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It makes sense that letting the credit card make the conversion would be cheaper. It would be closer to the actual exchange rate than a hotels which probably isn't updating very often. Thanks for the nudge to logic! Lol. I do appreciate the responses.

In researching hotels for a post-cruise stay in Rome this fall, I've noticed many of the booking websites allow for booking in various currencies. Is there any advantage to booking in EUR and letting my credit card convert to USD vs booking directly in USD? The only potential difference I am seeing is difference in exchange rate. For informational purposes the card would use has no foreign transaction fees. Thanks for sharing the wisdom of experience!

Big Thank You to everyone for the thoughts. I've got some answers and some things to keep on my mind as I move forward. Smooth seas and following winds all.

I have a query for those experienced in booking with EZ Air. As some background, I normally book our flights myself when travelling in North America. We are booked on an Eastern Mediterranean itinerary next fall and am thinking booking flights through Princess may be a better way to go. We are flexible in our departure and return points to the States when booking the transatlantic flights. How easy is it to change a flight itinerary once booked, but before final payment date? Most price watching tools say booking in mid-summer would yield the lowest prices - but I am not sure this is true when using a bulk reseller like EZ Air. I have found a round trip set of flights which would mostly suit our needs, but being this far out I am concerned about finding flights at better times and better prices later in the game. I appreciate you sharing the benefit of your experience. Thanks!

Yes. Guarantee cabins can bid for upgrade.

The new app does have the QR code. It is in the "Boarding Pass" tab toward the top of the home page.

Ok. My problem was I was looking under the dining tab where there is no link. Found it under the summary. Thanks.

I will admit I'm confused by this. When I go onto the Princess website and access my booking (Caribbean Princess, January 2024) under the dining tab, it tells me all reservations have moved to the Medallion App. There is no way to access dining in this area. Is there another place I should be looking? For the record, I made my reservations for both MDR and specialty through the app. I'm more curious for future reference if I should happen to encounter issues like the OP.

I agree. I've seen a similar issue with the exact same numbers when booking an advance reservation through the app with the premier package. In my case, the charge to my CC has always been reversed, like with a hold. Looks like the hold never got reversed for you. Good luck.

Slightly off topic, but to perhaps clarify what the specialty dining charge is for Raider: I noted that when you make a reservation for specialty dining with Plus or Premier, Princess will charge the card on your account for the cost of the dining. The cost is then removed later and the dining is "charged" to the package.

Following along. Thank you for sharing!