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But the cabinmate ought to be paying CA of $17/day, so reduced again. Also, do they want internet. And, do they drink non-alcohol? Best to both get the Plus and first person pays the other person part of the package cost ($60 less what they actually spend a la carte).

And even that can be refuted as long as you want Internet and pay the CA. Cabinmate also has to pay CA and may also want Internet. Even with just CA, you may as well book Plus Cruise Fare and pay cabinmate $43/day (Plus, less CA). Your cost would be $113/day. With standalone, your cost is $115, unless get Internet discount (which I am sure you do). Surely cabinmate will consume at least some non-alcoholic beverages. ETA: Of course it is also worthwhile considering the CD offer and Ocean Now if it might be used. We don't, so I overlooked. Just the basics, I would seriously look at forcing the Plus fare if it means value to one person as I think it will work out better to recompense the cabinmate for a differential between $60 and their actual a la carte costs in most circumstances.

The standalone drink packages are "offered" as a marketing ploy so PCL can illustrate what a huge bargain the cruise fare packages are.

Did you lose your original account? I recognize your handle. Your posts are odd in that none of them allow a feedback of Thanks, Like, or Ha-Ha. Also, no info on your membership or geo-location. IIRC, you are from the UK somewhere.

PCL already knows the percentage of guests who book shore excursions with them. It should follow that the same percentage of guests would be interested in the shorex OBC out of those booking a package. But it comes down to how much extra is one paying to get that OBC, doesn't it. The survey doesn't discuss that aspect, so the results are not very meaningful IMO. As for the SD question, unlimited SD interest might depend on the number of available options on a particular ship, but again, how much are they charging for all the extra "free" meals? There are limited number of guest who always dine at SD. Note that Signature guests already have their own dining venue, so it's all about the money IMO.

They could just turn one MDR Into a SD location since so many guests would be looking for their "free" meal. That leads me to concur with @Thrak's assessment.

For total clarity, you can gamble in the casino and charge slot machine purchases or table chips to your cabin account. When your account is settled at end of voyage, any OBC does offset against charges. This has been the case even though PCL official policy is that OBC cannot be used in the casino. But, indirectly, it has worked. That said, one or more members here posted a while back about a policy change because it has been speculated that PCL might change the accounting program to prevent OBC from off-setting casino charges. I would say that has not been implemented or there would have been an active hot thread about it.

You cannot both explore Vancouver and board early. Get to Van a day or two early for that. They can open boarding around 11am, but will begin check-in at least an hour before that and you wait until boarding begins if processed early enough. At Van, I would probably be arriving at the terminal for check-in well before 10am if I wanted to be processed and among the first to board.

I would contact Princess via phone or chat. For phone, make sure you select the phone tree option for DMW. Ask the rep to adjust the booking to use only four credits on first booking for the 4 adults and 4 on the second for the adults. IDK for sure if they can do it, but you can try. Otherwise, fix it on board.

LGA 6 hrs!! ROFL.

They will default to the TA on record for the current voyage. Guest needs to advise the on board agent not to use that TA or to designate a different one. @ccheng6401, Princess knows the TA for each booking.

Sure, but aren't those the same ones on Princess.com under Last Minute Cruise Deals?

Technically, you are violating it I suppose, but no one knows since you are on two different cruise lines. (PVSA). Been a long time since FCD expiry was 4 years - it had been 2 years for a long time before the change to 1 year last year. We have FCD's purchased in Nov 2022 that will expire this coming Nov because they were purchased prior to the change to 1 year.

Right. Just buy the OBC and book with your usual TA. No need to bother with on board booking. You aren't getting anything special on board. They try to fool you with marketing, but the extra is just the OBC from the FCD you purchase.

If voyages are listed for sale on Princess.com, there is no need to book them on board. PCL was offering some deep discounts on near-term voyages after the re-start, but since ships are sailing full again, I have not seen any of these kind of deals mentioned.