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After today's news I booked two more Royal cruises in Jan, 2021.  So I will have about

7 booked the first half of 2021. 

Greg

I am booked on the Oct. 10 and two cruises in Dec. I guess we will have to wait until Oct. to find out.

2 minutes ago, d9704011 said:

Except you haven’t gone anywhere yet and they still have your money.

You are right.  But I do  not see any problem with CCL.  My first cruise is in Dec. I am very optimistic that I will have

no problems.  The stock market and CCL are up today and will continue going up.  I have no worries about CCL.

Greg

I have done very well,  Princess cancelled two cruises and I went back in and booked 7 cruises without spending

additional money.  I opted for the credit but Princess did very well by me.

Greg

Acturally it was supposed to be the Star that went to the Philipines.  But the Star has some

engine problems so they are taking the South American crews to South America istead.

I got this from my friend on the Royal Princess, who told me that the "Royal Princess was not cruising to Alaska in 2020"  makes sense in that

Alaska and Canadian ports are closed until at least July and Princess will not be cruising until then or later.  Maybe they will continue to

cruise to Mexico.  But it is very hot in those ports in the Summer months.

Greg

I think it would be more cost effective if the Star would also pick up workers from

other CCL Corp ships.  If I find out more I will pass it along.

Greg

I just learned from a crewman on the Royal that the Star Princess will sail back to the Philippines with Philipino workers from other Princess Ships.  I believe the Royal and possibly the Grand.  It is a good idea especially since it is so hard to book chartered flights.  Plus Princess is paying these workers.

Greg

No, I have a friend who is on the Royal now.  He held his phone up to the screen so I

could hear and see the announcement.  Princess is still paying all employees according

to their contract.  However, next month they are reducing the amount by 50%.  Contract

entertainers are still being paid, but Princess would like to get them home.

Greg

If anything, this virus might force people on cruise ships to wash their hands after

restroom visits.  I am sure all of us have seen pax leave the bathrooms without washing

hands.

Jan Swartz just gave a televised announcement to all ships where she informed Princess employees that there would be a hiring freeze, and

an elimination of contract jobs.  They are also having a problem securing chartered flights to get employees to their home.  So they are

exploring the idea of using their ships to get employees home.  It was a very good talk piped into all the cabin tvs on the ship, Royal Princess.

Obviously they have to stem the outflow of money at a time when they are seeing no income (my words)

Greg

I like the Emerald better. We booked xmas and NYE on the Emerald, Dec. 20,2020.  I have never been

in the new locks, saw them being built over the years.  I like the Emerald better because I have had

some good cruises with that ship.

Greg

It will probably be 30 days from cancellation before you see the FCC.  But you can still book the cruise you want to.

Greg

Option #1.  I booked the same cruise, South America that I had to cancel.  I have been with Princess for

69 cruises, I do not intend to abandon them now.  Things will be back to normal, the stock will go up.

Greg

I have 69 cruises on Princess.  I will be cruising on Princess as soon as ships start sailing.  I am booked on

the March South America from Buenos Aires to FLL.

Greg

Southwest will extend the travel credit for another 6 months but they will deduct $100.00.  It is worth it to

pay the $100 instead of losing much more.

Greg

I really  believe the  US govt. will give cruiselines a waiver to the Jones Act.  So they will not have to stop in

Canada.  Cruises that leave from Seattle or other mainland ports can simply go to Alaska or return without

having to stop in Victoria or Vancouver.
Greg

Just back from a T/A on the NS.  Great ship, great cruise.  BB Kings was great, all the entertainment was very good.

Theater  in the round was very good and different from most cruise lines.

On 8/30/2019 at 12:03 PM, TiogaCruiser said:

And please include when your experience was.

I was on the Veendam right after the first refurbishing when they put in that terrible pool aft.

The pool leaked all the way to Vancouver.  When the ship made a turn all the water overflowed.

No air conditioning.  Fortunately HAL got rid of the Statendam another piece of junk.  The new ships

are very good but the old ones are past their prime.  The Prinsendam should have been kept in the

fleet.  Of course this is just my opinion but the new ships that HAL is building are really the future of

the line.

Greg

Forget about selling, just take it to the breakers and get rid of it.  What a terrible ship, maybe they could ,make it a restaurant ship, permanently moored somewhere, like Istanbul.

Greg

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Princess is now allowing transfers up to Dec. 31, regardless of when you book. But after that it is 60 days from

when you book. 

I always book with Princess's vacation planning dept.  They know all the promotions and ins and outs of booking.

But I always transfer to American Express where I can get airline miles and 5 x points.  We do two T/A's a year

and not having to pay for airfare is really great.

Greg

Not only is the Ocean Medallion not up and running on the Crown but the internet is very slow. Except if you use

your telephone via Princess@sea.  I personally think it is at least a year away.

The menus have changed, including some items from the Crown Grill that you must pay for.  All in All I liked it.  There is

also a Coffee and Cones on Lido Deck next to slice pizza.  They have an espresso machine to get lattes, etc.  New carpet

in corridors and new tvs in Room that are on wall opposite bed.

We had a great cruise from Vancouver, smooth seas and sun.

Greg

We are booked on the Royal next summer in Alaska, rt from Vancouver. We have been

on many TA's on the Royal. I like somethings and dislike others. The Ruby and Sapphire

are still my favorites.

Greg

Carderos. When we got off the Golden, we walked to the restaurant. Sat on the

balcony and ate wild silver salmon and enjoyed the view. 80+degrees.

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