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I had the same issue. I was told on board that it probably was because I did not enter my credit card in the Shoreside section of the app, but the tech that answered was really not certain. The outcome wasn't any real problem. It took less than 5 minutes to pick up at the pier in Ft. Lauderdale.

Bigger cabin to park the scooter, but it must fit through the door.

Just ask for a new one once on board.

No vaccine required. US$ accepted. Credit cards also accepted. You have to sort out the booking issue with your TA or whomever you booked with.

There were no slippers in my cabin on my recent Ruby Princess cruise. There was a robe in the closet when I boarded. I don't see slippers mentioned anywhere in standard cabin or full suite benefits.

The original locks are not as large as the new locks. The original locks can handle ships 106 ft. wide x 965 ft long. The Coral Princess is just about this size and thus it is a Panamax size ship. Ships in the original locks maintain centering by electric 'mules which ride along rails on the sides of the canal. There is only a few feet between the side of the ship and the lock walls. The new locks are much larger and able to handle longer & wider ships to allow new build cargo ships to pass. Ships remain centered in the locks by tugs. The new locks have a water recovery system making them more water efficient than the original locks. You can look up lots of detained information and photos on line.

Yes. Every time, 6 last time one month ago, I transited the canal there was a narrator who is on the bridge and provided information over the ship's PA system. This information is a broadcast on cabin TVs.

The door is 22 inches wide. Person will have to be able to walk and stand some to use the bathroom and shower. There is a step into the bathroom. There are some rentals that do fit through the doors. Scooters can not be parked in the hallways. The hall is way too narrow.

Princess excursion? You will be brought back on board. You will have to wait until you are on board to determine the water shuttle schedule overnight.

Sailed on the Ruby a few weeks ago. Main lido deck pools were not warm. Hot tubs were around 100 degrees. I would expect the same for a Hawaii sailing. As mentioned I did see the pools drained and refilled.

It depends on when your flight arrives, and how much time you have. One evening in Manhattan is a really short amount of time with high cost for the hotel, transport, and meals. No matter what you select it will not be inexpensive. I would think that the least expensive would be a hotel near the airport with a taxi, uber or some other car service to the pier the next day. The hotel concierge most likely could arrange something. If you decide to spend the evening in Manhattan then expect high costs to get there from the airport, to get from the hotel to Brooklyn, as well as the hotel and meal costs. I would not take the Princess transfer to the pier on boarding day. Way easier and probably no significant extra costs for 4 to take private transport from the hotel to the pier. I would suggest a Princess transfer on disembarkation from the pier to the airport.

Forget all those costs, they mean nothing. They are just marketing promotion. Like others have indicated the value of the plus fare is NOT related to the cost of the individual items included in the fare. It does not matter if you book yourself or through a T.A. The cost of the plus package is $60/pp/day, that is it. I have found, no matter how I calculate, that the breakeven point for the plus fare is somewhere around 2 to 3 alcoholic beverages per day. The 3 basic items are the daily gratuity, the unlimited wifi and the beverage package. Take for example the casual meals. You may never have one, or if you are on a cruise with Alfredo's you may go twice and use both. So that value could be zero or around $35 over the cruise. I was just off 24 day b2b cruise. I saw very few people ever order one of their premium desserts, let alone 2 per day. In reality you may try a few. That value may be again zero or maybe $40/$50 over a cruise, maybe higher if you like lots of calories, and goppy sundaes.

If you really want them you can bring along some. No issue. What happens on one ship, one sailing may not be the same on all ships. None in Crooners this past month on the Ruby. Hopefully they will return at some point. Unsalted peanuts were available in a small bowl as a salad topping in the Horizon Ct. Can't be certain they will always be there. I did see some people place a few spoonfuls into a bowl.

Expect lots of others will also be there.

Another or emergency option. Place something in your fridge the night before.

90 days prior. May 3 to August 1 is 90 days, and so on through out the month of August.

This is kind of the standard. It does not mean very much. In Port Everglades everyone waits outside the terminal until around 9:30 or so. You then have to go through security, cumbersome, crowded, can be slow. No priority. Once through security passengers break into the green line for those that have their medallions an blue line for those that don't. Blue line makes a quick stop, took less than 5 minutes, to pick up the medallion. You are then moved upstairs. Boarding begins somewhere around 11am and maybe earlier. Once it begins it goes very quickly. If there is some waiting before boarding begins then priority boarders will board first. If you arrive upstairs after boarding begins you just go with the others. Boarding is controlled so there are not too many on the gangway at the same time. Now with all that said I have read on these boards about a special pre-embarkation lounge in Ft. Lauderdale for full suite passengers. Here is the link. You may wish to investigate.

Sabatini's serves a 6 course Italian dinner. Crown Grill is steak, lamb, some seafood. I don't know if fresh seafood is served while in Alaska waters. You can ask at the restaurant desk in front of the facility. Crown Grill is $39 + 18% service charge = $46.02/pp. Sabatini's is $35 = 18% = $41.30/pp. I enjoyed both and had enough OBC to cover the costs. I booked on board on a longer Caribbean cruise. This may be difficult on a short Alaska cruise. When booked in advance you have to pay upfront and can not use OBC. Look here for sample menus https://www.princess.com/en-us/ships-and-experience/onboard-experience/food-and-dining/specialty-restaurants

Just off the Ruby a few weeks ago. B631 was my cabin. Great location, great balcony category cabin at good value. fully covered 9' x 5' balcony, does not connect by an interior door to the adjacent cabin, very close to aft elevators, quick to Botticelli DR, no noise except some vibration from the thrusters when docking. Say hello to Marlow, cabin steward, if still there. I believe he mentioned he would be on board until the fall. Lets talk about "Premium" balcony cabins. These cabins have the exact same interiors as other balcony category cabins. One interior desk chair, no sofa, two balcony chairs with foot rests. The only difference is location. Premium cabins are mostly mid ship or aft facing. Port and Starboard balcony cat. cabins on deck 10 have large 9' x 9' balconies half covered. I try to avoid connecting cabins. You can locate them on the deck plans at Princess.com, onboard our ships, deck plans by checking the connecting cabin box.

Just off the Ruby a few weeks ago. No juice bar anywhere on the Ruby. It has been replaced with Lara juice drinks that come from cartons, available at all bars. Suspect, but not certain, that this may be the case on other ships.

No dining packages. You pay the posted cost plus 18%. For example Sabatini's will cost you $35 + 18% = $41.30 per person. A casual meal will cost $14.99 + 18% = $17.69. You can book specialty dining in advance with payment charged to your credit card at the time of booking, or wait to make reservations once on board. From what I have seen casual meals are walk in. The Premier fare includes two specialty dining meals and unlimited casual meals. Unlimited is a little misleading since there are only a few casual restaurants on every ship. Full suite passengers have the benefit of a specialty dining meal at no extra cost on boarding day. Plus fare passengers receive 2 casual meals.

I have been through both the old and new locks and have done full and partial transits. The best locations for viewing a P.C. transit are the open decks where you can walk around, get 360 degree views and easily hear the narration. In my opinion it is the way to go. On both the Atlantic and Pacific sides it takes around two hours to transit three locks and another few hours for the approach or exit. If you are doing a full transit going through the Culebra Cut, which transits the continental divide, is also very interesting. Cabin type makes little difference for the canal transit. Select your cabin based on how comfortable you feel in that cabin and other factors, not based on the canal transit.

Premier fare is available to any passenger in any cabin category. A full suite has it's own benefits that are not related to the premier. One does not receive premier fare benefits just by being in a full suite. Look up full suite benefits and premier fare benefits on the web.

The Ruby Sept 29th cruise looks like the 1st sailing of the 2025/2026 fall/winter season. think the reason may be that all contracts may not be finalized. Keep watching, one should show up.

Interesting. This looks like the Ruby. When we did the partial on the same ship, Agua Clara locks, in early March there were 2 tugs forward and one aft. Maybe it's different depending on wind, weather, and which locks.