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CruiseNYC    Did they find out about the Peritoneal Dialysis after you notified them regarding the shipment of the solutions?   We have a March 2022 cruise and I pray and hope that this rule will be eliminated since my husband is on this type of dialysis

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We had Baxter ship directly to port/ship.  We didn't want to start with big heavy boxes in the hotel and then taxi, that's too crazy.  Call Baxter about 3 months before you cruise and make arrangements.   

Baxter will tell you what to take with you  All the boxes came and the steward helped us stack it in the closet area of Princess ship.  Make sure that you check in early 

Asking for hubby.  Has anyone here on Peritoneal Dialysis done an Alaska land tour which included cruise.  Thinking about land out of Anchorage for 7 nights and then cruise for 7.  We've done a cruise while on Dialysis and had the supplies shipped to the ship which is no problem, but how is the land portion handled.  Thank you

11 hours ago, pompeii said:

Here are the people we used.  It's very hard to say what will have changed with them from 2019 to 2022, not only from the just the passage of three years' time, but of course especially from Covid.  But you can use my contacts from last year as a starting point.  We were very pleased with all of them and would use them again without hesitation.  One piece of advice is to be sure to book a closed boat tour so you can go inside the cabin to warm up.

 

Nuuk:  nuuk@watertaxi.gl  We worked with a gentleman named Anders.

 Nuuk Water Taxi - Your local boat tour operator and boat charter company

 

Nanortalik:  info@tasermiutcamp.gl   Our contact here was named Freddy.

  Tasermiut Camp - Experience Tasermiut Fjord and South Greenland

 

Qaqortoq:  info@qaq.gl  I communicated with both Pitsi and Naja.  Don't get frustrated with slow communication from these guys.  I didn't always get answers to my emails but the tour worked out great.

Tours – Greenland Sagalands

 

Good luck!

Thank you, I saved this information, and bookmarked their websites.   I hope we can make this trip.

8 hours ago, pompeii said:

We did this itinerary on the CB in 2019 and absolutely loved Greenland.  With that said, though, they need to do this one with a smaller ship.  The Pacific would be ideal, but even the Coral would be great.  Leaving out of New York is incredibly convenient, but the Caribbean is just too big a ship for the ports to handle.  For future cruisers' sake, I am hoping that since I was on the first of these cruises, Princess has learned from their mistakes for future voyages.  We certainly told them about them in our post-cruise survey.

 

DH and I are early risers so we got on the first tenders out for the Greenland ports and had no problems getting to port.  However, the vast majority of the ship waited until a little later in the morning and by that time the tender wait was hours-long. I feel bad for passengers who waited hours to get to shore, then had only a very short time before they had to join the line to get on a tender back.  And the lines back were extremely long.   

 

The other main issue is that the Caribbean has way too many passengers for the indoor public places to handle.  The weather was foggy, rainy and very cool on the sea days, and every indoor area of the ship was jam-packed.  Every activity, from crafting to lectures to shows in the theater, was impossible to get into unless you lined up at least 45 minutes or more early, and even then it was not at all certain you would get in.  The cruise director was young and seemed inexperienced, and was clueless on trying to come up with any ways to alleviate the issues.  He just shrugged, blamed the number of passengers, and said there was nothing he could do.  Towards the end of the cruise he did add an afternoon show a couple of times.  Also, there were zero lectures on Greenland, it's history, wildlife, or geography.  Zilch.  Nothing.

 

After realizing the issues we were facing, we readjusted our approach and made sure to be up at the crack of dawn for  the Greenland ports, resigned ourselves to standing in line well over an hour to get back to the ship, and either didn't bother with activities or took a book to kill the wait-time before the shows, etc.  We were also fortunate in that I was able to find fantastic independent excursions in each of the Greenland ports, and we were blown away by our trips to the ice cap and through the icebergs.  They were amazing and I loved our interaction with Greenlanders as much as seeing their stunning country.   Excursions are few and far between, and not much was offered by the ship, so if you are interested start looking early.

 

So, even though the cruise itself had lots of problems, I would absolutely do it again.  Greenland is hard to get to and leaving from NYC makes it doable.   Just go into it with your eyes open.  If you are elite, that will help with the tendering issue but even so, get to the tenders early.  And bring things to occupy yourself onboard, because unless Princess has changed things, you will not get into most of the ship's activities.  And do you own research on Greenland if you want to know about it, because Princess may not offer anything.  

 

 

Thank you for a very informative review/explanation.  Yes, I would love to find independent excursions.  

10 hours ago, satxdiver said:

We will be on the cruise in 2022 after having our 2020 cruise canceled. Following

We booked this one, it's so far away, so who knows if we'll still be interested in this by next year.   But I did notice that lots of cabins were already booked.  

I’ve lived in Israel and have visited many times. You must do the overnight, as all other historical sites, you need a few weeks, never mind 2 days. Both places are beautiful and seeing cities that are over 2,000 years old is amazing. 

Has anyone been on a Canadian/Greenland cruise with Princess?  What are your thoughts?  We’re avid photographers and not interested in big shopping or beaches.  Thanks. 

I've searched for more information , but can't find the online chat.  I just tried to call Princess and the recording has stated that they are closed on Sunday and only open from 9 - 5 PST, Monday - Saturday.  The recording also mentions an online chat, but I can't find this chat anywhere.  If you have the online chat information please post.  Thank you

Does anyone know where is the Majestic Princess going from Vancouver on September 30, 2021?

Thanks

A very similar mess happened to us on the Crown. We met other people with a similar problem. We wasted a whole day trying to straightened it out, the cruise director finally helped, but we were not counted for Guinness



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45 minutes ago, MissP22 said:

Aside with the ships speed problems what was the major issues you had with the Crown Princess? Was it only the service that was upsetting? 

Yes mostly the service. Food was good, no significant changes to the menus.  

Just getting off the Crown. After 17 cruises with Princess this was the most disappointing one. Besides the speed issues, one missed port and three short ports, the service has not been great.

I think the staff relies too much on passengers to use the medallion to order anything, especially drinks at all the bars. Often you can sit for a long time till a bar waiter comes to take your order. I felt as though the wait staff was not always available at the Horizon Court. Sometimes I just got my own things as utensils if the table was out of them.

The weather was great but the seas were choppy for most of the days.



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13 minutes ago, voljeep said:

was there a fee/cost to be included in the ceremony ?

No fee, free.   Also two drinks and some various discounts. 

I’m trying to make sense of this gift certificate. I haven’t approached customer relations yet

we are on the Crown and participated in marriage renewal vows ceremony. 
 

Received an Effy certificate  - see below the wording:

“thank you for joining us to celebrate your love and renew your vows.  We wish you all the happiness in the world, and many exciting journeys together

in honor of your special occasion please enjoy a $250 Effy Jewelry gift certificate from Effy and all of us at Princess Cruises.   Bring this card to the Effy store on board to redeem your certificate“

well this was two days ago and just went to Effy.  They tell me that the special selection table for this certificate is gone.  What special selection?  Nothing about this on the certificate.  Well maybe later tonight they’ll have some clearance items that I can purchase with this certificate, what??

i want to get a pair of earrings but I can’t use this certificate on any of the items currently in the cases. 

I’m not buying anything at this point. But, what a scam and Princess must know about this.  They’ll have a riot soon, they were about 400 couples who received this certificate

From BBC

Six thousand people on board a cruise ship in Italy have been allowed to disembark after health officials said a Chinese passenger who had symptoms of coronavirus had tested negative.

1 minute ago, moodyb1 said:

You can get breadsticks in the MDR if you ask for them.

Hello moodyb1, this is Zahav1, I hope you're well and having fun cruising.  We cruised together in 2013 and spent time on a Saturday morning in St. Thomas.

I'm aware that doing this on your own is better for many reason or taking an Uber or Taxi, etc.   But, just wondering for cruisers out there, has anyone taken this particular excursion and did you have enough time at both places, as the Arizona, visitors center and Missouri?

Thank you

Has anyone taken this excursion?  was there enough time at each memorial?  Not sure I want to go if I'll have to rush.  Am I better off doing this with a private company?

Received email today"

ITINEARY CHANGE
Please be advised that Crown Princess is experiencing a technical issue that has resulted in our inability to operate at full speed. While this in
no way compromises the safety of our guests and crew, which is our highest priority, our technical experts have determined that we must revise
your itinerary.
We will no longer call to Grenada on Monday, February 10, 2020, but will instead spend the day at sea. Our call times to Curacao, Bonaire,
Grenada and St. Thomas have been amended; please see the revised itinerary for details.
In recognition of these changes, each guest will receive a refundable credit of $75 USD applied to their onboard folio. We regret any
disappointment these changes may cause, and look forward to welcoming you aboard Crown Princess.

30 minutes ago, Dbld777 said:

Looks like maybe I caught it in the middle of changes? Seems to be changed somewhat for sure, but not as drastic as a port elimination.

thanks, I'll check my personlizer, we're on this cruise as well

Thank you for all the replies, so much positive information. We would do out of San Francisco, would come a day before since we've been to SF many time,  we live in northern VA.   I think we'll plan this for next winter of 2021, maybe February or March

Thank you for all the information 

Thank you. I’m going to read some of those roll calls

I'm looking at a cruise to Hawaii round trip from San Francisco or Los Angeles.  Not sure about it.   If you've been on an Hawaii cruise what are your thoughts?  The multiple sea days both direction seem a bit much, was this cruise worth your time and money?   Thanks