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5 hours ago, InTheWASide said:

does anyone know if we'll go by the Statue of Liberty or under any bridges

As others have said, you can see the Statue from the ship before sailing.  I suggest you go forward and as far up as you can when going under the Verrazzano Bridge.  It looks like the ship only clears by a couple of feet.

13 hours ago, cjpj said:

Inside cabin Standard (no package) is 2199 not 3319. OP must have fat fingers.

Prices listed in post #5 were Premier prices.

7 hours ago, DCThunder said:

The biggest drawback to the Island is the fitness center is in a windowless area at the stern of the ship on a lower deck. 

It was clearly added to the ship long after she was built and fitness centers became increasingly important to some cruisers.

The fitness center is where the Universe Lounge used to be.  Similar to the Vista Lounge on other ships.

1 hour ago, cr8tiv1 said:

 

EZ check works for any flight leaving AFTER 10:30 AM and not a minute before (validated by experience).

Make that 11:30, and not 11:29.

Thank you so much.  Good, detailed instructions.  Only problem now is we won't be on Princess, to try it out, until January 2025.

I purchased the Tuwejia Multiport Adapter and set it up as per the pictures in the following link on a recent Princess cruise.  My question is, "how do you switch the input to HDMI?"  I had tested the set up at home, but my TV was already set for HDMI, and it worked great.  Tried it on the ship, didn't work so great.  Actually, not at all.  Have no idea on how to switch input.

5 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

Which Hyatt Place? 

I was referring to the one on 10th.

On 5/3/2024 at 1:56 AM, Ashland said:

The shuttle from FLL to the hotel has never been free.

 

 

It was the first time we stayed there.  I don't recall the date.

On Princess we've had pretty good luck requesting something from one night to be served the next. Just talk to your waiter about it, he gets in touch with the head waiter, and the next night it magically appears.  We've even requested some things that were not on the menu, like peanut butter pie, key lime pie, or apple streusel. 

The "true inside passage" is like being on a large river.

12 hours ago, JamieLogical said:

 (I've done an 11:00am flight out of JFK after docking at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal on NYC Marathon day!)

Manhattan and Brooklyn, is like comparing apples to oranges. 

On 1/26/2024 at 11:22 AM, gvre said:

 

My choice is an AFT Deck 10 C749 it looks like it has a bigger balcony

We were in C 749 in November 2022.  This is the balcony.

On 3/29/2024 at 4:17 PM, LeeW said:

  Florida doesn't have drop-off charges for rental cars.

This may be true, but they quite often increase the daily rental fee if not returned to same location.

Have never had a problem with a Value Trip reservation.  Don't be surprised if you don't hear anything from them for a week to 10 days.  Once you get their confirmation you deal directly with the hotel.  Meaning you can call them to check on your reservation, and you contact them to cancel. Your card is not charged until you stay.

Have stayed at both.  Holiday Inn is about ,5 miles east of Publix.  Hyatt Place is about .4 miles west, taking the shortcut.  I would make my decision based on cost.

6 hours ago, Ashland said:

We have an annual GeoBlue (Trekker) policy. 

Have the same.

1 hour ago, SunshineCruiser96 said:

Has anyone been able to figure out how to see all of the cruises they have booked on the new Princess app?

On my phone, I hit Profile in the lower right, and it comes right up.

12 hours ago, L74 said:

What happens if next day you notice that out of the 20 drinks both me & the hubby consumed the day before, 17 have been allocated to his medallion and only 3 to mine?

It depends on which ship you are on.  It's happened to us a few of times, mostly the first day when bartenders are so busy.  They have removed the charges all but one time.  That time I had 16 charges, and my wife had three.  They told me to make sure to get both medallions charged next time.   

2 hours ago, 57eric said:

 

 

·         A drop box at guest services.  I had three forms to turn in.  Each time I had to hand it to someone at the desk.  A drop box seems like a no brainer.  Shore Excursions, Future Cruise Sales and the Wake Show each have one.

 

• ·         The principal enrichment speaker, after the third sea day.  Pat McCormack was lined up to speak on each of the five sea days but vanished after three lectures.

• ·      Paper napkins. 

   

•           People were setting bags out hours before the crew begin removing them. 

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Have seen a drop box at Guest Services on some ships.

The speaker (singer, entertainer, waiter, etc.) disappeared.  Can you say covid.

They are trying to do away with paper products.  They have a tendency to blow overboard.

We always run a pool to guess the earliest bag sighting the last day.  Earliest was 2:30.

9 hours ago, 2806 said:

What kind of drinks cost over the $15?  

Martinis made with some of the gins available are over $15.

At first I thought it might be the Victoria Park Hotel, off Sunset.

Victoria Park Hotel | Fort Lauderdale | North Beach Village Resort (thevictoriaparkhotel.com)

After reviewing the video on the website, I'm pretty sure it's not.

I believe that I read the eclipse will be moving 1500 miles an hour.  Figure out how far you will be from Hawaii to know how much earlier to start looking.  The partial is from about 6:30 am till 8:00 am HST.  Then you have to figure out what time zone you are in.  Oh my.

10 minutes ago, IUSteve said:

  I have Princess Plus, and for some stupid reason, because that was included as part of a promotion, they won't let me upgrade to Premier. 

If you really want Premier, I would try to upgrade once onboard.

Have you seen some of those cabins with four people in them.  It looks like six times the work.

18 hours ago, mattR said:

  How do I set up 2 tables of six next to each other for the entire cruise at the same table and time each night?

Make reservations for your party of 12 in the dining room of your choice, and the time of your choice.  The app will indicate something like "various tables", instead of "private table for 12".  The first night tell the Head Waiter your wishes for same tables and servers.  This usually will take care of your needs.  I would do this soon after the dining room opens. 

About a year ago, we had a Head Waiter was not too cooperative for our party of eight, although we had the same table five of the seven nights.  The cruise before that we had a party of 14 and that Head Waiter went out his way to get us a table for six next to a table for eight for the whole week.  We also set some guidelines for seating.  You could not sit next to the same person as the night before, except for your significant other.   Also, change tables once in a while.