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  1. Yes.  Excursion certificate transferred automatically.  I had to pay by credit card the small amount more than the $100 allowance when I booked the waitlist tour.  Worked very easily. If you did not book an alternative tour and booking still shows available certificate, it will be used automatically.   If waitlist does not clear before departure, be sure to check for last minute cancellations with. Shore excursion desk.  They have always been very helpful.   Any available excursion allowance will stay in your account can be used on board.  

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  2. @marshhawkDid you live in or near Chatham NJ?   I was there for 15 years and my parents for 40.    That’s the only place I have ever had those wonderful Sloppy Joes.  Thin sliced usually ham and Swiss best chilled the next day.   Very popular as finger sandwiches for showers and other parties.  Always best from the deli.  

     

    I don’t post here very often but follow most every day.   
    Thanks, prayers and cheers.  
    Cindy
     

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  3. Disembarked Emerald yesterday May 9 for flight directly to US.  We were all tested on Sunday, the 8th.  It’s was a sea day and they assigned testing times. Very smooth and easy.  Negative result document was delivered to each cabin in the early evening which allowed for flight checkin.   I had booked flight with EZAir and had a Princess transfer to LHR and all went well.   Those who tested positive were transferred to a hotel near LHR for required quarantine until allowed to fly. 

    I was onboard since April 16 and was mostly a great cruise.  Crew wonderful.

    Good Luck.  Have Fun.  

  4. Of course it is a given that the APP continues to be a mess, but I find it even more amazing that there are so many different problems we each face even if we are using the same device!   As well, what was not a problem one day becomes a problem the next and vice versa!    

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  5. Had a grand time New Years Eve 2012/13.   Quite a Gala evening then with a special stage show and many dance parties until late into the night.   Possibly a balloon drop also.  Many tuxes and sparkly outfits on the ladies.  Of course, now things are quite different but should still be a fun time.  Enjoy.

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  6. Not an appropriate answer you were given.  But, realistically, 4 weeks would be about the minimum you could expect for refunds right now.  Two recent full paid cancellations I made with HAL and Princess took at least  six weeks to appear on credit card and both came in more than one installment.   Back in the beginning of the cancellation nightmare, 144 days was my longest wait so at least we’ve gotten somewhere.  Keep an eye on it.  

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  7. It’s good to have the library back but hardly a comfortable lounging with a book area.  Sadly the Crows Nest also seems to have lost most of its comfortable sofas and chairs that KDam and NStat and all the others have.     Why all the tables and chairs?   Beautiful ship from the pictures but not very user friendly.   

  8. Even though I am Elite with Princess I haven’t cruised with them since 2015.  I’ve recently booked the April 2022 Emerald transatlantic and UK with Princess Plus providing $100 on board credit. No other OBC so far.  Last night I booked a shore excursion I particularly wanted and was surprised that the $100 was automatically deducted from the cost with no option not to use it.  It really doesn’t matter when it’s used but if I decide to cancel the tour before boarding will the $100 be refunded to my onboard account? I usually pre-book excursions and will request the Elite 10% off onboard.  I’ve found the the website to be quite functional compared to others but anticipates almost too much and you have to be careful.  The Medallion App is another story!!  So far more annoying than helpful.  

  9. Mr. Rotterdam on the wonderful  four week Rio-Athens voyage in 2007 was a tablemate.  Jokingly one day I asked if he was and he said yes!!  We had to keep the secret for a couple of weeks.  We each won a nice HAL swag bag.  The good old days!  Would be so easy to bring back many things that were special and took little effort or cost.

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  10. Both HAL and Princess have the same fully vaccinated and 2-day testing rules through Dec 31, 2021, but no mention of what happens after that.     Hard to plan future cruises without knowing the rules.  They are addressing what will and will not sail, an enormous task, but not the health and safety protocols to go along with them for 2022.  Unfortunately, nothing magical will happen January 1 to change things.  

     

  11. Good morning.   I haven’t chatted a lot lately but I’ve been lurking.
     This is my 20th anniversary of first cruise old Noordam Copenhagen to Rome with 9/11 so returned to a whole new world.   38 cruises later all over the world I still love it and I’m so grateful.   
     

    Thanks prayers and cheers everyone.  This is a great group.    Stay safe.  
    Cindy

     

     

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