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Thanks for the replies. Smart casual, & somewhat dressy is good for me. (I don't wear shorts in the MDR or to to chruch)

13 minutes ago, TM said:

It is not generally enforced.  As long as you are "presentable" there should not be any problems eating in the main dining room.  Torn jeans and shorts would typically not qualify.  I now just wear dockers and a polo or button-down shirt and am fine.  The days of truly formal nights are a thing of the past.

Thank you, taking "dress up" clothes means an extra suite case. DH like jeans and dress pants and polo shirts mainly. 

How strict is the dress code on the Caribbean Princess for Formal Nights? (Frist time Princes, typically cruise NCL) Thanks

On 3/17/2024 at 7:33 PM, startedwithamouse said:

We've been across from the elevators on Emerald Princess and the ding was LOUD

Thanks, crossing my fingers, not too loud. I suppose I could invest in ear plugs. 

5 minutes ago, memoak said:

To is the WiFi is one of the most important things on a cruise. We usually take cruises with 5-6 days at sea at a time and really want to stay in touch with the outside world 

We figure in case of emergency, the kids know the the phone number to the cruise line 🙂 If we are someplace where we can call home, we will. We cruise mostly with NCL and one of our loyality perks is X amount of wifi minutes. (I don't remember how much). At anyrate, we use very little of the wifi we have had available.

1 hour ago, Raisinette said:

I was on the Emerald Princess for 14 days recently, in an inside cabin that was right behind the aft elevators. (The Emerald and Caribbean are almost identical in size)  I never felt/heard any elevator noise.  Once in the blue moon I'd hear the 'ding' announcing an arriving elevator, but that noise came in through the grill on my door, not through the wall.

What I will add however is that I heard much more engine noise than I've ever noticed previously, particularly as we'd be docking in the morning.  I'd be woken by what I assume was the thrusters.  But didn't stop me nodding off again!

Thanks for the info. I believe I've heard engine noises on every ship I've been on. Kind of get used to that.

10 hours ago, capriccio said:

What cabin number?  Off the top of my head elevators are usually in lobbies and don't share a wall with cabins.

B712 On the Princess website deck plans, looks like the elevator shares a wall with the cabin. There is a little box that say's "lift". 

4 hours ago, KKB said:

Appears everything else has been addressed.

 

Stockperks--if you own 100 Carnival shares, you will get OBC (varies depending on length; 7 day is $100). Stockperks was fairly easy to use--I did not submit any personal info (blacked it out on the screenshots). Mine are in ETrade & I think I had to choose a different firm...but it worked well & was on my account w/in days. Much faster than when we had to email a request.

 

If you are going to use Wifi on the ship, Princess Plus is the way to go. Wifi is $25/day; Gratuities $18+/day--that means for $17/day you get sodas, specialty coffees, mocktails, cocktails. 

DH's aunt & uncle cruised w/ us in 2022 & didn't think it would be worth it--"We just don't drink that much" I talked them into it & they realized it takes very little to get value from it!

Thank you, appreciate the information. Well, along with not drinking miuch, we wouldn't get a wifi package. If we did use wifi, yes I agree it would be worth it, and I'd get my money's worth in speciality coffee. 🙂

Anyone here been on Caribbean Pricess in a cabin which shares a wall with the elevator? Are the elevators noisey or quiet? I have been on ships under the lido and over the theater and really didn't hear much of anything. However I have never shared a wall with the elevator.

Thanks

1 hour ago, jean-lynd said:

You can bring on 12 cans per person. Must be cans - no bottles. I hope this helps!

Thank you, good to know

Thanks to all who replied. Your assistance is appreciated. One more question, can you bring soda on board?

Hello, just booked my first princess cruise, and I have a few questions please. Looking at the app on line under personal information, (not seeing this on phone app) Dine my way: What is the difference book/create a dinning plan and make reservations? Under create a dinning plann would I have to do this for each day?

I have booked without the princess plus or premire. What would I use the medallion for in this case?

What is "casual dinning"

What is the "blue line"

Can I pick up the Medallion at the port?

Stock perks - is using the app easy? How is this done?

Any information you could give me about the Caribbean Princess would be appreciated.

Thanks

44 minutes ago, martinitime1 said:

OK, all of a sudden the app needs me to place an order for the medallions again which is no problem, however it wants to charge me $10.00 for shipping.

 I have the Plus package which clearly shows medallion shipping as included. 

 

 Do I just complete the order or leave it alone and see what happens? I did not have this issue on previous cruises.

I hope someone answers your question. Never been on Princess. If you don't have the Plus package do you have to pay for the medallion to be shipped?

44 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

I didn't say others were suppose to go to the trash. I said that we throw them out.

 

It is an insult to serve buffet left overs as the "special treats" of the day. Our butler loses $50 in tip every time they leave them behind. 

 

 

 

 

A preferred treat are chocolates served in a box made of chocolate, canapés, and a nice cabernet. 

If you told your butler you didn't want them, wouldn't he or she not leave them. The one time DH and I were in a suite we told the bulter what we liked and prefered not to have. She spoiled us rotten, however she didn't bring the snacks we didn't want. 

I wish I could justify the cost of a suite....

22 hours ago, IAcruising said:

 

Really? That all you need for cookies? What's the big deal then...

 

 

NCL has good cookies

On 2/8/2024 at 5:33 PM, Birdnutty said:

Friends of ours just got off the Getaway last week.  Balcony cabins, so no Haven experience for them.  They said there were no cookies to be found.  Anywhere.  So they asked (and asked, and asked), and were told by the General Manager, Mario, who was sitting next to Captain Luigi, that it was a corporate decision that there were no cookies available except through room service, (and I would imagine in the Haven.)  

 

 Could it just be the Getaway, or could this be one more cutback rolled out fleet wide  to save $$?

 

What gives with that?

Oh no, not just the Getaway. Just got off the Jade and no cookies. Typically there would be cookies in the evening on the Buffet. We asked and was told they would be at the Great Outdoors during tea time (around 3). Well there were no cookies there. However there were cookies on the ship. Asked at our back stage tour. The chef told us we could get them via room service, which equals we pay for them. Well we discovered another way. We asked our waiter in the Main Dinning Room. After asking we got a plate of cookies every evening with our desert. Disappointed they were not out and available. We were told "change in menu by corporate"

9 minutes ago, benel204 said:

Same here (Samsung)

Reinstalled X 2, the second time "opting in" to all cookies etc.

The app doesn't show "My Plans" even when I click on my cruise on the profile.

The app keeps crashing.

I had not done a system update either on my phone.

I suspect the NCL app underwent an update and now it's buggy.

 

I have a Samsung also. I reinstalled only once, and the app did crash a few times. Now just getting the home page and it doesn't show my plans. Hopefully will be working correctly tomorrow. Most definately hopes it's working correctly next week when I cruise.

Reinstall the app, now it doesn't even want to open 😞

29 minutes ago, Doribeans said:

Debnjoe - if you go to menu on the right hand side there is a "My NCL" item and if you go there, there should be an item that says "don't see reservation" and will ask you some questions and look up the reservation.

Well, it's partly on the app. The app does not show the number of day's left or they itinary page. What I see on the app is the home page which say's "let's get your upgraded".  Drop down does not give the option to view plans. 

I see everything on the computer.  

8 minutes ago, herbanrenewal said:

have you tried uninstalling the app, then reinstalling? If your version has  a bug that would work.

 

My app is not showing my reservation 😞 

8 hours ago, SeaShark said:

Quite honestly, the Jade, at 965 feet in length and 15 decks high, is going to stand out far more than the terminal designator on the building. Once you arrive at the port, it should be fairly obvious where the ship will be leaving from.

Yea, leaving on the 16th, and go figure the "terminal" address they have on the edoc's is the parking garage. As someone else had said, terminal 2. Last night I looked up port of Tampa schedule. Also seems to be the terminal used by NCL at Tampa.

Thank you all. Appreciate the responses

Anyone else all checked in 21 day's prior to cruise and not able to get e docs? I am 100% complete, and paid in full, however I can't get the doc's. 😞

3 hours ago, beckyboo1986 said:

Hi,

 

I thought I would share some information as I recently needed to disembark after only two days of my cruise.

 

I joined MSC Euribia on Friday 17th November in Southampton. I was travelling myself and son aged 2. On Sunday I got a call from the paramedics saying my husband had been involved in a serious accident and was being transported by air ambulance to a Royal London (major trauma hospital). The worse call of my life.

 

I received this call at 1500 whilst docked in Hamburg. We were onboard as my little one had just had a nap. I straight away went to guest services to ask for assistance.

 

As you can imagine, I was quite emotional and I found the staff to be so kind and compassionate. Someone bought me some water and tried to keep an eye on my little one but sadly she had to go and do the safety drill. I managed to book a flight departing at 1900. I had to sign a document saying I was breaking the cruise. I wasn't given a copy of this and I didn't read it as I was in a bit of a state.

 

I was told someone would ask my state room attendant to assist me with packing. By the time he arrived, I had packed most of my items. I left quite a bit there as because we boarded in Southampton, I have a lot of extra items in/on the buggy. I also completely forgot to pack any of my toiletries. I left a travel cot mattress too as I simply didn't have the room.

 

I thought all my items would be bagged up and I could have them couriered to me or even go collect them when I had to return to collect my car from Southampton. Sadly that's not the case.

 

I called MSC and was told I needed to email in with a full itemised list of things I left. I explained the situation but I was told this was the process. I did this and explained there may be more items that I can't remember. I have since called and was told it was still being reviewed and I've also emailed and had no response. It has been nearly four weeks since I departed the ship and I still don't know what's happening with my items.

 

I have submitted an insurance claim for the costs involved with flying home and missing the cruise. I had to contact MSC to ask if they would consider offering a refund of the wifi/photo package which they refused. That's understandable from a business perspective.

 

I thought I would share in case anyone has to leave a cruise mid cruise.

I hope all is well. Prayers for you and your husband.

8 hours ago, blueslily said:

Embarkation

We spent some time in the Orlando area prior to the cruise. Drove down to Miami early the morning of the cruise. I chose to drive the toll road for the ease of traffic. Easy peasy. When we got to Miami, the GPS took us on a detour due to traffic on 95 and 395. I wasn't a fan of local driving due to the lights but it took us right to the ship without thr tunnel. On first try, although I was fully concentrating, we missed terminal C at first. We were right there. We took the ABC lanes as directed, but when we got right to the terminal, we could not find the entrance for C, we I had driven up to far to turn left into the entrance. So, I think we circled around NCL terminal and then got back on track for C. We parked in Garage C, second level right near an elevator. I think we parked around 10:30/10:40. My goal is usually 9:45 which is the time I love for ease of parking in Miami. So, I can take my time at the car making sure I have everything and so forth.

 

We walked across to Terminal C. Dropped bags with a porter that was right there.  MSC had sent us a text to say which Terminal and Entrance. We are on Deck 14, so we used the East. We asked a couple staff where is the East entrance and were directed to where it was located.  The bathroom was right there, which was helpful on the outside of the terminal since I didn't know what the line might be like inside the terminal and getting on the ship.  Maybe a line of like 10 people were in front of us on the outside of the East entrance. Inside were more people, but not horrible.  Aurea did have a priority check in section right there. We checked in there. Hardly any lines. I'm guessing it was close to 11am. I'm not sure. I usually track the time. But, we were moving so fast. 

 

We basically kept walking most of the time. It is indeed an older terminal. Not impressive for a first time cruiser or someone that has been inside any of the new terminals either. The outside and inside both were old and not very exciting of a welcome to your cruise. I am looking forward to MSC 's new terminal.

 

Security lines moved easily. Also, we did not have to toss our bottled water that we had. Not encouraging that, just sharing that was our experience. 

 

We walked on the ship, no waiting in the terminal for a number to be called. There was a little congestion at the entrance since people just stop when they enter. 

 

Here is something I thought was different from what I had recently read on here. Our room/key cards were not given at check in. They were at our cabins. Maybe I totally missed it, but I thought recent cruisers said they got their cards at check in. 

 

We were at the buffet by 11:15 for lunch, lol. It was not open yet, so we walked up one set of stairs to go outside to take in the view. Then back down to buffet at 11:25 to be one of the first 5 to enter. Good selection. No lines, lol. I walked my group to an area near the back to sit because I knew people would just cram in the center section.  I'm not sure why people don't choose to spread out. It just takes a minute to walk back some. Well, we did and had a good first meal and buffet dining experience. No major complaints about that first lunch. 

 

There was the option of carry on bag drop, but we opted not to use it. 

 

I think that's all about that experience. I will add more about Day 1. Man, did not realize that my posts are so long. Hahhaha. 

So could you go to your cabin right away and get your key card? Was your embarkation time checked at the termial? Thanks