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3 hours ago, pingpong1 said:

Hello everyone.  We had booked a Transatlantic crossing on Riviera from Oct 28, 2020 to Nov 13, 2020.  Rome to Miami.  We paid a $1,500 deposit plus $224 for dinner (for 2) in La Reserve.  We cancelled our booking on April 10, before incurring any admin fees or penalties.  We received the total refund last night ($1,724) back to our payment credit card. So it took (only) 49 days from time of cancellation to receipt of refund.  Regards.

Same cruise - same deposit - same cancellation date - also received last night on our credit card. 

I had two cabins on the 3/28 Panorama.  Yesterday, I received 100% refund on the double my wife and I reserved.  We are waiting on the refund for a suite I booked for our daughter and family.  And American Airlines is being difficult. 
 

We have done both.  We would recommend the Chef’s Table.

Where on the Viking Sea does one get a Latte at 6 am?

What brand of coffee makers are in the the DV1 cabins?

Our favorite Princess Cruise was the 2008 World Cruise on the Pacific Princess. It was our gift to ourselves for out 40th wedding anniversary. We had a great time. JJ King was the cruise director and he did a marvelous job. It was Princess first world cruise after a 12 year hiatus from that market. We made friends that we still talk to and see today. Our second favorite cruise was the Norwegian coast on the Ocean Princess. The scenery was magnificent.

Our favorites are the Pacific Princess and the Coral Princess. We liked the Ocean (sold) and the Island before its changes. We like size of these ships. We have sailed the Ruby twice - the service was terrible on both cruises as the staffing seems inadequate for size of the ship.

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We used Red October. We booked St Petersburg, Gdansk, and Tallin tours with their US affiliate Mike. We were 100% happy with our tour. Do take the hydrofoil - great fun.

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We would like to see bridge directors brought back for all cruises over 60 days or over 66% sea days. We learned a great deal from Michael and Sue Witham.

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We did the tour in mid-August. There were five large bears who were enjoying fresh Salmon.

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We took this excursion in 2007. My wife and I enjoyed it and recommend it. The flights were fun and seeing the bears up close was amazing. There was also a fish hatchery.

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I can tell you they had all 3 on our Coral Princess Panama Canal cruise in April. We ordered the Wild Horse (which was featured during the Maitre'd's wine tasting) and Simi multiple times. :D

IHMO, you chose wisely. :))

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Bob:

If you get a chance, can you ask your waiter if they have the following wines on the current wine list:

Wild Horse Pinot noir

Oberon Merlot

Simi Landslide

No rush you can answer when you get home.

Thank you

Pete

We were in port in Asia and a passenger was touting his good fortune at finding $5 bottle of a French Bordeaux. He show us the bottle which had a photocopied label. It was counterfeit. He discovered that fact when he open the first bottle of colored water. Buyer beware

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Bob,

 

 

 

We were in the cabin next to yours (6093) on the Ocean Princess last year for 64 days. This is the same class ship and it had the same problems with vibration. We did notice it was much worse when higher speeds were required to make the next port on time. At other times though it was gone. We sort of got used to it but have decided to skip the lower aft cabins on this ship in the future.

We were on the Ocean (6093) in Norway and noticed the vibration anytime the speed was above 20 knots. I too avoid the rear facing cabins. We were on the Pacific Princess in 7016 and an aft cabin port side for 120 days and never noticed any vibration.

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We spent 104 days going around the world on her. She is a fine vessel. I would recommend her to anyone.

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We cruised on the Pacific and the Coral. Either one would be fine. Slight edge to the Coral because of the forward viewing on Deck 6.

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Some have referred to people who would pay extra for club class as "stupid". I prefer to consider myself as one happy camper.

 

 

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Could not agree more - well said.

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I used it on the World Cruise - great prices and service

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My advice to you is just go and have a GREAT time on your honeymoon cruise. Stay away from the negative people.

Tony

This may be the best advice you could receive and I second it without reservation.

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Stop for about a minute and think how great it is to be starting another cruise.....:):):)

Bob

Like like like like super like super duper like

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I was on the cruise. What bothered me was the club class wait staff standing around doing nothing while the general dining staff was clearly understaffed with less experienced people.

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Since wine is made from grapes, it is usually gluten free. Many wineries are testing their wines if fining agents (like egg whites) are used it the wine making process.

I know our guide told us what these lines are for, but I can't remember.

I believe that they are gates used by kayak or canoe racers.

Appreciate the time and effort it takes to post these.

Google the world luxury residences at sea. The world was docked next to our ship in Dubai. Looked nice

Something I wondered about when we passed these hilly vineyards was how in the world people could work in them without falling down the hill.

Interesting question. In the vineyards you saw, the rows are worked by teams of six or eight. Each team member wears a harness or a belt with a ring in back. A tractor at the top of the hill has a power winch and a rope with clips that attach to each member of the team. The workers start at the top and prune, thin, leaf pull, or harvest depending on the growing cycle. Once the first six or eight vines are finished, the winch lowers the team down to the next set of vines. It is pretty intersting process to watch or try your hand at. I did it once when I was ALOT younger. It takes a bit of balance but it seems to work.

Great report - thanks for posting - we are booked for next year.