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"DNR" and "DND", two very different meanings. 🤣🤣🤣

No need to wear it around your neck. I always keep mine in my pocket and it works just fine.

Yes it's open for lunch. Basically it's open continuously from lunch through dinner. Planks and Steamers were always only open for dinner. The alternating is new as of the recent post pandemic restart.

Exactly my sentiments also. We sailed on the Breakaway when she was much newer, not sure if that matters and we sailed out of Manhattan, There were lots of kids and a much more (how shall I put this 😏) rambunctious crowd in general. I didn't hate it but the center of the ship was much too crowded for me. Food, in our opinion, was much better on the Regal or any Princess ship. In February you will definitely have more families and kids but I doubt it will be as wild.

Ding..Ding..Ding Not sure why I didn't think of that. Unfortunately the final payment date is in fact 9/22. I don't know why. Other than the Plus package I don't see this as a promotional fare, but it's really not a huge deal. Thanks for the tip.

I think it was just a mistake. She’s a very experienced and long time TA. I’m guessing in this instance the email was automatically (and perhaps incorrectly) generated. I’ll talk to her tomorrow. I was just curious if something had changed. Thanks

I received a final payment notice from my TA for a 1/20/2024 cruise (16 Days - SA and Antarctica). The payment date in the email is 9/22/2023, 120 days in advance. Has final payment changed from 90 days? Of course I'll check withy TA on Monday but I was just wondering if there has been a change. I haven't seen anything mentioned here and I don't see it on the Princess website. Thanks,

Love them both.

While it's true that Princess "usually" sends itinerary changes to us directly, that always send it to our travel agent who in turn forwards it to us. Additionally, she always does this the same day she receives the email.

And ours came via USPS from California, I guess Princess is spreading the shipping wealth. 😉

First, there is no concierge on the Ruby, only the Royal Class ships. On ships with a concierge you will meet him or her in the concierge lounge. There is an assistant concierge also.

This was announced by Princess several weeks ago.

If you are paying for the daily gratuities (now called Crew Appreciation by Princess), as opposed to purchasing the Plus or Premiere package which includes gratuities, you will be charged daily as the cruise proceeds. Any OBC will be used to pay those charges as well as any other on board charges you incur during the cruise. You cannot pre-pay gratuities using OBC.

Basically off topic but....I just looked at our list of cruise credits. Up to this point we have sailed twice in a suite, once on a 7 day Caribbean cruise and one on a 14 TA. We received 2 credits for the Caribbean cruise but only one for the TA. The difference between the 2 suites was the TA suite was through an upgrade bid. Does anybody know if it's an official policy to only give 1 cruise credit for a suite attained through a paid upgrade? I don't really care that much. We're already elite. I was just curious.

Are you sure this is the same circumstance the OP is questioning? They are not looking to disembark prior to the last port of call. They want to disembark at the last port but want to do it early. I would think the issue is whether or not customs officials will be available at that early hour. Having said that, perhaps there is a way they can handle the customs requirements the day before the cruise officially ends. I have no knowledge if this is an option. Just throwing it out there.

It's been a long time since there was any CNN offering on any Princess cruise I have been on. This includes Europe, TA, Caribbean, Alaska and Australia/NZ. All of them offered Fox and MSNBC.

With the exception of the aft elevators which do go down to deck 6. 😉

Correct, you cannot purchase a transfer from Princess from LAX to your privately booked hotel. It must be a hotel booked through Princess. In this instance Princess will transfer you to the hotel and from the hotel to the port the next day.

Fingers crossed 🤞🤞 Thanks for the feedback.

That was the first thing I did. I'm still listed as having the Club Class Mini that was originally booked. I'll check with my TA tomorrow. Thanks

Have any of you folks who have bid on an upgrade received the following email from Princess? I have no idea what this is about. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to call my Travel Agent since today's a U.S. holiday. I looked at my booking on the Princess website and nothing appears to have changed. BOOKING MODIFICATION Dear Due to a change made in your reservation, your existing upgrade offer(s) has been canceled. Confirmation #: Ship: Island Princess Sailing Date: Jul 26, 2023 UPGRADE TO OFFER AMOUNT OFFER STATUS Premium Suite $ USD per passenger (2) Cancelled Vista Suite $ USD per passenger (2) Cancelled We look forward to welcoming you onboard! Princess Cruises

I second this suggestion. My employer needed to expedite a visa for India for me a number of years back. They used CIBT - Visa and Passport Professionals. www.cibt.com (800) 929-2428 It was not cheap but definitely less than a flight to Hawaii 😉 Some more information from their website. It looks like the phone number has changed.

On the Enchanted TA last March both of these were offered as well as a progressive trivia game every sea day.

I might be sorry for dipping my toe into this discussion but in my experience, what Princess calls economy has always been "regular" economy, not "basic" economy. Also, as far as a luggage allowance is concerned, it usually depends on the specific airline rules and your status with the particular airline. For instance, my credit card guarantees that my travel companion and myself get one free bag (assuming both tickets are paid for with my card). You can determine this on the airline's website.

No they do not.