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3 minutes ago, icat2000 said:

Well I can’t even access the booking as not showing for me to book on website. I didn’t get the email and Princess office for Australia doesn’t open up until 9 am despite being Elite. I hope they have keep some cabins offline for the Australian market.

Try calling them instead. It was on my website either, but when I called, cabins were available but they had technical problems.

While on hold with Princess, my TA called me back (because she had trouble booking my 2nd voyage too) and said that she got me my two Vista Suites.

1 hour ago, Cruise Junky said:

Yes, Navigator. We’re really excited. First time on Regent for us. A OV guarantee was only about $200 less pp than a Princess balcony and when you look at what it includes, it’s a steal. 

Congratulations on the great find. Enjoy your cruise.

We had booked a Concierge Mini Suite on the Navigator for a December sailing, but cancelled it when a Russian Far East, Bering Sea, and Alaskan Aleutian Islands came up on Silversea while we cruising on their Silver Cloud in Antarctica. My logic was that we could not afford both (the SS one was $54k plus insurance), and we had already been to French Polynesia on the Tahitian/Ocean Princess 3 times before on different itineraries (Cook Islands, Rangiroa,  and the Marquesas), so we cancelled the Regent one. Besides we rarely drink and the unlimited alcohol on her would be wasted on us.

It was wasted on us as well on Silversea, I mean there was alcohol freely flowing on that ship, even at the evening briefings for the next days activities. Hubby requested a Black Russian and the butler showed up with full bottles of Kahlua and Vodka and made it for him on the spot. Hubby never drank anymore from those bottles. I mentioned a little rum for my hot chocolate and he came with a large bottle of Meyers Dark Jamaican Rum. The nice thing about the Silversea Expedition cruises is that all shorex are included too. You just decide everyday what you want to do e.g. I went on a Zodiac ride while hubby did a 5-mile hike in Antarctica, or we would hike together on the slower hikes trying to avoid penguin poop.

So for about 3K less pp than a Regent mini, I am hoping my TA can book a suite for me tomorrow.

Bob, we didn't hear the cabinets squeaking but did have some minor problems with our OS. They promptly fixed them, then comped us a bottle of wine and $200 obc. I didn't ask for it, I just wanted them fixed. They also comped some of the Club Class Mini passengers with obc when their cabins were flooded from the balcony sprinkler test.

We were in 8067 (aft Owner's Suite)  and there was noise from them dragging furniture around early morning in the Panorama Buffet seating area above us. It didn't bother us, we just went back to sleep.

When the 18-night Land of the Midnight Sun bookings opened at 8am PDT back in late 2015, we called at 0755, and by 0805 both Owner's Suites on Deck 7 were gone. We got our third choice 8067 on deck 8.

46 minutes ago, kennicott said:

We were on the Pacific for 29 days in December. There were three of us, they put us at table number #3 in your schematic here, but it was a table for four. They told us we could eat anytime we wanted, but we usually showed sometime between 6:15 and 6:30 PM. Actually the entire seating arrangement was different for us. If I recall correctly they made some major changes to it after the voyage got underway too.   

Good to know. We were on the 2nd sailing after drydock so they were still working on things.

They tested the balcony sprinkler system one day and some of the Club Class minis got flooded because the weather stripping wasn't sealing properly. We heard all the commotion and saw it ourselves. Large fans in the hallway next morning and carpeting being replaced.

Talked to a couple in CC Dining and they said that they had to sleep on deck 4.

From some of the recent photos, I see that more furniture and lamps were changed out in the Owner's suites.

Agree with you, lots of space and two toilets but also felt vibrations too in 8067. One night the minibar tray almost fell off the table, I had to move it to the sofa because it was rattling so much.

I hope that we all get the bookings we want next Tuesday. Goodluck to all of us.

We last sailed on the Pacific Princess in an aft Owner's Suite to Norway in 2017.

This is a diagram of the Club Class eating area. While it was not true Anytime dining, we could show up to 30 minutes late and still dine with anyone we wanted. We were one of 3 couples at table 9 who took it amongst ourselves to rotate sitting by the windows. Others preferred the privacy of table #1 and table #2.

5 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

Nope! We are in a suite on the Royal and sitting in the lounge waiting to disembark. No special disembarkation procedure for suite passengers. Princess is nothing like NCL when it comes to suite treatment.


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On the Majestic Princess, suite passengers were able to use the VIP/Concierge lounge on the Riviera deck for disembarkation. The rep stayed in constant communication on the radio as to when we could leave. They also opened the doors of the adjacent meeting room to accommodate more of us. The usual food and espresso machine was available for use.

The CSR I spoke to yesterday said she was absolutely sure that the 10 night RT Papeete was not included with todays release. She said that Tahiti and Cuba will be released on 4/23 4/24, but email that my TA received said 4/16. So who knows.

My TA said the same thing, book next week (after being on hold with Princess for a long time).

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I looked through my TAs email and nothing on the Pacific Princess was released today. Majestic, Sapphire,  Sun, Sea, 

6 minutes ago, caribill said:

 

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Cruise Junky's link is from cruisecritic .co.uk website.

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On 3/27/2019 at 12:27 PM, Colo Cruiser said:

There is supposed to be for suites.

However we have been unable to get better than the 72 hour turnaround time on the last several cruises in suites.

 

Mid cruise one time we were told we would need to book the next cruise to get our laundry back.  🙄

Did you mark the Presto box?

We have sailed in 7 suites now, and it was always same day if out before 9am.

On our last Majestic cruise, our room steward preferred that we put it out at night, which was then returned the next evening.

1 hour ago, Kenswing said:

Hey guys..  It was nice chatting with you on the tender back to the ship in Akaroa.. 

Hi Ken, we really enjoyed chatting with you guys too and meeting others at the M&G.

On 3/27/2019 at 8:53 AM, Georgie562 said:

Ships just keep getting bigger and bigger. Don't get me wrong I love cruising on big ships as much as I do on small and medium sized ships but pretty soon all these ships will only be big enough to fit the same old boring ports that can hold them. Same old boring itineraries due to the size.

Just got off the Majestic (in a PH suite), too many crowds. Going to try Oceania,  and another expedition cruise on Silversea (we loved our Antarctica cruise, 200 pax, 230 crew, a butler for every cabin).

Been to Alaska 7 times now, same ole ports. Juneau,  Ketchikan,  Skagway, Haines, Sitka, Glacier Bay, Hubbard Glacier,  Tracy Arm, College Fjord. 

Looking forwards to visiting other Alaska ports such as Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. 

I read no tuxes nor evening gowns, but what exactly is O's dress code for MDR dinner?

First time O cruiser, on a 20-day cruise to Greenland,  Iceland,  Scotland,  Ireland,  and Faroe Islands if that makes a difference. 

Silversea normally has formal nights, but it was causual on our Expedition cruise to Antarctica. 

Cierva Cove 

Hiking on Antarctica 

We went last December for 15 nights on the Silver Cloud. Yes, it was a cruise of a lifetime and worth the $50k fare.

34 minutes ago, geocruiser said:

21-Day Ultimate Alaska & Pacific Northwest Adventurer

 

SHIP MAASDAM

 

FROM$1,329PER PERSON

INSIDE

Taxes, Fees and Port Expenses are additional up to $631. View Pricing terms

DEPARTS

San Francisco, California, US
May 28, 2019

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San Francisco, California, US
Jun 18, 2019

I had my eye on that itinerary but are doing this cruise instead that we booked after sailing with them to Antarctica (Alaska on steroids).

4 hours ago, Doug R. said:

Obviously you are an affluent cruiser. However those of us who are middle class have fewer options than you.  We are at the mercy of the mainstream lines and cannot flee to the luxury lines. I still love Princess, although I am cognizant of the cutbacks, and will continue to sail with her, unless Celebrity or another line has a more appealing itinerary.

My TA says that all HAL cabins have sofas.

I wouldn't mind if full suite passengers would have reserved seats in the theater that could be released 10 minutes prior to showtime. That would make up for the Internet that was taken away several years ago.

2001 and Voyager of the Seas out of Miami. Largest ship at the time, it was huge!

Yes we went ice skating and rock climbing onboard.

14 minutes ago, Dani24 said:

The suite benefits mention “complimentary umbrellas”. Are these on loan for the duration of the cruise? Or do you just request them as you need them? Can you take them home with you (without beig charged)? 

Depends on the ship. We found umbrellas in the closet on the Pacific and the Majestic, but not on the Star, or the Grand the 3 times we were on her, one of which was to Alaska where it rained, lol. They are large umbrellas (like golf umbrellas) so we just left them in the closet when we disembarked.