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This is on the travel summary on their website. This is what I get. I also tried to order the Medallion on the new app but I can't confirm shipping until 13 days before the cruise. I'm in line waiting to chat with Princess as I type this. BTW I'm Canadian and my charges are in CAD. But even with the current exchange rates, $27 is way too high. DND - Free Medallion Shipping 1 $27.00

I have the Plus package but what is confusing is that in the Summary it states that the Medallion shipping is free but there's a $27 charge. Is this a glitch or does in Princess lingo free mean not free.

That's because you have a Premier package but what if one doesn't?

I was able to book my MDR reservations with Princess on theirr website chat and when I check the app, the reservations are there. Curious to know if we have to pay the SD reservations up front or will the charge appear on our account when we board the ship.

I was able to book in the MDR for our cruise in August and I have't paid in full yet. But I must admit I'm Platinum so that is probably why I was able. I made the booking through the Princess chat on their website. On another note, are the SD restaurants charged right away on your credit card or will it only show on your account?

I too keep on checking the cruise fare. We have a European cruise booked on the Island Princess for this August and by checking the fares, my cruise was re-fared at $1500 less than I originally booked it at. The only caveat was that we have to settle for a guaranteed cabin. But we're not fussy and I see that the cabin location will be midship and I've been told that since we are Platinum, there's a possibility of an upgrade. We may also have the option of asking for another cabin if we don't like what we get.

We've opted for the Plus for our European cruise this August. The difference in pricing between both for our 20 day cruise is $800 and we can spend that on other things like excursions. We aren't overly fussy when it comes to wines and/or alcohol.

Sorry for the confusion. I have the new app and when I tried to book a reservation at the SD restaurants, it didn't save the reservation even with regular dining, I called Princess and everything was sorted out. I now have both my SD and regular dining booked. I was mistaken about the SD on the Plus package and I would need to upgrade to Premier to get the SD freebies.

I stand corrected Yes, its with Premier but I have Plus. I'll still book even though I have to pay/

When I go to the website, it states that dining reservations nave moved to the MedaillonClass app. Funny that now I went on the app and I can book a SD reservation but it's showing a charge even though I have the plus package. I would hope that the charge is removed once on board.

I have the new app but when I try to download the old one, it just hangs and doesn't load. These are the two apps I found on the iPhone app store. I have the first one. .

I also tried to reserve on the new app and it gives an message that I need to connect to MedaillonNet on board. We are Platinum and our cruise is in August. Am I doing something wrong?

I've downloaded the new app and I noticed that for the dining rooms, there's only specific times for seating. I see no mention of anytime dining. We're sailing on the Island Princess on a European cruise in August. Do we just go to the dining rooms and ask for a table? Mind you the times on the app aren't too bad at all.

Wow great service. You should be working for Princess. You profile says GTA but I see you're a Steelers fan. I know it's not the same level of football but Montreal winning the Grey Cup was nice. Especially their last minute dramatic finish. Cheers!

Thanks for the response. But by looking at the deck plans, I see that BB is only on deck 11 and for that reason I'm ok with the guarantee. My fear is that we get stuck with an obstructed balcony or one overlooking a lifeboat. Would us being platinum work for us? Once assigned, would I be able to change in the same category if there are nay available? As for the TA, he's a personal friend so I not too happy that he's checking the prices more often. For all that he's done, I really could have done it myself.

Firstly, I don't mean to sabotage this thread with another type of question. In all of my cruises I have never booked a guarantee. That being said on our next cruise on the Island Princess, I saw a price drop on the Princess website for a considerable amount and contacted my TA but the caveat to getting the price drop was to take a guarantee. I decided to take a leap of faith, so as t speak, and go for it as the drop was $1500 CAD. I checked my cruise personalizer and the category is BB. Our original cabin was a balcony on deck 12 and after checking the deck plan, I see that BB is on deck 11. Sometimes guarantees work in your favour. Now comes the wait to see what they give me. Am I right in my assumptions? BTW, I got several price drops through my checking on the Princess website, My TA never contacted me.

I got a fantastic price drop on my European cruise on the Island Princess for this August but the only way I could get the discount was to settle for a guarantee cabin. I decided to go for it and when I check the cruise personalizer on the Princess website, I see that I have a guarantee in the BB category. When when I looked at the Island Princess deck plans , I see that BB is on deck 11. My original cabin was on deck 12. So it may work out.

The cruise fare for our European cruise on the Island Princess in August dropped considerably but the only way we could have the change in price was to re-book and with a guarantee. We originally had a balcony on deck 12 and now the guarantee is for the same category but it looks like deck 11 and by looking at the deck plans, we might be getting a better location.

Sorry for the somewhat confusing topic heading but it must be the scotch taking effect. We have an August booking for a European cruise and as I haven't made final payment. I keep a keen eye on pricing. Our booking has a balcony on deck 12 on the Island Princess. Just the other day I noticed a considerable price drop. I got on the shoe phone and contacted my agent, who looked into it and said that he could cancel my original booking and get a new one with the price change but with a caveat that we would have to take a guarantee. We have never had a guarantee and we're taking a leap of faith, so as to speak. All told, we would be saving roughly $1500 CAD. I don't know about other folks here on CC, but that would pay for a handful of excursions. We're also flying into Barcelona for a couple of days pre-cruise, and the extra bucks would easily cover our hotel tab. That's all, carry on!

Hi Mr. Hank, you're always spot on with your responses. We will be on a European Princess cruise next August and our flight t back home to Montreal out of FCO leaves at 13:20. As we are Platinum with Princess, we will be using express disembarkation and will be booking a car with Roma cabs, I figure we'll have plenty of time to make our flight.

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Looking at the ships the venues are no, I've realized that for our next cruise, the Island Princess doesn't have much of a choice.

Thanks for all of your help. Our cruise is Aug 5th to 25th from Barcelona to Rome. I calculated an Eco Budget with the Option Plus with Air Transat and got a better price had I gone with EZair. The price quoted by EZair was also Eco budget but, after having spoken to an Air Transat rep, the luggage was not included. With the Option Plus the seats to Barcelona were free and for those on the return flight I chose better seating at a lower cost . With EZair, I would have to factor in the costs of seats at the standard price which would be higher and the cost of the luggage. At the time of this writing, Air Transat Eco Budget with Option Plus and seats & luggage included is $2454.40 for two and EZair is $2828.24. With EZair, the price would be for standard seating and $75 per person per way for the luggage.

Our European cruise next August will be our first post COVID. We are Platinum and for all of our past Princess Cruises I have always rented a tux and DW in a cocktail dress. For the other cruise lines we sailed on, I wore a suit. For this next cruise I'm debating bringing at least a sports jacked on top of chinos. Our last cruise with Holland was a Med cruise and I wore a suit on that one. We don't mind dressing up a bit.

As I'm checking out CC, I looked into the fares with EZair and the same Air Transat flight is up $400 CAD per per person in Flexible but much lower in Restricted. In fact some of the other larger airlines have lower fares. I'm still better off booking directly with the airlines. As stated before, the Air Transat fare with the extra advantages as with Air Canada, is $300 CAD cheaper.