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My cruise also stops in Ensenada and my Booking Confirmation from yesterday does not match this. See my post #19.

You can either call the planner or call Princess.

Yup. Also on this cruise in August. Starboard side. It did mean that you weren't ALWAYS on the side to view the port, but often you were. Neither side would ALWAYS give you the view of the port, but I think Starboard side was best.

Wow. Just wow. Ridiculous.....

Did you get an email from Princess yesterday? I am on the similar voyage (same day) 7 day out of San Francisco. When I logged into the website yesterday, it said I needed to be fully vaccinated AND provide a test. However, I also received an email with what is listed below. I qualify for what is in Red below and should not need a test. It sounds like you would follow what is in Green below, but note it indicates the test can be a self-test. Princess is really making a mess of things and making this way harder than it needs to be. They really should get their act together.... 🤪 Thank you for your attention to this notification. IMPORTANT NOTICES IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR YOUR CRUISE It's almost time for your cruise vacation! Please make sure you remember to: - Download the MedallionClass app to complete all required check-in items. - Complete online cruise check-in and the mandatory Health Questionnaire (MUST be completed by each guest at least 24 hours before your cruise). - Select an arrival time to the pier on the MedallionClass app. For the health and safety of all, do not arrive prior to your assigned check-in time or you will be asked to return at the correct time. - Guests ages 5 and above who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 do not require pre-cruise COVID-19 testing for this voyage. To be considered fully vaccinated a guest must have completed their final dose of an approved vaccine at least 14 days prior to embarkation. - Guests ages 5 and above who have not been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 are required to take a viral COVID-19 test within 3 days of embarkation and attest to a negative result. Self tests are accepted. - Review vaccination and testing requirements at https://*****/pcl_teststan.

Obviously, no one QA'd that survey. No surprise there. I kept thinking....."Did I miss them asking if I did a land tour?" One would think they would test it out a bit....but as we have seen with the App, that doesn't happen. I just marked the land tour in the middle and moved on since it wouldn't let you go further otherwise. I did make a comment in the comments section about how they need to fix their survey. Hopefully others do also.

Note that there are reports that pub lunch is back, but you have to look harder for it. See this thread:

I don't have luggage tag holders, but I do print them on card stock paper. This makes them a bit more durable and have never had them tear off. I bring a little 'tot' stapler to attach them and don't put them on until after my flight.

We were just on the Emerald in August and had a wonderful time. I think you will find plenty to eat between the buffet and the International Cafe. I am one who prefers the older grand class ships (like Emerald) for the walk-around promenade deck, Skywalkers which has nice views from the top and the Outrigger Bar on the back which is often one of the quietest places on the ship.

Is Pier 27 from Holiday Inn Express Fisherman's Wharf walkable for enbarkation? It appears to be about 0.9 miles if Google maps is correct. We will be pulling luggage, but have walked longer distances than that pulling luggage. Thoughts? Thanks!

Sorry this is such a pain.... yikes... 😔 If you go to Princess.com and logon to your account, Go to My Account Click Upcoming Cruises Pick the cruise Click on Payments Click on Booking Balance Scroll Down.....Keep scrolling until you see a Grey Box with Credits. (It kinda looks like you have ended Payments as there are more options before you get to Credits---poor design). Below the Credits bar, it should detail the Credits for the cruise. One of them should say "Shareholder Benefits". If you got OBC from your TA, that should be indicated here also. I hope that helps or your TA figures it out....

...or perhaps having their website ready to go with all the information that will answer everyone's questions....

I found it in Princess.com: My Account Profile Information Receive Offers and News Phone: Yes Email: Yes Mail: Yes

Are you including: Your Name Ship Name Booking # Sail Date AND attaching a copy of a fairly current statement from your brokerage showing the 100+ shares of Carnival stock? Are you sending it to sbpcl@princesscruises.com Very odd that this is happening when you have already been successful in the past..... Did you check your booking and see if it got applied even though you haven't received an email indicating this? Really a strange thing....that's all I can think of....

I think in the presentation they stated 29 different dining venues. However, someplace (?) else I read that it was 29 different restaurants and bars. Including the bars in that count makes it a totally different thing....

Likely the ship's policy for that cruise. We were on the Emerald Princess in August which started out as Masks Recommended. About 1/2 through the cruise, we got a letter in our stateroom indicating a rise in cases among passengers and crew, so Masks were now Required in all indoor areas.

Having recently been on the Emerald Princess up in Skywalkers peering through dirty windows, the "mom" in me looks at "The Dome" on this new ship and thinks: "Now how are they going to keep all those windows clean?" 🤷‍♀️

Check in the Personalizer and see if you "Allow emails" is turned off. Ours was turned off sometime between last week and a month or so ago.....and I didn't do it.....

Oh no! That's one of the best things about Princess for longer cruises!

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Did you book late or something? Did you immediatley have to pay in full, meaning you were after final payment? The highlighted prices are the "normal" prices you would pay at any time booking a cruise. After final payment (90 days prior), they sometimes increase these prices for the packages. All that being said....the highlighted prices are the U.S. prices. Assuming, B.C. is British Columbia, would you have booked in Canadian pricing?

Actually, the most recently retired Sun Princess had the "hull" balconies also....

I got a free 'upgrade' this week also. Mine was from a balcony to a higher category balcony. I didn't consider it an upgrade and had to call and have them move me back, which they did. The person I talked to was surprised they hadn't asked before they moved me. I called within 8 hours of receiving the email, but she had a bit of difficulty since my original cabin was 'taken'. She had to talk to a supervisor and fill out (an online) form to move me back. I did receive an email from Princess within an hour after I hung up the phone that I had been moved back.....

I found the confirmation that kids are half price in SD. It' under FAQ: Cruising with Family--Dining Options for Family: https://www.princess.com/learn/faq/onboard/cruising-with-family/

If you post which cruise you are taking, you might be able to get more direct information from others who have been on those cruises or similar. My "total guess" on the reason they can't tell you what the additional tests are is related to the ports that you are stopping at, since that is also a moving target. Some ports require a booster vaccination, some require testing within 24 hours, etc. and as we all know, requirements are constantly changing.