Alushar

It appears there’s a fault on the App that they are trying to fix. Eventually we uninstalled the App then reinstalled it went to the “Me” section and managed to check in through there and select an embarkation time.

The section is still greyed out on the home page but has a tick and we’ve had confirmation emails.

Thanks all. Check in is greyed out at moment so I’ll keep an eye on that. Very excited 

Very excited to try out Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady on the 3 day MerMaiden voyage on March 18th.

Can’t see anything about Boarding times etc on the App or web when do they usually release these? 
 

Thanks 

Thanks guys that's really helpful.

@JohninDC will one of these do the Brewery is 2 minutes from my office!

We were on this cruise our first time on Princess and really enjoyed it. I'd agree with the OP that the food was nothing special but was ok we ate in all 3 specialist restaurants. Crown grill was good and Sabatanis was  good. We had a poor experience in Sur Le Mer and won't be returning.

We liked the App and it seemed to work for us we ordered food and drinks on it, checked schedules and even used find your shipmate. I didn't think the wait for drinks was too much most times either via App or ordering from waiters but that's my personal opinion

We've booked a Celebrity Cruise for February 2023 that leaves from Tampa which will be a first for us. Could we have some advice on following?

1) We will fly in at least the day before but is it worth coming a few days earlier? My wife has limited mobility and we don't do Theme parks so is there much suitable to do?

2) Can you recommend any hotel either for a one night or several night stay before the cruise?

3) Can you recommend any transfers from hotels to ship and ship to airport?

Many thanks in advance

We are on Sept 11th sailing we have Xpress Pass, PCR etc but luggage tags still greyed out

10 hours ago, Loki S said:

Our departure date from Vancouver is 26 July 2023 on the Sapphire Princess, we did look at 12 July 2023 but would be pushing my luck to get away from work. My busiest time at work will finish around 30 June but known to go a little longer.

We will try and leave her in decent state there may be a gin shortage lol and wave as we get off!

On 8/22/2021 at 5:59 AM, Loki S said:

Hey fleeflicker, we’re booked on a 14-day round trip from Vancouver in July 2023. . 

We've booked the Sapphire 12th July 2023 14 day round tip have transfers to sort

Thanks guys the Alaska Tour Co looks awesome we will definitely consider that. We are thinking July 2023 at moment with Princess for the cruise part 

Thanks @oaktreerbvery helpful

Alaska has long been a bucket list destination and as we are booked up cruisewise this year and 2022 we've decided to plan for 2023 probably between June-August. Our favourite cruise lines are Celebrity and Princess and it looks like Princess will be better as they offer longer trips and Glacier Bay?

My main question relates to land tour everything I read suggests this shouldn't be missed. My DW has limited mobility she is fine boarding busses and boats and short walks so hiking is out. Of the Land Tours offered which would be best for us? I noticed that Princess do an escorted tour for example. We are very happy to view from a coach or train but want to experience as much as we can. Budget isn't really an issue.

Any advice gratefully received.

Sorry to raise another testing question but I know some of you have become experts over the last few weeks.

With our Ireland/Iceland cruise cancelled we are thinking of taking one of the new September Seacations when they are released. As we have holiday from work booked and dog care booked we were looking at using up both the weeks and saw a 4 night Princess Cruise which we could take before Celeb.

So this would dock on the Friday morning if we then got Fit to Fly 4hr PCR test is that suitable for Celeb purposes?

16 hours ago, JBare said:

 

They're on the Celebrity web site under new September cruises,  just appeared and we have until 14th July to book before generally open to others apparently.

 

 

Have you managed to book we have been told we can't book until 15th

1 hour ago, hawkesbaynz said:

That's a shame. I had planned to transfer a September Med. Reflection cruise to a September Silhouette cruise. Glad I did not and used the deposit for a Norwegian cruise.

 

Sailing around the UK does not appeal. Think I will save that for when I am significantly older. I have difficulty imagining that the cruiselines can fill numerous cruise ships with keen Brits through end September.

 

Do I read correct you have to use the125% FCC by end September 2022. By May 2023 would have been more generous.

It's even worse you have to use the FCC by 30th April 2022 for a sailing no later than 30th September 2022. Not amused we had received 3 reminders to pay for this cruise over the last few weeks 

Email went to junk! So disappointed

15 hours ago, Heather1972 said:

Is that a chocolate martini? If so, that’s the ONLY drink I pay extra for on another cruise line, but it’s worth every penny! 

This one is deadlly!

Triple Expresso Vodka

Kahula

Baileys

Expresso

Premium package brings the Martini Bar into play lots of choice so try until you find your favourite mine is a Sapphire London Club my wife likes the Decadence Martini.

As mentioned above if you like gin then Hendricks or Tanquery are good though my favourite is the Bombay Sapphire (you may notice a theme).

Cocktail wise I tend to drink Mojito's and it's always interesting to get one of the inside bars to make one with better quality ingredients than poolside etc. 

Your Bailey's is on the list and Cafe Baccio do a nice Irish coffee. Disarronno is also in that section which my wife loves.

The tequila's were Cazadores Reposado, Don Julio Reposado, Herradura Reposado, Patrón Citrónge, Patrón Reposad, Patrón Silver, Patrón XO Café it may have changed

Don't drink whiskey so can't help but there's a big choice

I'd agree with the OP it often seems like the majority of posters on a thread on Celebrity CC sail in suites. As suggested they are among the most prolific contributors so whilst that skew things the perception exists.

I haven't felt the same on NCL or Princess boards 

20 hours ago, barneymag said:

 

So with Sept 4th being first one available when will final payment be on that one ? and if that stays on the itinerary then i guess there is a good chance that the rest will stay as international cruises ? We were booked through a TA so final payment is due in 2 days but fortunately TA has extended our final payment date for a couple more weeks as i raised concerns about will they go ahead.

 

Massive dilemma as desperate to get back on a cruise ship but will it be even close to what we're used to ? 

We're on the 4th Sept cruise with a final payment date of 10th July and have had 3 very polite reminders from Celebrity over the last couple of weeks. We will pay as we have another lift and shift next April/May we can roll the payment to if the worse happens.

We are trying our first Princess sailing end of October simply as Celebrity didn't have a comparable sailing from the UK. What we are seeing so far we like.

One thing I can answer @jg51 is that the Princess Plus package covers premium drinks, wifi and gratuities is a £30 per day. 

15 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

But get the FCD's in October as 2023 booking opportunities come quickly and some already there.

 

Thanks we will probably have a look shortly and use any FCDs for 2024 onwards

Thanks @JF - retired RRT might be worth a stroll to Future Sales on our October Cruise. We have 2022 covered with B2b Celebrity and 25 day Princess (3 cruises really 2 trans Atlantic and a Canada/NE) so we will be looking for 2023. It's clear that Princess have a lot of interesting intineraries we haven't seen on Celebrity 

Thanks for the replies All FCDs look like way to go

We have our first Princess cruise coming up in October, we hope and another one booked. On Celebrity we usually get a good deal booking onboard does the same apply to Princess? What are the usual promos?