Princess has offered two for a little while now I think. One from NA and one from Australia. HAL is usually better with Grand Voyages + One World Cruise
Very little risk in being off loaded at the port but the risk increases while being ill on the ship and it’s closer to medivac you to a Canadian hospital than a US.
I asked a Princess cruise consultant. It was happening to every Australia trip I looked at. I’m used to them hiding a lot of availability on segments before but nothing like this. Every single deck on each part of the ship when you picked you wanted to pick your own cabin it said it must be a guarantee as shown above in the screen print. It wasn’t the usual guarantee only message. I’m not new at this.
Princess site on opening week and a couple of Online agents. There’s been a few threads of this nature in the past month or so. It seems to be Princess’s new thing. Annoying for a consumer.
It’s not just exchange rate it’s credit card companies getting their cut on both sides. Currency aside, the card fees are likely 2.5% on each side or another 5%. As a Canadian, I feel your pain.
Personally, we would avoid both. We book a balcony but there are no regular balconies, they’re sold as suites at a much higher price. There’s also no fridges in rooms below suites. If money weren’t an issue or we enjoyed oceanview cabins we’d consider them.
We did a land trip to Crete and from Chania drove to biolea for an olive oil tour. Can’t do it without a car or organized tour. Their oil is very nice.
Hi. Looking at deck plans it looks like Rotterdam and Koningsdam 4044 and 4043 are large decks but Nieuw Statendam is not. Is that correct. NS shows the sideways cabin, but the deck looks split in 2. Can anyone confirm? Please and thank you.
I believe we’re booked on the same cruise. Nieuw Statendam. I don’t think the itinerary can be duplicated on another line so I’ll possibly save money with staying out of the casino for 28 days 🤷🏻♀️
I’m honestly facepalming myself. It never even occurred to me in this day and age to check that HAL was still allowing smoking inside. My bad for booking without checking. Sailing NS.
Also, read the fine print. Some cruises are including the crew tips in the have it all. That definitely changes the math. If that’s included the amount you need to spend on drinks drops.
I’m not saying it’s not selling but have you checked all legs? Perhaps there are different cabins being held it’s being sold in at least 4 ways. It’s absolutely possible it’s selling very well but Princess has a habit of only releasing some per leg.