El_Snocat

We booked 12 day B.I. Cruise 2019 back at the Landmark Sale for $3649 pp (Balcony) with $500 OBC each and $100 Veterans OBC. Re-fared to SNS with the same cabin rate. With the 3ferFree we switched our reso to my Big Box which gave us a $525 OBC, Princess is giving us $460 OBC plus free grats at $324... and our cabin rate dropped $550pp! Needless to say we are stoked!

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Yes, I did. If you want to see it it’s posted on my June 30th roll call. Look for the last one that was posted shortly before we left.

 

 

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Hi Cindy, I know your review hasn't even left Southampton yet and I don't want to hijack your thread, but I was wondering if you ever built your Spread Sheet for Tours on this voyage? I'll be on it in August 2019 and just starting to do my research.

Thx- Michael

"I’ll go further and state that assuming the ship docks the same way each time, port side is THE SIDE to have in order to face the interesting stuff."

Following up on this thought- did you find the Port side to be 'best' throughout the voyage or did it vary from port to port? I've got a starboard balcony booked- anyone else with previous experience with a starboard balcony care to comment?

Thx-

“Only one beverage is allowed per passenger per order”...Does that mean I can’t order a double Jack Daniels?

MSC has no art auctions

We were on MSC Divina December ‘16 and the did have art auctions....

Sorry meant to say 10 Day, not 1 day!

Yeah i can't complain, $400pp for a suite!

NOW that sounds like a suite deal! I was thinking $400pp for a one day cruise was a bit much;p

Pacific P is the best ship of all, while we would never ever ever sail on Crown P again.

Not to hijack this thread, but why would you never sail on the Crown again?

Well, you would just refare or rebook if the total savings was over $1000, right? I am hoping for another type sale for my August, 2019, European TA sailing- perfect for me would be a decent decrease in the pp fare and free gratuities!!!!!!!!!!!! Not so much concerned about OBC- would really like the decrease in fare and free gratuities. So book with the $1000 which is decent and hope for something better later - after all we have around 15-16 months to go!!!

 

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I’m with you! I’ll wait for the price reduction and free grats. In the meantime I have $1000 OBC!

We have a 2019 British Isles booked out of Dublin. They have a stranglehold on the number of cabins they are releasing for that port. I had to play games to get the obc with the 3 cabins we had booked.

Cabin 1 - I had to change our cabin up one category to release our cabin, understanding that we might lose our cabin and be stuck with a slightly higher price and less desirable cabin. Before they finalized the details, I saw my old cabin pop up and asked to be put back. It was all a pain, and took an hour and half of my time, but for $1000, worth the effort and risk.

Cabin 2 - Minisuite, they refared with no issue. Took minutes.

Cabin 3- Minisuite, (same category as above), not a clue what went wrong. It took another hour and half to get this one cleared up. Instead of having us book up one, clear the cabin and rebook, they went to a supervisor to add the obc. When it finally came back, they had jerked the price way up. They had to call back, (we use a big box co), and start all over again. It was a mess and would have been easier to take a risk on losing the cabin and booking up one and then moving back.

Long story short, all the cabins are unchanged and all have the obc applied now. I seriously doubt we'll get any further deals applied to that trip given the stranglehold on cabins out of Dublin. Knowing this now, I would not have chosen that sailing, but with a group, it is hard to move plans around.

I'm thrilled in any which case. Now we have gratuities, drinks and a couple of excursions covered, and enough ta refundable to cover hotels precruise! :D:)

The limited number of cabins out of Dublin could be because the cruise hub is Southampton. Although they sell it as various other ports, all cabins are available out of Southampton. We just booked our 25th Wedding Anniversary cruise of the BI for August 2019. Got the $500 pp credit plus $100 as a vet! Thanks to everyone for the heads up on these perks. First time on Princess and looking forward to it!

We were in a Fantastica balcony stateroom in the aft bubble. Our room had a foldable map provided that showed all the decks, common areas, lounges, etc. The elevator in our area did not access the Villa Rossa dining room, but there was adequate signage showing you where to go.

My biggest problem was trying to determine "fore" and "aft"! Often had to look out a window to see which way we were going!😉

I am confused here. the items you mentioned above are free with room service? I mean sandwiches, salads, wraps. Or is there a charge for those too?

I just got off Divina this morning in Miami. Fantastica class cabin. The items I mentioned were on the Room Service Menu in my cabin and had no prices listed. That being said, we never ordered Room Service.

Fantastical gives you a couple of salads, a couple of wraps and a couple of sandwiches. No burgers. Pizza is available during Eataly Pizeria hours for an additional charge ($4.25-$8.95 depending on ingredience.)

Room Service breakfast is Continental.

There will be no boarding until around 2 pm. Customs and Immigration have begun verifying all departing passengers nationality and finger printing all non US passport passengers. We arrived at 3pm and were not on board until 5:45pm.

We are on board now and have been told it will be the same when we arrive in Miami on Friday.

That should be "all disembarking passengers..."

There will be no boarding until around 2 pm. Customs and Immigration have begun verifying all departing passengers nationality and finger printing all non US passport passengers. We arrived at 3pm and were not on board until 5:45pm.

We are on board now and have been told it will be the same when we arrive in Miami on Friday.

I agree on the pizza in the Eataly- La Cantina di Bacco. Made to order with fresh ingredients. There is a charge ($5.95- $8.95) but totally worth it. The Chef is from Napoli.

Best meal in the MDR was the Osso Buco.

Not impressed with the dinner buffets.

Yes- 1 package covers 2 devices.

Thanks for your review, Matt. When I was first booking the agent asked me "Have you traveled to Europe?"

My answer was yes- he said "You'll enjoy this cruise".

Small tear no surgery right away so I get to go!

 

 

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Great news! Have a super cruise.

Inquiring minds want to know....What did the MRI say?

I ask because I was in a similar situation and found my pain was coming from a strained Medial Collateral Ligament and not the torn meniscus. Wore a neoprene knee brace to reduce twisting for about a month and all better!

No problem with the website or the 'already booked' tab here in Colorado!

I have twin 3 year olds and a 5 year old . I just double checked the quote in my email. It just says suite and definetly has 5 guests. I'm sure it's the lesser of the two categories because the cruise fade is very affordable. I would show the pic of quote but it's probably against the rules. Maybe there doing it for reasons said above because the age of the little ones. Our agent didn't mention anything of a request form or anything though .

 

 

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Well there you go! I didn't check for 3 little ones, and as stated about your TA probably checked with MSC and they OK'ed it.

Have a fun trip!

Suites are available in Aurea and Yacht Club categories and as stated, MSC's website shows the perks of each. But when I try to test book a Suite online, it only allows 4 people per. Also, looking at the floor plan, there is a double bed and double sofa- not sure where you would put the 5th person?

Are you sure they allow 5?

"Service Unavailable" ... that's what I get when logging into MSC's "already booked" section.

 

Anyone else?

 

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Works for me in Colorado

Sorry, that was for 9252. The next cabin had not been asked about while I was posting. But 12096 is the same. EM

Perfect! Thanks so much.