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17 minutes ago, memoak said:

It was last year but if I remember tight it was about 3 -3 1/2 hours. Once you hit the outskirts of Vancouver you hit traffic and really crawl

Well, they can't leave without us! Thx for info 

17 hours ago, memoak said:

We took the transfer from Seattle to Vancouver last August and we didn’t have to do anything but get off the bus scan our passports and show our ArriveCAN so. No luggage came off the bus and they processed our entire bus in less than 10 minutes 

 

Great to hear this!  
About how long was the trip once you left the airport? 

45 minutes ago, memoak said:

Remember my post was a year ago and things do change. Once you buy the transfer the instructions should be on your travel summary 

Yes, I saw it was from last but it is exactly what I was looking for. 
And thank you, I found the travel summary and the instructions are indeed right there! 
I did not realize it was a 4 hour drive. 😳
 

On 5/14/2022 at 11:34 AM, memoak said:

Yes they do. $79 per person. SeaTac to pier both ways. No testing requirement since you are going by road not air

We are flying into Seattle the day before so will go back to airport in the morning to catch the shuttle..,, when should I expect contact/instructions from Princess on where to meet the shuttle?

going June 2023 

Of course. OBC is applied to any purchase onboard, except Future Cruise Deposit. ..

Thx!

If you try to purchase anything such as specialty dinning, water, PBP etc before you cruise, they want payment via credit card.

Glad to hear I can decide to do it day of cruise.

The price of the drink package is $59.99/day + 15% gratuity = $68.99/day. No further gratuities per drink. The package must be purchased for all days of the cruise. It can be pre-purchased or purchased on board on boarding day only. A 7 day cruise would be $482.93.

The package is limited to 15 alcoholic drinks per day menu priced $12 and under. This price covers about 95% of all drinks offered on board. There is no limit on the number of non-alcoholic beverages. The break even is around 6 to 7 alcoholic spirit or cocktails a day not counting the non-alcoholic beverages, for example espresso drinks. Full details of the plan can be found here: https://www.princess.com/learn/cruise-gifts-celebrations/gifts-and-services/culinary-delights-wine/

 

A 15% gratuity is added to all on board beverage purchases, alcoholic and non-alcoholic.

If purchased on boarding day, can you use onboard credit OBC to pay for the PBP?

Thx

Not sure what you are expecting. The Elite WIFI benefit is exactly the same as the Platinum benefit which you already are eligible for.

 

So far this is a number of minutes based on the length of the cruise with an option to pay extra for (on the ships that have it) unlimited high speed Internet. Of course this may change in the future.

 

On the two ships which are currently in the process of having the ***** technology installed and working, they have been giving Platinum and Elite passengers free unlimited Internet, but the "free" is supposed to stop being given once the ***** is fully available on those two ships.

Thank you, I was using the wrong terminology - this will put me over 51 nights for Platinum - and with a 15 day, 7 day and 28 day cruise booked I will appreciate the extra minutes!

I am afraid I am rather a LOOONNNG way away from actual Elite.

If you book a suite from the get go...yes then 2 cruise credits for suite...…….

 

if you take an upsell to a suite you are also entitled to the second cruise credit for staying in a suite.....but you have to call princess after you sale to have that second cruise credit added to your captains circle info.

 

you get a cruise credit for each voyage you sail. If you are a solo , you receive 2 cruise credits , if you are a solo in a full suite you receive 3 cruise credits. cruise credits work toward loyalty OBC.

Thank you for this info.

This will put me over the top to elite for a 28 day cruise where free wifi will be appreciated

The Thermal Suite is part of the Lotus Spa (I do enjoy it) The Sanctuary is another entity on the ship booked and managed completely separate from the Lotus Spa. Advance bookings for the Sanctuary are required on a warm cruise and they book up quick (IOW run don't walk right up there upon boarding if interested) I don't know how warm our cruise will be, maybe the first few days ?????

 

I have an idea that your first night specialty dining may be pre-reserved for you and you will have a card in your cabin. If not or you want to change it contact the DINE LINE to request what you want.

 

So happy for you :)

Thanks Holly, I have been searching and reading the boards since I posted this....

Just upgraded to a suite on the Crown. Very Excited!

I was reading that you get to use the thermal area in the Lotus Spa, do you also have access to the Sanctuary?

First Night Free specialty dinning - I tried to make a resie online and it wanted me to pay $29 PP - do you make the resie once onboard? Or ask my TA to do it?

And love the idea of ordering full MDR in the suite as we have 9 sea days on our cruise.

I am going from Southampton to Heathrow in July and was charged $60 pp.

HTH

Same as on the other Princess ships. $25/person for Sabatini's and for the steakhouse.

Thx :)

Really enjoyed your review and your tips...BTW, do you know what the charge is for any of the specialty dinning restaurants?