12 hours ago, HotRoot said:

They were both open in October an alternating nights.  No idea as to times.  Evening, not lunch.

Specialty ($29+) or casual ($15) ?

33 minutes ago, daydreamer16 said:

Do you know if Pellegrino or Perrier are included with the Plus Beverage pkg?

 

Thanks

yes, both - unlimited dependent upon inventory

9% Princess insurance increase on the cost of the added PLUS package.

57 minutes ago, insidecabin said:

I always have a check box to tick for "no upgrades" when booking direct on line

 

TA should ask during the booking process.

Not booking from the USA, huh?

maybe UK?

1 hour ago, Vinnyv20032003 said:

Sun Princess is currently still in Monfalcone, but has updated its destination to Zelenika, Montenegro for tomorrow (2/24).

 

BTW, they’re dealing with some rough weather conditions in that region right now.

Crew and contractors only?  Any VIP, TA's ?

1 hour ago, drwbrt said:

Start the drink count. Blue Moon at the airport. I tried to tap my medallion but there must be something wrong with our premier package. Headed to guest services. 

how much is an airport blue moon these days?

when is the cruise and how much is the deposit?

2 hours ago, startedwithamouse said:

This week?

 

Last month we weren't charged for our morning drinks. 

 

A few days ago we were. 

7 night cruise has 8 Princess drinkin' daze - what a deal!! - IF drinks are covered on they kicked us off disembarkation day (6a - 10a or so)

when we order thru the app, we use her login.

why don't the workers just go to another ship in the yard and start working?

PLUS - up to 15 alcohol drinks per day at a total of $44 per day

what is that - about 3-4 drinks on Virgin? - which is OK if that is your normal daily consumption

26 minutes ago, Lady Arwen said:

Thank you for providing Princess’s policy regarding bringing liquids onboard.  Glad to see that plastic bottles are prohibited.  So very harmful to the environment.  I think most guests would prefer cans or cartons, anyway.

so the plastic bottles P sells / provides on board ...

2 minutes ago, eroller said:

 

All true, which is why you build in a substantial buffer before beginning revenue cruises.  Especially for a first in class prototype ship. Exactly what Royal did with ICON, a far more complex ship than SUN PRINCESS. A flawless introduction.  
 

Why you would ever schedule revenue cruises directly after taking delivery of the ship is beyond me.  Very poor planning on the part of Princess Cruises resulting in two last minute cancellations.  It could have all been avoided with better advanced planning.  

Early completion bonuses

Liquidated damages

Change Orders

1 minute ago, bubbaed said:

It's possible that Princess is/was under a legal contract with Fincantieri that prohibits them from sharing details of the delay, lest they find themselves in legal jeopardy. Until Princess takes 100% responsibility for the ship, they are likely not in control of what information they can and can't share with the public.

 

This could also explain the lack of media coverage, social media coverage, etc.

 

Until the other day, the ship, technically, did not belong to Princess - it belonged to the shipyard. Now that Princess has ownership, it is still parked at the dock getting work done so it makes sense that Princess would not want to throw their contractor under the bus, so to speak. Not to mention the Star, currently under construction, could be impacted by any negative press.

 

In the case of RC and the Icon rollout contrast with Sun's rollout, it's possible that RCI has a different legal arrangement with their shipyards than Princess does - one which allows them more freedom of sharing information.

 

Not en expert in such things, just guessing.

Spot ON !!

1 minute ago, startedwithamouse said:

Today

 

 

with knowledge from at least a month ago

19 minutes ago, voljeep said:

Due to a problem still being verified, they will all be disembarked by the evening.The first cruise, which was scheduled in just over a month, will also be postponed accordingly.

1st published date?

1 hour ago, SouKnoMe said:

Diesel in the water plant: the Sun Princess does not start

He would have to leave Monfalcone with a thousand workers on board to reach Civitavecchia. First cruise responed

 07:44

 

 

Tgr Rai

The Fincantieri workers at the ceremony of the technical launch of the Sun Princess

Technical problems for the Sun Princess, a prototype liquefied natural gas ship built in Monfalcone. The ship was supposed to leave in the night from the Monfalconese plant to the Civitavecchia with almost a thousand workers on board.

Due to a problem still being verified, they will all be disembarked by the evening.The first cruise, which was scheduled in just over a month, will also be postponed accordingly.

The first delivery to the shipowner was scheduled for the end of January, but had been postponed to complete finishing work.The technical inconvenience concerns the drinking water plant, where traces of diesel would have been found.

Princess Cruises has announced that it will completely refound the price of the cruise to those who had booked it and will have to skip it, offering a 50 percent discount on a later cruise.
 

That is a potentially catastrophic situation. Better to have it resolved now. 

when was this article first published?

9 hours ago, cruisedoctor said:

to allow for additional technical work to be completed

sounds more serious than just a venue not being ready

4 day cruise - check

$80 to upgrade to Premier - check

2 specialty  dinners = $80 - check

6 minutes ago, Musky Ike said:

Princess has a max on the total amount of onboard credit that can be on a stateroom account. 

from the website.

 

Onboard Credits cannot exceed $1,500 per booking

not sure applying gift cards to a folio balance has anything to do with OBC 

2 hours ago, WAVTAM said:

What are the specialty restaurants as we are given two free bookings. PREMIER

Drink package is given and see drinks up to $15 per drink. Is there a daily limit. PLUS

Looks to me like there is some confusion

10 hours ago, KarmaCruisers said:

Thanks.

i will definitely post on the suite cruise 

does your wife share your lust for gambling?

4 minutes ago, Ndolly said:

Thank you,   and sorry I really don't know how to use a thread.

you did fine, no worries

welcome aboard

2 minutes ago, memoak said:

It makes no difference how you booked it. Room service does not know how you you booked it. If it as available as 2 7 day cruises you will get another setup

nevermind

3 minutes ago, startedwithamouse said:

They don't need to. Why would they give a follow up to a press release?

I didn't ask if they needed to, I asked if they did and I missed it