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Just got my booking confirmation this weekend and can see the new cruise on the web.  Had booked a small number of excursions and some were copied over and some I assume will be reimbursed sometime soon (for ports no longer on this cruise).  

We used it in YVR and it was great - very fast.  Unfortunately the line through security was crazy - out the door and snaking around the corridor !  
 

Does anyone know if it’s worthwhile in Winnipeg ?

Our FCD doesn’t seem to have been applied either - at least none are showing the new booking number (which I still can’t access anywhere).  Has anyone received specialty dining or excursion refunds yet ?  

We got an email the end of last week with a new booking number for our replacement cruise (Sep 2025) but it didn’t have a booking PDF and we get an error if we try to view the new cruise (either by logging on or trying to access by booking number).  I haven’t seen anyone else mention getting an email so not sure if we had a premature email or if there’s a glitch in the system.

We just booked a Princess Ezair United (non-code shared) to Heathrow and canceled our Air Canada flight. We might not end up needing to but our flight is right at the end of the possible strike week with only a day before our cruise so it’s not like we have much choice if the strike happens.  

We got the same email about our 28 day round Australia Nov 19/25.  We’re supposed to get an automatic transfer to a Sept 26/25 by Sept 15 with a small amount of OBC and Ezair credit.  Like someone else said, this is the 3rd or 4th time we’ve tried to book an Australia or New Zealand cruise (since the dreaded 2020) and the third or forth time cancelled. Perhaps it’s not meant to be !

Thanks - I tried again and it worked.  Whatever the issue was it seems to have been resolved for now.

Every time I try to login to the princess web site I get a “register account” pop up.   Clicking the register account button I get “error” and can’t log in.

Anyone else having issues ?

We’ve used princess transfers from other ports before with no issue.  Perhaps because of the tight port layout, the LA port transfer was so bad (complete cluster…) we gave up and called an Uber after waiting for 30 mins.  We still had to wait about another 30min for the Uber but that was Dec 1 off the Sapphire as mentioned above so looks like that was the right call.

We flew into YVR for connecting flight to LA from a Canadian airport and had to wait in a very long line to go through security again at a US security/passport check area before even getting to US customs.  That connecting time may be « legal » from the airlines perspective but is not enough time.

We have a weekday arrival in San Pedro cruise port and a 3pm flight out of LAX.  Our shuttle leaves the cruise port at about 9:30 so I imagine we would arrive at LAX to check our bags around 10:30. Any ideas of what might be close to or even in the airport to kill a couple of hours ?  Or are we better off just to bite the bullet and wait in the airport ?  We’ve never been to LAX before so assuming check in and security won’t use up that much time might be naive.

Absolutely correct.  From their website:

Are there any items I cannot send?

Yes, any hazardous or dangerous commodities are prohibited from all Luggage Forward shipments. For shipments traveling between two countries, there may be additional items that are restricted by customs on a country-specific basis. 

Here are some of the most common items that cannot be shipped in your luggage:

Medication, OTC, prescription, or vitamins 

Food & Alcohol

Perfume (or anything with alcohol content)

Pressurized Containers (aerosol, CO2 cartridges, etc) 

Valuables or Currency

Electronics

Lithium based, or Alkaline batteries

For additional items that cannot be shipped, please visit https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/

I included some simple non-aerosol toiletries in my luggage (toothpaste, etc.) with no issues.  You can’t add perfumes, alcohol or alcohol containing, aerosol items.  I put them on top and in a separate zip log bag in case they had to remove.  We really appreciated the service and are planning to use them again on an upcoming cruise.  
 

Has anyone used the return service from the ship ?  If so, where and when did they pick up the luggage ?  We’re thinking of spending time in Europe before and after the next cruise. 

I included some simple non-aerosol toiletries in my luggage (toothpaste, etc.) with no issues.  You can’t add perfumes, alcohol or alcohol containing, aerosol items.  I put them on top and in a separate zip log bag in case they had to remove.  We really appreciated the service and are planning to use them again on an upcoming cruise.  
 

Has anyone used the return service from the ship ?  If so, where and when did they pick up the luggage ?  We’re thinking of spending time in Europe before and after the next cruise. 

Remember that the 15 drink limit is only on alcoholic drinks.  Other drinks (specialty cocktails, bottled water, mocktails, gun soft drinks) are unlimited.  If your mother likes lattes, cappuccinos, mocktails, etc she may get some benefit beyond just gratuities.

Made a change after payment but before the 45 days once because we saved a nice amount.  It resulted in a credit balance on the cruise and I had to call Princess customer service to get it refunded (the CSR transferred me to the billing folks).  I’m not sure what would have happened if I hadn’t called in or tried to call on a weekend.

We’ve used it for that reason - travelling a few days in Europe before the cruise.  They picked the luggage up at our home approximately 10 days before the cruise date and was waiting for us in the cabin when we boarded.  It is quite expensive though.  We checked the luggage on our return flight.

What’s the earliest check in starts ?  9am seems very early for the first shuttle.

We buy it only for the CFAR as well.  Did the rep who indicated it would no longer be available to Canadians on Oct 16 (I’m assuming 2023 - this Monday) say what would happen if you had already purchased it for a cruise that sails &/or has final payment after that date ?

Thanks - this helps !

I’ve been trying to reassure friends who’ve been doom scrolling (don’t ask).  They’re concerned about not being covered with cancel for any reason PVP in the following situations:

1) plane cancellations and delays (especially + PVSA) mean they miss the cruise

2) they are denied boarding for any reason including not having the right documentation 

In these cases, are they still covered by cancel for any reason ?  While their specific concerns may be unwarranted it is easier for me to just confirm they are covered (assuming that’s true).

My only experience of PVP was cancelling around 45-50 days before the cruise and it worked as advertised.

Thank you !

We’ll soon be booking a flight from our airport through Vancouver to LAX which is a first for us.  We have a couple of questions to help us decide how long a layover to book.
 

We know we’ll need to complete US border/customs in Vancouver.  Do we have to go through security again first like in Toronto Pearson ?  
 

Also, does filling out the new CBP MPC speed up the customs process ?

Just cancelled my previous medallion order and reordered to ship to my address in Canada - it worked !  For the cruise we have PLUS50 so I was charged $15USD.  I was given the option of charging to the CC I had associated to the cruise or selecting another method.  I chose the former so don’t know if the selecting another payment method works or not.

Anyone know who’s going to deliver the medallion in Canada, UPS (or similar) or Canada Post ?

On our last cruise, the app beverage counter did not count coffee or other non-alcoholic beverages towards the 15 - we would have blown up the counter if it did.  What did happen often is when I ordered double wines for both of us, my counter went up 4, when my DH ordered for both of us his counter went up 2 & mine went up 2.  Perhaps something like that made it look like coffee was being added to the total ?