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This does not sound like a goodwill FCC, just a refund of what you paid for a cruiser that had to be cancelled because of Covid. If that is the case, definitely call Princess ask ask for the FCC to be extended. If turned down, call again and likely a different rep will answer the phone. Does the FCC say November is the last date to book a cruise or does it also say November is the last date to actually start the cruise?

Any notification by Princess is not timely. And sometimes not all for a port are released at the same time.

We can sit on the barrel chairs while we discuss this.

Surprised to see Honolulu on the list. With, for example, only one sailing ending in Honolulu in 2024, why would Princess go through all the effort required to set this up?

Usually 30 to 60 days before embarkation. But nobody at check-in cares what time you arrive.

Try calling Princess and have the rep enter the information for you.

If I have a reservation, I would like to be notified the table is ready without the extra step of checking in via the app.

Fantastic idea. Have you suggested this to Princess?

I am not saying the main reason the tavles are empty is due to misunderstandings by new cruisers, only some of the empty chairs. I suspect most empty tables are the result of lack of demand for those TD times. One thing I have observed is that some people in TD only attended on formal evenings and some were there every evening except on formal evenings.

Yes, that is the current list. Note that only one of the coupons does not require you to spend $$$ to use the coupon.

I can't speak for other tables, but when we had traditional dining our assigned table companions were there almost every evening, only not being there (and announced in advance) when going to a specialty restaurant. Sometimes in the past tables were empty because: a) TAs did not explain dining options to new cruisers and the new cruisers just assumed they were supposed to eat at the buffet each evening, not realizing they had spots reserved in a dining room. b) Some new cruisers avoided going to the assigned traditional dining room because they thought they would be charged extra each evening if they ate there. Yes, sometimes not all TD tables were signed up for, so bringing guests waiting for AT tables down to the TD dining room was the right thing to do.

and you also knew: o the table would be ready at the announced time every evening o the timing would work with the Princess Theater show times o if at a table for 4,6, or 8, you would have the same dining companions every evening

Maybe a printout of the thread about the Royal Princess delays could be used as proof.

Sometimes when I have seen onion rings mentioned on a Princerss menu, it turns out to be rings of raw onion, not breaded and fried.

Note that when it says the drink package has tips included, it means tips just for the drinks. Tips for cabin staff and dining staff are not included with the drink packages.

When I made the DMW reservations six months ahead of an upcoming cruise, the only available option was tables for two. I suspect many people are going to be disappointed when they find the tables for two will really be tables for four, six, or eight. There just are not enough tables for two available.

On the just completed Island Princess world cruise, the show times were 7:30 and 9:30 no matter what part of the world the ship was in.

Gee it is great that every passenger has a digital device that Princess makes the app work on. Also good that the app can process credit card transactions. Have you ever downloaded or printed out the current benefits for your status before going on a cruise? Has nothing to do with being on for the next segment. It is a "welcome to the higher status" acknowledgement letter before the passenger disembarks. I guess the Patter could also list that evening's special food item as that was also a part of the notice that went the the cabins at the start of the cruise. Need to add staff to make the checks at the entrances, something that has not been done in the past. (Maybe the new sales staff could perform this function, telling passengers how many more cruises they should book so that they could enter the room in the future.)

The Captain's Circle rep did a lot of work that was not visible to everyone. Yes, of course, there were several hours each day he/she was available to passengers for questions. And, yes, he/she did host the past passenger parties and the MTP event, but there much administrative work also being done which theoretically will now be handled to the sales people: o Processing FCD requests o Preparing invitations to the past passenger parties o Preparing invitations to the MTP event o Preparing letters for next segment passengers detailing what Captain's Circle benefits they get o Preparing letters for passengers who will advance Captain's Circle status at the end of the cruise o Dealing with menu choices/restrictions for MTP event o Sending out the information about the Platinum/Elite/Suite lounge to thhe appropriate cabins o and no doubt more It will be interesting to see how well the sales people perform these tasks or see which of these tasks will disappear along with the events they supported.

The on board rep always could make the booking (with the on board pricing), but assign the booking to your TA. So I booked on board and then contacted my TA to find out the actual pricing I would have from her.

Can you use crew chat with your cabin TV? Not everyone has a smart phone with a current fully functioning Princess app. o have digital devices, but not ones that Princess supports the app on o have no smart phone at all (a minority of people)

I do not think they would have access to this information.

At the Royal Caribbean stock analysts call, Royal Caribbean said "Cruising remains an exceptional value proposition, I would actually say it's too attractive of a value proposition, which is allowing us to outperform broader leisure travel as we seek to close the gap to land-based vacations and drive better revenue and happy customers.......So, our goal is to close the gap."

I do not have faith the crew chat person would be able to answer those questions.

These close to sailing prices are not generally advertised, but any good TA can find them.