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Hi everyone,

Thank you @brisalta very much:  Fleet Medical Office at (661)753-2680 is indeed the correct number for the onboard Medical Center procedures.  With your timely advice my friend now knows INR testing is possible on Princess ships.  Also thanks to others who helped by weighing in.

Here is the information from "Guest Medical (PCL)" <guestmedical@hagroup.com> :

• Subject:  INR Testing
   

  Thank you for contacting the Guest Medical Support Team. Following is information regarding our INR testing on board. 

  
  INR testing can be performed on board using a fingerprick test during office hours.  No appointment is necessary, but consultation and procedure charges will apply.
  
  Please take your previous results with you for reference.  You should also ensure you have sufficient medication for the cruise, however should you require additional Coumadin or Warfarin due to your dose being adjusted, this is stocked on board. It is advised that you carry a note of medical necessity from your doctor regarding your prescription, as this will help when clearing customs.
   
  Usually a doctor’s consultation is required first.  There are procedure and supplies costs for the blood test.  A first visit for and INR check will cost in the region of $175 – this cost may be less on subsequent visits
   
  All medical charges are added to your on-board account and need to be settled before you leave the ship.  You will receive an itemized receipt detailing professional services, medications and supply charges.  This should be submitted to their travel insurance as a foreign claim.
  
  Please let me know if you have additional questions.

   

  Kind Regards,

  Nicole Hatch

  Guest Medical Support Team

  Health Services | Princess Cruises

  +1-661-753-2680 | guestmedical@hagroup.com

My friend who will be cruising with us occasionally needs to have a routine blood test done (Prothrombin Time / INR) while traveling.

Can the Princess onboard Medical Centers do blood tests for INR when the guest provides a doctor's lab order?

Thanks for your help!

CJ

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Luggage Valet for us was a great success for us; thanks to all who contributed to this thread!

For those of you sailing the Freedom of the Seas Eastern Caribbean 8-night, we received the Luggage Valet forms in our staterooms on the evening of Day 2. Guest Services also had copies of the form available on Day 1, in the document/handout wall just to the right of the counter (just before the starboard aft elevator lobby).

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To make sure you get the forms submitted correctly, I would recommend handing your completed form to Guest Services in person.

-- Or, if you have access to the Diamond Lounge: You can hand the form over to the concierge when they're at their desk, and he/she may be able to submit the form information electronically while you wait :).

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Guest Services (or the concierge if available to you) is able to confirm if the processing airline accepted your submission. In our experience you should allow a day or two before the concierge or Guest Services knows if your submission has been accepted successfully -- so it behooves you to hand in the form as early as possible. We handed in our completed Luggage Valet forms before lunchtime on Day 3. (We had 2 staterooms, and handed in 1 form per stateroom.)

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Here's a clean scan of the Freedom of the Seas Luggage Valet form for 2017 -- both front and back of the handout:

Page 1 (front of handout): Page 2 (back of handout):

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I just got off Allure today. Signed up for luggage valet via in room t.v. system. Went back and confirmed the system said our enrollment was pending. Yesterday, learned their system knew nothing about us being in it, nothing could be done, and complications from this have brought misery to us today. I'm told this happened to someone else, too.

 

So, even if you apply via tv in room, I highly recommend you also apply via the paper application. Do it 2 different ways and maybe their system can manage to not screw it up.

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Thanks drrich2, and so sorry you had problems with the TV signup. Given your experience, whether or not Freedom allows sign-up via the TV system, I think I'll plan on doing the paper application and dropping it off at Guest Services personally.

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Sorry it took me so long to post them!!

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Dawn, thanks again very much for posting the Luggage Valet form!!!

It's such a big help to get this now, especially seeing how different it is from earlier versions of the form I've seen online (both from Freedom as well as from other ships).

...And no worries, I know you've been busy; I really appreciate your taking the extra time to help! :)

Have luggage valet form for you!

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Thanks so very much for posting the Luggage Valet form, Dawn!!! :)

I am currently on Freedom and will try and post one [emoji2]

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From thread "Freedom's food does a 360!" http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=52399572 --

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Robyn graciously has volunteered to post a copy of the current form when she gets back.

I did not, I forgot [emoji853] my apologies.

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FYI, unfortunately Robyn wasn't able to get a copy of the form home, so I'm re-posting...

-- Does anyone have a copy of Freedom's 2017 Luggage Valet form that they could share here please? (yn)

Thanks in advance!

Luggage Valet Form...

 

Thanks so much for the review, Dawn.

 

If you could please post the current Luggage Valet handout(s) from Freedom of the Seas, that would be wonderful!

So sorry I have not been back!! I have been mostly sleeping and working!! I hope to have the energy to get my pictures loaded this weekend!!

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Hi Dawn, I'm still following! Thanks much (in advance) if you also get the chance to post the Luggage Valet form too. :)

We were on the 8 night in January, and the form came pretty early -- either Monday or Tuesday. But I don't think late flight are an issue anyway, only early flights...

Thanks kardut! The form coming Monday or Tuesday will work for us. :)

-- When we get the form we'll read through to make sure we qualify for all the requirements before we sign up for Luggage Valet, then cancel our original plan to keep our luggage in a motel* near FLL.

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I did not, I forgot [emoji853] my apologies.

No worries Robyn, I'll just ask again in the thread. :)

If you can recall, what night did you get the Luggage Valet form in your cabin?

Thank you!

If possible, could someone please post a copy of the Luggage Valet handout/form pages for any Freedom of the Seas 2017 sailings so far? (Port Everglades for FLL/MIA)

Also, could anyone who sailed Freedom of the Seas on the 8-night cruise please let me know what *day (night)* they received the Luggage Valet form?

(For our upcoming Freedom cruise we have a very late flight on debarkation day, so we made post-cruise reservations that might need to change depending on the form. If we know the form arrives later in the cruise, we'll see if Guest Services could give us a copy earlier so we can be sure the current LV requirements still are in sync with our plans.)

Thank you! :)

... Were you able to find out if Luggage Valet is available??? Thanks.

... Let us know if Luggage Valet is back.

Fair winds

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LUGGAGE VALET:

- Yes, Luggage Valet is back on Freedom of the Seas.

- Reference to following thread; Robyn graciously has volunteered to post a copy of the current form when she gets back. :)

-- Thread "Do you have a copy of 2017 Freedom of the Seas LUGGAGE VALET handout/form?" :

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2460373

• If possible, could someone please post a copy of the Luggage Valet handout/form pages for any Freedom of the Seas 2017 sailings so far? (Port Everglades for FLL/MIA)

• We used luggage valet on Freedom's January 21 sailing with Southwest Airlines. But I don't have the form.

• I am currently on Freedom and will try and post one [emoji2]

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I am currently on Freedom and will try and post one [emoji2]

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That would be great Robyn! Thanks in advance for your help! :)

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I thought I read some posts stating that luggage valet was now only bring done on Oasis class ships.

Ken, cruisers on Freedom of the Seas happily have reported using Luggage Valet again, both in January and February.

If possible, could someone please post a copy of the Luggage Valet handout/form pages for any Freedom of the Seas 2017 sailings so far? (Port Everglades for FLL/MIA)

Thanks ever so much! :)

CJ

Luggage Valet Form...

Our cruise did offer valet luggage and I got a copy of that handout if any one needs it.

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Thanks so much for the review, Dawn.

If you could please post the current Luggage Valet handout(s) from Freedom of the Seas, that would be wonderful! :)

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CJ