Circle mini-bus tour in Reykjavik for $97 which is non-refundable within 24 hours of the tour. The same tour from Princess, on a giant bus, is $295. Perhaps the most ridiculous price difference I've seen is for a Fly Over Iceland attraction that is sort of like the Soaring ride at EPCOT, maybe a little better. Princess is charging $155. I paid $36. Like the Troll tour, I have a 24-hour cancellation window, so there is some risk, but I think there is a better than 25% chance we will make the port call. Sometimes Princess does offer simple ride-there-and-get-off tours that are pretty good value, simply because they are easy to book, but I'm just not going to pay three or four times as much for an experience that isn't nearly as good as what I can get on my own. I know this is nothing new, but the Fly Over Iceland price difference just kind of knocked me down.

I really like the medallion.

I thought the same thing, because I saw the ability to filter by number of guests yesterday and every day before. It simply is not there today.

Because some cruises have no or low single supplement. Now it takes 10 or 15 hours to find them.

My muster station shows as being at Crooners on my upcoming Caribbean Princess cruise.

YES! On my last cruise it took me 15 or 20 minutes to go from my taxi to being on Deck 7 swilling a mimosa. It would have been a good bit longer if I had not been Green Line.

That is really weird. It was there yesterday, but it is not showing up for me today. I tried both Chrome and Edge browsers, same story, the Options button is missing.

This is not a filter. It is a pre-booking question after a cruise has been selected. The filter is under "options," which appears after the initial search.

They had a mass vow renewal on the Sky transatlantic last month.

You have to do an initial search, then press options, and number of guests will appear.

Looks like we are getting the same offers. I was thinking about the 16-day Britain and Iceland cruise, but the 12-nighter looks more interesting, even though it will wear me out.

I'm looking at a 12-day British Isles cruise that looks interesting, but the ship pretty much hugs the coast of Great Britain. Do they manage to get far away enough from shore to open the casino?

I refuse to place my order until my pre-dinner drink arrives. I've had food with no wine too many times, and I prefer champagne before my meal.