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I was able to make reservations for our family of 8 in the Crown Grill for June cruise.   Just needed booking numbers for all guests.   
Could be the number of guests, bookings not paid in full or Status.

Cruise is 7 days, this is the pricing for the same cruise.   All tied back to incorrect status level for the two different prices.

I posted earlier the app shows me as a first time cruiser and husband as Elite.  We have 2 booking numbers for our next cruise as we are taking the grandkids.   These are screenshots from our bookings indicating one is elite.

Make sure in the Medallion App you are showing as Elite.  I am having an issue with the sea witch showing blue instead of black giving higher pricing no 50% discount.

Nothing new.  

We sailed on the Sapphire in December 2022 out of LA to Buenos Aires.    The Sapphire returned to the West Coast last week after the South American season and is currently in dry dock on Portland.

I have not seen a South America round trip for years.

Emergency light. 

Even marking your booking no upgrade does not mean you will not be upgraded.    Read the contract everyone signs.    We have been moved several times and unable to get our original cabin back.  

We had similar packages on the Sapphire over the holidays.  Thought they were poor selections.

We usually take the Riedel glasses from Vines to dinner and then return them after dinner.  

30 minutes ago, koolforkatz said:

I am still waiting for almost $300 OBC from our January South America cruise, all of which is definitely refundable. I have been dealing back and forth with a very nice lady in customer relations but so far she hasn't been able to make it happen although she says "we haven't forgotten about you." I have the statement from when we got off the ship and also a folio that they emailed me that all supports this. So I wait....

 

Strangely, friends we were sailing with did receive their OBC cheque about 4-5 weeks after the cruise. 

My issue was with a South America/Antarctica cruise.  Still waiting for $325 refund.  Received a check for the majority of the OBC.

Contact your TA.  Not unusual for the shareholder to drop off.

Last season niece cruised out of Seattle on Discovery with 2 minor children.   All were required to have passport as father was not traveling with them.   

We are experiencing a similar problem.   Should have had around $1100 refundable

OBC returned, Military and compensation for an issue.   The compensation we did not ask for, reported a minor issue with cabin and was awarded compensation.   Total surprise.  Shipboard folio confirms this refundable as well as letter received onboard.  The emailed folio from Princess dropped one Shareholder and FCD from our account.   This was a B2B.  I actually spoke with a CSR, he indicated he could see the issue and we were due the additional funds.   Unfortunately the call was disconnected and crickets ever since.  Will wait another couple of days and call again.   Sending an email is worthless.   This is ongoing from January.

1 hour ago, ldtr said:

He was on the Navy side?  Your handle threw me off and had me thinking the NZ program.

Yes, US Navy.  Evacuated from Pole with appendicitis to Christchurch,

my home.  Met, married and flew to US on brides flight at the end of 75 season.  Many amazing years traveling the world with the Navy, my career and retirement.

5 hours ago, ldtr said:

81, 82, 83  from late september through mid December each year..  Spent a fair amount of time camping and traversing on the sea ice in McMurdo sound. Visited the pole a couple of times.

 

Was he at Scott Base? We would go over there to trade cases of beer. They wanted the US brands and we wanted the NZ brands (the darker beers resisted freezing better when we were doing our field work.

No he was at McMurdo until they could fly to Pole.   Operation Deep Freeze out of Hueneme.   He also did a couple of early season fly ins to retrieve/catalog Scott’s Hut.

We sailed out of San Diego to Buenos Aires in December 2022 on Princess.  Spent Christmas in Antarctica.   Amazing trip even with missed ports due to weather and coup in Peru. 

Try changing the number of passengers in each cabin and see what pops up.   2 passengers in a cabin with 3 or 4 berths could be the issue.

22 hours ago, ldtr said:

Last time I was in Antarctica it was from Sept 25 until Dec 15. Thought that was not long enough.

 

McMurdo Station Ross Island.

What year.  DH was there and Pole 1974, 75, 76.

Flew into San Diego yesterday from LHR on BA.   SIL has Global Entry, I do not because of citizenship.  I beat him thru immigration.  Global Entry had long lines.  The aircraft was at full capacity.  

1 hour ago, suekel said:

Not on the Sapphire

If you asked they would make a calzone for you.  Had it several times on our December cruise.   Also known as a giant empanada.

The month of December we were on the Sapphire.   Pub lunch was a regular occurrence in a dining room and posted in the Patter.   Fish and chips were tasty, steak and kidney pie full of tasty kidney pieces.  Scotch egg could have been better but still good.   Ploughmans lunch a miss.  Shepherds Pie also very good.   Plenty of chips with meals, mushy peas strange.  Could order several mains with no issues.  Desserts not worth having.   Overall a lunch worth having.   We went around 12:45 and had no issues with seating.

Definitely far better in a dining room than a lounge.   Union Jacks, waiters in black aprons, vinegars available.  Overall a very nice experience.

1 hour ago, aForestr said:

Booked through EZAir  a flight from LHR to SEA in mid June on AA.  On the AA web site it shows that the flight has been ticketed, but I can not find an eTicket number.  Have the tickets been paid for by EZAir yet?  We lost our seats a year ago because EZAir had not paid for the tickets and the resevation was cancelled.  EZAir rebooked us from London to Istanbul to SFO.  We took a pass on that offer.

Check your Travel Summary on your Princess account. Ticket numbers will show up.

Just checked on our August flights to LHR on BA website and it shows we were ticketed February 23.  

12 minutes ago, Musky Ike said:

I noticed earlier than usual ticketing also. I presume it is a fix to the issues they had during the restart where flights were cancelled for some because EZAir did not ticket them in time, but don't know for sure.

I have not even made final payment.

Our EZAir booking for August to LHR is also showing as ticketed.   Numbers have been showing for a couple of weeks.   Flight is 140 days out.