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On 8/29/2022 at 8:49 PM, Eager2Travel said:

We just needed to cancel a cruise before final pay and I notice a new penalty.  In the past the $100 withheld per person was always a future cruise credit to be used on another Regent  cruise.  It no longer is FCC.  Instead it is a penalty although they call it by another name on the invoice.  I guess this may help people think twice before starting a booking.  Of course $100 is a drop in the bucket in less you are extra frugal.

 

I am curious as to when this change took place.  We go back to Song of Flower and I was fond of the easy commitment.

We just booked a cruise 2 weeks ago directly with a Regent cruise planner and were told that the $100 pp penalty if we cancelled 121+ days in advance could be applied to a future cruise. 

Wrote to a Princess consultant who had contacted me to ask if she could assist with booking my cruise. I finally replied to her and explained the situation with the 25% discount, and asked if she could help. Instead she sent me a confirmation without the discount!!! I am furious.

I just sent a message to Princess via Twitter this morning with the link to the promotion and asking why the awaited email never arrived. 

Just posted a complaint about the unreceived link on Princess's Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/PrincessCruises. You can Like my post and/or add a comment to it. 

25 minutes ago, PJDH4 said:

6:30 on the East Coast and I still haven't gotten an email after having been verified two weeks ago.... Has anybody gotten anything yet?

Not me!

Still nothing! I phoned Princess earlier today. First the Customer Service Agent gave me the excuse of the time change. She verified that I was supposed to receive the booking link and re-sent my verification to me (which I didn't need because I already had it). She said it was difficult to help me without a booking number, and I told her that since the offer wasn't valid on previously booked cruises, I couldn't book it and get the discount. Then she suggested I figure out exactly what I want and phone reservations with the info. She offered to transfer me, but when she did, I was soon disconnected.  Very frustrating!

On 5/30/2022 at 8:30 AM, Coral said:

Reminder to current US Educators to get verified today. We should get our email tomorrow.

 

https://www.princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/teachers-cruise-deals/ 

Did you actually receive a link to book a cruise today? I haven't, although I was verfied 2 weeks ago.

It's May 31. I was registered and verified 2 weeks ago and was told I would be receiving a registration link by e-mail today. I have not gotten anything--checked spam folder, university e-mail account. NOTHING from Princess with a link to book at a discount.☹️ Has anyone else who was verified received a booking link today?   

Looking forward to our second cruise on Celebrity.

For those for whom it is the first, I'm sharing a few packing tips, which are overlooked (and sometimes contradicted by well-meaning travel pundits, who consider bringing them a waste of valuable space), particularly if you are NOT booked in one of the premium categories on the Millennium:

1) DO pack  travel size toiletries! Unless you are in one of the top tiers such as Aqua class, which advertises upscale toiletries as a perk, or in Suite, bring your own shampoo, soap and toothpaste, whether from home or your Singapore hotel. Those provided by Celebrity are made in China by a no-name brand and are the worst quality I have ever encountered in my world travels. The soap appears and feels like it was manufactured from gravel and creates no lather whatever. In the 2 weeks we were on our cruise, the soap barely decreased in size even with  multiple uses every day. After experiencing the soap, we decided not to risk putting their shampoo anywhere near our eyes or skin. Fortunately we had enough shampoo and shower gel with us to last the cruise.  Make sure you do.

2) DO bring your own slippers, which again are not provided in the lower tier booking categories. Accustomed to Azamara, this took us by surprise. I also bring a  lightweight terry shift for after showers or swimming.

3) Shower caps are not provided. If you bring your own, keep it with your stuff or it might get thrown out.

4) Laundry on the ship is extremely expensive.  Chances are it will cost more to launder your underwear on board than you spent on it. (Again, we were surprised by this since on Azamara free washing machines and dryers are provided, and doing one's own laundry was a popular pastime.)  I recommend going through your old underwear, and bringing it along to "throw as you go," making room for souvenirs and other items to bring home. Alternatively, if that's not your thing or you don't have any old underwear, invest in some underwear that rolls and scrunches up very small. (I can fit 2 dozen of my lighweight travel undergarments into a one gallon baggie "packing cube.")

5) Unless you really like to dress up, don't waste space on bringing a suit or evening gown. Business casual is fine on the most formal of nights. I bring a few lightweight, rollable non- wrinkling dresses that can double as a coverup over a bathing suit or be dressed up with jewelry  for elegance. Not into dresses? Pants for women, including jeans, are fine in all venues.

Not looking to start any arguments with anyone who adores the cosmetics offered in Aqua class--just to provide practical pointers based upon personal experience to anyone interested.