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Hope you feel better soon. I’m also following a “live” from another site that has a large number of posters, mostly US citizens. These passengers were told this the day before.

@scubacruiserx2 I am following as well. We are booked for 2/2/25. We've sailed on the Star twice We usually book one of the two br. on deck 11. Wishing you both a specify recovery. I wondered what had happened to you two, but I guess I forgot you were spending a few days post cruise in Patagonia. Thank you for the thread as it gives us( and others) an opportunity to learn from your experience. Did I understand correctly that the starboard side is better than the port side? ty

Update: I received the total refund to my CC, but I did ask my CVP at Princess to take care of it. My situation was similar to yours. Passengers may need to request this.

@HBCcruiser ty, that’s great.

@cr8tiv1 That’s fantastic. Ty. Now if there was a lounge…….

@HBCcruiser is there a concierge on the Caribbean Princess? I know there are rumors about this and a lounge on the ships that aren’t Royal Class. That would be nice.

Thanks @MicCanberra yes, I’ve done google searches. I ask on cruise critic as I often discover amazing local businesses. We plan to use Uber and public transport for every other need while in Australia, except this arrival after the flight from the US. I did see a few companies in your post that my search didn’t return. Contacting them now. Thanks. Looking forward to our first visit to Australia &New Zealand. Yahoo!

We are on United. Thank you both for your suggestions.

Helo, I'm searching for private transport with a greeting in the International Arrivals Hall from SYD to the hotel. We don't want to use public transport or wait for an Uber/ Taxi. Ty so much! Coming in early to enjoy Sydney for a few days.

My bad, Princess CVP. Very knowledgeable. Has gotten things done for me before. I probably also should have added quotations to the email. This is a bit of a surprise, (automatically refunding to OBC), when the SE was 100% purchased using a credit card and cruise is 4 months away. I don’t recall this happening before, and is contradictory to the policy link given above by @DHP1 as well as @NavyVeteran post. A few days ago, I read here on Cruise Critic this was an issue, so today I emailed my CVP requesting the cancellation and refund. I’ll post the outcome.

@arizonabird Hi, a bit off topic, did you use a transfer service with a meet & greet at SYD? How is the executive lounge at the Marriott? Ty @jkhabc hope you are having a great time.

Just did this today. Sailing is in May. I asked for a refund to my credit card and sent snapshot showing all of cost of the purchase was billed to my credit card. Here is her response. I have canceled the shore excursion. The system automatically refunds the onboard credit and then anything over that to the credit card. I can request for a manual refund of the difference since you don’t want the refund going back into the onboard credit. I have to wait 48 hours before I can put the request through giving time for the initial refund to process. I will follow up with you once this has been done.

Here is the roll call for your cruise. Join the roll call.

Yep that's what we do.

Although no announcement from Princess, @ceilidh1’s post verified it for me. She has always posted reliable and accurate information.

You. have some good suggestions. Many of the companies that offered the Baltic port excursions as a package were based in St.Petersburg. Well, that ended abruptly. I think some of them are starting to make a comeback, after leaving Russia. We struggled to find private tours in 2022 and 2023. In my opinion, tour companies and other vendors were still struggling to get back up and running- either post Covid, or due to the War in Ukraine. There are some excellent suggestions above. Agree join the roll call. Also agree to look at Viator and Get your guide. I wouldn’t wait as their tours sell out as well. Here are some of ours: Skagen: we hired a Taxi with another couple. Email Anna at DanTaxi. Skagen has an “few” taxis. Went to Grenen, the sand dunes, the sand church. Copenhagen: Hop on hop off is a good option, lunch at Nyhavn Helsinki: hop on hop off here is OK, fish market and/or Senate Square are nice places to hop off Tallin: We did a ship tour, wonderful old town. Stockholm: Vasa Museum, Gamla Stan: there are hop on hop off boats. Nice ride around the harbor. If you dock out of Stockholm you need transportation to get there. We docked near town. Warnemune: We didn't go to Berlin, but to Rostock and Schwerin. We took the train with another American couple who lived in Germany. I’d have a plan B if you try to get on the ship’s waiting list.

I have one that runs on battery or electricity. I disconnect the electrical cord and put it in a different bag. I also have used it with batteries, but it is less effective. I took this same type fan through security at San Pedro, but that was 2019. Last did this July 2023 Copenhagen, newer fan.

Thank you for all the great comments. We take BART regularly and use the tube when visiting London. The roll call is having this discussion and since I (or apparently anyone else on the roll call) have even used the Princess transfer; I was asking the questions to help provide feedback for the group discussion as stated in post #1. Agree that Victoria Coach Station is kinda bleak, but have not been there in a few years either. Also agree the train is a great option, much better than our Amtrak. LOL. There is quite a bit of discussion about the train.

This is wonderful. Ty. What suite did you have? The lack of internet explains why we haven’t heard much from this cruise. Some of us were following.

Based on some comments here, and since I didn’t see the option in the app or online; I called earlier, selected option 2 “Make payments”. Got through right away. Platinum discount also applied. Now showing in my personalizer.

Agree, I’ve never seen them in inventory. @ByTheOceanhope you are successful. Congratulations on your recovery.

Maybe get a money belt and put the cash in the safe when you get to your room. You can get what you need each day. Argentina is experiencing significant devaluation of its peso against the dollar. The new President is evidently trying to stabilize the economy. NCL is refusing to exchange money onboard the Star. American Airlines stopped offering fares departing Buenos Aires in pesos. I’m guess one or more of the tours involve Argentina? In California, I’m seeing more businesses; and particularly state or local governments charge service fees for credit or debit cards. Also some services, lawn care, housekeeping and pool maintenance take checks or cash. So we write a few checks a month. Even our dentist now charges a fee and discourages credit cards.

Here is the Princess roll call forum where you will find your ship and sailing date. Ask here if folks want to join you. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/63-princess-roll-calls/

Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences.

Thank you, I will add this information to our discussion.