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Thanks for the real-world advice. I’ll choose last disembarkation, enjoy a coffee and pastry in the lounge, and make my way to an airport hotel. I suppose I could even book a Princess transfer and then take a hotel shuttle over. Anyway, I suppose there are worse places to be stuck for an extra day!

Sigh. Thanks for the reply.

I will be flying home to Orlando after a 28-day round Australia cruise on Crown Princess in April 2025. We are scheduled to arrive at 6am. I will be flying on United using miles for a 1st/Business class seat. My only options are 9:20am or 10:30 am departures. I always book afternoon flights, especially when flying international. Does anyone have a good feeling about this situation short of my spending another night in Sydney? I will have splurged on 4 days there pre-cruise (already pre-paid, so that’s not negotiable).

I did this for Glacier Bay day, and was very glad. After you run to reserve your spot for that day (the most expensive day, all others are cheaper and booking for the duration cheaper still), you can meet the rest of your cabin mates in the MDR for embarkation lunch, knowing that you have a beautiful spot for the big day and can come and go as you please all day long. YMMV. There are others who find the blue-tinted screens in the Sanctuary to be a huge distraction.

I think Princess has not been assigned yet. The CB will not start its voyages from Port Canaveral until November(?). It's awfully crowded there, but I have not had a problem parking at all.

Ambitious plan to build a new terminal and garage space in the next two years. Possibly portending additional cruise lines? Or more Princes ships? I know they have Caribbean Princess starting later this year and Sky Princess soon thereafter. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/money/business/2024/05/09/port-canaveral-to-build-new-cruise-terminal-garage-on-north-side/73621034007/

I had one of the “obstructed” suites, I barely noticed the beam. Granted, the suite balcony is much larger but even so I would not fret.

Fantastic clip, god those guys were marvelous - every one of them

Thanks for the additional comments. To clarify what I previously stated explicitly, I already have the Christmas solo WS booked and paid in full. My question concerned adding a new voyage in an Interior as a b2b (pretty inexpensive esp with a Std package), and I acknowledged the alternative option of simply PAYG. My considered choice was to do it this way if it’s possible. Thanks everyone for your input.

Counting days doesn’t work as well for me, but thanks for the reminder!

Thanks! I will have a suite on the Christmas cruise, not on the 28-day. I am definitely aware of the cutback in Elite benefits but the promise of free laundry (even the non-express variety) on a 28-day, port-intensive cruise, and after spending four days tooling around Sydney, sold me on this plan. I think I would regret being only 2 credits short when I can grab an Interior for cheap* and enjoy my first b2b! (*Yes I realize that I could use the Interior fare to buy my own damn laundry, but this way’s more fun😝)

I spent hours looking at short cruises, but they all involved a flight/hotel/hassle. This idea finally occurred to me and feels more relaxed and ultimately less expensive. Thanks very much for all the great information and confirmation that I'll get free laundry on my big trip!

I currently have 10 cruises in my Captain's Circle, so I am at Platinum. I have a 28-day cruise next year that I would really like to take as an Elite. I have booked a cruise on CB on 12/23/24 (over Christmas). I am booked in a WS and traveling solo, and my understanding is that this cruise will earn me 3 more cruises, bringing the total to 13. I need 15 for Elite status. I see that the CB has another voyage the week before, doing a different section of the Caribbean than my Christmas voyage. Princess is selling the two together as a single cruise, but also separately. If I book an Interior as a solo traveler for the 12/15 voyage, this would earn me 2 more credits and bring my total to 15. This would be a B2B, correct? I would have to completely move out of one cabin and into the other on changeover day, which is an inconvenience but worth it to save the $$$ (and my WS isn't available anyway). Will this work to get me to Elite by the end of 2024? And secondly, what are the practical aspects of changeover day? Will i have to disembark? Will they just put me in a lounge with all my luggage? Thanks for any helpful advice.

Is the Room Service menu different from the options on Ocean Now?

So I confirmed that this *is* the inaugural voyage. We’re guinea pigs. Things won’t be ready, and they’ll probably cancel. Question is, will they cancel before or after my flight to Barcelona has taken off? Maybe I’ll use EZ-Air for this one…