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After 8 weeks received our refund check which was still 25% under the correct amount. Once again emailed their Director of Customer Relations but like the first letter documenting their mistake it’s unlikely to be corrected. Just another step towards losing trust in Princess to properly treat their guests & providing customer service.

Based on my experiences with the USPS that’s not surprising. My prescriptions are shipped from 40 miles away yet travel 220 miles & take several days to be delivered. Medallions for our late March cruise were shipped by FedEx from Singapore via Honolulu in 2 days to our house. It was so fast that our Princess shipping email with tracking information arrived 2 days after delivery about 10 days before boarding.

On Discovery in March (MR) & April (CA Coastal) it was over 560 days. The more we cruise the further away we get from another MTP invitation & were short by 100 days of the cutoff.

I am not a TA but those sale’s webinars provides some useful information for me. I don’t have a Facebook account but can view recordings of these webinars on this FB site which is easier for me than watching it live. As a recording it’s possible for me to pause, fast forward or rewind the webinar. https://m.facebook.com/PrincessVPSales/videos/3132477860324049/?refsrc=deprecated&_rdr

No…when airlines make schedule changes it affects all passengers regardless of how flights are booked.

On our B2B cruises on Discovery in Mar/Apr canapés were automatically delivered…no option to select which ones nor at what time. We got stuck with 1700 dining when the DMW mishandled our reservations & when returning to our cabin the canapés were in our cabin…not good.

On Discovery in March our pre-reserved table for 2 was changed to a different dining room & time…DMW was an unreliable mess for us.

For Discovery in March received our Medallions 10 days prior to boarding. The app still showed not shipped & 2 days after they arrived received a shipping email with tracking info. 🙄

I read a post about Robotussin DM capsules which would be easier to carry.

On Discovery in Mar/Apr along the Mexican & CA coasts it averaged 3.5-up; 2.5-down. Their website provides explanations about satellite coverage & reasons why closer to the poles it’s diminished.

Thanks…this reaffirms my concern about the amount of debt CCL has accumulated.

However there are a limited number of security personnel & the crew most likely to encounter passengers are servers & cabin attendants. Such crew members are unlikely to enforce policies due to the possibility of generating a complaint that could affect their jobs.

Or on Royal-class ships when turning on the closet light it also turns on the light over the bed...crazy! We bring light green LED nightlights to plug into sockets on the desk & in the bathroom which works for us. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K8B2MPM?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_9X8RFGGY68FSNHCRATSA

Hopefully much better than Discovery's old movies & they never added the newer MUTS movies to the cabin's TV system despite stating they'd be added...disappointing.

ROWSE…I’m late to discover your excellent review which is a great way to reminisce about our BI cruise in 2012 when weather prevented tendering into Guernsey. We enjoyed the Orkney Islands (Kirkwall) more than Glasgow so for us that would be a win. There’s so much history there such as Skara Brae (3100 BC) and Ring of Brodgar (2500 BC) and more recently the Norse connection…their pronunciation of cow as coo still sticks in my mind. Wonder if Norway will ever pay the dowry to get the islands back? 😉

Tracie-Lynn…so sorry to learn that Jon tested positive but thankfully both of you had fun before the end of the cruise & hopefully you’ll stay healthy. 🤞 Thankfully it’s been a much better start to quarantine which has not been the same experience for some passengers.

It’s likely the same revenue section who processes all types of refunds & they are extreme slow now…read a recent post that an $800 refund from December was finally issued.

Previously our refundable credit checks were received within a month but now it’s been 2 months without receiving it. I’ve read posts about it taking even longer now which might be the same for casino refunds…long delays.

I found the link to the web based MedallionClass app in the CruisePersonalizer to get OceanReady but I’ve only used the app version. Don't have a compatible device? Try our web version https://oceanready-personalinfo-ui.prod.ocean.com/

We received our tracking email 2 days after they were delivered. 🥴

At last week’s sales webinar they stated there will be details provided during their 6/16 webinar about the new class of ships.

Definitely a hassle for us. Guest Services on Discovery would not issue us OBC for our pre-paid CG reservation when DMW would not use our complimentary dinner credit. Instead said it’d be a chargecard refund within 2 weeks which was the length of our cruise. The $58 was not credited to our chargecard so a day before the end they begrudgingly issued refundable credit. Two months later we’re still waiting for our refundable credit check ($260+)…definitely a hassle! 😳

Plus how many tested positive within days of disembarkation…I think the number of cases transmitted during cruises is much higher than is being reported. I want the truth but don’t think we’ll ever learn the true number of cases.

Aloha Tracie-Lynn…have a great cruise & hopefully your smelly cabin issue is soon fixed. Looking forward to another fun thread…always a great way to vicariously cruise. 😃 We’re booked on the Caribbean for 24 days this Fall & looking forward to reading about your experiences.

From section 5 of the Passage Contract: Guests are also prohibited from bringing water, sodas and other non-alcoholic beverages on board that are packaged in bottles. A small quantity of non-alcoholic beverages (i.e., sparkling water, sodas, juice, milk) packaged in cans or cartons may be brought on board on embarkation day, only if carried on in Guests’ hand luggage (not in checked luggage). A small quantity is considered a maximum of 12 sealed, unopened cans/cartons of 12 ounces each or less per person. Guests will be asked to discard open beverages in plastic containers prior to boarding.