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You mean like resort fees at hotels that have like 3 pieces of equipment in there gym ?

Personally we do everything through our CVP even when we are on a cruise. Once burned never again

Free mini suites reported by people who have never even been in a Princess casino is obviously a glitch. I called this out as soon as I saw it. Our last bounce back offer after 10,000 points was only free interior and $100 free play. This was very clearly a glitch in the system

No. If you have a plus or premier package including drinks Wi-Fi and customer appreciation there is no fee and no fee for room service via the phone

So what contract does Princess have with big box stores like Costco ? My issue with all third party vendors is that they mostly don’t know the product and will push push push. Just like the spas on Princess ships. They bill to your Princess folio but they are not Princess employees And when we complained at guest services about spa employees and high pressure sales tactics we were referred back to the spa. We now avoid both future cruise group and spa

There is a Starbucks outlet inside my local Safeway. Does that mean the grocery store is responsible for the Starbucks franchise ?

Then we should be screaming about the high pressure tactics in the spa. That and their insistence on waiver forms

This is a third party vendor not Princess

And I would rather spend that $40 on a specialty dinner even though people tell me on other threads that I have already paid for a meal in the MDR. Each to their own

Even on port days I still somehow manage to get in 8-10 drinks while on ship. Still saving money

If I couldn’t afford a specialty dinner or lunch on shore I probably couldn’t afford a cruise fare

I also have paid for lunch on board on port days but choose to eat at restaurants on land. So I guess I am paying twice for lunch

We always try to book aft suites as the balconies are much larger than any mid ship balconies

My interaction here have always been in response to post #12 which is where the narrow balcony was a main reason of not lounging on your own suite balcony

Under that reasoning you should eat about 5 meals a day. Since you have already paid for burger grill, pizza slices, buffet and MDR. It reminds me of the people that say “ you can eat all you want “. While they run you down with their scooter. The same logic says why should I pay tips for people doing their jobs