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Of course, this stuff is all on the Old App too. Even though we have "Fast" pace selected, never makes a difference..... It will be interesting to see if it matters on the Sun.....

Thanks. (Phew) Leave her in good shape. We'll be getting on as you are getting off... 😆

Which week is your group on the Sky? Inquiring minds want to know....😁

We were on Enchanted in October and it was our best cruise ever! Enjoy your cruise!

We're doing an Alaska cruise this summer out of Alaska. It's been many years since we have boarded in Vancouver. It says on our Trip Summary that boarding time is 1 PM and the ship departs at 4 PM. That seems kind of tight to me. Any recent experiences? Is it likely that boarding won't begin until 1 PM? TIA

Yay! I was hoping to see a Live from for SA. We'll be doing BA to Santiago in 2025 and am just starting the planning stage. I'll be following every word. Have an awesome trip! 🙂

Never been on HAL or Disney, so not sure how they do drinks. Do note that if you do want to tip a bartender (or anyone) extra, you will need cash. Princess no longer gives little pieces of paper to add a gratuity.

No free casual dining either.... ☹️

This. Wish I would have read this before my DD spent hours trying to get the old app to work. She also discovered that the web version doesn't require a special character, but the old app does....

Yep. Go to Princess.com Scroll all the way to the bottom where you see the topics list. 1st column about half way down is "Refer-a-Friend". This brings up a pop-up box.

Just curious since most can't get to Green Lane without entering a CC in the Shoreside thing. My experience on my last 2 cruises (both in Europe) was that no one cared what color my app had. All they seemed to care about was did I have a medallion, which I did and that took us to a different line. I haven't gone out of PE since medallions started, but will in February, so wondering what has been happening there lately--even with the old app? Do they look at the app at all? Or are they more concerned with whether or not you have a medallion?

As a short term solution....do you still have the old app or can you reload it and order your Medallions through that? Just a thought....

Sounds like they have only updated Apple, not Android....

We were on a B2B-7days each on the Enchanted om the Med last fall. The first week I had a 50 Euro note that I wanted to break down. I went to GS and asked if they could break it for me. Sure no problem, what would you like? The second week again I had a 50 Euro note that I wanted to break down. I went to GS and asked if they could break it for me. Oh no..we don't do that, they told me. 😮

If you are making a payment on the outstanding cruise balance online, there is an option for Gift Card that you can use---same area as using a Credit Card. Assuming....you booked yourself. If you booked through a TA you'll need to have them do it.

If your bookings are linked, you automatically see the linked people as Companions on the app, so you can select them to make dining reservations.

Disappointed to hear that there is no Coke Zero lately. DS will be on a ship with us in February and that's his go-to. We were on the Sky in August out of Southampton and the Enchanted in October out of Barcelona and both ships had Coke Zero in cans available and sometimes gave it to me when I asked for a Diet Coke. Maybe different stocking in Europe? ...and I definitely know the difference between Diet Coke and Coke Zero, but I'm a Diet Coke drinker. 🙂

We were served Coke Zero in cans (actually when I asked for Diet Coke) on both the Sky in August and the Enchanted in October. However, since then there have been reports that it is not available. It might be worth asking as it might be a supply issue or vary by bars. Both of those cruises were in Europe. Interesting that you mention Caffeine Free Diet Coke and Coke Zero in the same sentence.....you do know that Coke Zero has caffeine right?

Exactly. On our last cruise we had a large bar charge and we had the Plus package. I went to GS and they looked it up. It was a charge for 4 LARGE bottles of water which are not included in Plus. Nope....we had gotten 4 small bottles. Someone pushed the wrong button.

Also the Enchanted. Pretty sure it's now confirmed that cans are part of Plus. 🙂

You can try and call Princess, but be prepared to be denied. For a cruise last summer, I called twice, got 2 different people, both of them refused. I did send my CVP an email, but she didn't respond. I gave up and just paid the amount not covered by DH's OBC. Oddly enough, when I got on the ship, there was a Refundable OBC for that amount. All I can guess is the CVP made that happen even though she never contacted me. Good luck.

YMMV on getting cash from GS..... On the Sky last summer, no problem. On the Enchanted in October, not only would the person at GS not give me the cash....she pretty much accused me of money laundering. (This was from reduced port fees.....so....?) When I said that I had gotten it on the Sky last summer, she said they did it wrong and should never have done it. 😮 I kept walking by GS hoping she wouldn't be there and I could ask someone else, but no such luck. The good news is...I did get a check for the amount in I think 4 weeks. I was surprised to see it.

Regarding breakfast delivery. You should have a hang tag in your cabin that offers a limited number of breakfast items. (If you don't have one, ask your steward for it.) You can specify the time the next morning you want it delivered. Most people indicate it is delivered quite promptly in the specified time range. If you purchase the Plus package, you can order a larger selection of breakfast items with delivery on the app including coffee drinks that are included with Plus (and bloody marys, etc). However, mixed results on the delivery time for those items, so you can't be in a hurry. This is a copy of the hang tag:

Click on the red "Get Your Reward" button. This will give you a new screen with the Gift Card Number and Pin number. Print off/store this page for future reference as if you get a refund for some reason, it will go back to the card. Using the Gift Card Number and Pin Number you can then log on to your Princess account and make payments to your balance using the Gift Card option.....assuming that is what you want to use it for.

I have no current experience. However, I am also going to be on the Royal disembarking in Whittier this summer. I am using EZ Air and Princess says the flight has to be after 11 am. If Princess thinks 11 is late enough, I would think you should be fine, as I have found they are usually pretty conservative in their estimates. My cruise is on 7/13...just based on the tunnel, I don't know if the times Princess requires vary based on the date. You could do a mock booking and check.