voljeep

3 minutes ago, spethstation said:

Amazing itineraries! I'm going to keep my eye on these ones. I wish the ship was a little newer.

no Bonaire?   ...  bummer

Princess has the CB porting in Port Canaveral the first season, then ups the game with the SKY he next year.  We'll wait for a 'royal class' ship before doing a fly to cruise in San Juan

1 hour ago, Wishing on a star said:

Wow...   we must have chosen some popular cruises....  Ours have gone UP by hundreds of dollars pp since we booked!

 

It sounds like this cruise was booked with a non-refundable deposit???  

it only pays to re-book / re-fare if the savings are considerably more than the fees or loss of perks.

our little 5 day on the SUN P has gone up over $200 per person PER DAY since we booked - Ouch ... move over offer coming?

On 5/6/2024 at 7:35 AM, voljeep said:

update - got the claim approved 'e-mail' and updated on website.

still waiting for next email to pick payment method - full cruise fare

we had already received the port fees and taxes when cancelled.

update - got the email - select direct deposit to visa debit - credit already pending in account

should post tomorrow.  total time from claim filed to money in account - 10 days

now, just have to decide about going forward on SUN P - final due end of July...

3 minutes ago, Mark_K said:

Yes, you are. Which doesn’t mean you shouldn’t, either on shore or at a specialty restaurant, but it is something to take into consideration.

10 minutes ago, memoak said:

I also have paid for lunch on board on port days but choose to eat at restaurants on land. So I guess I am paying twice for lunch

3 minutes ago, Mark_K said:

Yes, you are. Which doesn’t mean you shouldn’t, either on shore or at a specialty restaurant, but it is something to take into consideration.

as we are also - and double paying for drinks since we have the package onboard.  It did take me a few cruises to get used to this, but oh well ... once, maybe twice a year, an extra $100 or so - that I can deal with

On 4/30/2024 at 8:44 AM, voljeep said:

submitted claim on Saturday 4/27

claim documents under review

call AON for claim status

4/30 - claim approved - cruise fare to be refunded

look for email in next couple of days to request payment process

direct deposit or check mailed

 

pre-cruise slip and fall

update - got the claim approved 'e-mail' and updated on website.

still waiting for next email to pick payment method - full cruise fare

we had already received the port fees and taxes when cancelled.

1 minute ago, dog said:

I book d MD mini aft deck 10.

$769 paid

$3777 additional to get this upgrade offer

no perks

CAD$

and if I booked it today - no perks CAD$ ?

so, if you want to upgrade to the cabin you 'booked' - what is that cost to you, and what would it cost me, if I tried to book today

is the free inside cabin on any cruise or only the specific cruise you booked?  If your cruise only, what are those cabins going for?

5 hours ago, dides said:

Yes, there was an incentive promotion to win a 3 day cruise for Travel Agents which was scheduled for Sun Princess after arrival in Fort Lauderdale:

So assume something similar for the Star.

 

please post if they open that up to us 'regular cruisers' - might like to b2b that with the 5 day

10 hours ago, richstowe said:

 

I'm sorry you were disappointed that a mini-suite isn't actually a suite and never has been on Princess or any other cruiseline ever. Perhaps you should find the brand where mini-suite's are anything but slightly larger balcony cabins with an extra amenity here or there. 

sorry, but no ... but thanks for your concern 🙄

the post was for new cruiser confusion with the term

2 minutes ago, suekel said:

I've done that and received what I ordered on every ship but the Sky.  They were pretty rude about it too.  

rude? - by denying your write-ins as in ...

6 minutes ago, dog said:

Jen responded immediately.

 

cancellation fee waived in writing!

so, what is your status - no harm, no foul?

no out of pocket costs, and no future cruise credits?

wasted time?

1 minute ago, fiona42 said:

I had no reason to believe that this was not a legitimate offer. Last May I was offered a two week Alaska cruise for $0! And I took it. I was also offered a two week Hawaii cruise this past December for $0 and I took it. So I had no reason to believe that this was not a normal offer! It did not seem like a too good to be true offer to me since I had been offered these in the past. So, yes, I’m very disappointed.

how was this offer presented different from a valid casino offer? - different contact? different wording? different department? - In other words, did you think 100% that this was just another casino offer?

43 minutes ago, dog said:

It really comes down to Good Will.

Princess has offered atleast a small amount of FCC when they’ve accepted my money and can’t deliver what I paid for, in the past.

Not the case here.

I initially reacted to the email as a threat. Monday is the deadline to cancel outright and get my $ back.

I called. I cancelled. 
I was told the cancellation fee of $540 will be waived.

I received a cancellation notice charging me $540, after my call.

The booking is gone from my Personalizer.

I am not surprised by Princesses handling of the mess after seeing how the Sun passengers were treated.

I have one fully paid cruise with them and a deposit on another.  They are no longer the type of business I choose to spend my money on, after this next cruise.

On my original thread, others mentioned they have had this offer and it was honoured and they took advantage of it.  So, the “too good to be true” really was true.  I suspect some who book will have their offer intact. Happy for you. 
Please accept my apology for sharing the info.

bummer

not your problem on the sharing - everyone who booked made their own decision

44 minutes ago, Retired-N-Happy said:

There is no tax or gratuities on the plus and premier packages, so it's a flat 60 or 80 per day.  We're not wine drinkers, so I'm very surprised you're able to just bring a bottle back on board at a Caribbean cruise port.  You certainly can't bring back a bottle of Grey Goose.  Everything gets scanned and then you have the naughty table that you're supposed to deposit your goodies so they hold it until the last night.

We're currently 8 points shy on RCI.  Have a 7 day booked for March on the Odyssey out of Bayonne.  Frustrating that our next cruise would not let us achieve the Diamond status perks.  

sorry, you can't compare liquor to wine bringing on board

1 hour ago, skynight said:

I have seen the 50ml Sky vodka at retail for under $2. Wholesale and tax free maybe $1.50 or less. Fairly certain Princess' alcohol purchases would be tax free. I would expect the real cost for 8 bottles is maybe $12 or less. Dos Equis cost me about $1/bottle retail. You can figure all the soda and water probably under $10. On the high side the total cost of a mini bar set up is $24, and probably less than that.  I don't know the current federal alcohol tax on distilled spirits. They used to be $27/proof gallon. 

 

thanks - I was looking for the Princess refill cost on board to compare to the Princess bottle of wine swap out.

2 minutes ago, suzyed said:

We haven't sailed RCI in almost 12 years, but we live in Florida and we would many times spur of the moment drive down to port and take a 3,5,7 day cruise on both RCI and even Carnival!  It was just so easy!  Actually I don't believe Pinnacle was even a thing when we last sailed on RCI.  Many of our sailings were with our family.  We like to try out different expiriences, having also sailed on Cunard 5 times, MSC 3 times. In 2010 when we first sailed on the Ruby Princess we were very pleased with the Princess product.  A few more cruises and we were hooked on Princess with a sprinkle of the others in there!  We just love their itineraries, the price point, the onboard culture, the crew, the staff, etc.  Is it perfect...no way, but we feel at this time it's perfect for us!
BTW, one of my best friends sails almost exclusively on Celebrity but she's a gambler and likes the smoke free casinos.  Not saying there was anything wrong with Celebrity and we may try it again but right now we're content with our choice.

looking forward to the CB out of PC? - not us - we'll wait on SKY P

5 minutes ago, ldubs said:

 

Oops, should have quoted the person you quoted.  My mistake.  

 

I, and I think most, understand how to do the math to justify the package.  After all, it is not rocket science.

 

Some days it would pay off for us but most days it would not.  It simply doesn't pen out for the two of us over the length of a cruise.    If I want something, I buy it without a seconds thought.  But, I'm not going to buy something I don't care about to justify having a package.  If I ever got to the point a package is a better deal, I'll buy the package.  

 

 

I have never bought wifi on a cruise - even with the old Best. Sale.Ever.  you could get Best2DG  so the 'value' of the wifi for us is $-0- in any package evaluation.

So, currently in the $60 PLUS - $16grats = $44 for ALL other - ALL

that's about 3 Princess pours of a decent Cab - Port day or not

2 minutes ago, teecee60 said:

Great news for those of you who were on the Disovery Princess or Emerald Princess for the recent Total Solar Eclipse! 

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/princess-cruises-sails-prime-viewing-133000036.html

 

Maybe they will even have a really good astronomy enrichment speaker on board...😁

Sky? or Sun

8 minutes ago, eclue said:

Only suites

Mini "suites" - nothing "suites" about it - OK - tub/shower combo, and a bottle/half bottle? or wine - and the couch

no mini-bar

no separate shower / tub

no specialty dining on embarkation

no specialty dining breakfast each morning

no full mdr menu for room service - during mdr hours

no

no

Princess blew it, again ...

1 minute ago, skynight said:

Not strange. Princess' mini bar cost, not menu price is maybe $25 & that's stretching it. One bottle of wine is probably a $20 bottle. 

maybe someone can find and post the cost of replacing the items in the mini-bar ... 

22 minutes ago, latebuyer said:

I’d like to buy some onboard credit for buying drinks. I’m wondering if it would be a frictionless process where they just swipe your medallion and don’t give a bill? Is shipboard credit nonrefundable?

have you considered the PLUS package?

I'm looking for this specific situation - am I currently eligible to  book specialty...

using Premier package 2 each specialty dining credits only, not paying

October 2024 cruise

Deposit only paid

Final due late July

highest Captain Circle level

2 minutes ago, Cruise Feen said:

 I just read about a drawback of the premier package.  Today I used the Princess app to make reservations for the Crown Grill even before I fully paid for my Nov. cruise;  in another post on this website a Princess customer who has the premier package for an upcoming cruise, was unable to make a reservation on the app.  He/She called Princess, they said they wouldn't be able to make reservations (lwhich is included in the Premier Package) until the cruise is paid in full.  This person asked about the possibility a specialty restaurant being fully booked by the time they paid for the cruise, the Princess Rep replied they wouldn't be able to do anything about that.  If you have a premier package and want to make reservation at the Crown Grill now,  you might wabt to consider paying for the cruise in full before the due date.

OK, in the app, I get to 'Reserve' and $90 ... where does it show the offset for the specialty dining credit with Premier?

OK, did you have Premier, or just paid by Credit Card?

and if anyone knows, if you have Premier, go ahead and pay by credit card, is the OBC that you get onboard for that ($180 for 2 x 2 dinners) "REFUNDABLE"?  I don't need non-refundable obc and I am well aware or the current way ... - and  ... cash out

19 hours ago, dog said:

I made 2 Signature & 1Butcher Block reservations for late 2024 SUN.

Premier package or paid by credit card?