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Has anyone seen when the Sapphire is scheduled for a refurb.

The website says last one was done in March 2018.  That’s almost 6 years ago.

Learn something new every day.  Thanks for the geography lesson.

What do you mean by northbound. I mostly see it referred to as either east or westbound.  I too am looking to do the full transit on the Coral. 

Is there a way to block a member’s comments.  There are a handful of people who just have to reply to almost every thread mostly with some pithy comment that is really not helpful at all. Guess they have nothing else to do and like to see their number count go up.

I’ve used a specific small TA for a couple of cruises. I’m lukewarm about them. 
 

If I book with another agency is there any way my previous TA can see that I’ve booked with someone else. 

4 hours ago, PescadoAmarillo said:

You should be fine. The form (attached above) states that flights after 11am qualify. It is a wonderful program (can’t emphasize that enough). 

Thanks again.  I hadn’t read the form thoroughly.

24 minutes ago, PescadoAmarillo said:

These are the only docs I photographed. Hope they help. 

Thanks for checking. I was looking for the sheet with the various color group times and times for self disembark. 

Im not sure if they would allow us to sign up for the direct to airport with an 11:40 am departure.

Just got off a 2 week Caribbean cruise and caught a cough/cold midway through the second week.  It was very miserable flying home from Ft. Lauderdale.  I wore a mask and kept telling people it wasn’t COVID, but you do get stares.  Can’t imagine flying home from Vancouver not feeling well. 

We are doing the same 14 day on the Sapphire in May.

I was wondering if you kept the debarkation times sheet and if so could you post it.
 

Im still trying to book our flights and am trying to avoid having to take a red eye.  It’s hard getting to Cincinnati from Vancouver.

There is an American option that departs Vancouver at 11:40 am. When I check EZAir it defaults to flights after 12:00 noon. The only other large ship at Canada Place will be the Koningsdam.

Do you think this is doable if we self disembark?

Thank you.  I’ve picked up many tips from your blog which will be helpful.
 

3 hours ago, 3girlsmom said:

We have done 11:30 AM flights from YVR multiple times with no issues at all, always with multiple ships disembarking. We do the self walk off with our luggage  and either Uber or take the skytrain. We have never once felt like we cut it uncomfortably close. 

Thank you

3 hours ago, lidodeck03 said:

Well.. we get to Vancouver at 11:00PM on Friday night and they show “Operational Overnight” and disembarkation at 6:00AM Saturday morning.

Ah, that’s the difference. Thanks for clarifying. 

1 hour ago, lidodeck03 said:

I have a 11:40AM flight booked in May from Vancouver. We got a quote on Princess EZ Air and the flight that they had us on was a 10:30AM flight so I felt better about booking the 11:40AM flight.

What time are you scheduled to get back to Vancouver. Ours shows 7:30

When I look at EZ air for the day we get back it defaults to anytime after 12:00 noon.

Opinions if it is cutting it too close for a 11:40 am flight from Vancouver airport.
We are supposed to dock at 7:30 on the Sapphire Princess.

The only large ship the same day is Holland America Koningsdam.

When trying to look at flights thru Princess the parameters are after 12:00 noon.

Living in the Midwest it is hard to find flights that get home the same day albeit late.  Only other alternative is leaving late afternoon/night and flying overnight which we are trying to avoid.  We really don’t want to spend the day/night in Vancouver since we will be there several days before the cruise.

2 hours ago, MacMadame said:

Same with the 'per cruise' perks from the package, right?

We don’t buy any packages, but I believe so, but will let others answer.  I’ve read that if you are Elite you will get a second setup at the beginning of the second week.  We just made Elite, so we will see.

What is the app called on the Apple App Store 

4 hours ago, Travlin grrl said:

Also if you are trying to get to Elite it will count as 2 cruises instead of 1, if you are doing the 2 -7 days B2B. 

Wrong.  It is 2 cruise credits.  I just did it in a 14 day Caribbean cruise which could also be booked as 2 7-day cruises.  Same for my upcoming 14 day in Alaska.  If it can only be booked as a true 14 day cruise, it is 1 cruise credit.

We did the same thing and booked as a 14 day.  The price was a little less at the time and we earn $50 more in shareholder OBC.  We don’t buy a package so the number of free specialty dining doesn’t matter. We will still get our 2 Elite mini bar setups.  Also get 2 cruise credits.

You will see less cabin availability when looking at the 14 day cruise even though the same cabin may be available on both individual legs but doesn’t show on the 14 day.

5 hours ago, PacnGoNow said:

No, don’t book again.

On the new App…click on  top banner 2nd one “book dining”>click on calendar with a heart>upper right corner..that will dhow you every day every day what you have booked.

 

 

 

Thank you. Don’t think I would have ever found it without your instructions. Guess there is going to be a learning curve 

Another dining reservation question. 
 

I booked reservations in the main dining room for my upcoming May cruise.  They are there on the old app, but I don’t see them on the new app.  In looking around, it seems much simpler on the old app.

Do I need to make reservations again on the new app?  What has been other people’s experiences?

I’m currently onboard the Caribbean.  Have an upcoming 14 day  cruise in May which I wanted to pre-pay for single device for me and DH.  Neither version of the app would allow us to pull up any cruise other than the one we are currently on. We even checked with the Internet cafe folks. This sucks.  They could have at least advised of the increase and provided a period before the increase began.

Question regarding your Uber charge. We are staying near your hotel and when we checked the price for this Sunday it came up with a price of $26 and change for anytime we put in from 10:30 to 12:00. 
 

Did u reserve in advance or that morning?

Thanks

Following along as we board on Sunday, January 14 for 14 days.

What is the indoor temperature like in the common areas like the dining rooms and buffet area.

Thanks and enjoy the remainder of your cruise. 🌞 

We’ll be sailing on CB on January 14.

What time did u arrive at the port to get on so fast?

On 12/6/2023 at 4:49 AM, cjpj said:

Are you traveling solo? You get 2 credits if you are; not because the cruise could be booked back to back. 

No my husband is traveling with me. We each are getting 2 cruise credits. At the end of the 2nd leg we will be Elite.

I had taken one beforehand and it was on the app.  They took another one at check-in for both me and my husband.

1 hour ago, nasa1974 said:

Booking the cruise as a 14 day you get credit for one cruise. If you book it as a B2B you get credit for two cruises. It can make a difference making gold, platinum or elite.

Wrong. I have an upcoming 14 day Caribbean cruise booked which can also be booked as 2 7-day cruises (Eastern and Western Caribbean). My personalizer shows I will get 2 cruise credits.