Mara4166

We booked the TA the first day it was available since we wanted one of 2 specific cabins. We plan to do the same for the following cruise. Fingers crossed we do not need to move.

Thank you. What about luggage? I know in a normal B2B it stays in your cabin (or crew moves it to new cabin for you). With a TA do you need to pack it up to go through customs on arrival? Or is customs dealt with after the next leg when we finally leave the ship.

Thank you I thought it would be a queue like at an airport. This will be our first TA and our first B2B so lots of new procedures.

We just booked the TA from Southampton to Port Canaveral for November 2026. Does anyone know how immigration will work upon arrival. My DH and I both have British passports. Our current plan is to book a B2B into the Caribbean once those cruises are available later this year. Is immigration done by the cruise ship when we board so there is little interaction when we arrive in the US, or will we have a queue to go through after we arrive. The question is not necessarily specific to Port Canaveral since I assume it would be similar to any port after a TA.

Yes you have to log in to see the 2026 Europe cruises until they go on general sale.

Europe is available now for most existing customers. I think new customers it is available tomorrow the 23rd.

I was hoping for something similar. In 2025 there is a nice 31 day Mediterranean cruise round tip from Southampton. I was hoping for something similar in 2026 - a long med cruise to and from Southampton. Our backup plan is to book a transatlantic in 2026 followed by a Caribbean cruise but this does require a flight home.

I want an all inclusive trip where I know exactly what I am spending. Getting the package does this for me. I may have a few extras from shopping or bingo, but everything else is all inclusive and I have no worries about how much I am spending, it was budgeted and spent up front.

Just curious if anyone has sailed in the Sky Suite as a couple and not 4 people. It sounds like a wonderful experience, but feel a bit weird being in a 2 bedroom suite with just 2 people.

I hope someone knows the answer since I have been checking regularly for the last few weeks hoping they would be announced.

Not certain which of the posts in this topic is relevant to the UK and bidding for upgrades. There are a few too many for me to read them all. Last I read I was at page 53 and now there are 82 pages of comments on the bidding system

Are upgrade bids available in the UK? I have not been following recently as no cruise booked, but last I heard UK residents were excluded.

Sorry if I was not clear, my question was the other way. I am already elite on Princess and my DH is platinum. I am wondering if we will have any status on P&O if we book given our princess status.

We have cruised princess many times, but are considering taking a P&O cruise from Southampton next year. Does anyone know if our Princess cruises count toward P&O Peninsular loyalty tiers (even if only older crises as my 1st princess cruise was in 1998). I know they stopped P&O coming to Princess back in 2017, but I cannot find any information on going from Princess to P&O.

We always book in advance to ensure we are in the venue and time we want. The Concierge may be able to do this also, but we like boarding knowing that the first night is sorted.

Captain Andy married us on the Crown in 2011. Wonderful memories. Not certain about vow renewal at that price, but for a wedding, I highly recommend Princess

You can get it included in your fare cost if you purchase the Plus or Premier package. The fees only apply if you do not want it included in your cruise fare. They are giving people the option to have all inclusive fare or be plagued by lots of small charges. My main concern is they do not have a different all inclusive package for people who do not drink alcohol.

Thank you, this is what I had hoped. I will contact a Princess Vacation Planner when we book the first cruise to see what they can do about the following one.

There is no guarantee, but usually if it goes to Fort Lauderdale or Galveston it will be a Caribbean cruise next. We are not worried about what ports we visit in the Caribbean as per my original post. If it heads somewhere else (e.g. Panama Canal), we would need to decide if we change our plans or just go where the ship takes us.

The best one for longer trips (unless it has been removed) : FREE LAUNDRY

We always do that for our cabin since we are very picky on cabin locations. The question is how to get the same cabin for the following cruise on a B2B when that cruise is not available for sale when the first cruise is booked.

We are looking into a long holiday in 2026 doing a TA from Southampton and then straight onto a Caribbean cruise. Does anyone have any suggestions on how we can keep the same cabin for both cruises? My concern is that we would book the TA as soon as the summer/autumn cruises are available for 2026. If it is like 2025, the Caribbean cruise schedule will not be announced for several months after the Europe/TA cruises are available to book.. We are not worried about what ports we would have in the Caribbean, more worried about the cabin we are in and which ship we would be on which would be booked for the TA. My only thought is to check daily and book the Caribbean portion immediately, but there is no guarantee we would get the same cabin since I think Elites get to book a day or two early and someone might grab our cabin before I can book (we are Platinum). If we booked through a Princess Vacation Planner, are they able to put a “hold” on the cabin in advance? In the past we have always booked ourselves through Princess.

I almost regret asking the question about Hawaiian shirts on the thread and bringing it back to life a week ago 🙂. Based on the discussion we "probably" will not go on Cunard. I would love to do a round trip TA, but we also like to be a "bit" more casual when travelling. We do make an effort in the evenings and do not want jeans, shorts and t-shirts, but Cunard is probably not the line for us. I just wish other cruise line (e.g. Princess) enforced their dress code as well as Cunard appears to do.

Thank you. This is the impression that I have from reading many of the posts, but your comments summarize it very well. If we book this cruise, the Hawaiian shirts will be reserved for the daytime or in the evenings during the Caribbean portion of the cruise.

I am trying to work out what is acceptable as a dress shirt. My husband LOVES Hawaiian shirts. We could be in the middle of a blizzard in Alaska and as long as the building is heated he would wear a Hawaiian shirt. We would most likely be in one of the grills and I am hoping Chinos and a Hawaiian shirt will be okay for non-gala evenings. We have cruised with Princess before and are looking for a ship that has an actual Gala/Formal evening (he has a tux for Gala evening). I assume women do not need to wear a dress on non-gala evenings. I usually wear nice trousers and a top. Our trip (if we book it) would be a return TA with the Caribbean.