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The freebies aren’t Pandora but there is a separate shop that is

Princess actually does has a Pandora shop

You must be on board 1/2 hour before sailing

If you are in a full suite you are guaranteed access to free specialty dining on embarkation night. Either go to the venue when you board or call the dine line from your stateroom. If you are not in a full suite do the same but you will probably have fewer time options

All aboard time for passengers is generally 1/2 hour before departure time

That time frame would have been super tight. With a 4pm sailing they close the manifest at 2:30 Getting luggage can easily take up to an hour and then you need transport from South San Francisco to the port. Any little issue and you would never make the ship

Anything free will not be exclusive or expensive. Mostly come ons to get you into the shop or spa etc

This called supply and demand the less slots open the more they will cost

You chose to book the flights I assume you looked at the rules. We handle all of our own flight arrangements

You do know that Cruise Critic rules do not allow naming of TA’s or CVP’s

CVP for us but we can usually see all the available cabins

I have often seen and heard people arguing with the host in Reserve that they don’t want to wait for a table in regular dining when the see empty tables in Reserve. It can get very heated

The original Princess drink package was unlimited and Princess said they weren’t worried about sharing because their customers would not do that. Less than a few years later we had a limit due to sharing. If both people in a cabin have a package and can share than one could consume 30 per day. You are not paying for 25 drinks but for the ability of one person to have up to 15. If you look at Princess rules you will note that sharing they may remove the package without refund. That is what you have signed up for

I have to question the 98% Almost every cruise I take is not a closed loop cruise or go to countries that do require a passport. For those people who just take closed loop cruises that is ok but for all of us who do one way cruises such as Panama Canal a passport is required

This looks like the Super Tuscan lunch we did on the Ruby it was wonderful but no it is not a specialty meal and costs more