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Cruise lines still have to follow the restrictions of all of the countries visited on the specific itinerary. For example, cruises with Canadian ports (including all Alaska cruises) have to follow the vaccination and testing requirements prescribed by the government of Canada as well as any US requirements. A cruise visiting several different Caribbean countries has to follow the requirements of all of them. Since my next cruise embarks in Canada, the CDC changes won't make any difference as long as the Canadian requirements are stricter.

The rules for Canada are set by the Canadian government, so they are different from the rules from the US. Note that the rule for Canada states "When to Take Test Before Boarding" - not "Before Sailing". That is a significant difference - especially for a cruise overnighting in Quebec City and sailing the day after boarding.

I have also never seen any evidence of an automatic reduction in fare. If before the 45 day deadline, you should be able to get a new fare by rebooking using the Cruise Personalizer. You have to rebook both halves of a round trip (if you originally booked a round trip), so it works only if the total cost went down. This is one advantage of booking a B2B, since each direction is booked on a separate cruise on a B2B. Your Travel Agent is not involved - you do the entire process in the Cruise Personalizer. The confirmation you receive when rebooking air before confirming the change will show the fare difference. Make sure to make a copy of that screen. You will need to contact your Travel Agent (if you used one) to get an updated invoice after rebooking your air. If you book through a Travel Agent, you cannot see your invoice online. When booking direct, I have found that I needed to call Princess to request the refund after completing the air change, so I would expect you would need to contact your Travel Agent.

Note the earlier post that had quoted "When to Take Test Before Boarding". You need to look at the scheduled boarding time instead of the scheduled sailing time.

However, cruise credits aren't worth anything anymore once you're Elite. They used to make a difference for Loyalty Credit, but Loyalty Credit doesn't exist anymore. All other benefits are based on number of days only, and number of days is not adjusted for solo or suite.

If you are on a pre-cruise Princess tour, then you can ignore the arrival group selection. You will board when your tour arrives at the ship.

The MDR is open from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm on embarkation day. It is usually not crowded, since most people go to the buffet - and most staff direct you to the buffet. If you board later than 1:30 pm, you will need to choose another option.

Your post wasn't clear. All of your mocktails are part of the drink package. What you meant was that the mocktails are not limited by the 15-beverage limit.

I had already completed entering information for our upcoming cruise in the MedallionClass app, Both DW and I have arrival status "Green". Click "My Preferences". Click "Accessibility". Under "In-Cabin Accessibility Amenities", I ordered "Hand-held Shower Head", "Raised Toilet Seat", and "Shower Stool". These should help DW use the shower and toilet. With these items and the large walk-in shower in a full suite, I do not believe DW needs an accessible cabin. I'm not sure how the Shower Stool would fit in the small walk-in shower in a standard balcony or outside cabin, but it should work with no problems in the large walk-in shower in a full suite.

I'm glad you're back. I'm looking forward to spending Christmas and New Years with you on the Crown Princess.

We never book a mini-suite on Princess. Although DW does not use a wheelchair, she has mobility problems with her knees. Except for accessible cabins, Princess mini-suites have shower in tub, and that would not be useable for her. We will book a full suite, a balcony cabin, or an outside cabin - but not a mini-suite. I would recommend you not book a non-accessible Princess mini-suite. If you book a balcony or outside cabin, make sure you mark it "No Upgrade" so they don't upgrade you to a mini-suite. You stated she does not need the wheelchair in the cabin, so it is only an issue of storing the wheelchair and getting it through the door. There would be room to store a wheelchair in a full suite. In a balcony or outside cabin, there would be room to store a collapsible wheelchair - but possibly not one that is not collapsible. Would you be with your mother to help her every time she enters or leaves the cabin? If so, a collapsible wheelchair could work even if it were too wide for the door. She may need to stand up outside the cabin and use a cane to walk through the door while you collapse the wheelchair to take it through the door - and do the reverse when leaving. Another problem would be the cleaning carts used by the cabin stewards and left in the hallways. It may not be possible to pass by the cart to get through the hallway. If the cabin steward is there with the cart, he would move it out of the way, but the carts are often left unattended. To get by, you may need to move the cart for her. Another option would be for her to stand up and walk past the cart using a cane and for you to collapse the wheelchair and move it past the cart. On one cruise (pre-COVID), DW was using a collapsible walker for walking long distances. It would not fit through the cabin door without collapsing, and it also needed to be collapsed to get by carts in the hallway. However, we had no trouble using it.

Please note that most of the answers to your original question are not applicable to your specific case. A mini-suite is not a suite. It is larger than a balcony cabin but provides no additional amenities. DW and I never travel in a mini-suite. We book an outside, a balcony, or a full suite. DW has mobility problems with her knees. A mini-suite (except for an accessible one) has a shower in tub, which is very difficult for her to use. An inside, outside, or balcony has a (small) walk-in shower, which is much better. A full suite has separate tub and (large) walk-in shower, which is even better. If you have a preference for a tub or small walk-in shower, this may be a major influence on your decision.

I don't have much confidence that listing the allergies in the app will work. Whether or not you are successful in listing them pre-cruise, the most important thing is to speak with a head waiter in the dining room. This is pre-COVID experience, so I don't know what's changed. Anyone with any dietary restrictions would order their food the day before from the head waiter (not the waiter). With the advance notice, they can often modify dishes to meet your restrictions. It may be helpful to eat in the same dining room every night so you can deal with the same head waiter. Once they understand your restrictions, I have found them very helpful in making suggestions for modifications that would work.

It is supposed to recognize the credits only if you have a free specialty dining promotion. It does not apply OBC to specialty dining reservations. The only thing you can book pre-cruise with OBC is shore excursions.

I use a dual adapter with the 220v European plug behind the bedside stand. That plug is normally used for the bedside lamp. My adapter has both a US output and a European output. I unplug the lamp, plug in the adapter, and then plug both the lamp and the CPAP into the adapter. No extension cords. The only problem is remembering to unplug your adapter and take it home after the cruise.

This is based on pre-pandemic experience, so it's not recent. I booked excursions with a combination of OBC and credit card. When I looked at my folio onboard, all of the charges for the excursions were shown as charges (whether prepaid with OBC, with credit card, or with a combination) and all of the credit card excursion payments were shown as refundable OBC. If this happens, then you don't have to do anything. Your non-refundable OBC is used first automatically to pay for excursions (even those you paid by credit card) and the credit card payments are refunded as refundable OBC if you don't use them all. This may have been only because I paid with a combination of OBC and credit card. I don't know if it would have worked the same way if I had paid entirely with credit card. Also, I don't know if it still works this way. On another occasion, the excursions and payments didn't show separately on my onboard folio. I then cancelled one of the prepaid excursions. At that time, all of the remaining excursions and payments showed separately. If this happens, you can take advantage of it by prepaying for an excursion late in the cruise that you don't plan to take and then cancelling it onboard. I have no idea whether or not either of these cases is applicable to anyone today. You're welcome to try and see. These experiences are several years old, and consistently and repeatability are not Princess trademarks.

You have to pick up your checked luggage to take it through Customs and then recheck it. Since you've had access to your checked luggage, you have to re-clear through TSA.

This post will probably be moved to another forum, since it doesn't have anything to do with Princess. It depends on the specific airline and the reason for the missed flight. Even if they will rebook you on a later flight, they will do this only if there is space available.

The rep does not adjust the OBC - #1 retains all $500 OBC in this case. The rep adjusts the excursion charges. The excursion booked for passenger #2 is charged to passenger #1. The OBC is not moved - the excursion charge is moved.

My stock is in a IRA in my name only, so I can't change it. So I'm stuck with the $500 shareholders and military OBC both in my name. If you have joint ownership, it's definitely a good idea to split it the way you did.

This is true if you try to book and pay online, but it is not completely correct. A Princess telephone representative can use OBC for one passenger to pay for shore excursion for another passenger in the cabin. I get both military and shareholder OBC, so I have a lot more OBC than DW, and I've done this many times. If the telephone rep you speak to doesn't know how, speak to someone else.

The requirement for a second ArriveCAN after arriving in Canada applies even if you fly in on the day of the cruise. See Government of Canada details on Cruise Ship Travel. "If you're entering Canada to board a cruise ship: you're required to use ArriveCAN prior to boarding your flight or before entering Canada by land and you may be selected to take an arrival test." "Before boarding your cruise ship: all travellers must submit their embarkation test information into ArriveCAN within 72 hours of boarding a cruise, including Canadians and those who just used ArriveCAN to enter Canada." Since you can only have one active ArriveCAN at a time, you have to enter your flight information before entering Canada and then your embarkation information after arriving in Canada.

I've seen a volcano on every one of my Alaska cruises. I found it on the children's menu.🤣

You may not join them in Club Class. They may join you in the main dining room. The extra Club Class menu item is only available in the Club Class dining room, so they will not be able to order it in the main dining room.

I purchase Princess Vacation Protection instead of third-party insurance for the following reasons: Cancel for any reason is included at no extra charge (with FCC instead of cash but I will be cruising with Princess and use the FCC). Upgrade to platinum at no charge means 100% coverage. Cost is not age rated. Good deal for some of us who are a little older. Maybe not such a good deal for younger people. Medical coverage is adequate for me because Tricare for Life provides coverage outside the US (except for copayments and deductibles). May not be sufficient for someone who has only Medicare and/or Medicare supplement without foreign coverage. Usually book EZAir, so air is covered. In any case, air refundable up to 45 days prior to flight. If I am spending extra time before the cruise (outside US) or purchasing nonrefundable air tickets, I will often book Princess Vacation Protection and also third-party insurance. I do not include the cost of the cruise or anything else covered by Princess Vacation Protection in the amount insured by third-party insurance, since (as far as the other insurance is concerned) that cost is refundable by Princess. I have found that the combination of the two is often less expensive than purchasing only the third-party insurance and including the cruise fare - and I wouldn't have the FCC for cancel for any reason.