Mud_Shark

Well, I would have said they are potty trained (they are twins - 2 and a half years old), but the boy had an "accident" at our place on Saturday, so they are certainly not 100% yet. We will have to see how things progress.

Hmm. Ok thanks. Guess I never paid attention because I never had to before. We are on the enchanted, but it is probably the same situation.

Wow - Nice way to come back to cruising - this is a bucket list cruise for many. As far as boarding, we have only done it once at San Pedro. There should be at least two lines to check in - Green and Blue - with someone at the front of the lines asking if you have your medallions or not and then directing you to the appropriate line. After security and check in, if you are not in a full suite (or have status - which you indicated you do not), you will likely be directed to a seating area to wait until you can actually board the ship. Best time to arrive? Perhaps subjective, but many like to get onboard as soon as possible and "start vacation mode". So early arrivals will get to the port around 930 or 10 am, but may have a wait before they can get checked in. By 10:30 or 11am, the peak number of guests will be at the port and in the line or waiting area in some fashion. It can be a bit of a zoo at that time, but these cruise companies and ports are pretty efficient at moving people. Usually actual boarding starts around 1030 am or so, but can be delayed by customs inspections etc. If you arrive after noon or so, line ups are minimal, and it is often a short wait or no wait to get on board.

We have had 3 or 4 Princess excursions cancelled. Sometimes a day or two in advance, sometimes while waiting for it to commence. Disappointing, but these things happen.

I could certainly be wrong but I thought it was the opposite. I thought it was the forward pool by the sanctuary that was adults only and the aft pool was for anyone? We are sailing in two weeks with our grandchildren (first time for them - they are only toddlers) so time to figure this stuff out. Don't want a bunch of angry stares if we are in the wrong place.

I would also prefer the mini-golf over the putting green. I remember the Grand having an actual course. Can't recall which other ships have it. My wife isn't really interested in a putting green, but will play me a game of mini golf when it is available.

I have had this exact scenario. My booking showed a credit due back to me when I cancelled the transfers (about a month before sailing) - but it never came. That was in 2021 so I don't think it is coming. Hopefully it was just that they were restarting cruising and accounting was not organized. I should have called and asked after a certain amount of time, but never bothered to.

We enjoy both steamers and planks more than any of the other casual venues on other ships. Hopefully you will as well.

Have you looked at the people getting off a cruise ship in port lately? Just about everyone of them (us) screams "Tourist" without the accompanying Princess Bag. I don't think we are fooling anyone by leaving the bag in our room.

The reality is that cruise lines have been trimming their bottom line since COVID. Of course we all know they took a severe hit during the pandemic, and have tightened their belt in small ways - perks, dinning options, loyalty benefits, available items, give-aways etc. So it is easy to pick out what is now less than what used to be and focus on that. But the bottom line is - we still cruise cuz we love it. And we still cruise Princess because we feel they give us the best bang for the buck and are the best fit for our onboard desired experience. By the way - I had not heard that the french onion soup was not a steady menu item on the new Sun Princess. If true, I will have a little cry, but will not be cancelling our booking on the Sun.

They are not always exact on the opening for bidding. Sometimes it is right on the day. Other times it is a day or two later before it actually opens. Some have reported even longer delays before the bidding opens, but for the six cruises we have tracked (only bid on 3, and only successfully on 2) they were all open within 2 days of the stated date.

dlp 1000 - I am not an expert on all this, but from my limited experience, no matter what you initially paid for the category you booked, I think the upgrade minimum bid for the next level will be the same as everyone else in your current category. And no - your loyalty status does not factor into the biding, nor do the packages.

What time do you arrive in Vancouver? If it is 8-10am, I think you will be slow getting through customs and to your gate. If it is a red-eye departure and you arrive 8-10pm, you might do better.

I'm even named after St Patrick, but be that as it may, I would take a seafood buffet over Corned beef and cabbage 🤮

We sail in 19 days and the shows and some activities are populated. Been that way for a few days now. Not everything, but the major headliners for the theatre and the Vista lounge, and the deck parties.

We are bringing our daughter and her family (2 adults and 3 small children) with us this time. We will ask when tendering, but if refused, we have no problem waiting in line with them in the regular lines. We will stick together either way and enjoy our day together.

Did you get that OBC applied before stockperks took over as the portal to apply through? There didn't used to be an outer time limit, but I was told by stockperks that there now was.

Well, it seems from this announcement that they won't, but when I applied earlier to stockperks, they replied back that I needed to re-apply after May 1st. Now it appears if I re-apply at that time, it will not be successful, so it sounds like stockperks was caught off-guard by the date in this announcement.

My thoughts exactly. We sail in January 2025. Will they accept a request for Shareholders credit for these voyages?

Been like this for almost a week now. Cabin selection is the last page I can get to - then when ready to book - error.

1) Our guest lecturer on our Pacific crossing was hiding ducks every day. So maybe not exactly staff, but close to it. 2) In Australia, we found some ducks on our cruise and their tags had a link to a social media page where you were to post where you found the duck and then if you wanted, re-hide it and post that is was travelling again. Some ducks had been on multiple cruises. We took the ones we found on the Royal Princess and hid them on the Majestic Princess.

We are doing this in early April. We have ridden Segways before at other ports. We are 61. I found it extremely fun. My wife took a little while to feel comfortable on them - but got there. The balance is the issue, as you lean forward to go forward/accelerate and lean back to slow/stop or even reverse. If your balance is weak you may struggle. On our past experiences, we got off the segways to see various sites along our tours, so it was not constant standing on them without moving. But you are on your feet the entire time, so if you could not go shopping on your feet for two hours, you would also struggle at this, but if two hours on your feet shopping or such is no problem, I would say you should be fine.

Thanks for the video. Looks great. we will be there later in April.

Thanks all. I forwarded the above photo to my daughter to show our grand daughter. She will be excited to see what happens on our cruise.

Our 4 year old Grand daughter is quite concerned. This will be her first cruise in March. She is excited, but came home today worried that the Easter Bunny would miss her and her siblings. The family usually attends local Easter activities with face painting, egg hunt, and a visit from the E Bunny. Wondering if anyone knows if the Bunny makes an appearance on the ship? We will bring some chocolate with us, but would like to know if there is anything onboard for the holiday. Thanks I should mention we are on the Enchanted Princess