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1 minute ago, rockraiders said:

What brands of water do they have?

various, and depends on the ship location.

You don't want to go to a main dining room?

OBC with amount depending on cabin type and length of cruise....with $100 deposit, except for cruises longer than 50+ days.

yes....the app or cabin TV will give you up to date account info....and you can print it off near the Guest Services desk.

yes, you will get to Elite.

Moving cabins is very easy...we have done it many times. Crew will move for you....even everything that is on  hangers....

You only disembark after all other passengers have gotten off...and you go thru USA immigration and circle back on to the ship. All very simple

we have two of them booked, and are also interested in seeing/hearing about them.

9 hours ago, Treasure Hunter said:

Try the Oceana Sirena . It was a Princess ship that we sailed in Tahiti and then with Oceana to Cuba. So sorry that Princess sold the two it owned.

Actually, they owned three....the Tahitian, the Pacific, and the Royal

perhaps....

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2 minutes ago, Denmal said:

Gigi's is on the emerald ??  Where ??  Is this new. Was not on the ship last time we were on her ..

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53 minutes ago, akaCruiser said:

My understanding is that once a ship switches to offer the three options, they will assign one of the options to the three dining areas. So depending on which dining option you select, you will then go to the assign dining room.

just remember that the Island and the Coral only have 2 dining rooms

we have been using these on Princess for the last 3  years...and they fit inside a 28" suitcase.

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there are two...and what nights depends on the itinerary. Not the first night, and not the last night for certain.

yes.....that cabin is designed for 3 passengers, according to the Princess website deck plans

14 hours ago, Host CJSKIDS said:

That's what happened to me in December. 
 

I done understand why the ropes are gone. It would help them out as two cruises and I've seen two situations. 

we spent 40 days on the Enchanted earlier this  year......and noted that on some days they put out the ropes, and on some days took them down. I thought it very odd every time I noticed the changes.

wonderful....we will be on the Emerald for 37 days in August/September to Greenland and Quebec.

do a search here....there are a few "live from" threads....

There are many, many websites for booking independent excursions.....google will bring up lots for you to pick from

no...just turn up.

9 minutes ago, Birdnutty said:

First of all, thank you for your responses!  

So we can get off earlier than the 6 AM "docking" time?  The ship will be there the whole previous day.  Or at 6 AM sharp? Would prefer to catch the 8:10 AM train to Montreal, and I am trying to figure out how doable that is.  

I am concerned that the entire disembarkation process won't start until then, at which point we'd have the rest of the passengers to deal with.  I've been in situations where that was a nightmare, and others where it was seamless and easy peasy.  I'm not accustomed to a ship that stays overnight in a port with disembarkation the next day, so I have no idea what to expect.

We don't have either one.  Regular run-of-the-mill folks here.  Also have never flown in or out of Canada, so I have so many questions. We can expect that it takes at least an hour to go through Customs/Immigration without these special programs, or should we plan on much more?

Just to be clear, in Montreal, before boarding a flight to the USA you are going through USA Customs and Immigration.....and the time it takes to do that fully depends on the time of day, day of week, etc. Sometimes it can take a couple of  minutes, and sometimes much longer, depending on the line-ups. An hour should give you plenty of time for that process.

thanks for the reminder about Labour Day....we are on the same cruise and I had totally forgotten about the holiday.

Just now, TRLD said:

Was it still from bottomline or has Princess changed check processing contractors?

 

Maybe after all of these years of using bottomline they final reacted to the complaints about their check.msilings looking like junk mail.

It was from Bottomline....

12 minutes ago, TRLD said:

Nope the ones we have received from bottomline technologies as recently as 8 months ago have not mentioned Princess in the return address or anywhere on the envelop only the name and addresses of the check processing contractor.

We got one last week....Princess was mentioned in the return area on the envelope, and in the documentation inside.

We are going to be doing the same flight to YYZ....and are hopeful. Will either self walk off, or be in the first group after that.

we had a crew show on the Sapphire last November on the South Pacific cruise

depends on where you are flying too, and from. North America to europe can be very substantially cheaper, especially for Premium Economy or First/Business Class. The same can be said going to Asia.