Itchy&Scratchy

just an FYI - I have read on this forum that Princess Wifi was all but non-existent on European and Med cruises. May want to read up on that.

$14.50 pp per day. https://www.princess.com/ships-and-experience/ocean-medallion/medallionnet/ Unlimited and Affordable Internet Choose from one-device or four-device packages, starting at just $9.99 USD per day when you purchase pre-cruise through the MedallionClass app. Platinum and Elite guests get an exclusive discount of 50% off.* *Discount will be applied on board in the form of an onboard credit. Multi-device up to 4 - $19.99 per day. And now you calculate if the alcohol+coffee+soda+mocktails package price is worth it to you.

I thought so as well, but it turned out I didn't opt in. The moment I marked yes on both the app and website, I got an offer to bid.

if you haven't received an upgrade yet, and your cruise is sailing soon, check the prices. Yesterday my cruise prices dropped significantly (I checked in the morning - high, and then in the afternoon - dropped), so they are now as low as I paid a year ago. So, it may be worth it to pay the difference directly and have a choice of a cabin.

right now, I am sure, a lot of the crew is still getting covid, so they are constantly short on staff. It has nothing to do with the Oasis class.

if they are available on your cruise, you'll probably get it. See, I bid on the std obstructed balcony, but there have been none of those available for months and still none are, so my bid never went anywhere. 2 hours after I bid on a deluxe obstructed, my std obstructed bid was rejected and I got the deluxe one accepted. Because there were a few to choose from. 🙂

if you had chosen a room or a gty was already assigned to you, you will stay in your cabin. They mean - if a bid for a different category is not accepted, you will stay in your current category. Which is pretty obvious.

no no We loved Harmony. Edited to add: disembarkation on Harmony was a breeze after Thanksgiving week 2021. Disembarkation on Allure this June was pretty bad in my book, but in 2019 it was nice and easy.

well, that's a skewed view. In our family my husband is the cook. I do the dishes. And we are not going to even mention same sex couples.

You can see RCI's MDR menus in the app a good 6 months in advance. My Oasis cruise is in April 2023, but I could see the menus for at least a couple of months now. Same with my June 2022 Allure and Nov 2021 Harmony cruises. Of course, it's the same menu fleet wide with very minor variations, but it IS prepublished months in advance.

no, I got an upgrade on a regular rate

Thank you. Justafem's post read as if anyone could just call the Casino Dept and get their fare adjusted to next to nothing.

not at all (on RCI ships).

but did you friend spend a lot of money in the casino onboard? Or is this "casino rate" open to anyone?

Harmony had regular looking and tasting chicken nuggets at the buffet, so my then 10 yo was unpleasantly surprised by these fancy things. That one bite was all he took. 🙂 He likes a variety of fast food nuggets, except for Arby's, just to give a fellow parent an idea.

my 11 yo didn't like the pepperoni pizza offered at MDR (crust and cheese were ok, but pepperonis - nope), but he LOVED Sorento pizza. You could grab a couple of slices on the way to MDR. He also really liked Spaghetti Marinara on the kid's menu. Spaghetti Bolognese was a no go for either of us. He also hated chicken nuggets off the kid's menu - too fancy. We also got him a fruit salad for every dinner since he started cruising at 3. Sometimes it comes cut into cubes, and sometimes it's whole pieces. There were cheese tortellinis on the adult MDR menu one night - he absolutely loved them. Also, bread with butter is such a highlight of the MDR dinner for all three of us. Fruit salad chicken nuggies MDR pep pizza We have also used a tablet with headphones for DS since he was 3 to give us an opportunity to actually enjoy MDR dinners. He watched cartoons and kid's movies.

we were there in June. Zero harassment of any kind. Some elderly dude playing an instrument pointed to a table with some trinkets, I said - no, sorry, no cash, and that was it.

it seems this question is asked quite often.... but do we need to open a new thread every time? https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2849599-favorite-food-on-princess-cruise-line/

I am getting seafood. 🙂 Never liked turkey anyway.

very true. Back on our very first cruise in 2009 the tux rental was $99, I think.

uncleboo, you do not have to open 2 or even 3 identical threads for each question you have. You can just open one new thread. Or you could open just one thread named Questions about Enchanted Princess and keep asking your questions in it.

didn't know that...

we are now in a mid-forward balcony and I have just switched from Amalfi (we were in the aft inside) to Santorini. Capri wasn't offered at all for the 3 of us - maybe, it's full already.

the only additional "everything" we pay for on Spirit is the checked bags... And it is still cheaper. And, yes, I do check prices every day and wait till they fall to an acceptable level (usually right around the 80-90 day mark). RT ticket per person $171 on Spirit for our TG cruise, $458 on Delta, and you still have to pay for checked bags. I kept an eye on the SW tickets as well - very high and the times are inconvenient, and SW tickets are $328 to and $89 from, so nowhere near $171+$68 luggage fee.

imho, an overkill for a 4 night cruise.