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Thanks for the update!

You don't registeer ahead of time. As long as you use your seapass card in machines or at the table, if your activity warrants then they will notice you.

I will throw in my 2 1/2 cents...:D We have been traveling with both lines for approx. 17 years. I actually prefer Celebrity a bit more than Princess, though Princess has come a long way. My Partner likes Princess a tad more. The food on Princess has greatly improved over the years and the service has generally been very good to excellent. Princess does nickel and dime you a bit more than Celebrity.

 

We go back to the days of Chef Michel Roux on Celebrity and you had to pay $35 to join their loyalty program - best money we ever spent (years later they gave us a $50 credit when it became free to join). Celebrity is also a bit more generous in its loyalty program. Now that we made it to the top of Princess' loyalty program the benefits are better. Generally, for us itinerary and our schedule play the role in our booking of a trip. Both lines generally cater to the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's demographic. We have been on RCL 2x -food was average at best and too many kids; NCL 1x not to be discussed in our house again - not an option, we also stay away from MSC and Costa.

 

IMHO - Celebrity and Princess are as good as it gets for the mid-priced, mass-market lines before you make the jump to Oceania, Azamara, Crystal, etc...

 

Happy Sailing!!!:D

This sums up our thoughts as well.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

chicagopaul is back! Woohoo!:cocktail:

Sooo True!!! LOL

Great report, Thanks!

Enjoyed the review!

It is not "expected" but can be a nice courtesy to do so either after a few drinks with same server or after every drink if something special, or whatever...no right or wrong answer and no server/ bartender will refuse it.

Shall we assume you are talking about Royal?

According to another site on board Reflection:

 

CC hostess: Melissa Marteniz

MC concierge: Adrian Diaz

Suites Manager: Bogdan

Captain: P Skylogiannia

Adrian Diaz must have just moved, as she was on Equinox for Feb 24 sailing

We are sailing out of Fort Lauderdale. When we disembark our flight doesn’t leave until 7:00 pm that evening. Would we still be able to do the EZ check? Will they hold our luggage that long? Thanks!!

Are you flying Southwest?

I have a related question.

We fly out of FLL on southwest late in the afternoon. I also prepaid for early boarding so we could hopefully sit together. So with ez check; does princess go online the night before debarkation and check us in and print boarding passes and luggage tags? Or do we need to go online and pay princess for 15 mins of internet to check in and a fee to princess for printing the tags?

If you prepaid the fee to SW for early checkin, you don't have to do anything. Princess will issue the boarding passes with your early boarding number handled by the airline...

It was a perk a few weeks ago on Equinox, a one time visit on a port day.

Well said Hank!

Great report, thanks for sharing!

One thing to be aware of....The casinos can become extremely crowded on these sailings. Sometimes it is impossible to get on a machine or find a seat at a table. This took away some of the enjoyment for us....

Thanks for the update!

The PP summed things up nicely, two totally different experiences....

It would be AA problem. Hopefully you are flying in at least one day before your flight...

I think you need to start with which specific cruise line you are interested in as comps vary wildly between different lines....

If your friends have read the reviews and already "formed" an opinion, do you really want to risk persuading them to go anyway and risk them being unhappy and regretting their trip?

Delighted to hear how well it has turned out for you. Your professionalism has shone throughout all of this, you too should take a lot of credit for how this had turned out.

 

 

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Absolutely agree. Glad you are able to enjoy your cruise!

Great pictures of your suite, thanks for posting!

There is no construction planned for the spring that will cause diversion to Grand Central.

If it is Sat/Sun you have traffic (lack of) in your favor. If it is a weekday, I would definitely not do it. Another factor is LGA has a LOT of construction going on, including roads that can cause delays...