Today, wanted to book a cruisetour to Alaska, July, 2024. Used Princess website. Chose balcony category. After choosing fare type, (another controversial topic), a window popped up with this choice: Let Princess choose my cabin for the price quoted on the previous page, with non refundable fare. Or I could pay $300 more per person to choose my cabin with refundable fare. So Princess is now taking a page out of airlines' playbook with regard to consumer choice. We have to pay extra to choose a seat on a plane... now extra to choose a cruise ship cabin. Princess even alluded: Best cabins/locations reserved for those who pay extra. Experienced cruisers: What do you think?
And, what once included perk, will soon cost extra?
Thanks for listening (OK... reading)