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You can see what is scheduled for your cruise in the Journey View activity timeline in the app. I’ve seen it start to populate as much as 60 days before sailing
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I agree that Celebrity and Princess are more alike than different. One thing that hasn’t been mentioned- Princess has self-service laundry. It is very helpful on long trips
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B2B pack yourself up, is this new?
Torfamm replied to firefly333's topic in Royal Caribbean International
It would always be my preference but I wouldn’t stay home over it. If the itinerary, dates, and price all match my needs it might very well be worth the trouble. -
I see. So the issue isn’t the Princess gift cards but participating in the AARP Rewards program at all. I guess that makes a certain amount of sense. Is the a similar organization in Canada as there is with Automobile Clubs?
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It’s under rewards terms when you select a Princess gift card. I have no idea if Rewards membership is limited to US residents, but it states explicitly that Canadian residents can purchase e-gift cards for delivery by email https://www.aarp.org/rewards/redeem/#all_rewards
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Yes, that is correct. The Princess Cruises gift cards sold on the AARP Rewards site are now available to Canadian residents. They were not in the past
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@Steelers36 the website shows that AARP gift cards are now available to residents of Canada
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You can see which nights are scheduled as formal nights in the Journey View activities timeline in the app. Every evening will show either “casual” or “formal” portraits. I’ve seen it populate as much as a couple of months before a cruise.
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It can’t be done on the website but you can do it by phone if you want.
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I just did it last week but I suppose it’s possible. I have encountered agents who don’t know how to apply a gift card but not a policy prohibiting their use
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I purchased OBC by phone pre-cruise in November and had no problem paying with gift cards. I’ve also never had any difficulty paying my account with them at guest services either. My only suggestion would be to avoid doing it on the first or last day of a cruise since it can be busy.
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Princess raising prices of plus and premier packages
Torfamm replied to justafem's topic in Princess Cruises
That’s an easy answer. For you it would all be about coffee, water and mocktails. I’m sure lots of people would spend $14 a day on those items so Plus still might be a good deal. If I drink 1 specialty coffee, 1 bottled water, 1 cocktail, and 1 glass of wine daily, $14 a day for beverages is a great deal. -
Princess raising prices of plus and premier packages
Torfamm replied to justafem's topic in Princess Cruises
It is as stated - 2 per cruise. Good value on a 4 night? Maybe. Not so much on a world cruise. -
It was at 6:35 on Saturday. We were scheduled to arrive at 4:00 and told to expect walk offs to begin at 7:00. Those times are all the earliest I’ve seen in Port Everglades. I’d only book flights before 11:00 if I was comfortable with having to deal with a missed flight though. For every time a ship is cleared early, there is a time when it is cleared late. If you are still sitting and waiting at 8:35 will you be stressed?
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You can check for discounted prices at https://onestopparking.com/ Last time I parked the price at Park N Go was the same as parking at the Port Everglades garage. I ended up booking Park by the Ports at One Stop Parking and was very happy with them
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To be fair, it’s been a long time since any of us has seen a phone book!
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Really? That’s interesting. Phone books had addresses as well as phone numbers in all of the states that I’ve lived in.
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Which "NEW" Cruise Fare Package Do You Prefer?
Torfamm replied to Jeter02's topic in Princess Cruises
I agree Princess Plus was a great deal compared to other cruise lines drink packages. I would absolutely have understood a price increase. What bothered me was that the first price increase when Premier was introduced came with a corresponding increase in wine prices that put a number of my regular choices above the price limit for Plus. I wish they’d just raised it $20 at the beginning. I also think this is all a better value for those who take short cruises. Maybe offering a number of specialty dining meals or exercise classes proportionate to the length of the cruise would have been more palatable. -
Discovery Princess production shows, days and times 1/14/23 sailing.
Torfamm replied to mike1simi's topic in Princess Cruises
You can see which nights and at what time shows are scheduled. In the Journey View Activities timeline in the app. I’ve seen it populate as much as a couple of months before a cruise -
It sounds like the TA is incompetent if they don’t know that the travel summary and other paperwork would outline passport requirements. That said, if the passengers weren’t able to read their travel summary for whatever reason - eyesight, language issues, illiteracy etc. , they should have asked someone to do it for them and perhaps relied on their TA to do it. There is no way Princess was unclear about this in the travel documents
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Their travel summary should list the passport requirements. Mine clearly stated that a passport book is required for my Panama Canal cruise. What a shame that they didn’t see it
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The Sky is the Limit on Princess - Thanksgiving Cruise Review
Torfamm replied to ChutChut's topic in Princess Cruises
We were there and saw two big issues. First, medallions were delayed so everyone had to pick them up at the port. That made check in very slow. An agent told me that they had only arrived at the port that morning. Second, the escalator wasn’t working and many people had more bags than they could carry up the stairs. That left a huge crowd waiting for elevators