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I don't have luggage tag holders, but I do print them on card stock paper. This makes them a bit more durable and have never had them tear off. I bring a little 'tot' stapler to attach them and don't put them on until after my flight.

We were just on the Emerald in August and had a wonderful time. I think you will find plenty to eat between the buffet and the International Cafe. I am one who prefers the older grand class ships (like Emerald) for the walk-around promenade deck, Skywalkers which has nice views from the top and the Outrigger Bar on the back which is often one of the quietest places on the ship.

Is Pier 27 from Holiday Inn Express Fisherman's Wharf walkable for enbarkation? It appears to be about 0.9 miles if Google maps is correct. We will be pulling luggage, but have walked longer distances than that pulling luggage. Thoughts? Thanks!

Sorry this is such a pain.... yikes... 😔 If you go to Princess.com and logon to your account, Go to My Account Click Upcoming Cruises Pick the cruise Click on Payments Click on Booking Balance Scroll Down.....Keep scrolling until you see a Grey Box with Credits. (It kinda looks like you have ended Payments as there are more options before you get to Credits---poor design). Below the Credits bar, it should detail the Credits for the cruise. One of them should say "Shareholder Benefits". If you got OBC from your TA, that should be indicated here also. I hope that helps or your TA figures it out....

...or perhaps having their website ready to go with all the information that will answer everyone's questions....

I found it in Princess.com: My Account Profile Information Receive Offers and News Phone: Yes Email: Yes Mail: Yes

Are you including: Your Name Ship Name Booking # Sail Date AND attaching a copy of a fairly current statement from your brokerage showing the 100+ shares of Carnival stock? Are you sending it to sbpcl@princesscruises.com Very odd that this is happening when you have already been successful in the past..... Did you check your booking and see if it got applied even though you haven't received an email indicating this? Really a strange thing....that's all I can think of....

I think in the presentation they stated 29 different dining venues. However, someplace (?) else I read that it was 29 different restaurants and bars. Including the bars in that count makes it a totally different thing....

Likely the ship's policy for that cruise. We were on the Emerald Princess in August which started out as Masks Recommended. About 1/2 through the cruise, we got a letter in our stateroom indicating a rise in cases among passengers and crew, so Masks were now Required in all indoor areas.

Having recently been on the Emerald Princess up in Skywalkers peering through dirty windows, the "mom" in me looks at "The Dome" on this new ship and thinks: "Now how are they going to keep all those windows clean?" 🤷‍♀️

Check in the Personalizer and see if you "Allow emails" is turned off. Ours was turned off sometime between last week and a month or so ago.....and I didn't do it.....

Oh no! That's one of the best things about Princess for longer cruises!

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Did you book late or something? Did you immediatley have to pay in full, meaning you were after final payment? The highlighted prices are the "normal" prices you would pay at any time booking a cruise. After final payment (90 days prior), they sometimes increase these prices for the packages. All that being said....the highlighted prices are the U.S. prices. Assuming, B.C. is British Columbia, would you have booked in Canadian pricing?

Actually, the most recently retired Sun Princess had the "hull" balconies also....

I got a free 'upgrade' this week also. Mine was from a balcony to a higher category balcony. I didn't consider it an upgrade and had to call and have them move me back, which they did. The person I talked to was surprised they hadn't asked before they moved me. I called within 8 hours of receiving the email, but she had a bit of difficulty since my original cabin was 'taken'. She had to talk to a supervisor and fill out (an online) form to move me back. I did receive an email from Princess within an hour after I hung up the phone that I had been moved back.....

I found the confirmation that kids are half price in SD. It' under FAQ: Cruising with Family--Dining Options for Family: https://www.princess.com/learn/faq/onboard/cruising-with-family/

If you post which cruise you are taking, you might be able to get more direct information from others who have been on those cruises or similar. My "total guess" on the reason they can't tell you what the additional tests are is related to the ports that you are stopping at, since that is also a moving target. Some ports require a booster vaccination, some require testing within 24 hours, etc. and as we all know, requirements are constantly changing.

WOW! Just WOW! I emailed my request last night at 7:04 PM CST. Got the automatic reply saying to allow 21 days for processing. Received another email from Princess at 8:39 PM CST with the title: "Your Princess booking confirmation". I had been doing something else with my booking yesterday, but had already received something with the same title confirming that change. I thought "Now what is this for?" I opened it up and it had my Shareholder OBC included! It looks like Princess finally has this figured out! Yay! If you are emailing your request and you don't get the auto reply, I would suggest you log into Princess and make sure you are allowing emails as I noticed with the whole new bidding process, mine was at "No" and it used to be "Yes", so I think Princess I.T. converted something incorrectly.....Even if you "KNOW" yours is "Yes", go check to be sure....

Right, but the minimum amount you could bid was the amount in the original email part. The slider wouldn't go lower.

Not to hijack this thread and it might be better if I start a new one, but it's related. I thought at one point when the amount of the deposit for cruises changed, there was only a deposit needed for passenger 1 and 2. It now appears that it is also needed for passenger 3 and 4 if I do a mock booking..... ....or maybe I just dreamed that???? 🙄

I am starting to investigate future cruises with DDs family. I noticed that for the 3rd and 4th person in a cabin (7 day), the price is generally $499 regardless of booking as Standard, Plus or Premier. This is probably ok as that gives you the option to add drinks package or wifi or not for the kids. Not a TA, so I don't know if there are other options that include "Plus-like" things for 3rd and 4th passenger.

Just got the upgrade email for Ruby on October 1st--7 day California Coastal. Yesterday I discovered that my email communcation was set to "NO" even though I am 100% sure it used to be "YES". So, it took about 24 hours from the time I changed it until I got the email.....pretty sure that's related, but I guess I don't know for certain. I am in a Standard Balcony cabin. I was offered Premium Balcony (from $30 pp ), Mini-Suite (from $200 pp) or Club Class Mini-Suite ($270 pp). These amounts are the minimum amounts you could bid. There is a slider, but these numbers reflect the minimum offers you are able to make. I was NOT offered the Penthouse Suite nor the Owners Suite even though both appear to be available for booking on the website. I won't be bidding since I am pretty particular about my cabin location, but I wanted to see what this looks like and if I thought something might be a 'screaming deal', I might consider it. Thought I would post my situation, just in case that is helpful to anyone.

I googled because I was interested to find that Mendenhall Glacier stopped receding, but couldn't find that information. Do you have a source? This is what I found: Since the 1750s snowfall at the site has been less than the rate of melting. By 2050 the glacier is expected to be completely out of view from the U.S. Forest Service Visitor Center at the southeast corner of Mendenhall Lake. https://www.blm.gov/blog/2022-01-05/challenge-opportunity-1952-and-2022

It seems like a strange thing to focus on for a cruiseline that has an older average age. I 'get' they are trying to attract younger people and I am sure there are many older people who would use these services, but it certainly feels like there are other easier and perhaps cheaper things they could do. Playing more music that was written after I was born, for instance (and I am in my 60s).