voljeep

guess all Aussies / Kiwis are not Crocodile Dundee … 

Julius and Junella - both from the CB and both transferred to the SKY - have taken very good care of us in Vines and Crooners on the CB , and also Ajay on the SKY

Also remember Carmen in Vines, and I believe there was a 'Cherry' also in Vines, that I believe moved to Wheelhouse on one of our cruises

see a pattern developing ??

i'm thinking it may be a staggered startup as some countries and ports will be more acceptable than others to re-start the cruise business … whatever those countries may be

I booked under the 'savers rate' then was able to add drinks and grats ( BEST2DG) for $ 30 pp pd

so a somewhat basic breakdown pp pd

Wifi - 10

grats - 15

drinks - 15 

for the complete package of $ 40 pp pd

not sure it's still available now, and you might have to 'educate' your TA or Princess rep to look for those codes

8 minutes ago, LunaSeaRetreat said:

We received ours too. Leaving between 1&2.  Miami to ATL then Charlotte, then Washington Dulles.  Then 3+ hours to home via private transportation.   Leave here at 1pm arrive home 1AM.  But I'll be home!

is that a charter and just dropping off passengers at those locations ?

3 minutes ago, Pushka said:

Deaths and infections have come from multiple cruiselines. RCL has certainly contributed to three deaths here. Princess is certainly over represented. Currently it would be a blanket halt to all cruises for a time, not just Carnival, if that was the approach decided on. It won't be up to the cruiselines to decide. 

yeah, whatever … Australia won't do anything and welcome back with open arms when cruises resume 

3 minutes ago, Pushka said:

It's a sad time for the cruise industry. Especially in New Zealand and Australia where cruises have contributed overwhelmingly to our Covid occurrence and fatality rates. Coral - everyone's favourite ship I think? In trying to protect their industry by not canceling cruises, they may well have doomed it. At least for some time. 

which will happen first ? 

Carnival says - no more cruises to Australia

Australia says - Carnival corp is banned

yeah, right - neither

and the beat goes on

is the cruise still under the same promotion you booked under ?  If so, there "should" be no "change fee", just the difference in price 

if the promotions are different , well that's a different story - maybe good, maybe not so much

1 minute ago, Ken the cruiser said:

normal processing time

or new normal ? 4-6 weeks just became 8-12 weeks

that this should/will be merged into the Carnival Stock thread where it's been previously posted ??

90 days - when you're hot, you're hot ...

44 minutes ago, WNcruiser said:

And no one thinks its strange that out of thousands of CC members here not one single person that was cancelled on March 12th has received a refund in the first 30 days? 

maybe a hundo or so semi-regular posters , and then the duck and run's

15 hours ago, dog said:

Refundable Deposit July 2019

cruise date oct 2020

cancelled by me March 1/20

amex dispute March 25/20

so all of this is over a refundable deposit only , and not the total cruise cost ?

or did I miss that you had paid the final

musta been one helluva cruise and deposit … good for you for being proactive, I guess ...

3 minutes ago, Liz D said:

I just want them to be straight with us.

It's not over until Princess says it's over ...

Bluto

1 minute ago, Liz D said:

So, ever since Carnival cancelled all of its Alaska cruises through June 30, I have been waiting for Princess to mirror the announcement.  Since Carnival owns Princess, why wouldn't Princess be canceling too?

Princess still says on their website that they are still evaluating all aspects of the required decision-making.

What on earth is holding them up? 

cash refunds for cancelled cruises - multiple threads ...

1 hour ago, satxdiver said:

Princess does not require everyone over 21 in the cabin buy the drink package.

kinda sorta right / wrong /maybe

if you flat out buy the drink package ( why would anyone do that if they can get Princess Plus ) - correct

but if you do book under Princess Plus - and I going to ASSuME 2 adults - both will get the cost added/included in the fare

not going to get into 

a) only getting best2dg - no wifi

b) 3-4 'kids' in same cabin

23 minutes ago, voljeep said:

I self-upgraded a couple of weeks ago by emailing my crack Princess PVP from a high up inside (IB) to an obstructed deluxe balcony on Discovery for 12/21  … little 4 day cruise to Grand Turk and back … only cost up $10 pp total for the 4 days 🤑

and if we tried to do the same self-upgrade to a little 5 day cruise this fall on the SKY, it would be $330 pp total … gonna wait on that one for now ...

I self-upgraded a couple of weeks ago by emailing my crack Princess PVP from a high up inside (IB) to an obstructed deluxe balcony on Discovery for 12/21  … little 4 day cruise to Grand Turk and back … only cost up $10 pp total for the 4 days 🤑

2 minutes ago, dog said:

What you bought was never received so call credit card company. Agent can walk you through dispute process easy with Amex. I just did it 

dog, just a few dates ...

when did you book your cruise ( deposit date )

when was final payment due ( amex charge )

when was cruise date

when did you actually cancel, or did Princess cancel your cruise 

this may help other posters in your same situation make an informed decision to dispute a charge

5 minutes ago, KcFanNindy said:

Well filed my dispute with my credit card companies for my money. Seems I will get my monies faster than the cruise company is offering. That’s real sad that I had to go this route for the refund.  This also forces the company to respond in a timely manner or the charges automatically get reversed, according to the credit card companies.

did you cancel your cruise, or did Princess cancel your cruise ?

you're not expecting "ANY" FCC at this point after you did that, correct ?

8 minutes ago, IDB37 said:

And your point is ?

 

What additional facts would you like ?

sorry if you thought that was sarcasm … I thought it was an excellent posting with 2 excellent links showing that at least

a month lag from Princess knowing what was going on, and stopping ( somewhat ) cruises at that point

26 minutes ago, IDB37 said:

Are you saying you think Princess and the Cruise Industry as a whole acted in a timely and appropriate manner, in the light of the developing crisis, having primary regard to the safety of passengers and crew alike ? 

wow, a full month - excellent posting of FACTS !

32 minutes ago, Thrak said:

Officially over the edge. It's a Bloody Mary morning!

wine night is morphing into wine afternoon - which is proceeded by beer buzz mornings … 

17 minutes ago, phabric said:

i have been leaning towards a mini suite for the extra room and tub.

just remember - everyone in that cabin may be using that shower/tub combo … so if anyone has any mobility/balance issues ...

26 minutes ago, pb_uk said:

 

Finally thank you to the posters on here, some irrelevant, some way off topic, but many providing useful info from afar when we were sometimes in an information vacuum. Also those wishing us well, which is much appreciated.

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