suekel

Been home a week from the Royal. There were things I liked on this ship and things I didn't. When they redid the Caribbean Princess recently, did they change the Horizon to the same layout of the Royal? I much preferred the Royal setup.

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It happens and yes, it's permanent.

2 cruises ago, i won $1000 two nights in a row. Last cruise i won enough to pay off my bill at the end of the cruise. I consider that a big win! We'll See if that holds up this Friday.

I primarily play slots. Usually by my 2nd trip to the casino, my drinks are comped. They've also sent champagne to my cabin.

This morning I woke about 6am (in my Puerto Vallarta Condo) and put on my exercise outfit. I then "armed" myself with my trusty iPhone so I could listen to Pandora music :). At 6:15 (when it was still pitch black) I left my Condo (right in the old town of Puerto Vallarta) and went for my daily exercise which was a walk to the Marina (cruise port) which is about 4 miles distant. This walk took me through a quiet downtown (Centro) of PV, out past the south Hotel Zone and Hotel Zone, past a 24 hour pharmacy (staffed by a single young lady who stood in the door way and traded Hola's (no security necessary even though there were tons of drugs on the shelves near the door) and eventually walked passed Walmart and Sams to arrive at the Port just as the Island Princess was making her 180 degree turn before docking. At that point it was about 64 degrees, the sky was starting to become light...and I turned around and walked the 4 miles back to the Condo to have breakfast.

 

I have been doing a similar routine here in PV for the past 12 winters. I have absolutely no fear of concerns walking in town (or out) day or night. Even at 6:30 I will see single ladies out for a walk or jogging...also with no fear. Last night we were out to dinner with friends and walked about a mile back to our condo (after 10:30pm) with no fear or concerns other then whether we should buy some ice cream or crepes (made by a street vendor).

 

So what is my point? There are few cities in my own country (USA) where I would feel as safe as here (and DW shares in this feeling). Yes, we read the State Department Advisories (which actually exempt PV from most of their warnings) and we see the concerns of some cruisers on PV. There is nothing we can say or do to alleviate folks who have concerns. But, DW and I could choose to live anywhere in the World during the winter months (we are snowbirds)....and despite having traveled extensively to over 100 countries.....this is the place we have chosen (for a dozen years) as our winter home. And I guess I should mention that there are approximately 50,000 other Americans and Canadians that live here around the beautiful Bay of Bandaras.....and most would feel exactly the same :).

 

Hank

I'm so jealous. Do you stay in the romantic zone? That's my favorite part of town. I can't wait to come back and eat at my favorite places, drink at Players, CYC and the Sun Devil bar and bask in how I feel so comfortable in PV. I can't wait to winter there when I retire.

Jalisco (home of PV) is not on this list. San Jose Del Cabo is a different city than Cabo San Lucas and San Jose Del Cabo is where there is more risk. I went to PV twice last year (Cabo once) and as soon as I can book for next January I'll be back. But, I'm fine with other people staying away since that makes the lines for all their wonderful restaurants a little shorter.

Good to hear!

The tsunami warning reaches Puerto Rico and USVI, they certainly don't need anything else. Hopefully it all fizzles out.

Large earthquake off the coast of Honduras. Tsunami warning issued for much of the Caribbean. Ok, that would be scary. Hope all the ships are safe!

Thank you. I called them this morning and got our additional credit. Which is great since I spent what I already had on an excursion yesterday. This will pay for pictures!

I've always gotten an email directly from Princess

When I last talked to Princess they said it would be taken care of once onboard. Should I believe them?

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I love Mobile Passport. Have used it at 3 airports. Some handle it better than others.

I had the same thing happen to me. The "gentleman" was the rudest princess employee that I had ever talked to. Anyway, he filled out the paperwork but in the meantime, i went to their comment page. There is no place for this type of issue so I used "Post Cruise Comments" and gave them an earful. 2 days later I was back in my original cabin which I only noticed because I checked the website. Then I called and confirmed and also had them verify that once again, I wanted no upgrade. Give it a shot.

It does. But, with all the free stuff that Norwegian offers, I will probably do them at some point.

I have often had drinks show up on my bill. I check daily and when it happens I go to Passenger Services to have them removed.

I became an Elite on my last cruise, all the ports were dock accessible. I read that Elites get priority access on tenders. Do they have a separate line? I'm the only one in my party that is Elite, can my whole party come with me or just my husband?

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I booked M101 on the Royal. It has a metal bottom to the balcony rail but the balcony is huge. And it's a deluxe balcony room cheaper than a regular balcony with more room!

They've tried to upgrade me twice even though I told them Meta Upgrade only and these weren't. Both times were to cabins in my opinion an undesirable location (right above the theater). The last time I had to fight to go back to my original cabin and I told them no upgrade whatsoever. but I was in a lower category so you should be good.

Well, evidently my unhappy email worked and we got moved back to our original cabin M101. I called to confirm that I am on the no upgrade list for sure this time. The man I spoke to the other night said it was no longer available. I'm an elite on Princess and I have to say this is the first time that I have ever had a rude customer service person. I don't imagine he'll last long.

Sorry, I just got off the phone with Princess and I am so angry I left out information. It is the Royal Princess E203. According to the map it looks like it is below the Theater. I have only found one review and it was so vague as to be virtually non-existent.

I told them with the last upgrade not to move me unless it's to a Mini-Suite. Got another upgrade to E203. Anyone know if this is below the theater or any info about this cabin?

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I booked a regular balcony originally and got upgraded. I took that upgrade but then after reading about the front cabins on here, I rebooked to cabin M101 (and saved over $500) and forgot to tell them no upgrades. Just got an email trying to move me to E201, so I called and said no. She asked if I want to be removed from the upgrade list and I told her only if it's to a mini-suite. I'm looking forward to this big balcony where we can fit all 8 of us who are traveling! 3 months from today! Plus, I read a review on this cabin and they said there is noticeable noise from the Theater.

Wow, I got mine last time in 24 hours. Hope it doesn't take that long on my next cruise.