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Sip and Sail is nice - but you generally have to book way out to get that.  We booked on 1st day possible for our Hawaii cruise and a few weeks later it was open for Sip and Sail at no upcharge.  That cruise had a few other promotions but every single time I checked (quite often) it kept going up in price not down.

Just note that with the exception of post final payment fire sales many cruises are never cheaper then they are when first offered.  There have been exceptions for cruises made unpopular for reasons like Brazil and Zika...

Soda and More is a good deal if you like the mocktails - I got my money's worth by getting plenty of those 🙂

I could be mistaken, but isn't the cabin count about the same as the Royal/Regal, etc? 1780 cabins in the Royal. But so many want to focus on a potential negative.

Royal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Princess_(2013)

Capacity:3,600 passengers

They are clearly getting bigger and bigger.

They give this away on some ships to one person who is 1st timer and one person in the gold and ruby club. We meet a man on our last cruise who was upgraded to elite for that cruise.

Assuming when PA said there is only 1 other couple that was going on the following cruise is right, then that one other couple is my father-in-law :)

I'll have to get his story when he's back.

The price can go up when the sale includes gratuities or has things like sip and sale. We saw the price go up under $200 when they added $400 in credits. So sometimes the OBC can make the difference.

Here ya go:

Sail Day Ship Voyage Cruise Trade Itinerary Ports of Call

Date Number Length (Ports of Embarkation and Disembarkation in CAPITAL LETTERS) 1

4-Apr-16 Mon GOLDEN 5610A 23 Other Asia Australia & Asia MELBOURNE, Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin, Bali (Benoa), Singapore, Ko Samui, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Nha Trang, HONG KONG

6-Apr-16 Wed GOLDEN 5611N 21 Other Asia Australia & Southeast Asia SYDNEY, Brisbane, Darwin, Bali (Benoa), Singapore, Ko Samui, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Nha Trang, HONG KONG

17-Oct-16 Mon GOLDEN 5650 25 Other Asia Australia & China BEIJING (TIANJIN), Osaka (for Kyoto), Taipei (Keelung), Hong Kong, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Bali (Benoa), Darwin, Brisbane, SYDNEY

4-Dec-16 Sun CROWN 3652 17 South America Andes & South America LOS ANGELES, Manzanillo, San Juan Del Sur, Costa Rica (Puntarenas), Lima (Callao)(overnight), Pisco (San Martin), La Serena (Coquimbo), SANTIAGO (VALPARAISO)

4-Dec-16 Sun CROWN 3652A 31 South America Andes and Cape Horn Grand Adventure LOS ANGELES, Manzanillo, San Juan Del Sur, Costa Rica (Puntarenas), Lima (Callao)(overnight), Pisco (San Martin), La Serena (Coquimbo), Santiago (Valparaiso), Punta Arenas, Chilean Fjords scenic cruising, Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego), Cape Horn scenic cruising, Falkland Islands (Stanley), Buenos Aires, Montevideo, RIO DE JANEIRO

21-Dec-16 Wed CROWN 3701 14 South America Cape Horn Route to Rio SANTIAGO (VALPARAISO) Chilean Fjords scenic cruising, Punta Arenas, Beagle Channel scenic cruising, Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego), Cape Horn scenic cruising, Falkland Islands (Stanley), Buenos Aires, Montevideo, RIO DE JANEIRO,

4-Jan-17 Wed CROWN 3702 14 South America Cape Horn Route to Rio RIO DE JANEIRO, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Falkland Islands (Stanley), Cape Horn scenic cruising, Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego), Punta Arenas, Beagle Channel scenic cruising, SANTIAGO (VALPARAISO)

18-Jan-17 Wed CROWN 3703 14 South America Cape Horn & Straight of Magellan SANTIAGO (VALPARAISO), Puerto Montt, Chilean Fjords scenic cruising, Amalia Glacier scenic cruising, Punta Arenas, Beagle Channel scenic cruising, Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego), Cape Horn scenic cruising, Falkland Islands (Stanley), Puerto Madryn (for Punta Tombo Penguin Reserve) , Montevideo, BUENOS AIRES (OVERNIGHT)

1-Feb-17 Wed CROWN 3704 14 South America Cape Horn & Straight of Magellan BUENOS AIRES (OVERNIGHT), Punta Del Este, Puerto Madryn (for Punta Tombo Penguin Reserve), Falkland Islands (Stanley), Cape Horn scenic cruising, Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego), Punta Arenas, Beagle Channel scenic cruising, Amalia Glacier scenic cruising, Puerto Montt Chilean Fjords scenic cruising, SANTIAGO (VALPARAISO)

15-Feb-17 Wed CROWN 3705 14 South America Cape Horn & Straight of Magellan SANTIAGO (VALPARAISO), Puerto Montt, Chilean Fjords scenic cruising, Amalia Glacier scenic cruising, Punta Arenas, Beagle Channel scenic cruising, Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego), Cape Horn scenic cruising, Falkland Islands (Stanley), Puerto Madryn (for Punta Tombo Penguin Reserve), Montevideo, Buenos Aires, BUENOS AIRES

15-Feb-17 Wed CROWN 3705A 33 South America Cape Horn & Brazil Grand Adventure SANTIAGO (VALPARAISO), Puerto Montt, Chilean Fjords scenic cruising, Amalia Glacier scenic cruising, Punta Arenas, Beagle Channel scenic cruising, Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego), Cape Horn scenic cruising, Falkland Islands (Stanley), Puerto Madryn (for Punta Tombo Penguin Reserve), Montevideo, Buenos Aires (overnight), Rio de Janeiro (overnight), Salvador, Barbados, Martinique, Antigua, St Kitts, FT. LAUDERDALE

1-Mar-17 Wed CROWN 3706 19 South America Brazillian Adventure BUENOS AIRES (overnight), Rio de Janeiro (overnight), Salvador, Barbados, Martinique, Antigua, St Kitts, FT. LAUDERDALE

9-Oct-16 Sun DIAMOND M633 17 Other Asia Grand Asia & Japan TOKYO (YOKOHAMA), Osaka (for Kyoto), Busan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Bangkok (Laem Chabang), SINGAPORE

26-Oct-16 Wed DIAMOND M634 17 Other Asia Grand Asia SINGAPORE, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Hong Kong (overnight) Shanghai, Busan, Nagasaki, BEIJING (TIANJIN)

12-Nov-16 Sat DIAMOND M635 17 Other Asia Grand Asia BEIJING (TIANJIN), Busan, Nagasaki, Shanghai, Hong Kong (overnight), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Bangkok (Laem Chabang), SINGAPORE

29-Nov-16 Tue DIAMOND M636 10 Other Asia Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

29-Nov-16 Tue DIAMOND M636A 13 Other Asia Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam SINGAPORE, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), SINGAPORE

9-Dec-16 Fri DIAMOND M637 3 Other Asia Malaysia SINGAPORE, Penang, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), SINGAPORE

12-Dec-16 Mon DIAMOND M638 4 Other Asia Malaysia SINGAPORE, Penang, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), SINGAPORE

12-Dec-16 Mon DIAMOND M638A 15 Other Asia Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam SINGAPORE, Penang, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Singapore, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

16-Dec-16 Fri DIAMOND M639 11 Other Asia Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

16-Dec-16 Fri DIAMOND M639A 21 Other Asia Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, Singapore, Bali (Benoa), Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, SINGAPORE

27-Dec-16 Tue DIAMOND M701 10 Other Asia Malaysian Peninsula & Indonesia SINGAPORE, Bali (Benoa), Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, SINGAPORE

27-Dec-16 Tue DIAMOND M701A 21 Other Asia Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, Bali (Benoa), Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

6-Jan-17 Fri DIAMOND M702 11 Other Asia Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

6-Jan-17 Fri DIAMOND M702A 21 Other Asia Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, Singapore, Bali (Benoa), Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, SINGAPORE

17-Jan-17 Tue DIAMOND M703 10 Other Asia Malaysian Peninsula & Indonesia SINGAPORE, Bali (Benoa), Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, SINGAPORE

17-Jan-17 Tue DIAMOND M703A 17 Other Asia Malaysia & Thailand SINGAPORE, Bali (Benoa), Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, Singapore, Ko Samui, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), SINGAPORE

27-Jan-17 Fri DIAMOND M704 7 Other Asia Vietnam & Thailand SINGAPORE, Ko Samui, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), SINGAPORE

27-Jan-17 Fri DIAMOND M704A 12 Other Asia Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam SINGAPORE, Ko Samui, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, SINGAPORE

3-Feb-17 Fri DIAMOND M705 5 Other Asia Malaysian Peninsula SINGAPORE, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, SINGAPORE

3-Feb-17 Fri DIAMOND M705A 16 Other Asia Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam SINGAPORE, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

8-Feb-17 Wed DIAMOND M706 11 Other Asia Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

8-Feb-17 Wed DIAMOND M706A 15 Other Asia Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam SINGAPORE, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, Singapore, Penang, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), SINGAPORE

19-Feb-17 Sun DIAMOND M707 4 Other Asia Malaysia SINGAPORE, Penang, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), SINGAPORE

19-Feb-17 Sun DIAMOND M707A 9 Other Asia Malaysia & Thailand SINGAPORE, Penang, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Singapore, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

23-Feb-17 Thu DIAMOND M708 5 Other Asia Thailand SINGAPORE, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

23-Feb-17 Thu DIAMOND M708A 9 Other Asia Malaysia & Thailand SINGAPORE, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, Singapore, Penang, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), SINGAPORE

28-Feb-17 Tue DIAMOND M709 4 Other Asia Malaysia SINGAPORE, Penang, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), SINGAPORE

28-Feb-17 Tue DIAMOND M709A 11 Other Asia Malaysia & Thailand SINGAPORE, Penang, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Singapore, Ko Samui, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), SINGAPORE

4-Mar-17 Sat DIAMOND M710 7 Other Asia Vietnam & Thailand SINGAPORE, Ko Samui, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), SINGAPORE

4-Mar-17 Sat DIAMOND M710A 12 Other Asia Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam SINGAPORE, Ko Samui, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, SINGAPORE

11-Mar-17 Sat DIAMOND M711 5 Other Asia Malaysian Peninsula SINGAPORE, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, SINGAPORE

11-Mar-17 Sat DIAMOND M711A 16 Other Asia Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam SINGAPORE, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Penang, Phuket, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

16-Mar-17 Thu DIAMOND M712 11 Other Asia Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, SINGAPORE

6-Apr-17 Sat DIAMOND M714 14 Other Asia Southeast Asia & Japan SINGAPORE, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Nha Trang, Da Nang/Hue (Chan May), Hong Kong, Taipei (Keelung), Osaka (for Kyoto), Shimizu, TOKYO (YOKOHAMA)

3-Jan-17 Tue PACIFIC K702 17 Panama Canal Panama Canal - Ocean to Ocean FT. LAUDERDALE, Aruba, Santa Marta, Panama Canal (Full transit of the Panama Canal including the Miraflores, Pedro Miguel and Gatun Locks), San Juan Del Sur, Acajutla, La Paz, LOS ANGELES

3-Jan-17 Tue PACIFIC K702A 111 World Cruise World Cruise-Roundtrip Ft. Lauderdale FT. LAUDERDALE, Aruba, Santa Marta, Panama Canal (Full transit of the Panama Canal including the Miraflores, Pedro Miguel and Gatun Locks), San Juan Del Sur, Acajutla, La Paz, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Cross the Equator, Pago Pago, Cross International Date Line, Tonga (Nuku'Alofa), Bay Of Islands, Auckland, Sydney, Cairns, Rabaul, Yap, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong (overnight), Sanya, Singapore (overnight), Phuket, Cochin, Mumbai, Dubai (overnight), Aqaba (for Petra), Suez Canal Transit, Bodrum, Crete (Chania), Zakinthos, Bari, Hvar, Venice (overnight), Sibenik, Valletta (Malta), Sicily (Trapani), Gibraltar, Algarve Coast (Portimao), Bermuda (Hamilton), FT. LAUDERDALE

* Optional overland shore excursion to the Taj Mahal, India is available between Cochin and Mumbai

20-Jan-17 Fri PACIFIC K703 22 World Cruise World Cruise Segment - Hawaii & South Pacific LOS ANGELES, Honolulu, Cross the Equator, Pago Pago, Cross International Date Line, Tonga (Nuku'Alofa), Bay Of Islands, Auckland, SYDNEY

20-Jan-17 Fri PACIFIC K703A 111 World Cruise World Cruise-Roundtrip Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Honolulu, Cross the Equator, Pago Pago, Cross International Date Line, Tonga (Nuku'Alofa), Bay Of Islands, Auckland, Sydney, Cairns, Rabaul, Yap, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong (overnight), Sanya, Singapore (overnight), Phuket, Cochin, Mumbai, Dubai (overnight), Aqaba (for Petra), Suez Canal Transit, Bodrum, Crete (Chania), Zakinthos, Bari, Hvar, Venice (overnight), Sibenik, Valletta (Malta), Sicily (Trapani), Gibraltar, Algarve Coast (Portimao), Bermuda (Hamilton), Ft. Lauderdale, Aruba, Santa Marta, Panama Canal (Full transit of the Panama Canal including the Miraflores, Pedro Miguel and Gatun Locks), San Juan Del Sur, Acajutla, La Paz, LOS ANGELES

* Optional overland shore excursion to the Taj Mahal, India is available between Cochin and Mumbai

20-Jan-17 Fri PACIFIC K703B 94 World Cruise World Cruise- Los Angeles to Ft. Lauderdale LOS ANGELES, Honolulu, Cross the Equator, Pago Pago, Cross International Date Line, Tonga (Nuku'Alofa), Bay Of Islands, Auckland, Sydney, Cairns, Rabaul, Yap, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong (overnight), Sanya, Singapore (overnight), Phuket, Cochin, Mumbai, Dubai (overnight), Aqaba (for Petra), Suez Canal Transit, Bodrum, Crete (Chania), Zakinthos, Bari, Hvar, Venice (overnight), Sibenik, Valletta (Malta), Sicily (Trapani), Gibraltar, Algarve Coast (Portimao), Bermuda (Hamilton), FT. LAUDERDALE

* Optional overland shore excursion to the Taj Mahal, India is available between Cochin and Mumbai

12-Feb-17 Sun PACIFIC K704 18 World Cruise World Cruise Segment - Australia & Asia SYDNEY, Cairns, Rabaul, Yap (Micronesia), Kaohsiung, HONG KONG (OVERNIGHT)

2-Mar-17 Thu PACIFIC K705 18 World Cruise World Cruise Segment - Southeast Asia & India HONG KONG, Sanya, Singapore (overnight), Phuket, Cochin, Mumbai, DUBAI (OVERNIGHT)

* Optional overland shore excursion to the Taj Mahal, India is available between Cochin and Mumbai

20-Mar-17 Mon PACIFIC K706 18 World Cruise World Cruise Segment - Suez Canal to Europe Voyage DUBAI, Aqaba (for Petra), Suez Canal Transit, Bodrum, Crete (Chania), Zakinthos, Bari, Hvar, VENICE (OVERNIGHT)

7-Apr-17 Fri PACIFIC K707 18 World Cruise World Cruise Segment - Mediterranean Passage VENICE, Sibenik, Valletta (Malta), Sicily (Trapani), Gibraltar, Algarve Coast (Portimao), Bermuda (Hamilton), FT. LAUDERDALE

Still waiting for South America

Golden is accounted for on the website and will be around Australia. The Star is doing Hawaii.

Maybe the Grand? It's in LA at start of December then nothing on schedule.

I've been on both; for Alaska it's Island easily ---- but the revamp remains to see how much better it is.

I didn't know about this ad till this morning when it popped up on reddit linking to this: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/02/01/creationist-ken-ham-is-angry-that-carnival-referenced-evolution-during-its-super-bowl-ad/

I then watched it and really liked it - I thought it was effective. And I'm way younger then the average cruiser.

And it's getting more press because it mentions evolution and creationists aren't happy.

Keep in mind Creationism is a very small subset of Christians.

If my traveling companion is a vegetarian would they make her a meal so we could partake in the chef's table or is this just something we shouldn't consider?

 

Any experiences?

I asked the F&B officers when I was on board a few weeks ago this exact question - they said it is no problem - everything is made ala cart and thus if someone has specific problems / requests they will do everything to accommodate.

Keep in mind that unless there's a Flash sale and a lot of cabins remaining unsold by final payment, prices will go up, not down.

This is key - on our cruise coming up there was still empty inventory. Princess sent out an up-sell offer - we already paid more then the flash sale price - my awesome TA said she'd called Princess and see... I doubt it'll ever happen again but we got upgraded from an inside to a balcony when she complained to Princess.

So it can happen - but rare :)

The best thing about the Coral and Island is their built as ships that are the max size for Panama canal.

They are very large ships - but don't have as many passengers as the grand class of ships. So they are a treat to be on - more space per passenger then any of the grand class ships.

I've been on the Coral twice, next week will be my first time on the Island :)

There's lots of great places to see the glaciers - so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

We spent 2 weeks in Japan last year - every hotel and public restroom that's not a squat toilet has the fancy electronic bidet system.

We liked it so much we bought one for our master bathroom right after we got home. You really can't knock these until you've tried them and you will likely miss them once you do. :cool:

And yes anyone that's seeing one for the first time will look very puzzled at it...

The turbine is not in the engine room - it's up around deck 14-15 (been a while since I was last on board the coral so I forget the floor number) You can go stand right by it (a wall separates you from it) and see all the grates etc venting it.

The engineers on board would love to do away with those BRTs because they increase drag and weight - thus it's more expensive to move the ship with them. But that's an expensive task and won't happen.

The turbine on the Island and Coral is one reason they are used in Alaska, they also have 2 heavy fuel generators which produces most of the electricity the ship normally runs on. If the two diesel generators can't produce enough power they'll turn on the turbine which is much much more expensive to run but also much cleaner.

We got of the Star last month at the same time as Sammy. He was a whoot! We do hope to run into him again.

Thank you for sharing Pam,

This puts a nice bookend on the events that started on that Sea day a year ago on the Coral.

I'm glad we got to meet both you and your sister and hope we'll run into you again on a future cruise.

We saw him on the Coral in Jan, I bought his CD. He's got a pretty standard routine with minor variations on current events. It's not overly crass, if it was I wouldn't have bough the CD...

I'd say for a cruise he was pretty good. But I'm not expert on comics :)