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I had my September 2020 Aussie cruise redeployed several times. Each time the voyage was a day or two longer but price / ezair / perks price protected. Wound up with a 21 day cruise at an awesome price Agreed .... besides Discovery, which grand class ship do you think will replace Grand Princess downunder?? Crown .... isn't that the ship with repeated engine issues??

My CVP laughs when the conversation goes to “promotions”. Most think it was a bad idea I just got a call from the CVP line & someone telling me to contact them before booking my next cruise instead of my CVP. And she knew my cruise history + the pending 4 cruises + my unused 2 FCDs. 1st call went to voice mail so I emailed my CVP asking if she was going ... kinda weird since she just cleared up an issue with my next cruise. 2nd call from "P***" where she ID'd herself as Princess Promotions. Doesn't fit my need as I have no issue getting reasonable-to-me accommodations. But a little irritated with the call. So if someone isn't on cruise critic they might erroneously think Princess Promotion employees are Princess not O.N.E. employees because they use the CVP main phone number + their extension # Sounds like a timeshare.

Fortunately my 2nd (and probably last bc I won't give my bank stmt) trip to Brazil will be in January 2025

@justhavingfun @gottagocit was recommending it on my Majestic Princess cruise from Buenos Aires to Fort Lauderdale after staying there in Feb 2020. Maybe ask on your roll call too?

All I'm doing is repeating what the PVP told me. She told me she has either to book it or to deposit it to have it assigned to her, and she said she couldn't work the booking if it wasn't assigned to her. It appears that different PVPs are giving different answers to the same question. Inconsistent answers from Princess. What a surprise🙂 Replace couldn't with won't work bookings they don't get credit for. Not at all a surprise that some don't want to work when they don't get credit

Last cruise Royal Princess 4/6-4/27/2024 Requested "deconstructed" egg sandwich (egg, slice cheese, toasted English muffin, no bacon), juice, marmalade, coffee / cream & got it!

Why do they not allow tawny port? We brought a bottle of tawny port onboard in New Zealand and nobody said a thing Staff at table said fortified isn't allowed but that wasn't in New Zealand

No. There's often a wine table right after security. In heavy wine producing areas (Chile, Argentina, France, Italy, Australia) they don't seem to care about 1 bottle of unfortified wine but charge $20 (A$30) for each bottle over that. Anyway that's been my experience. YMMV See you in January!!

Well they weren't in mine so I grabbed one from Crooners. I am the lowlife that only cruises in a balcony, apparently suites set-ups are different

I didn't "steal," I grabbed one for the bottle in my room bc I couldn't get a glass from my steward (he was too busy). I'm not waiting for a wine glass when they're within reach. Any old wine glass will do. Doesn't need to be Reidel. Adding: It's still on the ship & I'm home now. If the ship wants to resolve this issue they can let stewards have clean wine glasses in their carts like they have clean highball glasses. They know the minibar is often traded for a bottle of wine (I traded for Charles & Charles Rose)

Kendall Jackson Chardonnay $12 Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay $40 Yeah, more expensive doesn't always mean preferred by individual palates. I prefer Whiskers Blake Tawny Port to Taylor's. (1st choice still Sandemans 20 yr)

Huh. Odd amount to do a card # check. Isn't that usually just $1?

No and factor in that they tend to do 6 pours per bottle so you can factor that in the when determining costs. FWIW Kim Crawford Chardonnay is A$18 per glass. 6×18=A$108+18%. For a A$22 bottle. BUT my bottles tend to be a lot more (I just used KC as an example as it was the one I took to our roll call wine sharing event). I usually carryon 3+ and am prepared to pay corkage

$1.50 or $1,500? It should now be $×(the original amount) less the $1.50 (or $1,500) just paid. I have never been able to overpay. If I later change something (like lowering airfare) and have a credit then I am refunded that in a few days, but might have to contact my CVP to trigger it

ANA was Japanese 1st then English Sunday. But to be expected on a Japanese airline