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On ‎5‎/‎10‎/‎2019 at 11:36 PM, suzyed said:

I ordered 2 the other night and put to Mom from Dad.  Used my Princess card. Got the cards pretty quickly.  The next night, I ordered two more and put to Su*** from CH***.  Used hubby's Princess card (same acct. different number).  Went through without a problem.  However, I have yet to receive the $50 bonus cards on either purchase. All were purchased electronically.

I ordered a card yesterday & it came quickly.  Haven't seen the bonus $50 card yet.  I emailed the support address, so hopefully they will send the bonus card to me.

Hallasm - Thanks for all your help!  I think we will be able to make it to Den Gamble Bye by walking.  Depending on our energy level after the walk & touring, we might do the cab back to the ship.  We are certainly looking forward to seeing your country -- our first visit!!

Hallasm - Thanks for the quick response.  That would work out perfectly for us, but for one small problem   We will be in Aarhus at the end of April and per the HOHO website, it doesn't run then.  Are Ubers available or would we need to do a cab if we didn't want to walk (or if the weather isn't good)?  Thanks!

I've looked at the maps of Aarhus, but can't figure out the walking route to get to Den Gamble By.  Would we be better off getting the HOHO bus?  Does it stop at Den Gamble By?  Thanks in advance!!

With you on the art auctions.  We also skip anything that is a blatant sales pitch - "Look 10 years younger!" and "Walking in comfort" come to mind.  All they try to do is sell you products.

I'm thinking we probably had a different Matt on the Royal - none of the pictures of the staff looked like the one we had.  Thanks for posting that!

I really hope the "old" one comes back & stays!  The new one is just too busy.  Older version seemed a lot more user-friendly.

6 hours ago, ckrcjr said:

We just got off of the Caribbean Princess yesterday.  We had an "obstructed" oceanview cabin - E410  - but it was a perfect location and very little obstruction.  You will LOVE the Caribbean Princess - it was one of our top cruises of all times as the Cruise Director, Matt, is hysterical - and his staff is incredible.  The Ocean Medallion worked great for us and we loved how it would unlock the door - and help us find our "shipmates" as well.  The internet is very fast.  It was a great cruise and I wish we were still there!  You will have a wonderful week!

Wondering if that is Matt O'??  That's who we had on the Royal earlier this year - he was great!

Thanks for the great review, Kim.  We were on the Horizon the week before you and I saw lots of things that looked so familiar and brought back fun memories!  Lorelei did a lot of the trivia on our cruise & she was so much fun.

We mainly do Princess ourselves, but will do Carnival when they send a really good offer!    We just did the Horizon in December.  Will be happy to answer any questions you might have (if I can remember all the details!).  I do know that we enjoyed it.

I always get the Bottomless Bubbles and my DH doesn't.  I think it's the liquor package that may have to be purchased by everyone.

I can't recall everything about that first cruise (1989), but I do remember it was on the (original) Carnival Mardi Gras -- ship was about 24,000 tons.  One thing I remember vividly was our cabin which was way forward and the floor had a slight slope to it!  Also, I used to tell people that the bathroom was so tiny you could sit on the john, wash your hair in the shower and wash your hands in the sink all at the same time!!    That trip was the beginning of our love of cruising!

Fast-forward 30 years and many cruises - and they're still our favorite vacation.

Check the tracking on your notice.  It should give an arrival date.  We just got our medallions for an upcoming cruise - got the notice that they were shipping out on Monday - and they arrived Wednesday - from Hong Kong!  I can't get that kind of service for shipments originating in the US.

6 minutes ago, Jezabel2924 said:

If the land portion has been booked through the cruiseline then they usually advise you to bring one bag for the land portion and they will take your remaining luggage to meet up with you at the ship.

That's how it worked when we did a land tour in Alaska (through Princess) and then a cruise after.  We had luggage that was tagged as "meet me on the ship."  Actually, they limited everyone to one smallish suitcase (about a 20") and a piece of hand-carry (tote bag or backpack) for the land portion since all the luggage traveled with us on the bus or train.

Easy to use 2 different cards to pay the cruise fare & airfare.  I just did final payment on a cruise & used 2 different cards.  I use a TA and just let her know how much to charge for each (wasn't geared specifically towards the air) - I think you'd just need to let them know which card you want to use to pay each portion.  As to which one you want to get miles on - I'd pick whichever one I use the most for other travel!    When we've used EZAir in the past, we provided our FF numbers and got the miles for the flights we took.

The lounge is Shooters and it's very close to the forward elevators - they even have a regular bar in there which was generally open in the evenings (the bar, that is -the lounge was open 24 hours).

When we did our Elite in December, we opted out of the shore excursion (it was an all-inclusive beach trip and we're not beach people).  They gave us a dinner in the Italian restaurant instead.  The steakhouse dinner was done as a group & was very good.  Daily treats, gifts, etc.  The best part was that the casino was not packed like it was when we did an Ultra - we had about 90 total (invited guests & companions).  Lots less names in that barrel!!  We were each selected a couple of times.  No "big" prize like the IPad mini I got on the Ultra, but preferred the less crowded conditions to getting a gift.

We did not have to wait to do our Ultra before getting the Elite invitation - we were booked for the Ultra, but hadn't taken it.

29 minutes ago, BigBuoys said:

Don't do this for table games - you will get hit with a 3% fee for using S&S card. If so, apply gift card to S&S account, go to slot machine, add funds from S&S account, add to player bank, cash out at casino cage, go to table game with cash. Don't do this too often. Once is enough. Repetitiveness gets you noticed and on the list.

Easiest thing to do to avoid the "list" is to add funds from S&S, make a couple of plays and then cash out to bank & get money at cashier.  I had my account locked on one ship as soon as I downloaded funds & then cashed out to player bank (and it wasn't even to get $ for tables - I changed my mind about playing that machine).  Easy enough to unlock it, but then they were watching for it.

I'm in agreement with AstroFlyer - would love to get a move over offer as we're pretty flexible.  I figure the only time we'll get it is when we really, really want a particular sailing that isn't done often - and we won't be willing to jump ship (pun intended!!).

The other good thing is that if the machine is inactive for a certain amount of time (maybe a couple of minutes) - any credits on the machine transfer to your account.  I think the nicest part is that you don't have to remember to pull your card out of the machine when you finish!  Just did a B2B with 10 days on the CB (with the medallion) and then moved to the Royal for 7 days.  I forgot the card on the Royal on a couple of occasions because I'd gotten used to having the medallion (and just hitting cashout & walking away).

The sensor will also read your cruise card as well.

Not sure how long the upgrade offer would be valid -- you might want to make sure you've got the Cloud 9 cabin first.  Just a thought ...

Be sure & join the roll call for your cruise - you might be able to identify people looking to play cards or other games.  LCR is fun & doesn't require a lot of packing space.  Also, a deck of cards doesn't take up too much room.  We usually take our cribbage board and I download lots of stuff (books & movies) to my IPad.  We've done the cruise to Hawaii plus some other sea-day intensive cruises - haven't run out of stuff to do yet!!  There's also usually games available in the library as well as jigsaw puzzles.

We've always had plenty of hangers - and your steward can get you more if you need them.

15 minutes ago, Colo Cruiser said:

Took a lot of prodding of Stewart to get one on the Regal. He just chucked it on the bed.

Ha!  I got one with used/missing stuff. Did someone forget their chapstick?

Well - that certainly explains why I got 2 chapsticks in one of the bags!! 

Funny thing about the "upgraded" toiletry bag.  Did a cruise on the CB & got the full bag.  Went on the Royal immediately after - the bag in the room appeared to be leftovers (loofah, shampoo, conditioner & lotion were all gone).  When I asked my cabin steward for a "complete" bag, he told me that the items in there are all you get now.  I inquired at GS & they said the Hotel Manager (I think) would contact me - he never did.  Steward did provide another partial bag.  I know it's a little thing, but I give those bag to friends & they always enjoy them.  I think I just had a very lazy steward on the Royal.