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2 hours ago, Firefly74 said:

He was on the December 2nd sailing of the Royal Princess out of Sydney, Australia. I loved when he would play the ukulele and sing.

That's great to hear, thank you for the update on him. 

On 4/12/2024 at 12:57 PM, Ashland said:

We'll be a group of 6 with 6 large suitcases will we be able to do an Uber XL and what happens if he gets there and we/luggage can't all fit in?

No way will you be able to do an Uber XL for that but there is an Uber XXL over in Miami.  While it can take the riders very comfortably, I'm not sure that it will fit 6 large suitcases. 

On 3/28/2024 at 7:48 PM, DennysDad said:

How far/expensive an Uber ride to Brickell for a meal?

As long as it's not rush hour, it's about a 15-18 minute drive into Brickell.  if you are looking for a way to spend a few hours, then it's worth it.  Brickell City Centre is nice, lots of restaurants and places to have cocktails.  You can also walk down to the water and see the port.  

If you are just looking for a place to have dinner, then I'm not sure I would go all the way there.  

I'll try and remember to ask if they would have them next week while on the enchanted. 

13 minutes ago, MissiCruzs said:

We were on the ship by 10:30!

Wow, that's incredible.  Hope you have a fantastic cruise. 

I asked once and was told no so never bothered to ask again.

24 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

I just requested that my post be deleted, thanks!

You have more information on your, so if it's okay, I will merge them. @LACruiser88

42 minutes ago, George C said:

We always stay at the doubletree which shares a lobby with marriot, great selection of restaurants and bars in lobby , good Italian, Japanese, delis , stores etc .

That's a great location to stay at, it's just a Hilton property not a Marriott. 

17 hours ago, LACruiser88 said:

We are currently on the Majestic Princess heading to New Zealand from Sydney.  We have been drinking the Silverado Cab, $18 per glass, and the Caymus Cab, $28 per glass.  🍷   For this voyage, we feel they are the best red wines available by the glass.

Those are the 2 I usually drink and had on the Sky.  I'm hoping they have them on The Enchanted. 

JW Marriott on Brickell would be perfect for what you are looking for.  

And you can always stay one night there and rent a car to head to key west and spend the night at a Marriott property in Key West or along the way back to Miami. Then stop at the zoo on your way back.

14 minutes ago, phabric said:

Did your PVP say a date when we can re book reservations?

Looks like date is TBD sometime in June.  

My PVP also posted this and it starts fleet wide will launch feel wide on voyages departing September 1, 2024 and beyond. 

I remember one bartender, Jonathan,  who was on a few of our sailings and would play the Ukulele at night at Crooners on one ship and Vines on another.  Everyone would always love it and it was the perfect way to end the night.  I'll have to ask Jovie if she knows if he is still around. 

I know he was in the show one time. 

I just checked my app for the 4/20 Enchanted sailing and there isn't one listed.  😞

1 hour ago, MissiCruzs said:

Doors opened early and we were sitting in the priority lounge by 10:15.

Happy to hear that as we board next Saturday. 

Bon Voyage and enjoy your cruise!

15 hours ago, LACruiser88 said:

Enjoy your cruise!  We really enjoyed the Enchanted and Nicola is the best Maitre'd (DRO) in the Princess fleet!

@LACruiser88That's great to hear as we board the Enchanted on 4/20!!

I saw Ron Goodman's name on a thread and it made me laugh as I remembered all the crew shows that I saw him in his pink tutu during the "if I was not upon the sea" song during the crew show. 
Used to love seeing all the crew show off their talent. It was always well attended and such a special thing. Great outlet for the crew to have some fun and show off. 
 

Princess, please think about bringing it back! 

2 minutes ago, Cruise Raider said:

We have run into her daily and thank you for the reminder to say hi for you!  I’m sure we will be able to do that today.

The whole trip has been absolutely incredible!  It’s going to be ‘the one to beat’!  
when we are home, I will try to write up an entire review. 

Thank you so much!  
 

So excited for you that you were on this trip. Can't wait to hear all about it! 

10 hours ago, Pickels said:

Reservations for the Sanctuary can only be made at the reservation desk in the Sanctuary; that's where they check what's available and process your request. 

There have been posters who have said they booked it in the lounge.  Were you not able to?

12 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

As others have mentioned, the Plus package is included in the base fare if you add it during the booking process. The only time it’s not is if you purchase it shortly after you board the ship.

 

We recently made Elite and asked our TA to remove the Plus package from 3 of our booked cruises, as we deemed it was no longer cost effective for us, plus we were in suites, with complimentary mini-bar setups, on 2 of those bookings. On each occasion, a refare at the current category fare was required as the Plus package was included in the base fare. On one booking the cost of the category we had booked had significantly gone up, so we passed on having it removed. On the second one, the fare had gone down, so we proceeded with the removal which also caused a decrease in the PCL insurance policy. On the third booking, the cost for our cabin category was still the same as when we originally booked it, so we had it removed from that one as well.

 

Not sure how it works after final payment.

 

If they had to do a refare prior to final payment, I would think it's the same after final payment. 

Ask at the restaurant and you will get the exact answer that you need.   I have asked and been told that on the last night they relax the dress code as many have already packed.  I don't eat in the MDR on the last night or most nights frankly.  

If you have to have your bags out at 8 PM then I would think that they have relaxed the dress code but who knows.  

4 hours ago, azbirdmom said:

 

Do you have recent experience with this?  Spa and excursions don't show up as part of the cruise fare like Plus and Premier do.  And the insurance premium isn't applied towards amounts paid for spa and excursions either.  I'd really like to hear if someone has cancelled it while "in the penalty" period and gotten 100% of it back within the past couple of months.  Hoping that is the case!

I know I added it after final payment and got a whole new booking confirmation which showed an increase in my fare.  It also upped my insurance.

It will be interesting to see how Princess handles this.  I hope for the OP's sake, that they make the change for him without penalty. 

6 hours ago, HaveDogWillTravel said:

Captain Tony also delayed moving our clocks ahead. That’s why our eclipse was at 11:02 ships time instead of noon. 
He did not want the eclipse to conflict with lunch service. And he gave the crew the time on upper decks to also experience this amazing event. 
I LOVE Captain Tony! 

I saw some of Jovie's pictures and she said it was incredible.  

How fantastic that you had such a great time. 

If you run into her, give her my love.

Since it's after final payment date, isn't this considered a change of fare?  Princess plus is a fare not a package so it will be interesting to see if it can be done.

@jacketwatch  I got rid of it but I would highly suggest you change your password!!!

Dinner looks delicious.  

Great to see Ron Goodman on the board.  I always so enjoyed him.  Still laugh whenever I think of him in his tutu when they used to sing 'If I were not upon the sea" at the Crew show.