Perth Pollyanna

Yes, thanks to our terrific online travel agents, we have our full refund and are booked to go on Sun Princess Freo to Sydney leaving Sept 29. Watched from our home last night as she travelled up the coast west of Rottnest Island, bound for Lombok etc and Singapore..also visited her at Freo where crew members raved about the beaut condition of the ship following dry dock. Still awaiting expenses etc but much happier now after all the worry and angst. Friends' refund cheques are also starting to arrive. Thanks Princess!

Are there any other Sun Princess passengers effected by the cancellation here in the forum. If so please let us know how your claim for compensation is going, has anyone else had a result yet. Are you happy with how your been treated. If your not happy take my advice and get pro-active, as they say the squeaky door gets the most oil. I’d be most interested in knowing if passengers from different countries are treated differently.

Sounds as if you've been bullied by the so-called charming lady from Princess cruises....eg "we’d personally be happy to except cruise credit instead of cash to offset our pre-cruise financial losses if that helps," not good enough.

Cruise Critic -- please reply to Wazsal's Q re genuine anonymity!

Recent posts by fellow would-have-been passengers are very revealing--alarming even. Is Sun Princess really an Australian-based ship? If so, why does it fly a Bermuda flag? Our insurers say they wouldn't pay out --mechanical failure not covered!

Many thanks cruisecritic....where else can we get a communal voice?