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I really appreciate all of your thoughts and suggestions. This does not seem as daunting as my head was making it!

Nice! TY

Actually hoping to convince my husband to drive, but if not I guess I will. I have no intention of going far, just taking in some of the countryside and especially seeing minchinhampton where my parents were married.

Did you book your transfers independently or thru Princess? My husband drives all the time at home but is worried about forgetting to drive on the left. I told him I would be happy to drive but that really scared him😳

Thank you all. I have sailed out of Southampton in the past but went directly to ship from Heathrow and found it exhausting. We were thinking of flying in a few days in advance this time and hoping to rent a car. My husband is a bit reticent to drive but hoping to tour around for a bit before cruising. We haven’t booked anything yet, still very much in the planning stage.

Sorry if this is wrong place for this post. Just wondering which hotel Princess uses in Southampton, or others you would recommend.

Wonderful replies and now I will have to explore MSC too since I never considered them…..

If I knew how I would, however if you go to the HAL boards I have asked the same question and there is a print out there.

Thank you all. I guess what I am trying to figure out is my comfort level on HAL, meaning familiarity of the process, and a known entity with the different itineraries and what appears to be a lower price and a change in Princess. I am pretty sure I am over thinking all of this😏

Wow thank you both, lots of good information. So if you book a mini suite with a package it looks as if you would get a lot of the same benefits minus things like laundry and it might be more cost efficient to do that, correct?

Thank you Oakridger. I guess I wasn’t too clear in my question. I am familiar with HALs suite perks unless something has recently been added, but wondered how they compared to Princess’s perks in a full suite. So if you have done both I would like your opinion.

Neptune suite

I have sailed HAL frequently and often in a suite. I am familiar with most of the benefits, but have not sailed since the pandemic. Have any new perks been added? I am currently considering a Princess cruise and wonder if anyone has done both cruise lines in a suite and can comment on the suite perks on that line? I have also posted on the Princess board but have yet to get a reply. I am a four star on HAL but have only been on one transatlantic cruise on Princess about ten years ago.

I am a four star mariner on HAL and am very familiar with their suite benefits. I have only been on one Princess cruise, a transatlantic, and not in a suite but am thinking of booking soon. Is a suite far superior to a mini suite on Princess and are there different perks between them? How would you rate the perks? How would you rate the difference between HAL and Princess suite perks?

It is a premium package so it all looks good, thank you.

Just curious, with the upgraded Wi-Fi are you able to make Wi-Fi calls from the ship? My pcc says you can even FaceTime?….

Live on Cape Cod and was wondering what is happening to those currently cruising New England coast.

Do you happen to know if that is true on the zuiderdam as well?

It was moved here by admin, it was originally on the main page see Ruth C. And kudzu remarks. That was the reason for my comments.😉

Omg, pleeeeeease let’s not start this again! I agree with Kazu, there is a thread for this. I quit doing CC for a while because of all the negativity, snarky remarks, and entitlements expressed by both sides on this issue a few years ago. I am sure it has been asked and answered above. I read CC to plan my cruises, read about changes in HAL policies, and to live vicariously thru others cruise experience.

Thank you!

Haljo1935, Those prices look amazing! Was this all on the HAL site?

Me neither, I will look into this thx

Thx all I am looking!

I really need a cruise! Is there someplace to go to find out about cruises in the next three or four months that are trying to fill up cabins?