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Anyone can use it, but they will have to use your sign in credentials. If you have a four device package, or 2 two device packages, four devices can be log in at the same time. sorry, I see it was answered already.

I agree Reserve Collection is wonderful. Based on my multiple experiences, I would say it is no waiting most of the time.

I appreciate your responses. Thank you.

How does it work if you book the B2B as one cruise. For instance, you book a single 14 day cruise that can also be booked as two seven day cruises? Do you need to get off the ship?

And according to the AP, the sittings are at 5 PM and 7:30 PM.

Good point, because unless there is entertainment not very often.

I agree. No one has ever asked me to get them a free drink.

Yes. I have seen either a Coke lite CF or Coke Zero CF (not sure which) on some cruises, so I was just covering my bases. I am hoping for a CF version of a diet cola. Since Princess has only offered fountain drinks with the packages, I have never been able to enjoy any. Although Celebrity sometimes is short on supply, I have been able to get it when cruising with Celebrity. They have always cans and Princess is new to that option. Very nice change IMO. Thanks

There may be a misunderstand as this also happened to me a few times in January on the Emerald. It is a case of being charged for the drink even is you have a package. It is not just a question of the drink count within the package, but an additional charge on your account. So it does impact the person being charged.

What other cruise lines have you tried? Even after this increase, I think Princess’s Speciality dining is very reasonable. They are much less expensive than Celebrity’s SD (but not a true comparison). Oceania has great SD that is including in their base fare, but they are usually significantly more expensive. Is NCL and Carnival less expensive?

Now that Princess is offering can soda, potentially the variety of choices can expand. Has anyone seen Caffeine Free Diet (or Zero) coke on board?

Thank you for posting this information. Do you think the two Premier SD’s will cover the additional 18% service charge? They are not specifically mentioned in point (5), I would guess that it is included. Thanks.

Glad to hear the Enchanted has a Crooners. Usually our favorite place due to the piano player.

Just because they accept a bid, it does not mean they currently have a cabin available in that category. There might be late cancellation with a cascading effect on cabin openings. Good luck

The bidding is for a category and no you do not know the cabin number until you win the bid.

Got it. Thanks

I just shared my experience in a different thread. The same thing almost happened to me. (Not using my dining credit after I cancelled and tried to rebook a different date.) I found that when you cancel a reservation that includes a dining credit, you have wait a while below you to rebook using the dining credit. It seems to take a while for the credit to reappear. Given what you want to do, I suggest you cancel the reservations and then wait 10 minutes or so to rebook. Right before the reservation is confirm (you have to put in your CC number even if you are only using dining credits), you will be able to see if your credits are being applied and if any amount is being charged to your CC. Make sense?

From my experience that can happen if you first make a SD reservation, cancel the reservation, and then immediately make a different reservation. If you look at the payment page, it is clear if a credit is not being used. It takes some time before the credit is returned to your account. Also, I could not apply a credit to the first night SD reservation that is included with a suite booking. Just my experience. if you have the Premier package, you might want to ask them if you any credits left in your account. That might be a clue.

Since you are already on the cruise, it does not matter. After reading your comment and other conflicting comments, i decided to try it. I was able to log and make my Speciality Dining reservation with no charge. When I clicked to make a reservation, there was a notice starting that I had dining credits available to use. I selected my location and time. There was a summary with a charge, a credit applied to the charge, and it showed a balance of zero. If I recall correctly the system did ask for my charge card information, but after entering the information, the next step showed the summary that I stated. I did notice once when I cancelled a reservations, I had to wait awhile until my credit showed up again. i hope you are enjoying your cruise and you were able to reserve the days and times that you wanted.

Congratulations. Was Miami an option for the EZcheck?

I hope this becomes an Edge Class standard. Not being able to order from the full MDR menu was the biggest negative when cruising in the Retreat on the Edge.

With AA, you got shafted. The free luggage benefit does not require the cruise to be booked with an AA credit card. You just need to make sure your Faf number is on your reservation. Misunderstanding somewhere. It is different on United where the CC free luggage benefit requires you to use the United CC for the flight. Who charged you for the luggage on your AA flight?

Sorry I was not very clear about my question, therefore I edited my post. I know it is an extra cost.

Thank you for the quick answer. Is the Cabana different than just two lounge chairs? I recall that you are staying in a suite. Do you find the Sanctuary still offers good value for you? We booked the Sanctuary for a two week cruise on the Emerald some years ago and loved it. But on that cruise we were booked in a mini suites that was not covered. We do not sit in the sun. So the Sanctuary was worth it for us. Our next cruise is in a full suite, therefore we were wondering if it is still worth the extra cost. Or will the Suite balcony be enough. Enjoy the rest of your cruise.

Interesting. Are you saying that there is no way to book a Specialty restaurant in advance using the Premier credits. (Without paying?). Thanks