DMT1970

I'm sure its been asked before, but can you bring soda and/or water on board?

Thank you 

I apologize as I know this was posted already but I can’t find it.   I am getting ready to board the Crown in a few hours.   Can’t wait.    I want to do the ship tour but how do we sign up for that! 

40 minutes ago, liamur14 said:

I love  mine, wore it 2 weeks ,never took it off. Scuba diving, snorkelling...light as a feather. love it!

I was wondering how waterproof it was..

How about on Dolphin (deck 9) are they covered there?

On 10/20/2019 at 9:37 AM, steelers36 said:

If your CROWN cruise is NOV 7, I would love to have your BOGO coupons for the BlackJack tournament.

Do these coupons come in the patter?  This is our first Princess cruise so not sure how all this things work.. I will be on the Nov 7th sailing.  More than welcome to mine if you want them

On 10/19/2019 at 11:02 AM, steelers36 said:

The above is not only strange, but a bit alarming.  According to the official Princess Medallion pricing chart I was provided back in the summer, a 10-night cruise price is $70 pre-cruise (Personalizer) and the on-board price is only $75. 

 

What shows above indicates an on-board price of $85 before 25% discount!! I am wondering now if they have jacked up the on-board pricing?  Our Personalizer still shows the $70 pre-cruise price for Nov 7 (two voyages after yours).   Incidentally, a cruise we have just booked for 2021 (10-night Caribbean) also has a pre-cruise offer of $70 in Personalizer.

 

As for the 4-device plan, the price shown above reflects a $170 on-board price before discount (or $17/day).  The Personalizer price is $15/day or $150.  That seems normal.

 

Not sure what is going on, but I thought my numbers were correct.

 

The single device plan represents almost no benefit at all for Elites and Platinums when you compare $70 pre-cruise to a net $63.75 on-board (Day 1 special). 

 

I will be on the crown on 11/7/19 and pre=purchased the internet at $70 😞

On 10/20/2019 at 9:42 AM, Peckishpixie said:

I just bought my son and daughter-in-love a cruise that I dont plan on telling them about until we are on our way. They think we are going on a road trip. I've painstakingly arranged everything to be an absolute surprise including a complicated ruse to get my DIL an evening gown and my son a suit under the guise of needing it to attend a fundraiser. I thought I had the perfect surprise but now I have to get them "ocean ready" it is a medallion class ship. I have access to their passport info. I dont know how to finish the other items without telling them. Do you have any good ideas?

I do not agree with all these other posters saying not to surprise them.  I would love it it someone did this for me.  If you have all of their info you are able to get them ocean ready for medallion class ship as long as you have all the information needed.    I say go with your gut and surprise them at the dock.  YOU know them best!!

42 minutes ago, Roatanfans said:

We travel with our 3 kids so for us it's a fantastic value- we do try and take as many pictures as we can- last Christmas we were on a 15 day Asian holiday cruise and I think we came home with 250-300 pictures with the digital images.  Many were really good and I think it was well worth it for us!

When you say "we do try and take as many pictures as we can"  what exactly do you mean. Do you just go to all the photo spots (getting on & off ship, formal night etc.)  don't mean to sound dumb, but i was contemplating getting the package as it is our 25th anniversary cruise and we will not be traveling with any friends or family so essentially no one to take pics.  I am horrible at the selfies..lol .  I just want to be sure i don't pay for the package and wind up with 5 pictures.  

On 10/12/2019 at 1:23 PM, Kingofcool1947 said:

Just off the Crown TA.   Wait for the $99 photo package deal.  There was a very elderly couple who had their picture taken at every venue,  at every Formal Night,  and at every photo opportunity.  They scored 300 phots of themselves.   No such a bad deal.

Do they ALWAYS do the $99 deal  and at what point is that offered

23 hours ago, masterty said:

Sure, package tape one or many into a cube. Slap a luggage tag on it and leave it with the porter. Will arrive with your luggage that evening. 

Has anyone ever had trouble doing this.  I was told by princess we had to carry it on, but giving to the porters seems so much easier

Thanks everyone,  I decided to stick with the ships excursions for this trip.  I have seen other posts where people have referenced their excursion tickets.  I have booked an excursion at each port but do not see anywhere to print tickets.  Will these be delivered to my stateroom or did I miss something?

Are you getting the arrival date by email?  I sail on 11/7/19, completed everything about 3 weeks ago, but i have not seen anything with an estimated arrival date.

On 10/7/2019 at 10:32 PM, Daniel A said:

DW & I have used non cruise line excursions and they were fine and had a guarantee to get you to the next port if you missed the ship.  DW is not very adventurous either and on each of the non cruise line excursions, she kept looking at her watch and worrying about the van breaking down or something else so that she never relaxed and enjoyed the excursions.  Now, we only book Princess excursions because the guarantee that the ship will wait for the Princess excursions lets DW relax and enjoy herself on the excursions.

 

The way I see it, the extra money Princess charges is for us to enjoy a comfort level on the excursions.  If you think you would worry, then Princess is the way to go.  If you think you can enjoy yourself on a less costly non Princess excursion then by all means go for that option.  The difference in cost between the two types is what we are paying for DW's peace of mind.

 

I hope this helps.

P.S. Happy Anniversary! 

Seems like your wife and I have a bit in common.  Thanks so much I think I will be sticking with the Princess Cruises. 

PS.  Currently live in FL but grew up on Long Island...I will always be a New Yorker..LOL

I have never used packing cubes but the seem like they would really help.  Can anyone share the type they have gotten.  Seems like there are several kinds. 

On 10/6/2019 at 6:26 PM, PaperSniper4 said:

 

I've attached the check list I made years ago, although I slightly modify it for each cruise we take. You will surely do the same as you cruise more. We forgot a TON of things we would have liked to have had on our first, and brought another ton of things we never needed! The attached file is PDF.

 

I doubt you will forget something you really need, like medications, but sometimes it is easy to overlook the obvious......

cruise pack list general.pdf 126.77 kB · 108 downloads

WOW...What a list..some things I had, some I did not.  Any chance you have it in a word document for me to edit.  I know i am picky...My husband tells me i m so demanding...LOL   But honestly this has just lowered my stress level.  Thanks for sharing

Do you have a choice of meal or is it whatever they provide

22 minutes ago, DMT1970 said:

My husband and I will be cruising on the crown Princess 11/7/19.    We are not very adventurous and quite frankly a little afraid of touring on our own in ports.  However the shore excursions seem so pricey.   Does anyone have any suggestions/words of advice about touring outside the cruise line?  I have been advised by other people we know to ONLY book excursions thru the ship.  We will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary and are really looking forward to this trip but honestly I am REALLY stressing over these dang shore excursions..  Thanks, Denise

Didn't think about putting in exact ports of call.  we will be visiting St. Thomas, St. Lucia, St.Kitts, Antigua and Barbados.

My husband and I will be cruising on the crown Princess 11/7/19.    We are not very adventurous and quite frankly a little afraid of touring on our own in ports.  However the shore excursions seem so pricey.   Does anyone have any suggestions/words of advice about touring outside the cruise line?  I have been advised by other people we know to ONLY book excursions thru the ship.  We will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary and are really looking forward to this trip but honestly I am REALLY stressing over these dang shore excursions..  Thanks, Denise

On 10/3/2019 at 11:00 AM, PaperSniper4 said:

 

We do the same, especially for a bunch of $1 bills we use to tip the steward who brings our morning coffee for us to enjoy on the balcony. For years we forgot about needing tips for luggage porters and the stewards; now it's on my Cruise Packing Checklist; bring a bunch of one dollar bills. I could probably get bills in the casino or at the purser's office, but it's much more convenient just to plan ahead.

 

Doug

Doug,  

care red to share your cruise packing checklist.  This will be our first cruise and I am panicked I am going to forget something.  10 day cruise is a long time to be without something you may forget.

Has anyone ever seen sip n sail be offered free on cruises that final payment has already been made on or id it just future cruises

8 hours ago, FloaterBoat said:

 

It is indeed open air DMT. There is no coverage from above. So if you want to avoid tan lines... The balcony may not be the best place to lay out in the buff. However, aside from that tiny detail, we had no problems. It's better for getting sun imo. We didn't have any privacy issues or anything. We didn't do much on the balcony besides relax and read and take photos and such. Hopefully it won't be bothersome for you either. There may be some mini suites that are covered from above, but in regards to the club class mid ship mini suites, they're all open tops, completely. 

 

On a side note, I'm excited this is your first princess Cruise. Where's your itinerary headed??? It's highly likely that you have a blast 🙂. The room is nice and comfortable. Roomy. Bathtub. Living room, 2 flat screens. Spacious balcony. Plus the club class perk in the dining room. Fun times. 

FloaterBoat. We are doing the 10 day Southern caribbean  voyager.   We will be celebrating our 25th Anniversary while on the ship.  With the club class dining do they seat you with other guests?  We were tossed whether to do the traditional dining so we had the same waiter each night (we like that they get to know you) and be at a table with other people.  We chose the club class dining.   Hope we made the right choice.  

On 7/26/2019 at 2:40 PM, FloaterBoat said:

We were in a club class mini suite on Dolphin, mid ship, and our balcony was excellent. We could both lay out on the chairs and stool. And it had the full size round table.

We have this type room booked on our first Princess cruise.  I am concerned about other comments i've seen about these being all out in the open with above balconies "looking right down on you"  whats your opinion and how did you feel about the balconies.  Is there any covered area or all open 

Has anyone had a Penthouse suite on Crown Princess?  Thoughts on how it compares to a club class mini suite on deck 9. 

3 hours ago, caribill said:

 

Unlike the regular dining room, they do not ask if you want to share a table with others. Only if you meet with other Club Class passengers and arrange to eat at the same time together will you have a table with other passengers.

So with that being said.  Is there any other benefit to the club class dining.   In others opinions is it really that much better than traditional dining?