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On one of our cruises last year it was much cheaper booking for the full cruise - $179 I think. ($149 for a 7 day to Mexico) Its definitely worth the daily rate to me - but for the whole cruise, I planned to go at least 3-4 times, and ended up going twice. Next time Iâll just do it daily.
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Cakes added to Premium Dessert offerings on Crown Princess
WAvoyager replied to Shelly97060's topic in Princess Cruises
Youâre making me feel so old, and I know Iâm not! LOL! my first cruise was on the Costa Enrico C, in 1983. 𫣠-
Itâs unfortunately important to keep all information regarding promos when booking with Princess. We once booked a comped cruise, which had some additional included items. There was some issue so they had to rebook the cruise. When rebooked, the extra comped items (part of the promo) were all missing. They had no record of the promo code associated with the offer, and required us to prove that they ever had such an offer. Fortunately we kept the original mailer, and were able to find it and provided the code for them. You would think that keeping track of the promos you offer directly to your customers would be a pretty basic thing to do, butâŚ
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Yeah - itâs similar to hotel rooms. Doesnât really cost anything different if youâre in the inside or balcony room - they might as well get some extra money from you for the upgrade. hey - maybe you got Startedwithamouseâs original room! đ
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Where do these âfreeâ wine tastings and canapĂŠs come from? I need to make sure I request mine on my next cruise! oh wait - Iâm guessing they come âfreeâ when youâve paid for a nicer cabin or somethingâŚ? everything has a cost - sometimes itâs just more obvious that youâre paying.
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Yes, everything sounds normal. As others have noted, the charges all seem correct. What happens with the rate charged is that Princess âproperâ charges $$$ for the cruise. The Casino group collects the necessary $ from you for customer responsible charges. The remaining $$ is âpaidâ to Princess by the Casino group. (There may not be any actual payment, but there is some financial accounting transaction which the Casino is responsible for). Once the casino takes care of their âpaymentâ, the cruise is considered paid in full and is eligible for upgrade bidding. Please note : by upgrade, I mean the upgrade bidding process. If you requested an upgraded cabin, it doesnât sound right that you had to wait. Theyâve always been able to book an upgraded cabin from our offer at time of booking, within certain cabin categories. When we were offered interior room, we booked a balcony. Now that weâre offered a balcony, we always book a mini-suite, at the casino upgrade rate. They donât allow upgrades to certain categories. This is the first Iâve heard of the Casino to Princess payment being made 10 days following your reservation. This process is notorious for the Casino waiting until the last minute to âpayâ the remaining balance, or past the last minute to where Princess cancels the reservation. But maybe itâs a new policy theyâve implemented recently. I was surprised that my upcoming trip was upgrade bidding eligible pretty early on, which indicates the cruise has been paid in full, so that aligns with what you were told. Weâve been on 5 casino comped cruises, and while there were a couple of hiccups, everything has worked out as expected, and we have a hard time considering paying for a cruise these days.
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Youâre correct - and from the sound of it, even if we do go on the Caribbean Princess, itâs likely Iâll never find out where it is! đ
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I canât think of any reason it would be a problem. The issue with EZ Air is that itâs a modification to your Princess booking. If that isnât done by a Casino agent, your booking may get messed up (since regular agents may not properly capture Casino booking specific details). Booking your flight with the airline has no impact on your Princess booking.
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Guess Iâll need to plan some âin and outâ time for our next cruise! đ
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I had the same issue for our 4/15 cruise. I just changed it to pick up at port. Doesnât really slow down the process much - for us anyway. Overall times will get worse as Iâm sure lots of people are having the issue.
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Itâs been reported that thereâs a 15 minute delay between prize âdrawingsâ - so going right back out probably doesnât do anything. My concern is we usually have our daughter with us, and she always wants to run up to the door first to see her name on the screen. Not sure if weâll have to tell her she doesnât get to do that, or if weâll have to wait, exit the room, and go back in each time we go to our cabin! đ¤Ş
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Itâs not included in Plus - only in Premier.
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I only know where the gym is on the ships Iâve been on because you had to route through them to get to other things.
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Yeah, but all of those extra calories are of course being offset by the new fitness classes, right? 𤣠I keep meaning to use the gym while weâre cruising, butâŚ.
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We donât really drink at home. We have gotten Plus comped the last couple of cruises. We both use the internet every day. But lots of bottled water and sodaâs donât really make up the extra $28/day. But on every cruise with Plus, my wife now ends up having 2-3 cocktails per day. And I have a whole new category of drinks to choose from throughout the day. Plus, I have a wife who is much more relaxed and happy throughout the trip. Financially, itâs pretty close for us, but comparing a cruise with and without Plus. Itâs worth every $ weâd have to spend adding it on. And now, I know my daughter will enjoy a few desserts on the cruise. Heck, me too!
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Us too. I do have to say though, that we thought the food was mostly disappointing. The buffet was very limited in selection and mostly mediocre, and the MDR food was nothing inspiring. There were definitely some good dishes, but a lot of âmehâ food as well. Definitely a letdown from the Crown 6 months before the shutdown. We also ate at the Crown Grill and Sabatiniâs. The Grill was surprisingly good (contrary to the reports we had read from others), and Sabatiniâs, while not as good as pre-shutdown, was still enjoyable. All in all, the food wasnât awful, but there was definitely a big change in the overall quality. Iâm hoping it was challenges in the restart, and not an ongoing trend. The trip, even with the ships propulsion issues at the time, was still enjoyable. Weâre hoping to see a return closer to the previous high standards when we board the Discovery next month.
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How is the bidding system doing? Any comments?
WAvoyager replied to Bwana Tom's topic in Princess Cruises
I really wanted to bid on the forward facing club class mini - but then I realized there isnât a fold out couch in that cabin class. The only time we can get our DD to sleep in her own bed is when weâre in a hotel or on the ship. No way Iâm giving up that pull-out! -
For Alaskan cruises, cruise lines have an arrangement with Alaska to open the casinos at a certain distance from the ports, and do not have to be as specific distance from the coast. I believe the actual implementation is an hour away from port, but I could be mistaken on that. As noted by others, this does not apply while in Glacier Bay (National park?), and also does not apply once youâre in Canadian waters, or approaching WA state.
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I donât remember seeing one. I remember Carnival having one. But I could be mistaken about Princess. We always get our cruises comped by the casino, so never really look out for their promos. We were looking to book a Carnival cruise under one of the promotions, but even with the huge discounts the cost was $$$$.
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Hopefully theyâve been dusting! đ
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Yup - was tying to figure out if theyâve done anything with the space yet. I would have to think that theyâve already sunk costs into developing the laser shooting and escape room experiences. During the pandemic, throwing more money at ships to get the hardware installed wasnât feasible, but now that operations have fully resumed, it seems like this should be a quick way of adding an additional revenue stream to the ship.
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Thanks - unfortunately that thread is a half a year old, and there was nothing open in the Discovery at that time. The escape room was in the Enchanted, and the poster was guessing it would be added to Discovery.