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@Desmith, this sounds like the cruise that my sister and I are planning next year.. how interesting.

We were in Ko Samui last November with Princess. The tender to port wast not too bad, but the return to the ship was absolutely horrible with long, long lines and delays. They use port based ferries and it was slow. When we complained to Princess (a member of our group almost passed out due to the long, hot, humid wait), we were told they are going to drop this port because of the problems with the ferries.

Its still on the programme for May/June 2018

Thanks Tony for the information. I went ahead and purchased some spirits, soft drinks and water. We are all set.

Sorry I didnt think spirits were allowed to be taken aboard. I thought it was 1 750 ml bottle of wine per adult person and unlimited soft drinks. can someone please confirm please

thank you and congratulations on both the planning and making 25 years.

thank you

We can't always sail on Princess, due to scheduling issues. Are there any other lines I can sail on and still accrue points / levels on Princess?

thank you .. I'll keep checking.

I've just gone into my Cruise personalizer, and OK I Know I can't buy the beverage package, nor the soda package? ( cruising from Australia) but is the coffee card on board purchase only as well?

thank you. I thought about getting a visa card but would prefer cash and AUD makes it easier for me. thank you for your help.

We are sailing from Singapore to Fremantle in May 2018. What currency should we use if we want to give our Cabin steward an extra tip? TIA

Thank you for all the tips , advice and general info:cool::cool:

I like the black one best as you can liven it up with pashminas, shawls etc

thank you for your help.

Does anyone know if they Sun Princess has DIET tonic water on board. We are sailing out of Singapore to Fremantle and if they don't have it, can I bring it on in Singapore.

TIA

Silly me didn’t even check the date :')

My husband will wear chinos and a collared shirt in the MDR at night but he isn’t a fan of formal dressing

I couldnt see the picture but I am looking forward to Singapore in 2018, and the Sun Princess

Capt Ron, we're new to cruising and are doing a Princess cruise stopping both in Cambodia & Vietnam. In your opinion, is it best/cheaper to organise the visas yourself or do it through the ship. I understand as an Australian and travelling by sea, we are not eligible for an on line visa, is this correct? Any help would be very much appreciated.

We don't carry a lot of expensive electronics, so the safe is plenty spacious for our needs. However, if we had something larger that we wanted to secure, we would just store it in our locked suitcase, under the bed. :cool:

thats what we do in most places.. not just on a cruise. if they want the things that desperately they are willing to lug my suitcase away too, then go for it!:D

I'd be interested to read of any embarkation horror stories from Seattle.. hope there aren't any:) but thanks for the updates.. not long for us now.

here's a review for the Solstice in Alaska, though it is at a different time to when you are planning.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2054906&highlight=solstice

we've hit the Magic number now.. so the meet and mingle is a go :):)

I want to buy flowers at Pike Market Place.. I hope there wont be a problem with taking it on board Solstice.

You can also bring a case or two of bottled water onboard.

can I also bring some Water flavourings like lime juice etc? and soda?

We stayed at the Moore Hotel downtown, good pricing and near everything.

J.

Good to read that.. we're booked in there for this June.:)