Kabes

The Header was just updated for Greece:

"Voyages Departing from Greece"

/Cheers!!

Until they update that header I am still on edge.  I have way to much wrapped up in this trip to take any chances if it is not absolutely clear. LoL  Crazy

Honestly it is still very confusing because the header states: "Voyages Departing, Arriving or Visiting Greece"   I don't know why this can't be more clear lol

@Steelers36 Nice work!  If this turns out to be true (I'm not doubting you) it saves everyone a lot of headaches! It appears to be confirmed with their updated vaccine-testing-requirements page below: It seems crazy that they only want to test you when you are DEPARTING Greece now.

*Kids 4 years of age and under are welcome to cruise and have no vaccination or test requirements. Minimum age to sail is 6 months or 12 months based on cruise itinerary, review Passage Contract for details.

Testing is required for all voyages departing from Athens, Greece. Tests must be conducted in-person by medical personnel and guests will need a physical letter with the negative results. Test results proctored by video are not accepted.

I am starting to wonder if I should test my 2 year old prior to sailing.

Concerning Greece:

From the vaccine testing requirements page: 

*Kids 4 years of age and under are welcome to cruise and have NO vaccination or test requirement

A Booking Notification email I received said "Self tests are accepted." contradicting the statement on the vaccine testing requirements page "Tests must be conducted in-person by medical personnel and guests will need a physical letter with the negative results. Test results proctored by video are not accepted."

I do not want to be turned away at the boat.

The year the Royal launched I remember coming across a huge pile of claws and shrimp after the bon voyage party. My wife and I happily indulged.

Unfortunately, we have not seen lobster claws/tails on the buffet since.  

My two year old has a Specialty Dining Promotion waiting for him.  I am sure he is going to love his 22 ounce Porterhouse!

Thank you everyone for your advice, I really appreciate it!  We are making our decision today.

See you onboard!

We are considering booking another cruise on the front end of our existing booking. But have a few questions about the experience

Barcelona to Rome - New cruise

Rome to Athens - Currently Booked

The day we are in Rome. Will we be able to disembark early to see Rome?

What time will we need to be back?

Since we will have different rooms, can we leave our luggage somewhere on board?

Do we need to go through the embarkation process again?

Will they give us new Medallions?

Are there excursions you can book with the cruise in the end city (rome)?

If you book a flight using EZAIR, are you able to redeem your points towards the cost?  We have a cruise with flights that is well over 5k in cost and would love to apply the 2.5% redemption value.

This is great news! 

It sounds like we will finally be able to bring our little one on a cruise! We have had to push out our bookings multiple times and were starting to consider other cruise lines that had more lenient policies.  We need this! 😀
 

I guess I need to sit on hold and hope they will help with the other costs associated with the cruise.

This is sad.

If you purchase Princess Gift Cards using your Princess Credit Card, do you receive the 2x points for the purchase?

Thanks!

Kabes

We are going to be in Freeport from 8:00am to 5:00pm on a Wednesday and would like to visit a place serving up an authentic fish fry.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks!

Do they make you pay for the last day even though its almost impossible drink on the last day? The Spreadsheet should take into consideration that you are not drinking anywhere near the predicted amount on the last day.

Also, I can't figure out why the "qty per sea day" field reduces the price so much?

Kyle

Yes a list is provided during the cruise with the names of those who have removed the auto tip.

Really?? That is just asking for trouble. It promotes a circle of fewer tips because anyone who turned it off will probably receive even worse service the next time.

I will admit that I had no idea how the tipping service worked until reading this thread and was misinformed at the purser’s desk when I had it removed. We were sick through the majority of our cruise and left the DND sign on our door. I regrettably left cash on the desk at the end of our trip.

I tipped the Outriggers crew generously and a couple of the waitresses at the buffet. I also filled out cards for them and provided their names on the online survey.

Call me old fashioned but I prefer to hand my tips to my new found friends. IMHO Princess should just charge you more for the cruise and pay their crew accordingly. Calling it an auto-tip leaves room for confusion.

http://www.princess.com/cruise_vacation_planning/groups/Group%20Bar%20&%20Beverage%20Packages.pdf

Seems like the $10 limit has been reduced to $6.75..

Does anyone have a bar menu?