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Unlimited specialty & brewed coffees are included with both the Premier and Plus packages. Trading your mini bar for coffee packages would be a duplicate waste. Better choice would be a bottle of wine that you can bring to dinner, or canned sodas. Bottles of wine and canned sodas are not coved by the fares. If you purchase wine by the bottle or canned sodas you will receive a 25% discount.

Actually she is scheduled to be home ported in San Diego from her first sailing on September 1st until she sails to Japan in mid February. The port schedule can not be correct.

Probably will be loading supplies, crew and USCG inspections. Don't expect she will stay docked the entire month. Too expensive. Will probably move to another location until she returns for the September 1st sailing.

Maybe. Could also be someone has to be airlifted for a medical emergency. Happened to our ship a few years ago off the coast of Mexico.

It is very consistent. Odd numbers are starboard side, even numbers are port side, 100s are forward, 700s are aft. The numbering system allows emergency personnel to locate and isolate cabins when required.

The first number in the cabin refers to the fire section. C426/427 are in the 400 fire section, C501/502 are the first cabins in the 500 fire section. There should be fire doors between them and the ship construction has the entire section separated on all decks. You will see the same between all sections, 200s to 300s, 300s to 400 and so on.

I have participated in these lunches. The head waiter just reserves a bunch of tables near each other. They could be various sizes. Speak with the head waiter on boarding day.

MDR. Agree with Caribill. 3 tables of 6 or 7. With large tables you can only speak with the few people sitting next to you. Service is also slower. Both smaller tables and larger tables have one waiter and one ass't waiter. If one person at your table is a slow eater the waiters wait until that person completes their course before they serve the next course. Better chance that would happen with a large table. Crown Grill tables typically hold up to 6. There may be some larger tables. You should speak with the head waiter on boarding day about your seating arrangements.

Sterling Steakhouse sitting area is located in the aft starboard aft section of the buffet area. This area is closed off in the evening for Sterling Steakhouse seating. Menu selections are not from the buffet. They are prepared similar to the Crown Grill. Ambiance is lacking. https://www.princess.com/downloads/pdf/Onboard_Experience/Sterling-Steakhouse-Menu-Sample.pdf Sabatini's is a small restaurant on deck 7. Nice. It would be my choice. https://www.princess.com/downloads/pdf/ships-and-experience/food-and-dining/sabatinis-trattoria/sabatinis-trattoria-main-menu.pdf

Bottom Line. Best to carry on, no issues.

There is no charge for the room service itself. Some items do have a charge, example $3 for a pizza. Pizza id free on deck by the Lido Pool and you can carry it away, or you can visit Gigi's for waiter served pizza meal (free), no take away there. Using Ocean Now you can order on your app or via the cabin TV for delivery anywhere on the ship. You can also order drinks delivered to your cabin or anywhere on the ship. If you have the plus or premier drinks that are included with the package can be ordered.

Long Beach and San Pedro are two different ports about 20 minutes apart by car in different cities. Princess uses the World Cruise Center in San Pedro where there are two piers. Sometimes Princess has to use the 3rd Outer Harbor Pier no. 46. When disembarking you will have to go through the non-USA immigration lines. With early walk off the lines should not be very crowded and you should go through quickly. Assuming that you are flying into L.A. a day or two early. Unless you have some activities/touring planned for downtown L.A. would suggest that you transfer directly to San Pedro upon arriving. Nice hotels are the Double Tree and the Crown Plaza. You can also stay across the bridge in Long Beach where there are some nice hotels. Hotels in San Pedro have shuttles to the ship. From Long Beach you would have to take a cab/Uber. Remember that when paying cab fare in the U.S. the passenger generally leaves a tip. When in San Pedro the tour of the Battleship Iowa is a nice experience. You have to be able to walk up and down steep staircases (navy ladders).

Princess believes that they are doing you a favor moving you closer to the center of the ship. They may also require adjacent cabins, including your original cabin, or a cabin across the hall from an inside for another passenger group. Princess booking process defaults to "Upgrades will be accepted." If you don't want an upgrade have your booking marked "No Upgrade." "No Upgrade" is the best chance of staying in your original booked cabin. Good for b2bs.

I have seen Schweppes tonic water, various club sodas, Perrier water and other sparkling waters.

Club Class DR is deck 6 DaVinci, Starboard Side. Walking will be half the length of the ship. You must walk on deck 7 or above.

All Princess ships have self service laundries. Most cost $3 wash, $3 dry. Irons are free. Recently some ships, yours, have not been charging for self service laundry. Elite loyalty level on Princess receive free laundry service. No limit. Usually turn around time is 3 days, but can be shorter.

Lobby Bar. Medallion App. There may also be other locations on the Lido Deck.

When she finally starts sailing Swirls on the Lido deck is your best chance for a milkshake. The soft serve is ice cream not yogurt.

Your accounts will have the package loaded and you can use it from the time you step on the ship. Believe the package may expire at 6am on your final disembarkation day, but not fully certain about that.

Any advice for a Princess newbie? Military Vet.? Look up the Princess Military OBC benefit Carnival Stockholder? Look up the Carnival Corp. Shareholder Benefit. Plus fares are a good deal. You don't have to drink very much to make them pay, maybe two drinks or so a day.

The default is upgrades will be accepted. Therefore, have your booking marked "No Upgrade." This has to be done verbally through your T.A., or if booked directly through Princess. Can not be done on line. That is your best chance of staying where you are. Keep watching your booking on the App or internet. That way if Princess does change the cabin you can react fairly quickly.

To add. Room service breakfast comes all at once. The special Sabatini's breakfast is served in courses. Much better, hot and freshly prepared.

Princess may upgrade you, they may not. There is no actual way for you to know in advance. Normally upgrades are to higher category cabins in the same class, ie. ME to MC, MB or MA. It would rare for you to be upgraded to a club class mini, M1 or M6, or to a full suite. Classifications are all about location. Cabin interiors are all the same. You could be offered an upsell which is movement to a higher classification for a price. Good upsells go fast. If you like the offer jump on it quickly. If you like your cabin and want to stay in it have your booking marked no upgrade.

Breakfast at Sabatini's (may be another specialty restaurant depending on the ship). Special cooked to order breakfast with great service. Order whatever you want and it will be prepared if they have the ingredients. Try it. There will be information in your cabin.

Yes, but you are missing out on probably one of the best full suite benefit, Breakfast at Sabatini's.