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a Lanyard will work fine for us... no need to splurge for medallion accessories on our only cruise to date (celebrity) we had a lanyard with our card on it and we just hung it up on a metal hook in our stateroom and every time we left the room we took it with us.... but it's good to know you can use the app on board without needing wifi

We've got the plus packace on our December cruise... for us it worked out more beneficial than not having the package and that's why we chose it plain and simple some people don't drink much alcohol or speciality coffees like flat whites, or don't use wifi, so if you're one of those people then the package is not going to be beneficial to you

I think the solution here is to order 2 drinks using your medallion.... then when you order the next 2 drinks use your hubby's medallion? of course the easiest is for Princess to do put 1 drink on each medallion... but if they don't then try the above

thanks for the replies.... how others are dressed is not really of a concern to me.... if they are happy wearing a basketball singlet and shorts / flip flops, then good on them We will dress how we want to - depends on how warm / chilly it is in the evenings... but I am tempted to take my old Santa costume 😁

so are you saying it's up to the passengers to know the cost of each drink? we have the plus package on our Crown cruise in December and the last thing we want is to find out we've been charged extra for a drink(s) Surely the barperson serving you should be able to tell if you have a plus or premier package and if you order a drink that's abuve the plus package $$ limit they should tell you also I assume the 15 drinks a day applies to each person - e.g.wife and I both have the plus package, so we could get 15 drinks each?

Thanks for the replies - I wasn't aware of any 'dress to impress' night, but will look out for that. On our celebrity cruise in 2018 they had 2 formal nights, but like some of the replies here some did dress up and some didn't sad to hear though that Princess allows 'under dressed' people in the MDR.... I treat it like I'm going to a really nice restaurant and dress accordingly (smart casual)

Forgive me if this topic has been discussed before on here, but do Princess have 'formal' nights on their cruises? (ours is 12 days) We need to know if we should pack our glad rags Also the last sea day of the cruise will be Christmas day - do princess do anything special for Christmas, such as Christmas themed menus or something? thanks in advance

We just booked our first Princess cruise on Crown and elected not to be 'upgraded' should the opportunity arise, because the Princess rep on the phone said if they upgrade you, you don't get a choice of what cabin or what deck / location.... and the Princess rep said if we accept an upgrade then we just have to take whatever stateroom they upgrade us to So we chose to just keep our booked stateroom

ok thanks for that - I'll have to look at the menus for The Salty Dog Grill closer to the time Wife is looking forward to the specialty deserts... they look calorific!

ok with the dining, we will mainly use the MDR / Buffet / International cafe and the grill out by the pools that does burgers / taco's...etc (forgot the name sorry) but according to this (below) we're entitled to 2 casual dining meals per cruise - is this 2 casual meals per person (we both have the plus package) per cruise? and apart from the Salty Dog, is there anywhere else we get 'casual dining' on Crown? thanks in advance

thanks for the replies @skynight we are just regular passengers with a balcony stateroom - but we do have the Princess Plus plan @cnice515 thanks - they look good, but we both wear fit-bits and I don't really want to wear something on my other wrist also does anyone know the latest time when we can disembark the ship in Sydney? reason asking if we're looking at airfares and have found one that leaves later in the day so we don't have to worry about racing to the airport Could we self disembark at say 10-11am, or do we have to be off the ship at a certain time?

ok thanks for clearing that up 🙂

Ha ha.... cruise is in December - We'll pack closer to the time 🙂

thanks - what I meant is one of the 3 main dining rooms is apparently set up for suite guests breakfasts, but I can't remember which one

Ok, so we’ve booked our first Princess cruise for December 2024 (South Australia) on Crown Princess I’ll probably have 101 questions leading up to the cruise, so I’ll try not to ask them all at once. But some that come to mind are. 1) What time are the nightly shows in the theatre on Crown Princess and how long are they usually? I understand they might differ, depending on where the ship is cruising and what season it is. We will make dinner reservations depending on the times of the shows. 2) Do the medallions fit on a standard lanyard, or do Princess provide something when you pick them up in port? We’re not interested in buying any medallion accessories if a standard lanyard will do the trick. 3) On debarkation day does Princess allow you to self-debark with your suitcase, or do you have to pack it up the night before and leave it out for collection? 4) Are the Main Dining Rooms open for breakfast, lunch and dinner all days of the cruise or just sea days for breakfast / lunch? I understand 1 of them is open only for elite / suite guests for breakfast? 5) Are the pools on Crown Princess heated? I see come say Princess pools are solar heated some say they’re not Thanks in advance

It's all sorted and we are booked on Crown Princess for December! Whoohoo!

Wife said she phoned Princess and they managed to change my details ok... the cruise planner is going to call her back as they can offer better deals

this is what I thought... hopefully wife can get through to someone competent and get it changed ok

thanks - this is direct on Princess website - we're not using a T/A

thanks for that... I think there is a glitch in their website because I tried to log in again and it came up asking for all my details, then when I entered them again it came up with an error message wife is going to phone them this morning when they open and hopefully get it sorted and our cruise booked!

Last night my wife & I sat down to book the cruise we want to do in December. She hadn't seen the deck plans, so we chose a stateroom mid-fwd on Aloha deck (Crown Princess), chose Princess Plus package, then went to enter in our details and it automatically came up with my details as guest 1.... it had all my details correct - except 1 - I was listed as 'female' and not male "No Worries" I thought - I'll just go into my profile and update my information.... but in my profile I couldn't find where it had me listed as female, so I was unable to change it..... Does anyone know how to change these details on Princess website? my wife is going to phone Princess today and see if they can do the booking over the phone because we want to take advantage of the $99 deposit sale that finishes today

Perhaps all the inside cabins are already sold out? you could phone P&O to check

We did this cruise in 2018 on Celebrity Solstice and really loved it from memory Celebrity offered shuttles / buses into town at each port and they were $25 from memory, but may have increased by then

thanks for that - not good about a leaking ceiling though.... you think they'd be getting that fixed a.s.a.p. interesting coment regarding the pools - I wonder if all the pools are not heated or is it just some? we've seen enough clips on YouTube and got some first hand reviews on Cruise Critic and we're pretty satisfied overall with the look / layout of the ship / cabins / dining options and bars...etc...

thanks - we are considering a premium balcony stateroom now