letscruiseagain&again

I can see my current booking that's 200 days out. Also for my last cruise I ordered my medallion at about 87 days out. So being 66 days out from your cruise might not be the issue. 

3 minutes ago, deliver42 said:

I wouldn't even think about a cruise with AFIB.

My husband has had afib for 15 years or so and takes medication. We have taken at least one cruise a year, with his Dr's blessing, since he was diagnosed.

On 8/15/2019 at 9:55 PM, Globehoppers said:

For planing purposes, Mr Trump will be in Copenhagen on an official state vista 2-3 September!

 

He has asked his staff to look into buying Greenland from Denmark.

 

Expect congestion in Copenhagen on these dates!

Is it safe to say he'll be gone by the 6th? My flight from the US gets in the morning of the 6th and I really don't want to have to deal with whatever a Trump visit would bring during my vacation. 

17 minutes ago, erber said:

We just switched from an obstructed ocean view cabin ( final payment is not until late September) to a balcony cabin. As part of the switch we had to give up original perks of $100 obc and free gratuities, but we got a balcony cabin for far LESS than the original price we paid for the original lower category room. So it was worth it to switch. We were worried it might impact our EZ Air reservation but it did not. Also we got extra obc from our future cruise credit since we switched to a balcony, so that was another little bonus. 

 

I would think, however, if you merely wish to switch from cabin A to cabin B in same category and same price you would not be requires to give up perks. 

Today I switched cabins in the same category and kept all of the perks I previously had. My cruise is less than 75 days out. 

3 hours ago, Colo Cruiser said:

Not sure I am understanding your question.......

Security takes their own photo of you.

You cannot substitute any other photo for a security photo.

I was able to order my medallions today, 83 days out from my cruise. You take a security photo or copy in a photo that you already have. It's my understanding that security will only take a photo if when you get to the ship they feel the photo isn't good enough. 

BTW, your ocean ready account doesn't have to be all green in order to order your medallion. I part of my account was still orange. It indicated that my personalizer wasn't complete, however, everything in my personalizer is complete, I'm just not within 75 days of the cruise. 

I'm just happy I could order my without any difficulty since it seems that they are still working out some issues.

38 minutes ago, halfapair said:

We did not book our flight using Princess EZ Air. I booked our flights independently...will we still be able to use the EZ Check Program? I have never heard of that - but would love to use it!

EZ check is different than EZ air. For $25 per person when your bags are taken the last night of the cruise you won't see them again until you get to your home airport. Also, the service includes checking you in for your flight.

5 hours ago, jeanandjim said:

The Salty Dog Gastropub introduces the "Ernesto", a uniquely crafted rib eye burger created exclusively for Princess by burger expert Chef Uchimura.

Ingredients: Fresh ground rib eye and short rib patty, grilled pork belly, cave aged gruyere, caramelized kimchi, beer battered jalapeno, charred onion aioli, smoked salt & pepper brioche bun

 

A fantastic addition to the offerings on deck. At $5 it is a bargain and if you add a beer, it is only another $3. When reading grilled pork belly, think ooh..bacon..😎

I had the Ernesto burger and it was messy but great! I felt it was worth the wait, and the $5. I simply got a drink from the bar and grabbed a seat at a table. I sipped my drink until they brought the burger to me.  

19 hours ago, mnocket said:

How were you able to purchase the return business class flight for only $250?  That sounds like the bargain of the century! 

The $250 business class flight is domestic so it's not that great of a deal. I was just illustrating the quirk in EZair that was being discussed. I booked business class home because the difference when adding in any baggage fees really negates the cost difference between economy and business class. 

I am flying to Copenhagen and at the end of the cruise flying domestic from New York. When I priced a round trip on EZair it was around $7,500 for business class. When I priced one way to Copenhagen business class was around $1250. The price directly from the airline was $8500. So, I booked EZair one way and purchased the flight home directly with the airline for $250 for business class.

When I was on a couple of weeks ago the new beds were not in most cabins. If I remember correctly only suites and maybe club class. 

This is the same thing that I was told last week. Staff confirmed only 100 cabins are using the Medallion but that the rest will be running in December. We'll have to wait and see.

I'm on the Regal as well. I rode in the elevator with four contractors working on the medallion install. I also spoke with a crew member at the medallion kiosk. Both sets of folks said that the medallion Will be working in December. Perhaps we'll hear more then.

I'm flying into Newark (EWR) for a Princess cruise. My flight arrives around 9:30 am. I've seen some threads that indicate Princess advises those who are not flying to be at the airport at noon for the transfer to the port. Will I have to wait until noon for the transfer? Are there any earlier transfers?

Wow! Amazing!!!

What dates are you cruising?

November 1st. It's the repositioning cruise out of NY.

The upgrade fairy does exist!! We booked a guarantee for balcony cabin in category BF for a cruise this fall on the Regal. When our room was originally assigned a month or so ago we were given a deluxe balcony, category DB. We were pleased with the original assignment. Well, I received an upgrade notice that we were upgraded to a mini-suite, category MB. Such a pleasant surprise. Thank you, thank you upgrade fairy!!! :hearteyes:

Hi. This is in Copenhagen, right? You'll want to give more info regarding travel dates if you are looking to share transportation with others.

I have been reading the review of the last couple of days on Cruise Critic of the ferry trip to the old Panama Canal locks and my husband and I have signed up for this adventure and now are not so sure it is a good idea. With that said, we are curious if we stay on the ship and then end up in Colon are we able to get off the ship in Colon and if so can we find anything of interest at this stop. If you have recently been on this Panama Canal cruise on the Caribbean Princess we would really appreciate any information you have to share. Thanking you in advance.....

I was on the Caribbean Princess Panama Canal cruise in October. Princess has been changing the Colon port to Cristobal. There is really nothing in this port. It is in an industrial area. A couple of tents are put up with local goods. I'm not sure what you are referring to as far as the ferry excursion, but if you are referring to the transit by boat, it is a long excursion. You get to go through the locks in a small boat which is interesting, but you will spend a lot of time waiting for larger ships to join your boat in the locks.

Thanks everyone for your help! I'm trying to plan out movements as much as possible for my FIL who has some mobility and cognitive issues after a couple of strokes.

I'll be on the Caribbean Princess in about 3 weeks. DH and I are going with FIL and MIL. What dining room is used for Club Class dining?

Sorry - Fort Lauderdale - Princess ship - plane arrives at one and can't board until 3 or 4

 

 

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Go straight to the port. You'll be able to board.:p

did you grab it. thats my cruise date. just paid my TA today and got a price drop too!

 

i didnt know if mattered if cruise was PIF or not if you get upsells

We did. We upgraded from a category ME mini-suite to a mid-ship suite. My in-laws did as well.

We received an upsell offer for our October 21st cruise last week. 73 days before the cruise.

The goat cheese souffle is my favorite. I look forward to getting it every time I cruise.

I went to the excursion page in my reservation and scrolled down to the list of my booked excursions. I then clicked edit to see what the prices would be. Because it lists the price when I made a reservation and the sale price I could see which ones where cheaper. I then went to the page to look at excursions. If there was still space left at the time I wanted for an excursion I cancelled my excursion and rebooked. I saved over $130 for 4 reservations. It was worth it for me.

If you are arriving early and are renting a car, it's fun to go to the North Pole. They have a small set up which includes reindeer. You can send letters from Santa postmarked from the North Pole.