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That aft view is terrible, tell everyone that asks how far it is from everything. The aft elevator goes to nowhere, you can't do the looong walk to the bars without transferring elevators. The "bads" are endless. That is my story, and I'm sticking to it. Wave if you see me next door, we're on a 10 day to Alaska next week also. Must have been a last minute cancellation, those aft cabins are popular. Once you do an aft cabin, you won't go back, IF you can get it... 😉😉

There is not a one-size fits all answer. It varies by port and excursion. I took the Pacific Northwest Coastal last April/May. I only took one ship's excursion, in Victoria. We boarded the bus directly on the pier. Disembarking, I wove my way through passengers leaving the Princess Theater in large groups. In my opinion, @damiross gave the best answer.

I like that idea. Does it minimize the draft coming from the vent? That would be a double bonus.

This may be true for the short term. And I'm sure that the cruise industry will do just fine. But, it will be interesting to see what happens when all of the Princess Travelcare, Cruise with Confidence, and Goodwill FCC's are used up and cruisers are not happy with the increased rates and fewer benefits. For now, we are just trying to burn through the actual out of pocket cash we have credit for from cancelled cruises. I am not anxious to going back to the longer cruises and 45 days or so a year we cruised before Covid. Especially at increased rates and fewer benefits. We shareholders will not be happy if Padgett and Jan start losing passengers down the line.

Yuch, TMI, but boy are you correct!😉

There are a couple of ways to purchase the Future Cruise Deposit (FCD) onboard without waiting to see the Future Cruise Sales. You can do it on the Medallion App. You can also find a form at the Future Cruise Sales office (probably even if they are closed), fill it out and deposit in a collection box, or sometimes a slot at the Future Cruise office. They will charge the card assigned to your onboard account. Don't forget to include your significant other, you have to get separate FCD's for each of you.

Another benefit, if you are eligible, is the Military Benefit. https://www.princess.com/military_benefit_program/ The reason I mention it here is that after you apply and are approved, it is automatically applied. You don't have to keep applying. You can sell your stock and lose the benefit, but your Military Service will always be there.

Somewhere I found out that you can get a form that you can actually fill in on your computer and download it to email, or print it out to fax or snail mail it. I like it, it is standardized and convenient. I don't think that I can post it, but I'm pretty sure that if you call the Shareholder Benefit office (800 872 6779 ext. 13028) they can email you the link. Naysayers need not respond! I've read them all, if you don't want to use this form, you don't have to. But don't clutter up this topic with your negativity. Get out your popcorn, I can't wait to see how far off topic this goes.

https://www.carnivalcorp.com/shareholder-information/shareholder-benefit

This is in every travel summary. Look it up for your cruise. We haven't done a World Cruise, but in 2015 we did three segments of one, 64 days, lots of ports. VisaCentral actually had our cruise listed what was required specifically for our trip. Check it out, hopefully this helps. VISA SERVICES INFORMATION Visas may be obtained directly from the consulate of the countries visited. Visas obtained on arrival may include a service fee. Passport holders of Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States may obtain visas through VisaCentral at https://cibtvisas.com/princesscruiseline. Australian guests, please use http://www.cibtvisas.com.au/princesscruises. All other nationalities can verify their visa requirements at VisaCentral's website, but will need to obtain their visas from the local consulates of the countries visited or a visa provider in their country of residence. Prices listed are in USD (unless otherwise indicated) and are subject to change. On voyages operating in Australia with the onboard currency in AUD, the visa fee will be converted to AUD.

I cannot comment about your not comment as there is nothing to not comment about.

This FAQ page from the Princess website refers to the Disembarkation Lounge. I think extrapolating it to the Embarkation Lounge is reasonable. I think that you have made a mature decision. That being said, there is a phone number in the FAQ's to answer any questions you have. I think that it is worth a try. If all of the passengers are linked together, I don't think that having your parents along with you for embarkation, the lounge, and disembarkation is unreasonable or abusing the privilege. https://book.princess.com/captaincircle/membershipFAQ.page

Did you try the Cruisehealth tool?

You don't even have to log off. Just sign on with the second device and it will step you through logging off the previous device and sign on with your current device. Easy-Peasy

This is not really a logical point. You could say 20.8 cents per hour. It doesn't matter how much you break it down, it is still $320. Now whether or not this is a good value is a very individual matter.

BETTER is in the eye of the beholder. And as far as cabin selection goes, Princess and I don't see eye to eye. Overall, I really like Princess, and when Princess and I saw cabin "value" differently, there wasn't any problem as long as I could choose what I like, not have to accept what Princess thinks that I should like.

I don't understand why you don't understand why people are obsessed with picking their cabins. One very simple, very significant choice, of many good reasons to choose: POSH, port out and starboard home. If you don't understand this, you need to get out more.

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Then why don't they just say that? They don't, so I look at it as it is written. Semantics are important. See my post #1 on how I feel about this.

It worked! Sort of. The humor got lost, but you DID keep it going. 😁

Well said. 🙃 🙃

You will just have to book another cruise, soon, so you can ask your room steward and get back to us with the answer. I like the "camera" idea the most.

I would still ask your room steward. Just to be sure.

Of course some folks say that, because that is exactly what Princess says. YOU are the one twisting it to criticize folks for seeing it the way it is. My point was that wording it your way in the first place would be a lot smarter.

This is a typical Princess mistake, they annoy people by charging you extra to get what you want. If they quoted you a price for a cabin you choose. Everyone is happy, no problem. Then they could offer a discount to let Princess choose. Bingo, everyone loves an offer for a discount. You have the choice to take the discount or not. It is a bonus discount, not an annoying upcharge. Just because airlines have gotten away with it, doesn't make it a good idea.