Reina del Mar

Or even if you don’t have the drinks’ package?…..sorry to say ther’s not much to get excited about. Mediocre snacks and small saving on selected cocktails. But each to their own!

We booked a stay and cruise package at Holiday Inn Resort on Seawall which included parking and transfers each way. Booked by phone as unavailable online. Not cheap but solved our problem..

Depends on your plans, if you are driving from IAH to Galveston, there is a retail mall and outlet mall about 20 miles outside Galveston -Baybrook Mall..can’t miss as on roadside.We drive down a few days pre cruise, If taking cruiseline transfer this won’t work.

Suggest bringing your chosen detergent. Years ago used Purex 3 in 1 sheets…now difficult to acquire, other sheets are available. Have travelled many times with a bag of detergent.

Don’t know whether these are cutbacks but am not keen on the Plus/Premium packages offered by Princess, nor the increasing amounts of up charge restaurants. Before anyone comments…I know I don’t have to buy/use either !!!!

Many thanks. Hope the comment quoted in my original post was an exaggeration then.

This is definitely all very confusing…maybe if passengers showed their feelings by sticking with MDR or buffet, Princess would get a message. Obviously this would limit choices, but all these ‘at additional cost’ dining venues, seem to be one way of Nickel and Dime ing..to me anyway !!!!.. Maybe I’m just mean ! I appreciate others may feel differently.

I was thirteen. An amazing fortnight in the Med.,out of Southampton…

My first cruise was on TSS Reina del Mar…where I acquired my Cruise Critic name. Nice to chat to you.

Oh yes, I can find it now..thanks for sharing it was on first page. Fingers crossed it is all very ‘fishy’!!!

Even more strange, the post now seems to have disappeared into the ether !!! I took a screenshot, so know I did not imagine it and have name of poster.

OP here- I didn’t say I was on the ship- but expecting to travel Spring 24. I am Reina not Rex del Mar and I am female with pronouns she/ her!! I have quoted from a current Cruise Critic post in the Princess section. Someone asked for information about a specific cabin and the quoted comment was one of the replies ! Whether this is considered a reliable source I don’t know but was posted yesterday and still available for viewing online.

I have used the app successfully since 2019- that doesn’t mean I don’t prefer the old fashioned way !!!!

Hadn’t thought of a current roll call..but not sure how many would check roll call once aboard.

This is very scary !!!! Did the crew members you spoke to have any insight as to when the issue might be fixed, please ???? Many thanks.

I have just read this comment on a post about a specific cabin…and it scares me. Does anyone who is currently or has recently been on Coral Princess have any comments, please ???? ‘Good luck on Coral Princess. I’m on that ship right now and it’s like being on a floating sewer. Sewage smell on the entire ship! Crew has openly admitted there’s a plumbing problem onboard. Overall the ship is very run down andneeds a major overhaul. Hope the plumbing is fixed by the time you travel.’

Any one have further information, please ???? Not sure I want to be 26 days on a ‘floating sewer’!!!!!!!!!!! ‘Good luck on Coral Princess. I’m on that ship right now and it’s like being on a floating sewer. Sewage smell on the entire ship! Crew has openly admitted there’s a plumbing problem onboard. Overall the ship is very run down andneeds a major overhaul. Hope the plumbing is fixed by the time you travel’ Thanks..

Agree…wasn’t it simpler when you booked with a travel agent who gave you a small folder of plane ticket, cruise ticket etc ?? You chose your seating for meals, then had the excitement of seeing if you were sitting with an officer, on embarkation. Booked ‘trips’ in the first couple of days and paid for everything with cash . Yes I am showing my age…first cruise was 1969 !

Thank you, so much for working on this. Most useful.

Sounds about right..we paid $ 7.50US for South America in March …half of the $15 daily price..but who knows when they might change it; in the hope more pax choose Plus or Premium ?

Thank you everybody. My next question…please can anyone help with the price for Internet for Elite guests in Australia ? Many thanks.

We have currently got a cabin booked at Standard Rate for the Around Australia cruise, next year. We are considering upgrading to either add a soft drinks’ package and internet package or to just upgrade to PLUS package. Looking online, it appears that to add the plus package here in UK, it would cost £50 x 2 x 26= £2600 which is approximately Aus $5075.98…this sounds excessive. Can anyone help with explanation of costs if we were to book this on embarkation, please ? Many thanks.

Seems a little known fact..our travel agent didn’t even know and thought we were just too early trying to book it. I’ve frequently grizzled about having same T&Cs worldwide..this is another that needs to be brought in line!!!!

Yes, unfortunately that was what I thought might be the case. Wondered about ordering a case online and putting the delivery address as Coral Princess ,OPT. After seeing many people using them (we thought for coffee) on our previous Australia/ Asia cruise, we have been carrying a thermos flask ; so could fill using a plastic glass, at buffet or a bar Thanks for suggestion.

It appears we cannot order a water package for cruises out of Australia. We are doing a ‘Round Australia, 26 day cruise’ and wonder if there might be a way to have water delivered to the ship from Woolworth’s or similar. We had the same problem the last time we cruised ex Australia and ended up buying the soft drinks’ package, on embarkation. Not sure if that was worth it for us, especially as the price appears to have increased dramatically. On the other hand, not sure we could carry enough bottled water for 26 days for two people on ourselves !!! (Yes, I know we could just drink the ship’s water…not interested in debating that, thanks!)