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Does anyone know which night they have formal night on the Epic Jan8 out of San Juan?  Sea day is 2nd day on ship so I’m not sure.

13 hours ago, Thrak said:

We did 28 days with one folding garment bag and two bags we were able to carry on the plane. We had plenty of clothes and "stuff". We leave soon for two cruises. One goes to Alta, Norway and the second one is a TA from Barcelona, Spain. Different climates to deal with. We "may" take another bag but maybe not.

This would be impossible for me.  We are leaving tomorrow for a 26 day plus 2 weeks in Australia.  Two carryons, 2 large suitcases and two back packs, after I repacked!!

Same price booking before your cruise or on the ship.

Also is your husband is having a good day in St Thomas while you are strolling downtown it is very easy to jump on a tour of the island.

27 minutes ago, Kingofcool1947 said:

 

Saw an elderly lady trip over a large piece luggage brought into the dining room.   Broke her arm.  Unfortunate way to start her cruise. 🤨

Ouch talk about bad luck.

12 minutes ago, casofilia said:

 Nobody is more important than the next.

 

Not true.   There is total discrimination by Princess based on your Princess level!!

No they are basing it on what floor of the ship you are on.  

29 minutes ago, Thrak said:

 

This is sooooooooooo common. Happens on every cruise. There is always a DJ and they rarely play anything the passengers want to listen to or dance to. It's mind boggling.

I totally agree about the DJ, doesn't anyone check on them to see if passengers are enjoying the music.  Also I wish Princess would bring back Happy Hour.

No shots necessary but flu shot is a good ideal.

Yes 

I'm on next week SFO to Sydney, I'll let you know.

4 hours ago, Sanz said:

I am wondering what we will encounter on a 7 day Mediterranean cruise leaving from Italy. It is a port intensive cruise and I am thinking that there will be only one formal night.  My husband has always worn a suit on our many USA cruises.  We will be on a 9 night land vacation in Italy prior to boarding and will be spending a couple of nights in Athens when we debark. I am trying to convince him of the practicality  of just bringing  a sports jacket rather than a suit. He does not care when some of the men are in their shirtsleeves with or without a tie on formal night, but  I know that he will not enjoy being one of the few that is not wearing a suit.

In my experience the Europeans tend to dress more therefore most will be wearing suit/tux and tie.

Sometimes it is just nice to relax.  Of course not having to cook is another bonus!!

On 9/12/2019 at 8:49 PM, Brian1713 said:

Wouldn’t it be funny if you knew they were cheating , then got their sheet to score....and they ended up with a 5 instead of 20. How would they justify it?

Hilarious I’d love to see that!!😂😂

Since tensions are on the rise again in this area of the World I agree with not booking any excursions with vendors where you pay ahead.  In doing so it would be one less headache to deal with. This part of the World is not for me had enough with Egypt, but I hope everything goes well on your cruise😀

5 minutes ago, Livtastic said:

so much for the midnight sailing, just woke up at 3am and we’re still in port! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Keep us posted, sorry this has happened on your cruise.

23 hours ago, SausPud said:

First time with Princess and my points with P&O have been taken into account on Princess. So the days already travelled are recognised towards Captain Circle points. It saved me an extra £100 when booking and lowered the deposit to 5% of the price as well.

That's good to know.

As long as it is an upgrade and prior to final payment.

You are correct in the pricing.  Princess does have sales where they offer Sip & Sail, free drink package:)

16 minutes ago, MissP22 said:

Typically when that state "suggested", the boarding proceeds when the ship gets cleared. 

But as you said when they say "boarding won't start until..." it does appear that all people will be delayed to approximately that time.

It's completely different due to inspections. 

We've received one of those  "boarding won't start until..." emails & I'd be surprised if  we'll be boarding anywhere near 1 PM.

 

"Please be advised that embarkation for your Crown Princess cruise on Tuesday October 8, 2019 will now begin at 2:00 PM. The delay is due to extra time required for additional immigration formalities and a U.S. Coast Guard Drill requiring participation from all crew members upon the ship's arrival. As a result, we will now depart Fort Lauderdale at 5:00 PM.

Check-in will begin at 2:00 PM. If your plans are flexible and you can delay your arrival, please arrive after 2:00 PM to shorten your wait time. Please also note that the entrance to the port will be limited for luggage drop-off only. You may drop off your luggage before 2:00 PM, however, you will be asked to leave and return when check-in begins.

Please refer to your Progressive Boarding Schedule for updated check-in times. We regret any inconvenience this delay may cause and look forward to welcoming you aboard."

I would believe this notification.

No they don't.

11 hours ago, jondfk said:

We've done 18 cruises with Princess, one upgrade, but it was a BIG one from an MA mini to a full suite.  That cruise was for our 25th wedding anniversary and this definitely played some role in the upgrade since which I answered the phone call the first thing the Princess rep said was "congratulations on your upcoming anniversary, thanks for celebrating with Princess".  

 

I confess that I had hoped this might happen and booked the MA (now M1) cabin knowing the only possible moves would be to full suites.  The call came about 60 days prior to sailing.  I managed to keep it under my hat all the way to boarding, it wasn't until we jumped into the Suites/Elites line at checkin in Southampton that my wife realized something was off in a good way.   

 

A lovely experience, but we figure we used up our upgrade luck for life on that one.

How wonderful and what a great surprise for your wife!

On 8/1/2019 at 1:35 PM, Bwana Tom said:

While this doesn't apply to only Princess I think this tip is a great one for cruisers and all travelers in general. Clothes have a tendency to get wrinkled in a suitcase and I hate ironing them even though there are irons and an ironing board usually in the self-service laundromat aboard the Princess ships. I good alternate to smoothing out those wrinkles is using a little bit of Wrinkle Relief. Many stores carry this great product including Walmart. Unfortunately it usually comes in a "lifetime sized bottle", so I transfer a little into a small spray bottle and pack it in checked luggage. To use it I simply lay the garment out on the bed spray a little on the material and smooth out the wrinkles with my hand. It works great.

 

Another tip when traveling: If you have problems with your liquids leaking in your checked baggage on the airlines you can use a couple layers of saran wrap placed around the mouth of the bottle then screw the cap down tightly. I've also started packing a small roll of plastic marking ribbon which can be purchased in most hardware stores which works equally well for the same purpose. This is the material that is used to mark trails with and that survivors use.

 

That's a great ideal, the wrinkle relief, I'll try that on my next cruise:)

On 9/6/2019 at 2:23 PM, 1emerald1 said:

I cleared my browsing history and got the old version back, was so excited!  Then I recently did a Dell update and got the crappy version back.  I'll have to clear history again and see if I get the better vision back.

Great ideal, thanks.

Has the Pacific Princess been renovated?  Meaning beds and tv's?

I would book the cruise tour because it is a lot more likely to sell out.  They've had a lot of specials on just the Alaska sailing in the last couple years while trying to fill the ships.  As long as the cruise tour has a refundable deposit book it and than cancel just book the cruise if that's what everyone decides.  The lodges are really nice with Princess and the cruise tours if you have the time are really worth it.