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7 hours ago, trbarton said:

You need to specify which ship as all ships don’t have the same times. 
 

Tom🤔

Oops!

Regal Princess, Dec. 4-9, 2021

Doing the Regal from 12/4–12/9, my first Princess ship. Looking forward to reading your posts!

Thanks for the info. I’ll report back after my cruise. I’ve moved my dining to a bit earlier in case I want to catch the first show.

Hi. Trying to decide on dining times, and I wonder about when the shows start in the theater. Are there two shows a night for each production, as with Holland America? 

Sounds kind of crazy

I’m curious then. Maybe she was quoting the entire fate, and not the extra for Plus. If so, heck yeah! Hmm… maybe  I’ll call them back?

How does one find out how many cabins are still available? I'm a novice, obviously.

Just now, voljeep said:

was the 'agent' the person who picked up the call on the 1-800 number ? - If so, call back, get a different agent, if the same answer, ask to speak to a CSR ( customer service rep )

 

can't hurt ...

 

is the actual 'cruise fare' the same as when you booked ?

This was chat. I am a novice and don't understand how to figure out what you are asking about the fare. I had chatted with this person before, "Aubrey," when I paid for a change from obstructed balcony to regular. 

The complexity of this stuff sometimes is a little daunting, but not as bad as Disney World has become! LOL

They just quoted me a HIGHER price to add it on. Too rich for my blood. Agent confirmed that solo passenger gets hit with a bigger charge. I'll be fine. 

1 hour ago, Steelers36 said:

Are you cruising alone?  Perhaps they were quoting you the full additional cost which is $40/pp/day - with normal pricing.  Both people in the cabin have to get the PLUS.

Aha! I think you may be right! I AM traveling alone. 

On 11/7/2021 at 11:13 AM, CineGraphic said:

Sorry for the lack of updates on my end, trying to post here has been impossible until now.

 

Check-in could have gone smoother, but they finally resolved our credit card issue. I stopped at guest services to ask for any available upgrades, and we went from being in an inside cabin to a mid-ship mini suite. YAY!!!! 

There are just under 1800 pax on board.

Here I am celebrating being on board after nearly 2 years.

 

Last night we ate at the Crown Grill, which was just ok. We’ll give them another chance later in the week.

 

 

The crew has been wonderful, and even with masks on, you can tell they are smiling.

Our meet & greet is at 10am, and I’m hosting a slot pull at 3pm. We tried our luck in the casino  last night, and didn’t do so well, however one woman hit a jackpot for slightly over $12k. She was much calmer than one would expect.

 

Late to this thread but I’ve been looking to see how things are going recently with Princess before my Dec. sailing. And your profile photo caught my eye. And now these! Great stuff, some of my favorite people! 

Plus seems like a good deal to me now. No argument there. But they quoted me something like $440, which is close to $90/day. I know that’s cheaper than the premium drinks package but it’s a ways from $40/day to 90. I’ll ask again. 

That’s what I thought. But gee, $400 is like twice $40/day for five days, no? Hmmm. Maybe I’ll try again.

I tried recently to pay for an upgrade to Princess Plus, especially when I decided I wanted Wifi every day. For a five day cruise the chat agent quoted around $400. I thought the package averaged lower than that? Anyone know the actual daily price?

On 11/8/2021 at 12:47 PM, memoak said:

In the past you could order in advance but I do not believe that is possible now.  Way back one they had a large supply on board.  These days less men wear tuxes on formal nights.  I have gone to wearing slacks, long sleeve button down shirt and sports coat no tie

I was wondering. I have a favorite white linen suit that I think I'm going to bring. The jacket and trousers can be worn separately on other days. I like to pack as light as possible and a tux for one night is not something is care to pack this time in the Caribbean on Dec. 4.

Anyone out there just back from a cruise? Half full or more? Sailing Dec. 4 Regal 5-day Caribbean.

Just now, Biker19 said:

Might want to ask on the Princess boards?

Yep. This thread turned up in my phone's news feed. Didn't notice it was for another line till I posted.

Been wondering myself. Regal Princess, Dec. 4. Never cruised on a large ship, should be interesting. 

Hi folks. I'm doing the Regal Princess cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Amber Cove and Princess Cay, leaving Fort Lauderdale on December 4. 

I'm traveling solo this time, for a number of reasons, but I'm really looking forward to some ahhhh time. 🙂 

I live in NYC, and will be flying down to Ft. Lauderdale that morning.

Hello! I don't think it would be close enough, but I don't know for sure.

 

The captain announced each evening what we could expect to sail by over the next 24 hours. The falls were not mentioned. Also, just from hanging out on the deck and looking out at the landscape while sailing the St. Lawrence, at times we were a bit far from land. You could see it, but only the outline. Other times we were closer and could see houses, cars, etc., but it seems like more often it was just seeing the outline of trees, hills, etc.

 

If you do see them from the boat be sure to get a photo!

:p

Oh, I don't think we have a good enough camera at whatever the distance to the falls from the boat. But if we could see them through binoculars, that would be nice.

Thanks for the great photos and review. Quick question. Do know if the ship sails close enough on the St. Lawrence to see the Montmorency Falls from the boat?

We are sailing from Boston to Montreal on July 15th.

Starting this, just in case there is anyone else interested aboard this cruise.

Hey there! My husband and I will be sailing on the Maasdam July 15-23, Boston to Montreal.

I'm sure we'll have a great time no matter who we get to know, gay or straight. But let's check in and see if there is an LGBT meet-up, shall we? We're not big party people, more like quiet explorers who like to get to know people as individuals. And we DO intend to explore the ports, largely on our own. But we are doing the shore nature walk excursion in Bar Harbor.

Our Holland America cruise earlier this year had a few couples and a few singles show up for the LGBT gathering. Our problem with it was the time interfered with our second seating dinner. We had to leave almost immediately. Nevertheless, it was nice to meet some people. We ended up hanging out with some of them at other times.

 

Princess seems to have better attendance at its LGBT meetings--at least the cruises we have been on.

Good to know! We're traveling on HAL Boston/Montreal in July, our first cruise, and was wondering about whether we'd be "trapped" without like-minded folks.

We're a male couple on this cruise, hoping to find sympatico folks on board.:)