MissP22

Enjoy the refunded port charges.

2 hours ago, Snaxmuppet said:

Yes, 15 each but if just one person orders for both then they often charge both drinks to the one account. It is very annoying.

Many times even if you tell them to charge 1 drink to each account, they won't. So by the time that person reached 15 drinks they'll be charging you for every order. 

This, in addition to mistakes can be very aggravating having to correct the account constantly. 

12 hours ago, memoak said:

It can’t look like slice of it is a full pie   You cannot go to Slice and have them hand you full pies

I don't eat pizza but how many slices can you get at a time from Slices? 

13 minutes ago, moodyb1 said:

My husband and I love the "sideways" inside cabins that can be found on the newer ships. They may be the same square footage as the regular inside cabins but they do seem bigger to us. The configuration of the room is different and you do get a bigger desk and more cabinet space in them. There aren't too many of them on a ship, so we are often shut out if we don't book early. We book many cruises a year, so in order to save many we book inside cabins. 

 

Arlene

They seem to be laid out better to provide more storage space. At least it seemed that way. 

No more bar soap even if you ask for it.

58 minutes ago, RocknRoll22 said:

Who knew we would order such a exotic meal on a cruise ship, that they had to charge us extra for that specially prepared food (pizza and salad).

 

Let's just say, after numerous issues this week, Princess won't get high praises from us...

54 minutes ago, RocknRoll22 said:

Like I just mentioned, who knew pizza and salad was such an exotic meal, that they had to charge extra for it. Funny, we could get it "included" at Slices and the buffet....

 

Learn something new every day (on how to get screwed).

Don't worry, by the next time you cruise they'll figure out an new way to screw you out of some dollars.🙁

And to make it even worse, you sailed with a package.

13 minutes ago, CrazyTrain2 said:

We sail both inside cabins and balconies. It depends on the pricing.  I have never slept so well as in an inside cabin.  Additionally, I have never had an inside cabin that was noisy.

 

What I will not do is bid up for a balcony.  It can often end poorly in that the Balcony cabins you get are the ones NOBODY else wanted.  It is just a game by the cruise line preying on your excitement.

 

Some lines like Virgin Voyages have amenities on Balcony Cabins I am willing to pay for.

 

Enjoy!

Exactly. If we wanted an upgraded cabin in the first place we would have paid for it & know that we're in a decent location & not wind up in a cabin under the lido deck to be woken up at 5  AM as they arranged the deck chairs. 😉

49 minutes ago, Snaxmuppet said:

You must have ordered food that was not included.

 

There is plenty of options for food and drink that is included then there would ne no charge.

Yes, there are many items that don't have a charge but only if you have a package. If not there's a charge even for those like $14.99 (one time) just to use the app to order. 

5 hours ago, RocknRoll22 said:

We used it for food delivery on the Plus package, and were charged separately for the food, as well as the tip. Doesn't seem to be any benefit of being on the Plus plan.

Depending on what food you ordered, there might be a charge. Not every item is included even if you had a package.

37 minutes ago, phabric said:

Majestic might be the biggest casino as the ship was made for Chinese passengers who gamble.

Seeing that 1/4 of Chinese people smoke that's very likely. 

1 hour ago, artvlay said:

MissCharm

 

If there are multiple dining rooms on a ship wouldn't you have to ask which one is serving lunch?

No, not really.

It's either on deck 5 or deck 6. Not that far to travel. If it's not on one, it's the other.

Most of the ships DR's have gotten away from themed nights. The only place you'll find them is at the buffet. 

41 minutes ago, HotRoot said:

Yes.  The crew will push you to the buffet.  Just ask which MDR is open.  If you share a table, the line usually moves fast.

Why even bother to ask when you know the DR is open at lunch?

For some reason all the casino's on the Royal class ships have terrible smoke filtration systems. We tend not to use them as much as the older designs on the older ships.

Their loss, as we very seldom win much playing the slots anyway. 😅

3 hours ago, karatemom2 said:

My very favorite ice cream used to be the rum raisin - haven’t seen that in a long while. I would love it if they brought that back. Anyone see it offered on any recent cruise?

Nope, not even back to last Nov they didn't have it.

I believe their motive is to drive people to the paid for gelato.

Similar to all the other items they've curtailed. 

1 hour ago, TM said:

Depending upon the arrival time at the pier and also the number of people picking up their medallion it could be a real pain.  We waited in a check-in line at Vancouver in August close to 50 minutes just to get our medallion.  All to save the $10 shipping charge.  That will certainly teach me to be cheap.  But then the shipping cost is nothing more than what I term "revenue enhancement" for Princess.

They've got to be sure not to make getting the medallion to quick in the terminal thus making the benefit of having a package less appealing. 😄

20 hours ago, lahlah57 said:

Just looked at excursions in alaska for our cruise in may and it is absurd...$$$!

We decided no excursions and will just walk off the ship and walk around town or take a simple shuttle into town or hop on hop off! We will not be hosed anymore than we already are!

 

The more they raise their prices, the more people decide to book tours with outside vendors, usually at up to half the price. You'll often see Princess people at the same locations crammed onto busses and forced to stop at souvenir shops for a lot of wasted time. 

Princess, as well as other cruise lines, have gotten to greedy lately.

13 minutes ago, antsp said:

No, we use the rum.runners to take drink off, we don't want to waste our 15 a day quota 

I used their refillable plastic bottles on time but prefer our own 1 liter ones. Their a little small but so environmentally friendly. 😄

5 hours ago, antsp said:

They give 1000s a bottles of plastic bottles of water out with the plus package every day 

But they're special. 😆

2 minutes ago, New2cruise2022 said:

You’ve got to really want to smuggle it on if you resort to this …

At my age they'd know somethings fishy. 😁

The buffet menu usually looks better and has more selections.

3 hours ago, Mary loves to travel said:

I believe the issue is with people smuggling alcohol in plastic bottles and the time needed to inspect each one for tampering, not the plastic bottle itself.   

Ya think. 😉

We got away from using plastic bottles a while ago. It attracts to much unneeded attention.

There are better ways.

Our experience with liquids in plastic bottles has been in Florida only but they don't seem to care what you bring.

We've never been questioned, ever. 

Possibly other embarkation ports may differ. 

You and sometimes get an idea from similar previous cruises. Go to the Roll Call from previous trips & someone may still have the information. 

1 hour ago, Potstech said:

Thank you for helping me make my point

That bears repeating. 😄