Ellipooh

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. 

1 hour ago, DCThunder said:

Maybe they need a young Alec Baldwin to invigorate them:  Bing Videos (Very NSFW)

 

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. 

21 minutes ago, Knickearth said:

Are you counting your days

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😝)

20 minutes ago, 555 said:

Look for some really short cruises if you can spare the time & you'll get there faster.

We hate moving & will do anything to avoid it. Although it doesn't take to much time to move, we'd rather get off the ship early & go for a walk in Ft Lauderdale.

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…

Used a FCC, booked a non-Reserve Cabana Mini as a solo, got the ins, and paid $224.  Got my Booking Confirmation from Princess. Guess I’m going to Barcelona!

This is just bizarre. 

20 minutes ago, I had a choice of Cabana Mini suites to choose from. Now they’re not available. I guess other people aren’t so chicken!

I’m sorely tempted to proceed, but isn’t the Star still under construction? So this would be one of the early voyages? I don’t want to risk the expense of flights and hotel etc if the voyage is delayed. 
 

but why are they doing this???

This is what I see…

I’m being offered a $0 Reserve Class Cabana Mini for the 7-day Mediterranean on Star in 2025, AND $0 Interior on a 17-day Canada / Greenland on Emerald in August 2024.

I don’t get it. 

My experience:  I was recently waitlisted for a GBR excursion on a Round-Austrailia cruise in 2025.  I also reserved and paid for a backup excursion.  I never got an email asking to accept the move from waitlist onto reserve, but I did get an email asking to immediately pay the price differential.  I paid, got the confirmed reservation for the excursion I really wanted, and the backup excursion was automatically cancelled by Princess.

9 hours ago, MissiCruzs said:

I went to Guest services and they said the stewards turn anything found over to them and then it goes to a shoreside lost and found lockup. I asked them to message the steward and have him look under the bed anyway because I have found things under there from previous guests. So he took the cabin number and my cabin number so he could let me know the outcome. 

Thank you so very much for taking the time. It’s so frustrating when I know exactly where the item is! But it’s not going to be easily found under the bed…

On 4/20/2024 at 8:49 AM, MissiCruzs said:

Sitting in Take 5 on the Enchanted. It's the end of our 7 day journey on this ship and we're waiting to be transferred to the Emerald at Terminal 19.  Come along on our journey... ask questions or just enjoy the ride!

Any chance you could leave a note for cabin C614? I just disembarked and left a big bag of souvenirs under the bed. 😖 Maybe the new residents could leave the bag with Guest Services? (I have filed a report with Princess) 🤞

Suite vs. anything else = Night vs. Day

Go for the suite (with Plus/Premiere package) if you can. 

Absolutely not a problem, and I’m hypersensitive. 
Enjoy this great WS!

It’s not going to be Bermuda. The hyped-up tagline was specifically directed to “Florida residents.” Anyone could board a cruise to Bermuda. 
 

My money is on Brightline. 

The collapse of the Key Bridge doesn’t really explain why 2025 cruises are being rerouted but not 2024 cruises 

23 hours ago, kentgal said:

 

So IC (International Cafe) is free?  Free for everyone?  No restrictions at all?  

 

I *know* that the delicious specialty coffees and teas in the IC are priced per item if you don’t have a beverage package, but these are included/unlimited with the Plus/Premier packages.
I *think* that the vast majority of the food items in IC are free 24/7 for everyone. 
I’ve *heard* that there are a few priced food items including yummy-looking pieces of cake that do qualify as a Specialty Dessert under the Plus/Premier packages and thus no additional charge. 

3 hours ago, seeyouinthesun said:

 

On my last sailing in January I noticed the MDR was very understaffed. I was at a solo table and felt really bad that I was making so much extra work. I only went twice to try and make their lives a little better.  

Can you tell my why you feel that traveling solo means more work for the MDR staff? I’m also solo but that never occurred to me. I really prefer MDR to the chaos of the Buffet. 

Caribe balcony with three chairs? Including a lounger??

Please provide step-by-step instructions on how you accomplished that...

I can’t find the cards anywhere on AARP 😧

Thankfully I’ve already purchased my 5 for March, but I have two more cruises to pay off…

EDIT: explored the entire site and returned to the usual page, Princess cards were there again. But it feels sketchy