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LOL think my travel agent is ready to divorce me. Said I would truly love to be a travel agent but spent so much time on this issue that I would never make any money and he certainly got exasperated when I kept pushing this promotion..

So who is your travel agent?

I booked within the limits of the BSE sale which I was told this promotion applied and yet did not get the premium package. If my travel agent cannot get it added and I don't expect it then I will take the documentation to the ship and see what can be arranged. Expecting nothing at the moment but I won't give up.

And I was told active military and licensed teachers only which as proven inaccurate. We know it is who to talk to. Anxiously awaiting news if he was able to work it out for you.

I was told the code is mgr or maybe mrg. She said mgr a couple times and mrg once. I think mgr.

I am remiss. Thank you for your service to our country. My husband is a Vietnam vet with a total of 24 years active and reserve. Thank you also for your service to this conversation and your insight. Maybe you would like to share your travel agents info. They seem to be on top of their game. Carol

Yes, I agree but from a conversation with Princess I was told the T&C's on this particular promotion code, part of the BSE campaign carries an additional requirement of "licensed teacher or active military". She checked two additional cruises for me within the parameters of the BSE campaign which ends 1/31 and neither one loaded the promo code. Not sure I am finished on my quest yet but she would not forward that info to me so until I can find it in writing not sure where to go next. Except to change TA's and book with Hank's agent (lol).

I am sorry to continue to bother you on his subject but I am on this quest and have another idea. Do you mind answering if you are retired or active duty? I saw something in one of the posts here or on line that certain people were eligible. What certain people, I wonder?

Thank you again for your time. My next step will be to book a trip, pay the down payment and see what we get. We are new to Princess but have done the verification and on all the cruises we have booked (mostly missed for illness or canceled) we, my husband, has been awarded the appropriate OBC.

One more question, please, in my quest to figure this out. Do you use a travel agency specializing in military travel, i.e. GVR, Military Cruise Deals, MWR, USAA? I did find the benefit listed on a specific travel agency site leading me to wonder if it is a special offering between that agency and Princess. Just guessing right now. Next test will be to do another booking and see if it is added.

Very disturbing

Thank you. My TA was thinking the noted fitness and premium desserts accounted for the premier. I may have my work cut out for me.

Hank Thank you for the update. Can I ask if you received in your premier package the Princess Prizes, Photo package, 2 specialty dining meals, medallion accessory and reserved production show seating and wi-fi with up to 4 devised per guest also. We did receive the new Plus package with desserts and fitness classes. We did receive the military OBC benefit as usual on our booking. I am grateful and so appreciative of Princess's acknowledgement of our military and veterans. I believe Princess was a leader in such an offering and it is a huge gesture.

I see you have a link to the NCL Jade Athens to Cape Town. Bit jealous as we have tried to three years to complete that itinerary. Damn covid. I was so confident we were going to make it in 2021 that I did not book 2022 as a contingency. Unfortunately there were no ADA rooms available when the 2021 itinerary cancelled. We are now booked on the b2b2b2b2b2b Dawn 2023/2024. Bit more extensive and not exactly what we wanted but fingers crossed we make it through the canal and to Cape Town. I'll have to watch your video.

1) Yes I purchased the "plus package" and according to my documents we will receive the full plus package with desserts and fitness and whatever. 2) Yes we have been certified for the military status. We were booked on the Moroccan Passage a year ago and on the fire and Ice cruise. We missed both and had a lot of FCC to use. While we have been booked numerous times we have yet to get to the dock. I have not found the particular statement regarding "plus to premier" upgrade other than the chat and cruise critic posts. I have read the terms and conditions of the "Best Sale Ever" campaign as identified in the chat. It is not mentioned in this document either. The devil is in the detail, however. There is a statement that says something to the fact that it is not applicable if full payment is due at time of booking. Fortunately, I had a couple days between the two events though we chose to pay immediately. I am still investigating as I plan to do a chat and ask exactly where to find the specific wording. Obviously it is there or the chat attendant would not have been able to respond so. The attendant pointed me to the "Best Sale Ever" (BSE) campaign. My quest continues.

Thank you Ken. For anyone else who questions: I was on chat and got the following: "Teachers & Military - Get Princess Premier for the Price of Princess Plus. Book a cruise during our Best Sale Ever and enjoy the premium all-inclusive Princess Premier package, a value of $257 per day, for the same price as the Princess Plus package." The dates of this promotion run from December 14, 2022 to March 1, 2023' I have not yet read the t&c's of that promotion.

From the previous messages it sounds like there are specific cruises it applies to. Does anyone who has been successful in upgrading have a list of the applicable cruises? On January 5 we booked an April 8 sailing so it was paid in full. I am new to princess, wouldn't cancelling and rebooking be a forfeiture of the FCC we used? Can a good TA use that FCC to rebook immediately. If the promotion was in affect January 5 at the time of booking would it be possible just to add it without rebooking/refareing the itinerary. Our flights are attached and I would hate to lose those in the process.

Does anyone have pictures of the bathroom facilities for these cabins? I know I have had the cabin before but cannot recall the setup.