beaglesandducks

Late coming to this post but wanted to add something   When we were on caribbean princess in january we were in club class minis on deck 9 port side and had no problems at all   We did notice an odor (not sewage but "fuel") on deck 7 starboard area   We are also sailing on this ship on august 5 from quebec city to nyc

NavyVeteran     We are embarking in canada in august  i understood that there was no covid test requirement to enter canada (just the vaccination requirement)    

Dog    There is a canada new england cruise sept 9, 2023 on the emerald that has the $1 deposits   Open to book for elites today

We had a fairly good experience with ezair     my husband's flight from Reno to SFO was delayed and he did not make the connection to ft lauderdale   It was 10 pm at night   I called ezair and they located 3 flights that would get him to ft lauderdale for cruise the next day   He made it to the pier for lunch in mdr     the only glitch was that he was originally booked in first class, which was not available on the other flight     After speaking with princess (took a couple phone calls and emails and a month or so) princess reimbursed him $250 plus $200 for each of us in fcc    

On our last cruise we put laundry bag out for steward every day except the last day   We itemize everything on receipt and mark " elite"   

We booked a march 2024 SA cruise  club class mini suite for $1 each   Did not try the suite

We are sticking with Princess   I do not take anything for granted anymore   Flying can be dicey   Having to test for covid is a pain  Princess has had their problems but so have other cruise lines   Princess took care of an ezair issue we had after contacting them a couple times   We love being on board   Nothing compares to it   We are cruising in august quebec city to nyc   We are hoping for the best but we know there could be issues   We will deal with them as they arise    We like princess, we like their ships (old and new), we like their crew, and their food is fine   Go Princess!

8 hours ago, hunt182644 said:

For the last time I am aware of regulations, my original post should have made that quite clear. The one thing that was different was that when I went to my account page the new posting about vaccines and required testing. Granted I have no problem with being cautious, as I  stated I had not had my morning coffee as of yet and that was the main purpose of my post. Early morning it just struck me wrong, just like people who read something and don't bother to understand. That is about all I have to say on the matter, happy safe sailing

We had a similar announcement pop up on our canada cruise   I also thought it was about additional requirements but it was just a reminder of what I had already read   Princess probably just wants to make sure passengers are notified "officially"

I am a fairly cautious person   Since covid my husband and i have not gone to many restaurants and no indoor concerts  we r vaxxed and boostered we are in our early 70s   We gave been on two cruises since last august and enjoyed them tremendously   We remain cautious but will not let ifear of getting sick stop us cruising   It us too enjoyable and just having meals prepared, stateroom cleaned, and being on the open sea is so much fun   Neither of us has had covid but will cope if we get it   My primary concern is quarantine  but we have worked out a plan so that the one quarantined will be assisted by the one not quarantined to make sure food, drinks, medical care etc are taken care  We decided to take cruises 10 days or less to avoid quarantine     I say go for it   Enjoy yourself and have fun with your group   All the best to you 

This happens to us as well   For international travel you have to have your full name on the airline ticket   I always have to contact princess (chat line usually) to add middle names

Our july 2 sapphire cruise was cancelled   They r giving obc plus full refund Just speculating maybe not enough bookings or maybe using ship for refugees from ukraine?

We r thinking of cancelling our canada/new england cruise in august and plan to cruise elsewhere   We have cruised twice in the last 6 months and complied with all requirements   This is burdensome at this point

My sister stayed in this cabin in january   They had the fire door propped open   No smoke from casino as casino is on the deck above   The crown grill is nearby   I consider the window suites to be in a convenient location on fiesta deck.  Guest services is nearby   Club class dining room is down the way.

I used walgreens (drive thru) for january cruise  results for idnow came in 30 minutes

also used cvs (outside kiosk) for antigen test for august cruise   Results in less than 30 minutes   Made appointments online a week in advance

We just received refund for cruise ending jan 30  so 2+ weeks

We stayed in the premium suite on the Royal  plus we have stayed in the penthouse? suites (the ones closest to the concierge lounge on deck 14)

and we much preferred the ones near the lounge   The premium suite was large but the sloping walls in the bedroom we did not care for   Also the mini-couch was uncomfortable and the walk to everything on the aft was very long     Being near the concierge lounge was very nice   A hint on getting one of these penthouse suites is, since they often don't show up on princess site for booking, you need to call to book one or to switch from another room already booked   On a big box retailer site you can see them available but often not on the princess site

We were on aug 22 sailing   Our steward introduced himself and we made a couple requests, which were fulfilled that day   He brought us champagne and then, unless we asked for something, we did not see him  he cleaned/made up the room twice a day   There are "buttons" you can push on the door medallion display where you can either request privacy or request the room to be cleaned/made up.  He was great   We would have enjoyed seeing more of him

My 2 cents  we were on aug 22 alaska cruise  we were hesitant to go because of masks and the testing    turns out testing was no problem    We wore masks where required (elevator, shops, waiting to be seated in dining room, etc)  it was a small annoyance   I encourage those who want to cruise to go ahead  and have a great time  we actually liked the medallion thingy especially for ordering drinks & coffee in our cabin   I figured if we could not put up with masks then we would not cruise again for a year or so    But we r booked for january 2022 cruise in caribbean   Being on the ship means much more than the mask thing

The only time i have seen first class is on american airlines from DFW to Heathrow   Otherwise Business class   We splurged on business class in 2019 from hong kong to DFW on American and we thoroughly enjoyed it

Just now, beaglesandducks said:

Are you in Reno, NV?  You can schedule the antigen test with CVS for aug 19, aug 20 and get result in less than a day   Princess says PCR or Antigen test but PCR takes couple days to get results

That is for aug 22 cruise   Other dates would apply to other cruise dates

35 minutes ago, DUCHESSRN said:

I can get Rapid Antigen Test $60 each at our Airport ...this is very confusing for us oldies is that Acceptable .

 

Are you in Reno, NV?  You can schedule the antigen test with CVS for aug 19, aug 20 and get result in less than a day   Princess says PCR or Antigen test but PCR takes couple days to get results

We r on 8/22 Alaska sailing   I have scheduled the covid tests within the 3 day window   This is another hoop to jump thru but we will do it   They do have our money and we want to go  i do hope this testing requirement ends before our next cruise in january 2022

Did anyone receive email from Princess about this requirement?   Seems it could be deal breaker for some 

You can have a credit in shore excursions as if you cancel a different excursion and then book another within a short time frame   If you don't book another excursion they credit your credit card   As to the topic of this thread i have used obc to book excursions and if i cancelled it was returned to my obc account   

We r blue too   Probably because we chose to pick up medallion thingy at the port   We r on aug 22 sailing and no departure times available but since we r ezair and leave seattle at 11am on aug 29, princess should put us on one of first transfers to airport   I expect customer service to be very busy the entire cruise!