JerrySueW

Per the cancellation policy, we have until day 58 to cancel with only the deposit amount assessed as cancellation fee. Since we used a FCD, that should be refunded as well.

I need to cancel a cruise that is just a few days post-final payment, so should get everything back other than the deposit. I paid mostly with gifts cards, so would like to have Princess transfer all the payments from this booking to another existing booking rather than have all those cards refunded. Have any of you been in this situation and if so, how did it work out?

I have run into this quite a few time. Sometimes the fare goes up and sometimes down but the link never works. Usually, if you wait a few minutes and try again, you can get the fares at the new prices. Also, I have tried logging out and back in and that seems to help, too.

Actually, you only have to register for the rewards program. Once you log in, click on "Discover," then "All Rewards" and scroll down until you find the Princess cards. You can purchase up to 5 per month.

I can't speak specifically about the Antarctia cruise, but our best day of cruising ever was in the Sanctuary at Glacier Bay in Alaska. This was on the Coral, so different location for the Sanctuary, but it was a fabulous day and amazing viewing experience. We were provided with blankets and fleece headbands and lots of warm food and drink throughout the day. I would guess that something similar would be done in Antarctica. Go for it!

You do not have to be a member, just have to create an account for their rewards program.

Have to agree that customer service is really lacking these days. My TA called Princess 4 different times last week and couldn't get anyone who knew how to apply gift cards as payment! You would think that accepting payment would be the first thing they were trained to do. I doubt very much that any commission my TA earns from Princess would make up for the time spent on hold and then the fruitless conversations. Very frustrating since I could apply the gift cards directly if I had booked on my own.

Thanks, retird! If this is still accurate the classic package would be my pick. I haven't heard of any of those specialty coffees. I have only cruised with Princess thus far and their specialty coffees are the espresso based drinks. Thus, my coffee confusion. 🙃

I was able to book a separate package for each of us. Thanks to all who responded. I will do my best to figure out what constitutes a specialty coffee in the non-alcohol world when on board!

If I were on a shorter cruise, I would probably do that, but for 12 nights I would like to take advantage of the pre-cruise discount. Hubby is not as picky about his coffee as I am so we may get him the classic and me the premium and see how it all shakes out. Thanks for your help!

Great advice, especially since we will have cellular access when off ship most of the time. Thanks!

Thanks for your efforts at clearing this up for me! I'm giving up trying to sort it out and have reached the (hopefully reasonable) conclusion that the Premium non-alcohol package is the way to go. I booked at the cruise only rate and pre-paid crew tips, so it appears that I can put the $200 onboard spending credit toward my drink package, correct? Now, on to wi-fi...😱

New X cruiser here - trying to figure out which non-alcoholic drink package to go with. I've searched the board and still can't figure out what constitutes a "specialty coffee" and if there is a dollar limit on the classic non-alcoholic drinks (similar to the $9 cap on the alcoholic drinks). In other words, if I have the classic non-alcoholic package, are there certain non-alcoholic coffees that would not be included in the package? If so, would I have to pay for the entire cost of the fancy coffee or just the added cost, whatever that might be? Thanks for your help!

Back in January the quarantine section was on Dophin deck, from mid-ship forward, both sides.