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    LAX to PPT

    in Pacific Islands, All

    Posted

    We booked the Ocean Princess last February for our cruise this coming January for the French Polynesia cruise. In March they had this amazing airfare sale on Princess. The prices had been showing what you have been seeing Jilly08, and the sale put them at $785 per person out of LAX to PPT.

     

    We are using our Southwest miles to get to LAX, so this was an amazing deal to us and we grabbed it. They were non refundable, but I was willing to do that for that price.

     

    Just keep watching Princess site everyday and hopefully they will run this sale for your cruise.

     

    Amazing! I will do that. I am also using SW points to get to LAX! Have a great cruise ...

    Jill

    LAX to PPT

    in Pacific Islands, All

    Posted

    Hi Everyone,

    Now that fares are finally published for Sept/Oct dates for my cruise, I am at a loss as to jump on the fares now or wait. I've been watching them on Kayak.

    They are $1640 round trip.

    In your experience, has it paid to wait? Can I expect fares to go down next year or will they just keep climbing?

     

    Thanks,

    Jill

    Pacific Princess Cabin choice

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted · Edited by jilly08

    OP, is this for your Pacific Princess cruise in September 2015? If so, I would say keep an eye on the prices and see if you can get upped to a balcony. From what I understand, the views of French Polynesia are totally worth it--especially if you get a deal.

     

    Here's what happened to us: Because we had our hearts set on a holiday sailing, we thought we'd only be able to afford an interior room. The cruise was pricey, but we booked it and just hoped for a price drop. Well, we got our wish. There was a massive price drop on Memorial Day weekend, so I called to get a price adjustment--which Princess was happy to grant us. That dropped the price of the cruise in HALF. Unfortunately, at that point they only dropped the interior staterooms and the oceanview rooms. They did not discount the balconies. Although we could have upgraded to the oceanview room, we decided not to pay extra just for the porthole.

     

    Months pass, but I kept an eye on the prices, hoping that maybe the balcony stateroom prices would drop. Again, we got lucky. Not long after our final payment deadline there was a massive price drop on the balcony staterooms. It ended up being just $200pp more than we paid for the interior room (for most of the year it had been nearly $1500pp more for a balcony), so we called in and asked for an upgrade. The first Princess rep I spoke with wasn't able to accommodate the change, so I asked to speak to a manager. At first they offered to upgrade me to an obstructed ocean view stateroom for free. When I explained that I was willing to pay for an upgrade to a balcony at the new guest price, she immediately upgraded us and charged my card the difference. We ended up with a really nice balcony stateroom on a holiday sailing for the same cost as an obstructed ocean view stateroom.

     

    So...as I said, keep an eye on the prices and see if you can get upped to a balcony as it gets closer to your cruise date. We saved a ton of money and got a far nicer stateroom because we kept an eye on the prices.

     

    Thank you for that advice. I will watch prices!

    Pacific Princess Cabin choice

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    I'm a solo cruiser too and the deck 6 cabins are fine for me because I never really use a sofa, I always sprawl on the bed to read. OTOH, I am claustrophobic and the risk of having the porthole cover shut keeps me away from deck 3, otherwise I'd have no real problem down there.

     

    No banging lifeboats on deck 6!

     

    Hi Jolly, Do you happen to have any pictures of the deck 6 obstructed cabins? I'm having a hard time picturing how they are configured.

     

    thanks,

    Jill

    Pacific Princess Cabin choice

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    We have done our last 6 cruises in a row on Pacific and Ocean Princesses. We love these ships and we always book an obstructed OV Guarantee cabin. We have yet to be assigned one of the deck 6 Obstructed OV cabins, we always get deck 3 if we aren't upgraded to something better.

     

    We love deck 3, nice and quiet down there! We have had 2 days out of the 22 days spent on deck 3 where the port holes were closed. I am sure deck 6 would be nice as well and I don't think there is anything to worry about as far as the lifeboats banging against the side if the ship! I have watched them load and unload the tenders a lot and can say without any hesitation that that they aren't going anywhere.

     

    Terry

     

    Thank you for that information Terry.

    Jill

    Pacific Princess Cabin choice

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted · Edited by jilly08

    6036 is a decent(ish) cabin for an obstr. OV (there is less view than decent obstr. OVs on bigger ships) but very small - about 140sq ft

     

    Deck 3 cabins are bigger but if the seas are rough, the steward will close the porthole cover so that you will then have, effectively, an inside cabin.

     

    Depends if more space and a sofa is more important to you than the (smallish) risk of having no daylight.

     

    And, altho' this isn't a big ship so deck 3 isn't too far away, I find deck 6 a convenient location - it's so close to everywhere.

     

    Thanks Jolly! I guess I should have said, I am a solo cruiser. Perhaps people's opinions would be different.

    I am slightly concerned about the life boats banging up against the side of the ship all night. That happened on another cruise line......

    Honestly, I'm leaning toward a porthole cabin.

    Jill

    Pacific Princess Cabin choice

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    I am trying to decide which cabin I should choose for my FP cruise on Pacific Princess.

    I currently have cabin 6036 which is an obstructed view--with a pretty decent view between life boats. However, it's a sideways cabin and does not have a sofa.

    My other choice--for the same price, is a porthole cabin on deck 3 and I was told these cabins do have a sofa.

     

    How do these cabins compare in size?

     

    I'd like some opinions. All of the obstructed cabins with a reasonable view on deck 6 are now sold. There are quite a few porthole cabins left.

     

     

    Thanks!

    Jill

    Great information for French Polynesia

    in Pacific Islands, All

    Posted

    I would like to add that the Air Tahiti flight proved to be a great nighttime flight. I'm someone that almost never goes to sleep while flying (just incase the pilot needs my help)! I boarded Air Tahiti around midnight at LAX and after a short time with the help of meds slept almost until we landed. I even missed the beverage cart! Loved the layout of the plane with only two seats on each side and screens on the back of the seats. On the return flight home I enjoyed the music and movies without the help of meds! All in all Air Tahiti Rocks!:)

     

    Glad to hear that. I plan on taking the overnight to Tahiti also. Thank you for the info.!

    Jill

    Great information for French Polynesia

    in Pacific Islands, All

    Posted

    We recently returned from our Windspirit cruise in Tahiti and enjoyed every minute of the adventure. I was surprised by your post that a friend was doing SIX back to back cruises in French Polynesia. While our cruise was as wonderful as we had hoped for I can't imagine doing 6 in the same area especially FP. Please fill us in as I think I must have misunderstood. Oh I did check out the blog and loved it' date=' saw many of the areas that we cruised in September.[/quote']

     

     

    How did your travel pillow work out???

     

    Jill

    Rain in Tahiti

    in Pacific Islands, All

    Posted

    Jill' date=' I bought the J Pillow from the UK and also the Therm A Rest Cushion. I've not used either since we don't leave until Monday night. But I have tried them both out here at home. I'm hoping that it will help make that "red eye" flight to Tahiti more comfortable.[/quote']

     

    Good Luck. Hope the flight goes quickly for you. I'm interested in hearing how the Therma A Rest cushion worked. I am looking at that one for myself.

     

    Hope you have a fabulous trip!!!

     

    Jill

    Air France Prem Ecomony vs. Economy Air Tahiti Nu

    in Pacific Islands, All

    Posted · Edited by jilly08

    Tell me about your travel pillow Jill. I need to get one. Thanks.

     

     

    BridgeMates: I got this one in case you can't lean against a window...

     

    http://www.amazon.com/TravelRest-Ultimate-Inflatable-Travel-REINVENTED/dp/B001DYDAEK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343065885&sr=8-1&keywords=travelrest

     

    And I am looking at this seat cushion--haven't purchased yet

    http://www.amazon.com/Therm-A-Rest-Travel-Cushion-Nautical-Blue/dp/B00HANW9FY

     

    I like both of these because they deflate and fold easily into your carry-on.

     

    Jill

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