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When I try to log in this morning to look at my cruise, I get "WHOOPS! YOUR PAGE WAS NOT FOUND".

Not what I want to see with under a week to go. Anybody else having problems with the website today?

I know you said you were loyal to Princess but try Celebrity. Summit does the Caribbean out of San Juan, and I bet you won't be disappointed.

Haven't been on Princess in a few years. Is Bert Stratton still doing piano bar anywhere these days? We loved him.

Yes, as a customer of both Princess and Celebrity, you're going to think better of the Princess site after you try using Celebrity's.

If you are in a suite or if you are an elite level Captain's Club member' date=' you get a mini-bar set up in your room. As of yesterday, you could trade your mini-bar for 2 coffee cards (great for those who don't drink alcohol!). A poster above stated that they are now giving only one coffee card for the mini-bar, which makes little sense given the replacement cost of the mini-bar items and the fact that you probably have at least 2 people in the suite.

 

There is NO confirmation that I can locate as to what the mini-bar exchange deal is now.[/quote'] How many punches on the old coffee card? I feel sure it wasn't 15.

We like both and tend to get suites. Celebrity does suite class much better, but you pay. Luminae is an outstanding restaurant on a par with a nice land French restaurant. We are looking forward to trying Club Class dining on our upcoming Princess Alaska cruise.

If the card you registered when you checked in on-line is now not valid, I bet at embarkation they will be asking YOU what card to charge!

I am booked with a TA.

1) I transferred the cruise to the TA months after booking it. I had to email Princess to accomplish it.

2) I set up my own EZ Air after transferring it to the TA.

The thing about cruisetours and southbound is that the land portion, even though Princess handles it beautifully, is more hectic. Best to rest up on the cruise portion. We did a cruisetour northbound, so we speak from experience.

SHIP: Equinox

CABIN #: 6305

DECK #: 6

CLASS: S1 Sky Suite

AREA: Aft, port corner

BED NEAR: Center of the cabin

QUIET?: Very

BALCONY VIEW: Great Aft balcony. Right on top of Tuscan Grill, so lip under, but no problem viewing.

BALCONY SIZE: Wrap around with two chairs, footrests, and a table big enough to eat on.

WIND A PROBLEM?: No

SOOT A PROBLEM?: No

PROBLEMS/COMMENTS: The pole is near the bed and was not a problem for us. The balcony is uncovered, so shade depends on the direction of ship orientation. I could usually sit in the shade if I wanted. There was a work crew outside a couple of afternoons. Very roomy and we loved it. We would definitely book it again.

Photos and video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HJhRu9wUbejH4tVS2

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lYvbGYBf2WB3jSFTVuliFltauVnhdqfheWJTeFujSbs/edit#gid=650283419

This is a spreadsheet of cabin reviews assembled by someone into a Google Doc.

Been to Bermuda three times and docked both places. Where Summit docks is really quite nice and we didn't really miss docking at Hamilton. It's a relaxing ferry ride there. Celebrity is very smoker unfriendly and I understand HAL is less so, if that is a factor. Never sailed on HAL but love Summit and doubt you would feel out of place.

We have done a Sky Suite in Solstice and three Royal Suites on Summit. In the Sky Suite, we were wondering

what the big deal was about butlers, but on Summit we found out. It may have just been that Juan on Summit was just that much better at butlering and we did have him all three times. Getting ready for a Sky Suite on Equinox, so we'll have another data point.

For us, the best time is NEVER! We never buy more than 1 or 2 if any.

Been on Solstice once and Summit three times. Equinox coming up. Summit is great fun, as you can tell based on our repeat business. I would pick based on itinerary and if that's a tie, price. You really can't go wrong.

We are doing that exact cruise this April 7th. Stay tuned for our review!

Having never been to Alaska, but planning to go one day down the road, could you (and others) comment on what the experience of Glacier Bay is like, and how it is different from other parts of an Alaska cruise. Of course I will spend much more time researching, but it would be really nice to have comments from cruisers' who have "experienced" Glacier Bay. [i am seeing many comments on how it shouldn't be missed, so I would just like to have more opinions on "Why not?"...]

 

Thank you....

Free sample:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_Ex-QEV2bH3WE5oeU1qaEVWdkk?usp=sharing

The otter picture was taken while sitting on our balcony.

I didn't read all of these, but I read enough to agree with what I DID read. Princess does Alaska very well. This is true if you are taking a cruisetour and going inland. Princess owns their own lodges and rail cars and they are wonderful for the price. They are very organized in hauling you around, handling your luggage, etc. We are going again late this summer. And Glacier Bay is a bucket list place to go.

We have been on four Celebrity cruises and have been in suites every time. We have appreciated the addition of Michael's Club and Luminae. We once booked one of the largest suites on a Carnival ship. We got a huge cabin but nothing else. It wasn't worth the extra money and we haven't done it again. We enjoy the pampering and are willing to pay for it to escape our day to day life for a week or so. It's not just the extra space.

The poster may be doing the Orlando recreational part before the cruise and are just avoiding the open-jawed flights.

Equinox is the same class ship, so I bet yes.

I have not downloaded the app. The only area I know is for suite guest on Evening Chic nights in the theater. The area is opened up to all about 10 mins before the show. Reservations were never required.

I hijacked a current cruise for my beta test. Maybe I picked a "chic" night to look at.

We are sailing on Equinox on April 7th. I downloaded the new Android app earlier today and was previewing to see how it worked. In the daily schedule section, it referred to having show reservations. If you had reservations, you could be seated earlier and seats would be released for those without reservations just before show time. Is this some new thing?

We had the same problem and ended up canceling. We have done Princess in Alaska for a cruisetour. Their land portion is EXTREMELY well organized. We slightly prefer Celebrity for cruising, but Princess has the land portion nailed.

I'll reinforce what others have said about the population level of kids on Celebrity. We have never hardly even NOTICED any. It won't be like NCL.