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1 hour ago, Hlitner said:

 

 

Also keep in mind that Princess accounting normally handles each booking number as its own entity.  So, if you get an OBC or a benefit on a 7 day cruise and do not use it all during that 7 days, Princess will generally not roll it over to the next voyage.  They close out the accounting for each booking number.  But if you book as a single (longer booking) they will carry-over unused OBC (and other unused benefits).

 

Hank

We often book a BTB as two voyages.  OBC always rolls over to the next cruise. On our upcoming cruise, we have two booking numbers but it's in the Ocean Ready app as one voyage.

We're doing a BTB soon.  We booked as two separate cruises but Princess combined them.  We received an email saying that we need to order our medallion soon for the second cruise or we would have to pick up at the port 🙂 Since we don't have the second cruise listed in the app, we can't do it if we wanted to.

On 11/29/2023 at 8:18 AM, SAKay said:

Can you add the Princess insurance to your fare, without Princess Plus,  make your final payment ( thus saving the 6% difference) , then add the Princess Plus before leaving on the cruise ?  Hope that makes sense !  Would you end up saving the same amount as booking Plus on the ship ? 

Yes you could do that.  But if you cancel the cruise, you will lose out on the money you paid for Princess Plus.  It makes no sense to me why they don't refund that part but they don't. And that's why it's included in insurance. 

I was also credited for payment towards our cruise booked a year ago.

We love Mockingbird!!

We've been on a few cruises with charters and this group is the only one that was disruptive. It wasn't the people, it was that they closed venues every night.

I don't know why people are saying this can't be done because we also did it.  We took a FCD off of a 7 day cruise (that we had already paid some money on so it counted as a deposit) and put it on a 32 day cruise.  We did it to get the better on board credit.

18 hours ago, 10cruise said:

I find it hard to believe that the cost of the insurance won't increase if you purchase the Plus Package on board.  Your insurance covers many items that doesn't go away once your board the ship.  You could become ill on board and require an emergency evacuation and your insurance will cover the cost, up to your maximum benefit.  Has anyone actually purchased the Plus Package on board and can verify there was no increase in the insurance amount?  Does anyone know if we can use gift cards to purchase the Plus Package before arriving on board?  

If you purchase Princess insurance, they wouldn't be able to charge you more once on board.  You pay for that insurance before boarding.  But in your scenario where you have an emergency evacuation while on the ship, you would lose the cost of Princess Plus because you didn't insure it.  Same with private insurance.  Princess Plus is lumped in with the cost of the cruise. We have a 32 day cruise coming up and we are waiting until we board to purchase.  It was going to add almost $200 to our non Princess insurance.  And we would add the cost of the package into figuring out how much insurance we would need.  One of the main reasons we get insurance is in case we can't make the trip. Odds are that we'll finish the cruise out once on board and we'll take our chances on that. 

I love using the Medallion on the ship.  I think they are making a huge mistake making us set up dining, etc. on the Medallion.  I never had a problem back when we did it online.  I wish they would go back to that.

7 minutes ago, WAvoyager said:

Yes, the Caller ID info showed “Santa Clarita” both times we’ve gotten the call. The call was from 661-753-2050, which is one of the Princess Corporate HQ numbers.

Thanks so much. 

So happy for you. Do you remember if it said Santa Clarita on the screen?  I can just see me not taking the call!

I forgot to say that it doesn't show anything under packages on Princess online.  Just in the app.

I have 4 cruises booked.  On three of them we've purchased the Princess Plus and it shows that under packages on the app. On one, we are planning on purchasing the package when we get onboard.  Under that cruise on the app under packages it shows Princess Plus 60.  We haven't paid for that.  Why would it show that?

Shoot.  Guac is the only thing we ordered in a bar with our drinks.  

Princess has my husband's name with a Jr. at the end.  It usually doesn't show up when booking the airline.  I've called different airlines and am always told that it doesn't matter.  They said it might only be a problem if his father the Sr. or son, the II was traveling with him.  That will never happen so we are no longer stressed about it.  And he's never had a problem getting on the plane without Jr. after his name.

You can connect to WiFi with your Kindle but I haven't been able to download anything.  I play slot games on Wifi.

Does anyone know if it includes the $12 juices or if you have to pay the difference?

Management really needs to rethink the 2 casual dining per voyage!

18 hours ago, Tedferg said:

I am amazed that Princess would have programs, such as 2 casual dining visits regardless of cruise length. Not saying it is good or bad, just cannot fathom how Marketing would not allow for that. 

Of course it's bad!  And unfair.  I have also voiced my opinion to Princess.  

8 hours ago, Wanderers2 said:

We have a similar sort of question. We would normally order 1 salad & 1 Pizza & share it. 
Could we now just order 1 x 3 course meal & share that 🤔🤔🤔

I was speaking with a rep from Princess who is in a higher up position.  I asked if we could order one pizza to share and she confirmed that it would be $12 total. Not sure about your question.

11 hours ago, Insomniacs said:

We are booked on the Majestic Princess for September.  We have the Plus package.  If we go into Alfredo's for a snack and order just one pizza to share will that count against one person's casual dining limit or will it count for both of us since we are both in the dining area sharing a pizza?  Or will they just not let the other person sit at the table?

I ask for a vacation override.

10 hours ago, Thrak said:

Now... Has anybody seen the new Casual Dining added onto their Travel Summary? I'm not seeing any mention of it on the cruises I have booked with Plus 60.

Not yet and I just checked this morning.  My next cruise isn't until January.  I did however see that my "free" medallion shipping is worth $14 for a 2025 cruise!!!

Sorry, someone posted the Alfredos menu on FB this morning.  Try googling? I think appetizers were $5.  I didn't see what deserts were.  I think apps, pizza and desert is what you get for $14.99.

Just getting the pizza at Alfredos is a $12 charge.

10 hours ago, JohninDC said:

Welcome to the boards! 😎

 

What time do you arrive into FLL?  The later in the day the fewer shuttle options you will have.  SAS is the popular option for about $15 per person.  Two van taxis at about $75+ per cab will also do it.  We love Larry's Limos.

What's SAS?