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In 2023 Princess changed the Premier pkg and it required an additional charge which offered more perks that are now standard. It was very confusing and many, who didn't pay the upcharge, boarded thinking they had the entire pkg but they didn't since the name hadn't changed but, again, Princess 'adjusted' the program perks and there was really no way for passengers to know they did or didn't have the upgrade dpackage (since the name was the same🤪). I just looked at my group booking and we all have Premier which was included in our booking back in February for the suites, whew, thankfully that's good! But I don't recall there being an option to book a suite without the Premier pkg.

I strongly suggest if you have concerns about the new policies you let Princess know. These lines redo programs alot and if no one says anything they just move along but have seen them 'walk back' their decisions when it negatively impacts a large group that make themselves heard!

Princess is holding a workshop for TA's tomorrow on this subject, if you can attend you should. and I encourage everyone to find a way to message Princess about your concerns...many of the lines have been known to 'walk back' their decisions when they hear enough from their clientele... always worth a shot!

I am so confused and hoping to get some answers. I love the Retreat experience on Celebrity, did the Beyond in November and it was wonderful and exclusive and worth the money we paid. I have a group of 6 cabins that I have convinced and booked on Star in Jan 2026 in either Signature Suites or Penthouse (which now appear to be Vista?) hoping for a somewhat similar experience. Today, many of us received the email which is totally misleading as we already booked suites that should include all the benefits? So why are we being 'congratulated' on being 'upgraded' to what we booked to begin with? And if they now allow other classes of cabins access to the perks that were promoted for suites, what's the point? Princess seems to be comfortable with changing their programs but not the names to totally confuse their clients. This was evidenced by them changing the Premier package benefits and pricing but leaving the name the same so those of us who had booked Premier had to either 1. be told we weren't eligible for some of the perks or 2. pay to upgrade to a 'new' Premier Why don't they add to the name (i.e. Premier 2.0) or SOMETHING to denote the change is being included????? 😡

I have a group booked in suites on the Star as we LOVED suite class on Celebrity Edge class, hoping for a similar experience! Princesses price point and perks with Premium pkg are better however we're interested in the suite dining room and pool areas...hoping they're not open to more classes than suites as this is what we're booking for.

I think it might've been Azamara Panama Canal Mar 2015? Anyways, we just finished Beyond in Suite class and Ascent and they were both awesome! I wanted to try luxury and love the itinerary with Silver Seas however I'm looking at Jan 2026 and they have a non refundable deposit for port to port which we can't do, this far out, as I have a group of 12 and that's a big commitment this far in advance. Thank you all for the info , good to know as I have a client doing Silver Nova this summer in Alaska!

Hi everyone! Looking for advice, every year I have a group of girls (all mature over 50) doing a Caribbean cruise. We've done Windstar and Celebrity, some of us are Elite + on Celebrity and we've really enjoyed the new Suite Class/Retreat on the newer ships. However I'm really tired of the same old ports, even with Windstar we're so repetitive and I am the one planning all the tours everywhere we go so it gets challenging. I'm looking at Silver Shadow for Jan 2026 with an awesome itinerary and I like the all included excursions plus Celebrity has started upcharging for wines that should be/used to be part of Premium pkg and they've degraded the Suite Class perks so we're looking elsewhere. I'm a little 'put off' by the comments of dressy dress code, especially for Caribbean, is that true? Wonding if those of you who are 'loyalists' think this might be a good experience for us? I've looked at Oceania, fact that you have to call at midnite to book dining reservations scares me, especially with 12 people! And Azamara wasn't our thing, felt too old for my group. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thank you! p.s. Jazzbeau, we met somewhere years ago, no idea but HI!!!!

Thank you, that's exactly what I thought!

bummer...that is such an easy and great service! Thank you!

The only conversation I can find is from last year. We just did this on another cruise and it was wonderful, wondering if Celebrity has implemented this yet for their ships in Florida? Thanks so much

Thank you. I wasn't sure so wanted to know what we're up for. Now just wondering how long the tenders will run as we're there overnite,...hmmmm

We are arriving on Discovery Princess in Feb. Friends, that frequent Cabo, are saying the ship tenders arrive a distance from town and you need to take a water taxi to get to the main area. It's been years since I've cruised to Cabo, any assistance? Thanks so much

Yes, have that info. Wasn't sure what the concierge does? We usually do Suite Class on Celebrity where we have full service butler and lots of OBC we can use to book dining in advance. Since there's no OBC with RCCL Suite Class wanted to know if we should pre-book our dining or wait till we are close to sailing or onboard?

Ken, Thank you so much! This will make it so much easier!

We are sailing in a Grand Suite next year and have a question about dining. We purchased the 3 dinner package and would like to book Wonderland and not sure if we have to wait until we board to book using the package (which we're assuming is a yes) but if we should book Wonderland in advance, pay for it then make an adjustment when we board? Usually book Celebrity so not really clear on benefits of this level of suite on RCCL. Any advise is appreciated!