voljeep

1 minute ago, coco2/27 said:

Yes, it’s saying end of summer — really thought I heard through 2020 — TRULY SORRY if I was multitasking too much.  
Will revert to my rarely to never posting status again!

I hope everything sails safely as planned!

actually, you may end up being right ... just not now 🥃🏁

8 minutes ago, coco2/27 said:

Call in and listen:   States pause on global ship operations through 2020.

except for that little "summer" part that maybe you missed ...😉🍷

16 minutes ago, coco2/27 said:

Princess recording states that all cruises have been cancelled for 2020.

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT  ?????????????????????????????????

4 minutes ago, nini said:

voljeep-

This sounds lovely and glad you had a nice time. Is it humid in the Summer?

we live in Central Florida ... 'nuff said

so we didn't notice a lot of humidity ... comparably 

just a nice ocean breeze most of the time

12 hours ago, PurpleHays said:

Which beach did you go to? We were supposed to go on a nice vacation in October to celebrate my graduation, but are now contemplating a week at the Outer Banks. It's nice and quiet in October.

we stayed in a VRBO in Oak Island NC ... about 40 miles North of Myrtle Beach SC

beach was very pet friendly ... the house we stayed in was NO pets, but there were dogs in the house a couple of doors down

11 minutes ago, jp2746 said:

Okay, thanks.  I contacted Princess and the person I spoke with did not know anything about it.  It only says "specialty dining" and nothing else.  There is no explanation of what that means attached to it.

 

So, if I purchase the specialty dining package, is it only for the three restaurants mentioned above?

there is no "specialty dining package" on Princess, sorry

1 minute ago, Host CJSKIDS said:

 

 

Sounds like a nice trip, glad you enjoyed it.  

thanks - it was very nice - 4 bedroom, 2 bath house right on the beach in NC - walk down the stairs and you have toes in the sand

unpack once, just like a cruise ... easy to social distance ... each house on the beach just set up their "stuff" ... not really many other people, even tho it was a public beach

just wish more places had been open for eat-in, but it was all good

now glass  is still half-full 🥃 for our late Nov 2020 cruise, but ... backup plan is a mid April 2021 cruise ... if the 11/2020 cruise

doesn't go, hoping for a double 🍻 the amount paid down ( not paid in full ) as a FCC

LA and San Diego just announced no in person schools for the fall start ... all online

yep , Caribbean to PC  and maybe the 7 day west coastal out of LA with the Ensenada stop

We just got back from a 7 day beach house vacation with one of our sons, his wife, and our 4 grandchildren - this vacation was all about them - just the way we wanted it

when just me and my wife cruise, it is all about "US" - just the way we want it

both have distinct advantages, of course

NOTE: we ate out in a real seafood restaurant one night !!  all other nights were takeout or cooking in the house ...

we will match our mask to our medallion holders ...

it 'may' depend on your cruise itinerary if you wish to provide that information

18 minutes ago, cvpends said:

Yep, days of cabins without balconies are over for us also.

#us-too ... and we were perfectly content with inside cabins before, as we don't spend a lot on time in the cabin anyway

but now ... OB at the least for us

10 minutes ago, Coral said:

I wouldn't bother doing that for short cruises. Not worth my time.

yep, can double our cruising $$ with a few clicks of mouse ... well worth it to us 

really a shame that some people don't have our flexability to take these 'long weekend' getaways, without scheduling flights from flyover country in the US 

On 7/11/2020 at 2:46 AM, ceilidh1 said:

REALLY????? The Double Deposit was specifically for those NOT paid in full? I honestly feel like Princess has lost it at this point?
 

agreed, but it is a 'game' i am currently playing with Princess ... for small $$$ , of course

paying a little as I go, but not paying in full until final deposit is due 60 days before cruise ... hoping if/when Princess does cancel, it is before final - which in our case is the end of September 2020, for a late November 2020 cruise

43 minutes ago, Potstech said:

I’m booked on an October 2020 Mexico cruise,

44 minutes ago, Potstech said:

Check to see if your 2020 cruise has been cancelled or not. May still be in your personnalizer but depending on the country it may not happen

first quote was by mo jito ...

there are still some Cali cruises showing up on the Princess website for October

looks like finally all August cruises have been deleted for sale , and some Sept cruises also ... still showing some Aust/NZ cruises which everyone realizes will be cancelled when cash flow allows

30 minutes ago, phabric said:

When I watched the meeting, I saw that Princess is having a sale July 14-Aug 6, adding 1 specialty dining to the perks.

wonder if that is going to be the 'new' way Princess does promotions - adding something to Princess Plus such as that or OBC replacing 3FF, Sip N Sail, etc

does the dining perk also get added to the basic fare ?

Any mention of when the next round of cancellations will be ( last time I checked there were still August & September cruises for sale  )

12 minutes ago, chipmaster said:

 

Clemson football team has 1/3 of the team testing positive, wonder how they field a team if a substantial number are postive.  Does the team have to field a fully negative team that has been isolated to make sure that those that are negative are truely negative before they play?

 

Same with NBA etc... all negative or let them all get positive

it's been reported by sources ... that Clemson and other teams are deliberately exposing players to Covid-19 now, so they can become immune when the season actually starts ... 

31 minutes ago, john_galt said:

Dates and prices always show up first at the link below. With the Enchanted delayed several months, I'm sure there will be a significant delay on the Discovery, too. Just cancelled my Discovery booking for early December 2021 because I do not expect Princess to take delivery until well into 2022. 

https://book.princess.com/BookingSystem/goToUrl.do?srcURL=marketing%2Fpc%2Fdestination%2FDestination_Year%2Findex.jsp&fbclid=IwAR1usT9lIGyiRJJbCtTdc5gbgeakqto0rpWvQvF4wQa3Q7qu2hpFXnenD4g

yeah, we're on that little 4 day ... for now ... with 'only' a $ 115 deposit for the 2 of us ... will let it ride for now

6 minutes ago, cruisingpeople said:

 

 

 

After looking at the above photos, I think it is a safe bet that the ladders and handrails just haven't been installed yet. You can see where the brackets are in place. As far as "steps" are concerned, only the Retreat Pool near the Sanctuary on the Royal Class ships have steps.

yep, terrible design flaw given the Princess demographics ... steps and handrail were nice on the older 'Grand Class' aft adult pool

our next cruise sails in about 140+ days ... how were things 140 days ago ??🥃

and some have chosen not to cruise when cruising becomes available again

and some will choose to cruise

we're also headed up that way in a couple of days to stay a week - beach house, so no hotels or anything, driving, no flying

got a box (50) disposable masks, plus various cloth masks my wife made ... and a "couple of gallons" of hand sanitizer, 

plus enough cleaning supplies to clean a 'hotel' for when we first get there ...

we're both NEGATIVE ( as of Monday ) 

so we'll only have to wear the masks when we go out of the house to get groceries, etc

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