Broken link to Princess site?

[cactusrose]

Is anyone else having problems getting to the Princess site? When I try to go to Princess.com I get a message that the link appears to be broken. I don't have this problem with other sites.

[LynandBill]

Is anyone else having problems getting to the Princess site? When I try to go to Princess.com I get a message that the link appears to be broken. I don't have this problem with other sites.

 

Just got off the phone with Princess Cruises. Site is down.

[cruisingready]

I just tried and couldn't get on either

[paul929207]

I got the same error.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Same here.

All the bridge cams are down too.

[cactusrose]

Oh, thank you all for checking. I just upgraded to I.E. 8 and thought it might have something to do with that. Now I know it's not just me:rolleyes:.

[sunlover2]

Hmmmm....still down

[Cozzette2]

Hey, maybe when the site goes back up we will all have been upgraded:D

[never2late]

I called too -- the rep told me they expected it to be back up by 9:00 P.M. -- California time. I thought it was my computer skills, or lack of. :rolleyes:

 

Andrea

[Plant]

Hey, maybe when the site goes back up we will all have been upgraded:D

 

How great would that be!!?? I've been trying to get on the site most of the afternoon. Will try again tomorrow :)!

[rube99]

I am glad the site is down v.s. thinking my wife cancel our trip.

[mickeysgal]

Sheesh! I thought it was our miserable computer again.

[RickEk]

They use mainframe iron to run their website with WebSphere Application Server. Their internal reservation programs are all 3270 stuff... basically ancient technology, but usually robust.

[CL-JW]

Perhaps they're loading new itineraries - I think Mexico and Carib should be coming up shortly.

[Rockymountainsparky]

Still down.:(

[Kruznut]

Just like some of you I thought is was my miserable computer. What a relief it's their site that's down !

[rdsqrl]

They use mainframe iron to run their website with WebSphere Application Server. Their internal reservation programs are all 3270 stuff... basically ancient technology, but usually robust.

Okaaaay. "Airport" (still the best disaster movie ever made) was on telly last night and your post reminded me of the scene with the teenaged passenger who notices the plane is turning around and asks the captain, Dean Martin, about it. Martin doesn't want to give away to the passengers that indeed they are returning to Lincoln, so he gives the kid some gobbledygook explanation about the movement of the stars and the rotation of the trapezoid and whatever -- total nonsense words, which the kid pretends to understand. Your post totally reminded me of Martin's lines in that scene.

[texkan]

Yes, I have not been able to get into Princess.com.

 

Was beginning to think problem was on my end till I read this post.

[cruiserjanet]

So thankful for Cruise Critic. I was curious about it too and figured there would be a post about it here. Yay!

[west coast cruiser]

That is what is so great about Cruise Critic. I have been trying to get onto the Princess site all afternoon and then I thought, well go on cruise critic and you will find out real quick if anyone else is having trouble. And now my question has been answered.

Thanks

WCC

[Shewuf]

I started having problems with the website this evening, too.

[RickEk]

Okaaaay. "Airport" (still the best disaster movie ever made) was on telly last night and your post reminded me of the scene with the teenaged passenger who notices the plane is turning around and asks the captain, Dean Martin, about it. Martin doesn't want to give away to the passengers that indeed they are returning to Lincoln, so he gives the kid some gobbledygook explanation about the movement of the stars and the rotation of the trapezoid and whatever -- total nonsense words, which the kid pretends to understand. Your post totally reminded me of Martin's lines in that scene.

 

 

It was...I have no idea what I'm talking about... :p No, actually, in layman's terms, Princess is using IBM mainframes for the majority of their internal systems. They have Windows on their PC workstations and use 3270 emulation (IBM mainframes used to have dedicated terminals connected to them that were called 3270's) to interact with the mainframes. The software that runs their website is IBM's WebSphere Application Server.

[rdsqrl]

It was...I have no idea what I'm talking about... :p No, actually, in layman's terms, Princess is using IBM mainframes for the majority of their internal systems. They have Windows on their PC workstations and use 3270 emulation (IBM mainframes used to have dedicated terminals connected to them that were called 3270's) to interact with the mainframes. The software that runs their website is IBM's WebSphere Application Server.

Okay, you know what, I actually understood that. You should have been a computer professor; maybe if I'd had you, then I'd understand how to use all the features on my new laptop, which just sits there, smirking at me . . .

Seriously, back on topic: Princess, pull yourselves together! How can I obsessively check for upgrades if your site is going to be down??

[Whoo]

I thought it was my computer too - fortunately, I thought to check here on Cruise Critic, and sure enough got an answer!:)

[WineDarkSea]

Just when I was considering booking my first Princess trip! I wanted to see the rates on Princess so I can shop around :p

 

*twiddles thumbs*