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has anyone recently sailed on HAL ship and tried to adjust the automatic tips. we feel that 12.50 per day is excessive and want to only pay 8. has anyone been successful in adjusting their tips? if so, how did you do it? thank you so much.

has anyone docked at the Kai Tak dock in Hong Kong? this is at the old airport. questions: what kind of shuttles were there and what did they cost? were taxis plentiful and what did it cost to go to nearest MTR station or star ferry terminal? thank you so much.

Most of the TV's have an HDMI connection.

yes. they have a HDMI connection. usually in the back. we use wife's mirror to find them. you may have to try to move the tv a little bit - wiggle it - to get to them. but, forgot how to change the source/input? some one help us with this one.

so, connect your laptop by hdmi and watch your dvd. gives you a choice over ship tv. great idea.

this is a racket. they should include tips in the fare. we have worked on cruise ships so we know. the tip pool includes so many people - food & beverage officers & staff, MD, cooks, everyone. same with rooms. not enough goes to the people that we think we are tipping like your table and room stewards. so many hands reaching into the pot. we are paying the bonus program. include it in the fare. we adjust and pay what we think is a smaller but reasonable amount per day.

does it help if you bring an antenna. we have big one and small one. hook into usb port.

also, why doesnt princess upgrade to the better sat?

The best coffee is Jamaican Blue Mountain!

one of best in the world. bot at grocery store in Jamaica. fantatsic. soory this is off topic but if you ever get the chance ...... dont buy blends - just pure 100% blue mtn

You all have done such a fantastic job on the cruise directors list, how about doing a list of all the Captains. It would be nice to know if any of the captains we have sailed with are still on Princess ships and where they are now. thanks.

we have enjoyed every cruise we have ever taken. many lines we have sailed on no longer exist. may ships no longer exist. it is an attitude - every ship, every cruise is great in so many ways. so much fun on the ship. amazing ports all over the world. wow. of course, there are often problems. but, that's life.:)

we often buy GTY cabins. very exciting. you never know what you will get. but, you never get worse than the lowest category you purchased. what a deal!!!

I will be in Miami, boarding her. I expect a run on crowbars in Curacao, the last call. :)

we are going to Curacao. what are crowbars. thanks

the latest cruise for sale on the Pacific Princess is May 11, 2016 LA to FLL. But other ships have cruises for sale thru Oct 2016. are they selling the Pacific Princess?

calling all pax sailing in owner suites recently. what mini bar benefits did you enjoy? if you are elite, what mini bar benefits did you enjoy in an owner suite. we have friends going. thank you so much

That's the first step. Once the new cabling and WiFi is installed, they have a lot more work to do to upgrade/update the system. It doesn't need to be done in dry dock... They do it with passengers onboard. That's the way they did it on the Sapphire a year ago.

Hi Pam. thanks for info. do you think they will ever upgrade to a better internet connection. we have been on 3 world cruises and the internet was non existent in many locations. we have found internet to be pretty bad on all sailings. thanks

This is Princess video. A little dated but will get the idea and how to work it.

 

They from what people saying on both Royal and Regal.

 

thank you so much for sharing this with all of us. fantastic what technology is providing for us. can"t wait until our next cruise.

Princess allows a TA to discount the price. Mine gives me about a 15% discount of the current Princess price.

that is fantastic. how do they do that??? thanks

These guys should be looking at the future. The new large container terminal and cruise terminal in Mexico could attract a lot of business down there instead of coming to Los Angeles and Long Beach. Stay tuned !!

 

San Fran is a little less vulnerable, but could be eliminated as an origin port.

how can we get more info on this? thanks

we appreciate everyone who started this and participated. you are so right. all the balc on royal are 41 sq ft. the sapphire has 80 and 48. we booked the royal but now are having second thoughts. why build a ship with no outside - just balc or better and then downsize the balc?? pay more and get less?? thanks again for your insights.:)

our luggage tags for Golden Princess April 1, 2014 say that we can bring one 750 ml bottle wine per adult person. additional wine subject to $15 corkage fee. luggage is subject to search. the financial guys continue to do what they can to increase revenue and hurt our wallets. nickel & dime. this is why people go on crystal and reagent.