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Hopefully this time they’ll promote the wine package better than previously when it wasn’t often promoted. I was disappointed when the wine packages ended & would consider them again as an alternative to carrying on wine particularly from more remote locations like your ports. Thanks for the info & hopefully that will be an option on Discovery’s April TSE cruise. Although with the uncertainty of it’s availability and driving to the port will likely bring my own wine on that cruise.

That’s what I read which was after we disembarked in LA before Regatta sailed up the West Coast before heading East. Our a/c was good on that late September & early October cruise & didn’t notice any troubling issues and greatly enjoyed our first O cruise.

Great! 😃 In 2009 we flew ANZ to Sydney via Auckland in economy using EZair & that was our best ever economy experience (cruised back from Sydney). Checking airfares available as far out as currently possible through EZair it’s considerably cheaper & offers flexibility…win, win! 👍 Thanks for taking the time to allow us to vicariously cruise with you & to experience all of the great joy both of you had during your journey. 😊

Congratulations & that’s a wonderful way to end your journey…enjoy your upgrade! 😃 We plan to fly ANZ PE in Spring 2025 to Brisbane but only one way because we’ll sail Royal Princess from Auckland to LA…did you book through EZair?

Last Apple MedallionClass update:

Are you flying ANZ home in PE again?

Your situation is awful but sadly it’s not surprising to me as Princess’ promises to improve customer relations have resulted in even worse service due to the inexperienced & untrained offshore call center reps. Hopefully you’ll soon get an acceptable solution…I’d also be more than fuming! 😠

Thanks! 🙂

We had a UBD moved into our balcony cabin due to inclement weather. Although there might not be sufficient room in an oceanview cabin. It doesn’t hurt to ask onboard & if they have few UBDs booked they might provide the dinner…a great experience! 😊

The P&O Pacific Adventure is the former Golden Princess which I sailed on several times.

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A decade ago used Carmel from JFK to a Red Hook hotel for a pre cruise stay & was satisfied with their service. As I recall there was another similar service that was recommended but don’t recall the name…could anyone provide another recommendation? I’ve never used Uber/Lyft and would prefer a car service such as Carmel…thanks.

Do not get a refund of the insurance cost.

You might remember that over 5 years ago I had to cancel for a covered medical reason days before flying to LHR for your Norway cruise. When canceling immediately received EZair and taxes/fees to my chargecard and filed my AON claim with a doctor’s diagnosis. Having the Platinum PVP insurance even if my reason was denied would have still received a 100% FCC. In less than a month had a check for all of the non-refundable costs.

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Didn’t look at the photo at first…if that’s accurate that’s crazy because the last time it was $45 per person after a price increase from $40. The Caymus version is $140 available fleetwide in the Crown Grill. Do you think this was a special wine list that included Ornellaia resulting in a higher price?

Me either for any of the videos…tried it on Safari & MS Edge web browsers.

For check-in it’s now green (with Medallion) or blue (without Medallion) but they still have an elite area while waiting to board the ship.

Buon Viaggio! 🎉🥳🍾🥂

Thanks…a great reminder to easily clear ABF inspection. 👍

The Australia Border Force strictly enforces their rules about food being brought into their country. On a flight to Sydney met another American couple who like us brought trail mix containing nuts for the flight. We declared our remaining trail mix with ABF & it was approved because the nuts were “blanched/roasted/fried/boiled nuts”. The other couple did not declare their trail mix which ABF located & they were led off to a room for further scrutiny. Here’s a link to the procedure for bringing food into Australia: Bring It; Declare It; Don’t Bring It https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/can-you-bring-it-in/categories/food#

Thanks for your report & for sharing photos. 😊 Next year they’ll have a new type of PE seats on their 787 jets but didn’t know if any of their 777 jets had been retrofitted with the new version of PE seats. They state that since the fixed shell design doesn’t move (seat slides down & forward) there is no reduced legroom for the passenger seated behind. I’m hopeful they’ll be flying the 787 with new PE seats when we fly to BNE via AKL from LAX in early 2025. 🤞

Kia Ora! Welcome to Auckland! 😃 Hope your nearly 13 hour flight in PE was good.

If you take any PE photos would like to see the seats because based on photos I’ve seen online they have different types of PE seats.

It was worth a try but as you wrote that’s okay. I’ve been reading recent reviews & watching recent video reviews about ANZ but have to wait for 16 months until experiencing ANZ PE. Looking forward to your flight & cruise experiences. 😊