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  1. 2 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

    This will be our first time in Boston. Those of you who know the area can you please help? What is the best hotel to stay at near the cruiseport? We probably won’t be landing until the wee hours of the morning. We have no idea where to stay and really don’t even know if this is the correct Cruiseport. I looked on the travel summary, and it said that the port information was not available at this time. We need to purchase flights, but I am so confused at this point. Please help if you can. 

     

    We can fly in the day before and land around 1:00 AM or we can fly nonstop and arrive the day of our cruise around 11:00 AM. What would you do? 
     

    We are excited to cruise on the Emerald Princess. I know that she is older and I hope she is in good share, without a lot of plumbing and maintenance issues. Do those of you that love her have any tips or suggestions? What are your favorite areas? 

     

    Thank you so much for your helpful replies.

    I would fly the day before.  The airport is across the bay from the cruise port.  There is an Embassy suites near the airport.  If not do a search of the hotels you like near the cruise terminal.

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  2. 9 hours ago, EDVM96 said:

    The Emerald is a Crown Class ship, somewhat older than the Regal (Royal Class).

    It has more pools and tubs on the aft. And a full Promenade Deck, rounding the ship.

    Emerald has no Alfredo's.

     

    The Regal is newer, But only 6 years. It has more passengers.

    Both are imho very nice ships,

     

    I believe it is a Grand Class type ship.  

  3. 9 hours ago, hockeymom21 said:

    Thank you in advance for your help. It has been 10 years since my husband and I have cruised on Princess. We cruised 6 times on Princess and jumped to Celebrity. The Sun Princess has sparked our interest. Question #1- I have read that you are only “allowed” 15 drinks per day on the upgraded beverage package. Is this true? What happens when you reach 15?  Back in the day we would stop at Total Wine- pick up a case- hand it to the porter and take glasses of wine to dinner. Celebrity Premium Beverage packages is unlimited and we do tend to start early with Mimosa’s! It is vacation after all. Question #2- we are Suite Retreat guests on Celebrity. I’m researching rooms on the Sun. I was looking at a Reserve Cabana on deck 9- but not on the “freeway” part of deck 9. I see rooms that are beyond the point where people would walk by you. Has anybody stayed in one of these “freeway” rooms? Are they better than I’m thinking? Question #3- Has anybody reading this been on a Suite with the Retreat Deck /lounge AND in a Reserve Collection Cabana suite? Thank you so much!

    The package will cover 15 alcoholic drinks (Plus is $15 or under; Premier is $20 or under).  If you  end up drinking more than 15, then you will be charge the additional drinks.  This often happens when the crew add two drinks to the same person rather than to each account holder.

     

    Additionally, if the price of your drink is higher than what the package covers, you pay the difference plus they add 18% gratuity to the amount it went over.

  4. 6 hours ago, nml said:

    Does anyone know if you get notified when you receive a message on the app? 

    Thanks

    You have to have the app opened.  There will be like a red dot on the bottom part of the app where chat tab is at when you get a message.  The feature of an actual notification on top of the screen like when you get an email is blocked by default and you cannot switch it to allow notifications to be turned on.

  5. 42 minutes ago, resordanis said:

    Thank you! But how do I order thru a dining room menu if not via  by the phone I wonder?

    That's a suite perk.  Being able to order food from the dinning room.  So, you would need to use the phone for that.  Your cabin attendant should be able to help you out.  We never used that feature as we like to go to the dinning room.

  6. 1 hour ago, resordanis said:

    Can someone please tell me if room service is included in the full suite or do I have to pay a fee for all deliveries? If it makes any difference we have an old plus package!

    You can order from the room service menu or, they will bring you a menu from the dinning room and you can order food that's being served in the dining room.  You will not get served like in the dining room.  The food will be delivered all at once.  If you order through the app, the delivery fee is waived with the Plus package.  Not sure if it is also waived if ordering through the phone.

     

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  7. Ship:   Regal Princess

    Class: Royal

    Deck: Marina

    Cabin #M522

    Category:  MC

    Port/Starboard/Bow:  Port

    Mostly Quiet: can barely hear some carts being moved around 4-5 am from the Horizon/Bistro Court

    Mini Suite

    View: Clear view with plenty of shade from the extended overhang

    Privacy Issues:  no

    Wind:  no

    Soot:  no

    Problems:  closet light sensor on the wrong side, keeps turning off.  Had to constantly wave at sensor which is facing the closet where the safe at.

    Comments: It is on deck 15; the pool and the buffet area are not too far.  This cabin is not near the elevators, so you do not have to deal with the traffic noise.

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  8. 1 hour ago, T-town Mary said:

    When we booked our cruise we wanted a balcony but didn't choose a specific cabin and on my booking confirmation sheet it has listed OC  and upgraded from OF. I don't know what this means. Do I have a balcony or not? Thanks for any information you can give me   Mary

    Which ship are you looking at?  From what I am able to decipher, OF is ocean view guarantee.  OC is an assigned ocean view stateroom.

     

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  9. Instead of starting a new thread, I am going to piggy back into this one.  We normally purchase supplemental insurance outside of Princess.  Mainly in case we need medical evacuation.  We have never purchased the Princess Platinum coverage.  I understand that the $20,000 medical coverage is considered low.  We do have great medical insurance which covers outside the US.  We are heading to going on a West Caribbean Cruise.  

     

    My concerns are, not familiar with hospitals outside the US, do you have to pay upfront or do they accept payment through the insurance company.  Will the Princess Platinum coverage be enough?  Thank you

  10. There's really no menu.  Staff confirms that you are in a full suite and sits you down and then asks you what you want to eat.  They will bring a selection of pastries for you chose from.  Then you decide what you want and order it.  As you can see, I attached the menu but is very generic.  For example, I usually order eggs benedict with smoked salmon instead of Canadian bacon.  

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