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And where did one "read' this?. It's always 'someone' said, or I 'read' this, but never who or where

On 11/14/2019 at 10:19 AM, KevintheIrishDJ said:

Did you have to "carry" your luggage or did Princess do it?

Off the first ship just like other pass ( yes, toted luggage since we had to go through customs/immigration), then on to bus

On 11/17/2019 at 11:18 PM, pink845 said:

On the promotion material for the Medallions, they appear to be blue, will they have black for the elite, silver for the platinum?  I am not crazy about identifying my status as an Elite.  I see people in the literature with the medallion on a chain.  Really!!! I think I will just drop it into my little cruise card holder so that it is not visible.  

OK. Why do you feel the need to share this?

many threads on this very subject

28 minutes ago, chrysalis said:

...and know that there is a minimum fare ($10, I think) for taxi rides within the port area. I have had some occasions when the taxi has refused to take us, but a Deputy stepped in and told one drive to take us....

I have changed ships (both princess) in Fl Lauderdale, distant piers, Princess provided transportation. However, I did make the request to Passenger Services prior to the day of changing.

1 hour ago, KevintheIrishDJ said:

If this is correct, this isn't a typical B2B.  There have been posts of the problem of getting from one ship to the other.  Apparently, Princess does not provide transit from one ship to the other.

I have changed ships (both princess) in Fl Lauderdale, distant piers, Princess provided transportation. However, I did make the request to Passenger Services prior to the day of changing. So you are not correct.

Did ya call Princess?

Many posts on this exact question

After more than 50 cruises, if someone did this to me i would be pssd. First, I would not be packed for a cruise. Second, I would not be packed for a cruise. Think about it for a minute before you say 's a great idea.

Divina - Food was inedible. crew was not at all friendly. Beautiful ship. I have never talked with anyone who has been on MSC that would ever go on them again (I have an MSC hat, and when I wear it, people ask how I liked it and always say never again).

9 minutes ago, voljeep said:

they tell you what they think you want to hear ... j/s

Funny how people on different ships say the same thing. Conspiracy I guess.

45 minutes ago, voljeep said:

source ? ... link ? ...

Several crew. more than a few  bar staff, 2 room stewards, and others. These people had no reason to tell anything but the truth. We have sailed with many of them more than once and still keep in contact with them. Believe it or don't, I don't care.

Room stewards and bar staff get to keep all extra tips. Dining room personnel must turn all tips in to the fleet wide pool.

28 minutes ago, Daniel A said:

I usually do anytime dining and eat in the buffet.  When I prepay gratuities am I tipping the wait staff in the MDRs when they have never waited on me?

You are paying grats for ALL the food service staff anytime you pay grats.. The person who picks up your dirty dishes in the Horizon court, the person who gets your drinks,  and when you tip the waiter in MDR, he turns that extra into the pool for all the food service staff.

Anywhere on the ship it will be a problem. They are just too wide. Please be considerate of others.

2 hours ago, Coral said:

Or they could post on a cruise board where people help each other!

Usually one gets several different answers, one of which probably is correct, and some that are way off base. Then there are the answers that have nothing to do with the question.

Did you call Princess? They may know.

TSA?

I bet that Princess will have a notice regarding ALL Muster Drill questions in the cabin prior to muster drill, and will make announcements over the sound system throughout the ship prior to said drill.

Any you get additional OBC  booking on the ship

And no one knows now because the ship has not yet sailed with passengers.

13 hours ago, neverbeenhere said:

 

Autographed photos and items, religious artifacts of their liking, specific consumables, rather small green tinged portraits of Presidents, etc. 

 

bottles of particular wines for white shirts that we know. 

 

(BTW the autographs are not ours) 

 

 

Cash. Then they can buy what THEY want.

22 hours ago, Hlitner said:

Ok here is my follow-up.  We disembarked the ship this morning and witnessed a sad situation at the Red Hook terminal where there were simply not enough CBP staff to handle to crowd (this has nothing to do with Princess).    After talking with many other fellow cruisers (we love to share large tables at Anytime dining) there was universal agreement that none of us had ever experienced the main theater situation we had on this cruise.  Since we did attend some (not all) of the early shows (at 6:30) we were always able to find two seats together if we arrived an hour before showtime.  Apparently the situation was worse for those going to the 8:30 show.  

 

I do want to say that the crew on the CB was excellent (more then we can say for too many rude passengers) at every venue.  Bar tenders were terrific, our cabin steward was perfect, and the different waiters we had in the MDR were superb..   After 16 days we have nothing but praise for every crew member :).  The ship was also in pretty good shape and kudos go to those responsible for the continued maintenance.  

 

The crowding on this ship was strange (other frequent cruisers we met also said the same) and perhaps it had something to do with the passengers who generally stayed inside the ship (even in good weather).  This was the first cruise (out of far more than a hundred) where a passenger berated me for saving DW's seat in the atrium (near the IC) while my wife was in the rest room!  We also had to be very careful not to be run over by a few wild scooter drivers (a problem on too many cruises).

 

Some interesting things happened on this cruise.  The ship started running out of basic items around day 12 of a 16 day cruise.  Tomatoes and bananas disappeared as did potato chips.  By day 13 many wines were out of stock.  On night 15 I tried to order a Pinot Noir and our waiter had to tell us to "hold on" while he went off to find out what was left.  Out of about a dozen wine list items there were only 2 left (neither was one of the better options) at any price.  One of our favorite bar tenders told us she was actually hoarding wines so that she had some for her bar customers.   We also noticed that "custard" donuts disappeared after day 13....perhaps caused by a shortage in cream (to make the custard).  

 

During the cruise we decided to have dinner (one evening) at the Crown Grill.  We have avoided this venue on many Princess cruises because of previous failings.  But on the CB we thought the Crown Grill was quite good in terms of both food and service.  

 

We were very unhappy with the situation in Crooners.  On our cruise we had an excellent piano player/comedian who could only be enjoyed by about 40 souls since none of the speakers were functioning at the far end near the bar.  We did mention this to the pianist (who said he had no clue but would mention it to the  "sound man") but it was never corrected during our 16 day journey.  There were also some issues about the temperature in the Wheelhouse (either freezing or very hot) but this is just one of those things long time cruisers tolerate.  It does seem like every ship has a temperature problem somewhere...and on the CB the Wheelhouse go the prize.

 

As we were disembarking this morning, DW chatted with 2 other couples (who we had never met on the ship) who expressed our sentiment that "they will never cruise on the CB again."  Perhaps we are being a bit harsh and it was just a combination of a few factors (including the passengers) but it is unlikely that I would ever get DW to agree on a return to the CB.  

 

Hank

On this cruise also, 4th on CB, may not do it again, although several of our favorite crew on board. They ran out of a lot of stuff, even the crew could not believe it. And the Horizon court was a joke, lack of food around 1230 every day, and usually not a person to clean a table or get a drink in sight.

1 hour ago, neverbeenhere said:

When we know specific staff members will be on a particular ship, we take them something that we know that they will enjoy.  

And where do they put stuff in their very cramped cabins?

On 9/3/2019 at 11:22 AM, jmadams said:

OK you guys are really clearing things up for me and yes it is my first cruise. I probably should have just asked how much cash to bring.  I really don’t know what standard tipping protocol is on cruising.   At a hotel I plan on tipping daily.   I will let my Stewart know that family members are in the cabin next door. I’m going to ask them to open up the balcony.

 

When do you guys use cash on the ship? 

 

I read some people bring gifts to leave their Stewart’s. I am doing a mid October Cabo cruise, so Halloween/Day of the Dead is coming up. 

No cash except in the casino and even there you can charge your room. Do not bring gifts for crew, they live in VERY cramped cabins and have no room for stuff.