Cruise Raider

This is only a suggestion and not based on any real knowledge. I wonder if the Pan Pacific, which is right there at Canada Place provides this service. It might be worth a phone call. If not, is it possible to take your luggage on the tour vehicle?

You are thinking of a deluxe balcony, which are only on the Royal class ships, not on the Ruby. That is an excellent upgrade. The cabin will be exactly the same size but your balcony will be bigger and in a better location, IMO. PS .. I believe some of aft Aloha deck cabins are being used as quarantine cabins (they’ve moved it a couple of times).

We are all booked and got the cabin we wanted. This is going to be quite a special cruise.

No ... I was talking about the Discovery Princess for April 2024. My mix up!

That's like me and we've booked so many cruises through the end of the year and even one for 2023 that I ran out. I bought two pairs on our June cruise and have already spent them all. Oh darn!

I did get it booked. Too bad I am all out of FCDs but should be getting some soon while on my next cruise. The mini suites start at $2150 pp with Princess Plus.

@Thrak...the midship obstructed balconies are much larger than the standard balconies as are the Premium deluxe balconies on certain decks. We stayed in B737 and the balcony was huge. The deck plans that show the larger balconies in the bump out areas and aft are the ones you would need to pick from. If you are looking at a mini suite, there are a couple on the Lido deck all the way forward that are still available (the Marina ones are booked). There are also some mini suites with larger balconies midship. I think the dolphin deck has some veranda cabins with larger decks as well.

OOOOPPPS!! I know who has that cabin booked and it's unlikely to open back up. You should probably grab E429.

I understand that it may be a staffing issue. Either way, all sailings on the Diamond, not just casino comps, have been canceled from Sept into Nov on the Diamond.

Smart!! My neighbor drinks martinis exactly like that when we go out.

We will be booking this sailing as well.

Yes

Sorry to hear about the hotel. A friend of mine was in this situation and she just told me that she got her reimbursement a couple of weeks ago and that was from late May/early June. So, about two months is maybe what you are to expect. She also knows all the ins and outs and picked her own hotel. It’s my understanding that they will reimburse up to a certain amount .. so she just paid the extra. You mentioned you don’t feel much like eating but be sure to keep your strength up. You will be able to fight off the infection much easier if you keeping up your nutrition. Best of luck to you in getting back home soon!

Why wouldn’t they report it? It’s the right and decent thing to do!

The Ruby is going to be back in SF for the Alaska season for 2023. I think the Crown will replace her in October 2023. Not sure where she is going from there.

We traveled on her a couple of times and although the more recent on her was better, she still had some issues. This is when she was fairly new. The worst we’d seen was her totally losing all power .. just dead in the water. There were other issues that were related to management decisions and untrained staff, which I understand are fleeting. But, these memories still give me pause to book on her again. The propulsion problems and other issues being reported lately confirm that it is a ship that we are likely to avoid.

Good to know. Mine were during the height of the pandemic so it may be different now but it seems like mine were reloaded in about 6 weeks. Everything was slowed down at that point in time.

I do remember seeing ships over there from time to time but don’t know which ones were over there. oh .. and I probably won’t be jumping to cruise on the Crown, either … it’s probably my least favorite ship on which I’ve cruised.

I would do as @PacnGoNow suggested and call the hotel. Ask there if they are on the up and up. I wouldn't blame Princess as it is easy to copy a logo and use it fraudulently, if that is what is happening. Next, contact your credit card company to see what they can do to help you. If they need to reissue you a new credit card, they will let you know.

I've seen it before on my cruises. I believe there is even a clause in the contract that extra taxes, port and government fees can be passed along to the passengers when they are increased. There's probably a threshold where they will need to contact you to make sure it is ok with you. As others have said, I've seen reductions as well on my folio as well due to those fees being overestimated.

I've never had any trouble upgrading (and sending in more money) after final payment. The problem seems to only occur when you are looking to get money back. If they try to tell you it is only for 'new bookings', then ask them what it would cost you to cancel, pay the penalties and rebook. They've always just refared it for me. LOL! I'm sure there has been some eye rolling going on from the other end of the phone. Now, I have a really good travel planner down at Princess so I never have to go down that road anymore.

I'm not sure if the OJ is fresh squeezed but yes, the juices and specialty coffees are included in the Plus package.

I had good luck during the height of pandemic when calling Princess Cruises Gift Card Customer Service @1-833-907-3079. It seems they know everything about the gift cards and may even be able to check to see where the balance currently sits. They even answered the phone without waiting on hold forever. BTW, yes .. mine were reloaded back to the gift cards. If you've tossed the numbers and the pins, they should also be able to issue you new cards. Fingers crossed for you ... bon voyage. PS .... I think they are also only available on weekdays but who knows, someone might be there on a Saturday.

Princess doesn't appear to 'upgrade' passengers based on a phone call or a bidding process. You may receive a complimentary upgrade (usually to a cabin that hasn't sold), you may receive an email for an upsell offer or you can always just book an upgraded cabin at the going rate.

I believe he/she has to go to another area to get retrieve your order instead of just getting the food from the room service pantry.