nbsjcruiser

I'm not sure I see the difference between this and how they do it now. On the last few cruises we could have selected traditional dining, anytime dining or what we do - select a certain time each night (usually in the same dining room) based on our stops. What's the difference to what they've announced?

So next month we should be able to book our MDR times then. Sounds good. Have a great cruise on the Sun. We can't wait.

Trying to book dining times on the Sun for our November cruise. It says nothing is available. I suspect its because the ship hasn't sailed yet. officially. Any thoughts as to when I'll be able to select my dining times?

Port Everglades

Just came off the Sky (great cruise - I'll eventually do a review) and purchased two $100 FCC, one for me and one for my wife. I never really looked into these before so I'm a little unsure how they work. My wife and I will be booking another cruise shortly but when we do, do I use only one of these or are both required to purchase a cruise for the two of us? tks in advance

We enjoyed walking by all you guys lined up in the green lane 🙂 Even tho we didn’t have our medallions beforehand, we were on the ship at 10:30. Amazing boarding time.

yep, kinda what I was thinking at the time this first came up.

So has anyone boarded without payment information in the "Shoreside" payment tab? How did it go? Any issues? I'm all set to go for Saturday except for that tidbit - we're picking up our medallions at the port.

Oh, dont think for a minute that once they've got everyone, or almost everyone, bamboozled into the Premium package that they won't start cranking that up. We don't drink a whole lot, maybe a couple drinks a day for each of us, so they can up the prices of those packages all they like. I bring two bottles of wine on, pre-purchase a pint of whiskey to be delivered to the room and then purchase anything else I want when I buy it. Our largest expenditure on board is probably specialty coffees. Which is a sore point for me since they removed the coffee cards - another move to get people to buy into one of the packages.

Thank you Princess. You just saved me $71CAD in our upcoming 3 cruises. We currently get it for 50% off and $71 a week is worth it but no way I’m giving you $118 for the week. Nope. I’ll take that $71 and spend it at a restaurant at one of the stops.

Oh, didn't know that. We're with the same bank so it should go through then I guess. Update: Actually, I just checked and the refund is there. I'll use it for our Victor Bodden tour now. tks

I finally gave up and booked a Victor Bodden tour to West Bay Beach - not really a tour, just round trip transportation to the beach. We'll set up in a resort for the day.

We're sailing on the Sky in under two weeks. We were supposed to dock in Mahogany Bay but as I suspected may happen, they moved us to Coxen Hole. Kinda irked me tbh - they've done this to the Regal a couple of times already so they've known that booking the Sky into MB was never going to be an option but they left it there until last week when suddenly it became Coxen Hole. Its not the move that irks me, I get that it happens, but the late timing of it, especially since it looked like it would happen as it did on the Regal. I get that itineraries change, all fine and dandy, but is it asking too much for you to put the excursions up? We'll be there two weeks from today, at least I think we will be. Sure would be nice to see some excursions to book. I've already paid for one excursion in MB that needs to be refunded. I don't want to book an independent tour and put a deposit down to find out that Princess decided to change their minds again. C'mon Princess. Get your poop in a group and get the excursions up so I can at least plan.

Thinking about grabbing a cab to West Bay when we're in Coxen Hole on February 6. Anyone do this before? Does it seem safe? What are the amenities in West Bay Beach like? Chairs/umbrellas how much are they? How far away from port?

Has anyone here tried this resort?: https://roatancruiseexcursions.com/excursion/roatan-resort-adventure-package/ Looks nice. I may book us there for the day.

I think you're right. We're docking at CH for a reason - too many people at MB. If they were going to let us keep excursions at MB, might as well let us dock there.

hmmm, It's like 10 miles away though isn't it? Not that that's a huge deal but I guess I hadn't thought of that. Guess we'll see.

We had a beach day/clamshell booked for Mahogany Bay so that will be cancelled. Our problem is, we switched credit cards last December, months after booking that excursion so there is no "original form of payment". I called Princess yesterday and asked them to put it on as OBC but the guy I talked to didn't understand what I was asking for. God, its getting challenging talking to Princess lately. Rarely do I get someone who understands English well enough to really be taking calls from customers.

Well, first of all, why we booked an excursion at Mahogany bay has zero to do with my post. I have no idea why people post such silly and irrelevant remarks. Your last paragraph, despite lacking details, is a little more relevant to the topic. Thanks for that at least.

Looking for suggestions for a beach day while in Coxen Hole. How far is Little French Key? How do you get there? tks

You guys should be fine - no other ship in port with you.

I hope other ports are not swapped. We have an excursion booked and paid for on Belize from an independent tour operator.

So we were supposed to be in Mahogany Bay in February and now looks like we've been moved to Coxen Hole. I'm trying to find a nice beach day or resort day since we now can't go to Mahogany Bay. Has anyone used Roatan Cruise Excursions? I'm thinking of booking their Resort Adventure Package. Seems like a decent price or a resort day. Their website is here: https://roatancruiseexcursions.com/excursion/roatan-resort-adventure-package/

Looks like it's Coxen Hole now. That's the second time we were supposed to go to Mahogany Bay and ended up at that hole. Never again will I rely on Princess to get me to Mahogany Bay. This is the first Western we've booked in probably 10 years. Back to eastern's from now on. I get that itineraries change and I accept it. But to book me in a port that they had no intention on visiting is unacceptable. This really grinds my gears.

Got a strange email for our upcoming cruise on the Sky. It mentioned our excursion was incomplete. We had booked a beach day at Mahogany Bay. Looking at the itinerary (screenshot attached) it now says undefined. I know there's a huge Carnival ship in the same day we are. They've known for months that these two ships would be in the same time. I know they cancelled this port on the Regal not too long ago and to be honest, if they substitute a day at sea I'll be pizzed. I never would book this itinerary with 3 days at sea - not the Western. I'll make the best of it of course but it won't go down easy. Thoughts? Anyone get note that there cruise changed?