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It was a "150%" rate and not "200%". I did bring that up and was told cabin rate does not make a difference. The policy is maximum of 1 package per person per sailing. I remember reading on CC, so I told the IC manager, that I read on a past post on CC, the poster said she "booked a solo cabin, trade-in for coffee package, got one package to begin with, after she finished her 15 specialty coffee, her account was immediately credited with another 15 specialty coffee". The IC manager told me that is not the Princess policy, and didn't know why that person got a 2nd card loaded.

Two months ago I booked solo on Discovery Princess on b2b. There were the usual 20 items in my cabin. I called to trade in for coffee package. Only one 15 specialty coffees was loaded to my account. I asked Room Service why I only got 1 coffee package and not 2? I told them in the past when I booked the cabin with 2 passengers, the same 20 items in the cabin when we arrived, and when called to trade-in, each of us were given a 15-coffee package. Room Service told me the rule is one package per passenger. I asked at International Cafe and were told the same thing. Only 1 package per customer. So, for the 2nd cruise of my b2b cruise, I traded in my 20 items for that cruise and also was only given one 15 specialty coffee package.

Hopefully Enchanted will be doing the Transatlantic starting on April 6, 2024.

Is Enchanted Princess scheduled for drydock in April 2024? Still don't see where Enchanted Princess will be in April 2024. My 20 day cruise on Enchanted ends on 4/6/24, and if the segment after my cruise is the TransAtlantic, then I would like to book it.

Last April, I visited Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, and Italy; visited Mexico in November. In each of those countries, I made purchases (some over $200) with my U.S. Citibank card and Capital One card. I was never asked for PIN. All just tap and sign. For my upcoming cruise in April, I will only have one day in Sydney and 3 port stops in NZ. Besides paying for the Sydney hotel, most likely all other purchases should be under $200, so I am not going to bother getting a PIN, and take the chance of the purchases being taken as Cash Advance. I am sure the hotel will figure out the way to get my money without a PIN. Thank you to every one for the information and suggestions!!

Earlier, I called Citi bank and Capital One, both banks told me if I plan to do Cash Advance on my credit cards, then I need to request PIN, otherwise, I do not need PIN. If I use PIN, it will be consider as cash advance and not a credit card purchase. I definitely do not want cash advance.

It depends on the merchants. For major shops, for example, Costco, large chain dept stores/pharmacy/supermarkets, I only need to tap. Smaller shops/restaurants, might need to tap and sign. Did several cruises last year in the Mediterranean and Mexico, and used both cards with no problems.

I don't know if there is a limit. The most I ever charged for one transaction was around $10,000 for Princess cruise, and were never asked for PIN.

I don't have PIN on my any of my credit cards and never been asked. I used my credit cards for all my purchases in 70+ countries that I visited and never had problems. After reading prior posts that I need PIN in Australia and NZ, I called Citi bank and Capital One, and both banks told me if I plan to do Cash Advance on my credit cards, then I need to request PIN, otherwise, I do not need PIN. If I use PIN, it will be consider as cash advance.

I use Citibank Visa card and Capital One Visa card for all my international travels. Both cards have chips. I use both cards as credit card and not debit card. I do not have pin for both cards and never been asked to put in pin number when I used the cards. So, to use those cards in Australia and NZ, I need to call my bank and find out if I can set pin numbers on those cards?

Thank you for the information.

I checked out the site. It appears there is no monthly fee if the checking account is linked to the brokerage account. That mean I need to open a checking acct and a brokerage acct? Currently, I use Capital One for international travel. There is no monthly service fee and no foreign fee and no Capital One ATM fee. But if the local ATM charges a fee for ATM, then I will have to pay. Of all years of my international travels, only twice I was charged an ATM fee by the local banks, and that was from my recent travel to Mexico.

Is question #1, the med. question? Thanks.

$20 is USD? Did you pay with U.S. cash? If not, the food trucks accept credit card? Or must have local cash currency? We will be there in April 2023. Thank you.

Yesterday, booked the tour mentioned in my earlier post (#3). It does include the Maori culture experience. Thank you.

A while back, I read a CC post that mentioned taking the ferry to Moorea; I couldn't find that post anymore. Is the ferry terminal within short walking distance from the cruise terminal? How often the ferries run? Is there much to do or see in Moorea in term of DIY nearby the ferry terminal at the Moorea side? Thank you in advance for any inputs.

Thank you. After arrival, I will look for an ATM to get some local currency. Then will ask how to get to the Marche.

Thank you for the explanation. The Marche is open every day? Is it within short walking distance from the cruise pier? Need to have local currency for purchases or take credit card?

I am sorry if this is a dumb question, what is "Marche"? Within short walking distance from the cruise pier? Thank you.

Thank you!

I am sorry if I misunderstood your post. I thought you suggested for us to rent a car and circle the entire island, and I responded that "we don't drive", so can't rent a car. Maybe we will book West Coast tour for the 1st day and East Coast tour for the 2nd day. Or do West Coast tour and try to find information how to DIY to Moorea for the 2nd day. You mentioned Carrefour in another thread. We would like to go there to buy some snacks to bring home for family and friends. Is it within short walking distance from the terminal? Thank you.

Thank you. We don't drive. We like sightseeing and market shopping (for souvenirs and snacks to take back home for family and friends). If we want to do the 5 hours tour, is it better to do the West Coast tour or East Coast tour?

In mid-April, we have a cruise stop in Papeete (8:30 a.m. to the next day at 5 p.m.). This is our 1st time visiting South Pacific. Found 5 hours tour doing West Coast Tour for $154 or 5 hours tours doing East Coast for $71. Just curious why the East Coast tours are less than 50% price of the West Coast tour? Are there more things to see at the West Coast? Any suggestions on what we can do for our 1.5 days there? We don't like to do water activities or 4WD tours. And definitely not physically fitted to do bike or hiking. ☺️ Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

In mid-April, we have a cruise stop in Papeete (8:30 a.m. to the next day at 5 p.m.). This is our 1st time visiting South Pacific. Found 5 hours tour doing West Coast Tour for $154 or 5 hours tours doing East Coast for $71. Just curious why the East Coast tours are less than 50% price of the West Coast tour? Are there more things to see at the West Coast? Any suggestions on what we can do for our 1.5 days there? We don't like to do water activities or 4WD tours. And definitely not physically fitted to do bike or hiking. ☺️ Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

How far to walk to Carrefours from the cruise terminal?