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We've had this useless style of hair dryer in the past and have always been able to get a decent, plug-in one from the room steward.

Just completed an "at par" cruise. Only the cruise fare was at par, but not the taxes & fees, nor the on-board charges.

Francisco, also in Pacific Moon, is an excellent head waiter (restaurant manager).

Just disembarked the Sapphire today. We had reserved a table for 2 in Pacific Moon. There was only one 2-topper next to the window, with 4 others with a window view. Most of the other 2-toppers were against the inside wall. We came out through Savoy after a galley tour and it had more 2-toppers with a window view.

We went through security just before 10 am and there was no table set up.

10:30

We wanted to play pickleball on a recent Emerald Princess cruise. The court floor had a plastic "waffle type" overlay, which didn't allow the ball to bounce. People ended up just volleying or using a tennis ball. Asked the CD if they could remove the overlay, but said he wasn't allowed to.

The new guarantee fares are what used to be the basic fares, i.e. basic fares have increased to allow for refundable deposits.

No need to wait.....Princess has already made deposits for the lowest fare (guarantee) non-refundable. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2924089-new-all-guarantee-cabins-non-refundable/

We were on the Jan.17, 2023 sailing of the Emerald Princess and had great dinners every night. There were changes to some "available every day" menu items, e.g. lasagna instead for fettuccini alfredo. Unlike some other cruise lines, there is no extra charge for additional entrees (yet). On lobster night, our friend asked for 3 lobster tails.....but the waiter brought him 4 instead!!!

I noticed the non-refundable deposits back on March 4th, in my posting. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2921106-non-refundable-deposits/#comment-64946775 At that time, the non-refundable deposit only applied if the customer chose the lowest fare guarantee cabin. Now it seems that has changed to 2 types of fare options....refundable & non-refundable deposits.

You can try calling Princess booking support on Monday, at 800-872-6779 (press 3). If you get through (if they're busy, forwards to the general queue), they can find your email and apply the obc while you're on the phone.

My last Princess cruise, just this past January, was still at 1.25 🙂 Booked in May 2022.

I've been looking at cruises for late 2023 and early 2024.....so they're not in the penalty period. I noticed that in choosing some guaranteed staterooms, the deposit is non-refundable. Yet, when choosing a guaranteed on another deck or choosing a specific stateroom, the deposit is refundable. Example: Royal Princess, Sept. 25, 2023, inside forward cabin. Deck 16 guaranteed - non-refundable deposit Deck 14 guaranteed - refundable Cabin B105 - refundable Other sailings have similar results. Has anyone else noticed this? Is this something new?

Hopefully it will be completed before May 1st.....we're embarking on April 29th.