rodndonna

I "suspect" it will now be annual - Jan 1 - Dec 31 going forward with StockPerks.

I wonder if this is part of the change to StockPerks. Perhaps they have asked to have it aligned with the end of year going forward.

Oops - correct - HAL works the same, and as long as you pull your player card (even if you forget to "cash out") it goes back to your player account.

I think the OP cased out to a ticket, which would return the machine back to $0 but then never went to the cashier to get cash for the ticket.

I just tried a couple of others .. I can see Cabins on Zandaam for April 2025 Pacific Coast on external website, so maybe sailing specific? Edit: I tried the same cruise on HAL"s site and when I enter the phase to try to select a room - it burps (booking flow error)

We are on the Volendam this fall and see the same thing (nothing but GTY's for cabins). I checked on a large internet based website and see the same thing - I can select any category, but always still only as a GTY (no room selection).

Not sure about Princess, but on HAL people have said that eventually you will have a cheque issued to you if you left a balance and it is above a certain amount (pretty low from what I recall).

I seem to be OK. Just checked on one cruise, but get detailed Canadian prices. Edit: I just tried another cruise (different destination) and got the error.

I second the vote for using a sound machine or equivalent. We use a sound machine at home, and wen travelling use a sound App on our tablet. That way where ever we are (home or away) , we have a consistent background sleep noise which blocks most outside noises.

Just bumping this up.....any insight? We are looking to do just 1 round on our cruise, but visiting all 3 of these ports...

Well - I was way off base with what I had always assumed this "yum yum" person to be .... I had always assumed it was a person who would wheel a dessert cart through the MDR stopping at tables ready to order/choose a dessert.

Like you we have only sailed HAL post pandemic - but for all the complaints about removal of the YumYum man here - my expectations are high!

I had to look up Pure Barre - my core is no longer as "established" as it was in my Pilates days, but always trying to find ways to get it back in time for golf season. Thank you all for your replies - will be bringing workout wear - no excuse with a couple of free classes and self-serve laundry to boot!

We will be on our first Princess cruise in April with Princess "Plus" so 2 free fitness classes. I generally wouldn't pay for fitness classes (You-Tube is wonderfull) but am wondering what kind of classes they have - and are they generally geared to younger fit folks (like spin classes) or do they have a good variety for varying ages and abilities? Would they have lower impact aerobics, stretching classes or yoga levels appropriate for more mature folks where I wouldn't feel out of place?

Pretty sure all that is necessary are cabins and a place to eat... Other stuff is just nice to have, and having variety in all the extra stuff is generally good thing.

I'll be the odd one out and say I kinda like it. Watched it on NCL cruise (didn't buy a card to play as it was optional) and it was fun enough although certainly not the highlight of the cruise. I always liked that game for the math and statistical decision making part, so can be fun to watch and pass out your advice along with the rest of the audience .

I never understand the complaints against Casino offers. The Casino is open to everyone equally. If you believe the folks bragging about wat they are receiveing, then go to the Casino, play, and join them in on that "free" train, and/or find out that maybe they are exaggerating a bit on what it costs them overall for that "free" cruise.

For us, they appear to be chump change cost to have some variety in our dining atmosphere while on a cruise. We are about to our first cruise with Princess (10 days) and we avoid buffet if we can, so 10 nights dining in the MDR type setting for dinner is not for us.

You don't have to link your brokerage account information if you don't want. We just uploaded the same redacted brokerage pdf document that we were otherwise emailing using the old process before Stockperks.

On the Viva last month, they asked when you reserve if you want to apply to be a contestant. We didn't apply, but I don't believe there were any fees or costs to apply to play.

I'm with you on making it a mission! Next month is our first Princess cruise and it is on a "solar eclipse" cruise - so yes - the "solar eclipse" thingy will be a main highlight - but I am putting smoothies and juices pretty darn close behind that in things I am looking forward to on that cruise. 😎

Thanks!!

Thanks Lady - Big Juices and Smoothies fan here as well! Where physically on the ships are they? It will be our first Princess cruise and it will be the Discovery.

As a person who generally flies in day of, the difference for us is although we really enjoy my cruises, we don't put anywhere near the same level of importance on them that you appear to. If we miss one (has not happened yet for cruise holidays), yeah it would suck, but would not be a life altering event or even rank anywhere in the difficult moments of our lives.

Thanks Snax, A follow-up question - It sounds like a service folks would generally tip for (kinda like Room Service outside your room) -is that correct? Also - is it possible to apply a tip through the OceanNow app or would it have to be cash?