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and you also knew: o the table would be ready at the announced time every evening o the timing would work with the Princess Theater show times o if at a table for 4,6, or 8, you would have the same dining companions every evening

Maybe a printout of the thread about the Royal Princess delays could be used as proof.

Sometimes when I have seen onion rings mentioned on a Princerss menu, it turns out to be rings of raw onion, not breaded and fried.

Note that when it says the drink package has tips included, it means tips just for the drinks. Tips for cabin staff and dining staff are not included with the drink packages.

When I made the DMW reservations six months ahead of an upcoming cruise, the only available option was tables for two. I suspect many people are going to be disappointed when they find the tables for two will really be tables for four, six, or eight. There just are not enough tables for two available.

On the just completed Island Princess world cruise, the show times were 7:30 and 9:30 no matter what part of the world the ship was in.

Gee it is great that every passenger has a digital device that Princess makes the app work on. Also good that the app can process credit card transactions. Have you ever downloaded or printed out the current benefits for your status before going on a cruise? Has nothing to do with being on for the next segment. It is a "welcome to the higher status" acknowledgement letter before the passenger disembarks. I guess the Patter could also list that evening's special food item as that was also a part of the notice that went the the cabins at the start of the cruise. Need to add staff to make the checks at the entrances, something that has not been done in the past. (Maybe the new sales staff could perform this function, telling passengers how many more cruises they should book so that they could enter the room in the future.)

The Captain's Circle rep did a lot of work that was not visible to everyone. Yes, of course, there were several hours each day he/she was available to passengers for questions. And, yes, he/she did host the past passenger parties and the MTP event, but there much administrative work also being done which theoretically will now be handled to the sales people: o Processing FCD requests o Preparing invitations to the past passenger parties o Preparing invitations to the MTP event o Preparing letters for next segment passengers detailing what Captain's Circle benefits they get o Preparing letters for passengers who will advance Captain's Circle status at the end of the cruise o Dealing with menu choices/restrictions for MTP event o Sending out the information about the Platinum/Elite/Suite lounge to thhe appropriate cabins o and no doubt more It will be interesting to see how well the sales people perform these tasks or see which of these tasks will disappear along with the events they supported.

The on board rep always could make the booking (with the on board pricing), but assign the booking to your TA. So I booked on board and then contacted my TA to find out the actual pricing I would have from her.

Can you use crew chat with your cabin TV? Not everyone has a smart phone with a current fully functioning Princess app. o have digital devices, but not ones that Princess supports the app on o have no smart phone at all (a minority of people)

I do not think they would have access to this information.

At the Royal Caribbean stock analysts call, Royal Caribbean said "Cruising remains an exceptional value proposition, I would actually say it's too attractive of a value proposition, which is allowing us to outperform broader leisure travel as we seek to close the gap to land-based vacations and drive better revenue and happy customers.......So, our goal is to close the gap."

I do not have faith the crew chat person would be able to answer those questions.

These close to sailing prices are not generally advertised, but any good TA can find them.

Most posted OBC can be used to book excursions. And it can be used whenever excursions are available to book.No need to wait until final payment. The key word is "posted" as sometimes TA OBC is not actually added to your account until a day or two into the cruise. OBC that can be used for excursions pre-cruise includes OBC from booking promotions, stockholder OBC, veteran OBC plus some others. OBC that cannot be applied to excursions includes OBC Princess gave you as compensation for a problem on a previous cruise.

And that would be true on land if you booked with a TA. Princess will not answer any questions on land that concern costs, cabin assignments, changes to the booking, etc., if the booking is with a TA.

You will have to see how well the sales people can answer those questions on your next cruise.

Sounds like an existing job, not a newly created position, because Princess has always had someone to do those tasks.

o Having more future sales people is good and nobody is complaining about that, o Being unwilling/unable to work with you about existing reservations is not good. o Being unable to work with you to resolve Captain's Circle point/days questions is not good.

But I bet you would respond politely that you would not be discussing that.

Both are excellent reasons for waiting to see what will happen.

The Elite benefit still exists. Even if the Royal class still offer the paid afternoon tea service, the "free" one is still offered in a dining room, at least on sea days.

Per Mr. Google: Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most people recover in a week or two, but RSV can be serious, especially for infants and older adults.

So automatic that you will be charged for the upgrade before you even know it happened.

The $7.08 pricing is for pre-cruise purchase only and pre-cruise you cannmoy use OBC. Although you can use OBC for onboard water purchases, it will be at the significantly higher onboard pricing.