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Thanks for sharing. I will transfer my bookings in 60 days just to be safe. Princess really needs to make sure the info they share with the public is in consistency.

Thank you everyone for answering my questions. I really appreciate all your kindness.

I found that Princess website doesn't show all the available staterooms. I saw a stateroom on every TA's website but Princess's site said sold out. I called Princess anyway to see if I can get that room and I did. How odd is that Princess won't show all of the available staterooms on their own website? Especally for Emerald deck. And again, Priness changed my email address in my profile after I booked with a Princess customer service agent. Their agent didn't know how to pull my email from my profile and he just typed it but spelled it wrong. I had to call to change it back. It's so sad that the customer service is going down hill.

I just got off a Princess cruise and bought a few FCDs when onboard. I just booked a couple of 2025 cruises directly on Princess.com. I understand that I have 60 days to transfer to a TA (I read someone said 90 days?). Anyway, I always use the same TA website so I think I can transfer my bookings to them. I have never done this before so I have a few questions. 1) Can I transfer my bookings to a travel agency (firm) and not a particular travel agent (person)? 2) If I find better pricing after I transfer my bookings to a TA, can I transfer again before the final payment date? 3) I noticed my TA doesn’t show the same available staterooms like what I saw on Princess.com. If I book a stateroom that’s not showing on the TA site, can I still transfer my booking to them? 4) Memorial Day is coming and July 4th is not that far away. Princess may have some promotions during the bigger holidays. I think I have time to wait and compare all TA promotions before I transfer my bookings to one of them and then get repricing. Is Memorial Day sales usually better or July 4th? Thank you!

Thank you for the correction. No wonder I felt something was wrong. Not a good idea to eat and type at the same time. 🙂

I didn't know TA can be linked to our account profiles. I just looked and can't find that info. Does Princess transfer the booking automatically to the TA you used on that cruise you are on when you book the future cruises? How do they know which TA you usually work with? What if people use multiple TAs on different itineraries? This is quite interesting.

Very good suggections! I already did my search and there are 2-3 cruises I am eager to book but I ran out of FDC. I will be on board this Sat so I am going to buy some FDCs and book either in their office (if any promotions) or on my laptop. It seems many people have designated TAs. I keep using the same TA site and book online. My trips are all on the cheaper side so I never really established a relaitonship with a TA person.

FCD used to be 4 years. I didn't know it is 1 year now. Thanks for the info. I assume I won't violate PSVA if I switch to a diffrerent ship at Vancouver?

I heard that you can book on board and then transfer to your TA in a given amount of time like a week or so. What if the TA has a better price and I have to cancel and rebook? Will I just lose the perks I receive from booking on board if there is a promotion? I rarely book direct with cruiselines because I find TAs usually have better pricing.

I don't think Chinese food is what Victoria is famous for. I love their afternoon tea and there are many good options. I would spend the money on afternoon tea.

Looking at the weather forecast, we decided to have the afternoon tea at Pendray Inn Tea House. They are running a 15% off promotion through the end of the month too. I agree with you that summer time is more enjoyable to visit Butchart Garde. I actually don't care about what flowers are blooming. Ultimately, good weather is more important after I really think about it. I read some reviews and saw the food pictures of Empress. I don't think it is worth the money. I am sure the vibe is good but I think we will be happy with Pendray Inn Tea House.

I always saw people in line booking cruises on board in the future cruise office. Is there any additional perks to book with an onboard agent? I mean it is easy to purchase the $100 future cruise credit in the app and then book online. Why spend the time to wait in line to book with the agents? Btw, I am considering booking a cruise from LA to Vancouver and from Vancouver to Seattle next year. Two seperate bookings but same ship. WIll this violate the Jones Act? Is disembarkation/re-embarkation required at Vancouver ? Thanks.

I called Princess to fix the email situation. The agent said the email address we use for booking shouldn't change the email address of any of the passenger's profile. We all know that is not true. Apparently Princess changed my partner's profile email because I used my emial for the booking. Well, we will see if this happens again. Maybe just a short term glitch.

I noticed that Princess changed my partner's profile email to mine after we finished the last Princess cruise. Is it because we were staying at the same stateroom? We are traveling again soon. Does it make sense to call Princess to fix this issue now? If we do that, will Princess change my partner's email again after the trip? How do we keep our profile emails totally seperated when we are in the same booking? I also noticed that Princess changed my email in the app. Now I have a differnt email in the app that doesn't match my profile on the Princess website. Somehow Princess fished out the old email I used with Princess years ago. Besides calling Princess, is there an easier way to update email address in the app or on the website? Thanks

Our port time in Victoria will be 12pm-12am. I have visited Victoria twice before in summer time and it was wonderful. I had afternoon tea at Buchart Garden and it was such a great experience. The view from the outdoor seating was so nice and the afternoon tea was really tasty. I want to do it again but the cold weather in end of April worries me. I did book a rental car in case we decide to go to Buchart Garden. My other options are Fairmont Empress and Pendray Inn Tea House not far from the cruise terminal. My travel partner has never been to Victoria before. We could just walk around the inner harbor/China town/Fisherman's wharf and have the tea nearby without getting a rental car. Would you recommend visiting Buchart Garden in end of April even when it is cloudy/rainy/cold?

The stockperk app didn't ask me about my cruise booking number. How does it know which booking to apply the OBC to? I just submitted my brokerage statement through the app but I am curious about the next step. What do you do after your shareholder status is confirmed?

The other rental car in the port area is Coastal car rental. I think they are a cheaper than Hertz. I used Coastal before too. These two are in the port area right next to each other. You just walk over there to pick up your car and return to the same place. Pretty easy. No need to taker shuttle at all.

Does the 2-device plan share the same bandwith in between the two devices or each device gets it's own independent bandwith? (wifi speed is important to me) If the 2-devices share the same bandwith, I can just pay for one device and turn on hotspot for the second device because the result will be the same?

We will be cruising with Celebrity for the first time this Saturday. Reflection is pretty much sold out and we have a fixed time dining at 6pm for this cruise. We are traveling with our friends and our bookings are linked. Does that mean we will be sitting at the same table or do I need to arrange that in advance or on the day of embarkation? Can we pick a table? What will happen if we are late for our dining? Can we still go in or do we go to the anytime dining section? If one night we decide not to go to the dining room, do we need to call the MDR to let them know? Thanks

https://hertz.sxmrentacar.com/

We will be visiting later this month. Would it be rude to wear clothes and dine at the Perch Lite Beach Bar & Grill?

Did you see big planes during that 2hr at Maho Beach? I booked a rental car but I wonder if a tour is more relaxing.

Does either tour guranteed to see at least one large plane at Maho beach?

Yes, I booked Hertz. It is right at the gate according to their description. I also got a quote from another car rental place near by. It is $20 cheaper but they are outside of the port area. It is still nearby and they will provide round trip transportation. I used them before and it was fine. This time I think I will pay that $20 to Hertz for the convenience in case we run out of time. I think that $20 is like a port area access fee or so. https://hertz.sxmrentacar.com/faq/ Q. Do you have a location at the cruise ship pier in Philipsburg? A. Yes, we have a location at the Philipsburg cruise ship terminal. When you get off your ship walk down the pier towards the main exit. When you see the large yellow building walk on the sidewalk to the right of it, past the buses to reach the car rental booth. Staff and cars are on-site. I booked from the US website not this one but this local site has good info.

I won the bid for $40pp and $80 total for the stateroom. We did get the mini suite onboard. Princess charged me $124 (over charged by $44) so I requested $44 refund. However, Princess refunded me $80 so my final cost to upgrade became $44. I think Princess’s bidding mechanism is a mess.