Musky Ike

1 hour ago, voljeep said:

If you pick up your OM at the port ... how many people in line that already have the OM can pass you to board? - or do you pick up the OM, then head to a waiting room with the herds?

For us it would likely just be a few minutes less siting in the elite lounge. I can live with that.

On 4/5/2023 at 1:15 AM, Ronnieslady said:

That does make me feel better, that’s it’s probably not a mistake. And as long as Princess has the right info for us, I don’t care what color it is.  Too bad it’s not purple since that’s my favorite color 🤪

You could get a nice purple holder or wristband. 

43 minutes ago, Thrak said:

 

Really? I had no idea I could spend "part" of a gift card. This is the first time we've had a B2B2B that wasn't cancelled due to Covid. (We've had two of them cancelled.) I've only used them on single cruises before. Hmmm... This changes things. It means I can fully pay off all 3 segments with gift cards.

 

If I can have "leftover" funds applied as OBC that is even better. The first (14 day) segment has only the Shareholder OBC as I had no FCD when I booked it. (The second and third segments have shareholder OBC, FCD OBC, and Promotional OBC.)

I write the balance on a printed copy of the digital card so i know what is remaining but you can also check the balance through the Princess web page. Just click on gift cards under celebrations at the very bottom.

10 hours ago, Thrak said:

Realized that I can't "split" the gift cards. My booked cruises don't come out to even numbers of $500 gift cards (duh...) so I'm buying 6 $100 gift cards. That way I can pay for a cruise with a bunch of $500 cards and add 2 or 3 $100 cards to make up most of the balance so I don't end up owing so much in other payment. Just bought 5 of the $100 cards.

 

I feel very sorry for my TA having to deal with Princess to use all of these cards. I would do it myself if Princess would let me but, since we are booked with a TA, I don't believe they will let me make payments on my own.

If by split you mean partial use, you could always do that before? You could apply part to one cruise and save the rest for another or apply the remainder to your account onboard. Has something changed?

I felt the same about burdening my TA but she is good about it and I tip with praise and great reviews. I will get over it for the money I save.

6 hours ago, AtlantaCruiser72 said:

The biggest question is do I get an “Elite” bathroom package discount?  Or at the very least a priority queue to poo?

 

Everyone knows that elite poop don't stink. Now if there was a princess prizes entry with each flush that would be money down the drain well spent.

Unfortunately, these days it is almost believable.

4 minutes ago, memoak said:

I believe it depends how booked

We got cruise credits for all segments of combined cruises regardless of how it is booked.

I noticed earlier than usual ticketing also. I presume it is a fix to the issues they had during the restart where flights were cancelled for some because EZAir did not ticket them in time, but don't know for sure.

Nothing surprises me with Princess "customer service" lately. 

A Culvers butterburger would be better 😃

17 hours ago, Ombud said:

Oh thank goodness!! I'm spending 3 weeks on her (5/27-6/17) and love those motion sensor lights!

That is the real issue, some love them, but some hate them. I do not like being blinded and waking my DW if I get up at night. And sometimes the closet one would come on for no apparent reason in the middle of the night (hanger movement?). The other one would come on if you dropped a pillow or blanket edge over the bedside. It would have been so simple to install them on a switch so as to be an option, but no, that would have made too much sense.  Now I need to pack electrical or painters tape to cover the sensors.

13 hours ago, MissP22 said:

It sure will. Princess has one of the saddest private islands around. it desperately needs improvements. 

Depends on what they consider "improvements".

So far, very spotty here on the Emerald. Not all available or prepared as shown on the menu.

33 minutes ago, Happiest when cruising said:

Is it possible to just ask them not to put the candy on? Was it like a milkshake on the inside? 

I didn't ask to hold the candy, so I don't know for sure, but they are made as ordered, so I don't see why they couldn't do that. Inside the glass on this one was vanilla gelato and New York cheesecake. the chocolate and sprinkles on the outside were frozen on hard. I would rather of had just the cheesecake with the gelato on the side. 

19 hours ago, So_Tweetie said:

That's where these are being served on Caribbean Princess. People wanting free ice cream are having to wait in the same line as those wanting Premium Desserts. 

Same here on the Emerald, but not too busy when we went. It took about 5 min to prepare it while we sat at an adjacent table. Way over the top for us and we shared one. The hard candy went in the trash. One and done for us. 

14 hours ago, Kineticoh20 said:

I also thought about the thousands of these things per cruise times hundreds of cruises seems like a huge waste. Here’s a thought how about a medallion that simply gets programmed to you and once you board ship it identifies you and operates like planned.

I asked the medallion people at an onboard presentation when they first came out in 2019 that same question. Environmentally it would seem to make more sense to issue one without the cruise info on it and with a replaceable battery. At that time they said that they were looking into that and they encouraged recycling. It might have something with shoreside security being able to see the cruise ship and dates without scanning but I've never had any look that closely at it. It would also be a huge step to expect the normal cruiser to find their medallion and replace the battery for their next cruise. Most would arrive with dead medallions and there would be a battery replacement line 🤔 More likely, they think this way is less expensive. Now it is a money maker to charge $10 shipping each cruise.

13 minutes ago, rnr4thatsme said:

Hi there, just wanted to confirm you can still use OBC once you board to book a transfer from the ship to the airport?  I saw on a 2022 post that you could charge such a transfer to your shipboard account.  Can you do this on the app or do you need to stand in line somewhere?  Thanks...

Stop by the shore excursions desk onboard if you want it on the shipboard account. Booking it  pre-cruise online it would be added to your cruise cost and not taken from OBC as far as I know. You should also be able to do it on the app onboard or even the stateroom tv but I've never tried that.

15 hours ago, talkorpi said:

I have no idea where to find these pictures people always mention. Would you be able to provide a link?

The pictures I have seen show booze bottle stuck in the desserts.

9 hours ago, D C said:

Then I have to buy something that's otherwise unnecessary. Also seems inconvenient to unclip/reclip every time they ask me to scan the thing. 

We use retractable badge holders and it works great.

Thanks for the info. We were on the Emerald last month and will be back on the day you disembark. One week from tomorrow 😁. We have the plus package and and I wondered where the new juice bar will be on the Emerald. Probably not going yet for your cruise, as it was for sailings starting on the 20th. Some ships are having problems rolling out the new stuff.

I keep a cruise log/scrapbook that they go into. Something else for the kids to throw out someday but for now it jogs some good memories.

I get it now, old brain duh. Princess plus 50, no free medallion shipping, the new Princess plus 60 includes free medallion shipping? They just don't make that clear on the website or app. I will gladly take the $10 per day savings over a possible one time $10 savings. 

1 minute ago, Veranda View II said:

I have seen on another thread that I am able to use my OBC in the casino. I have also seen that you cannot take any OBC home with you. If you were lucky enough to win big how would you be able to bring the money you won home with you?  

Yes,  you can transfer money from you cruise account to your casino account to play. Before the end of your cruise if you are fortunate to have some remaining, cash out your casino account at the casino cage. They will give you cash in the hundreds if you are lucky. Unfortunately I don't  have any first hand experience with really huge wins 😁. But I believe that like land based casinos, they will hold some back for taxes.

58 minutes ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

TAs can often times see more rooms than what shows on the website...

And sometimes less.

49 minutes ago, MissP22 said:

By trying to save a few cents each by stocking medallions without lanyards wouldn't be worth the trouble. 

Ours go right in the trash can as soon as they arrived.

You are no doubt correct but I was raised not to waste anything. Thinking about linking them together in a chain for a Christmas tree garland decorated with medallions. 😄