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I will book Plus on a longer than 7 day voyage for the convenience. In a suite, you will get a minibar that you can exchange out for like (alcohol/alcohol, soda/soda, all soda, or a cheap bottle of wine). Plus you get 2 bottles of water a night. At breakfast, you can order most specialty coffees. If that is enough for you, you won’t need a package. The difference between separately purchasing Medallion Net plus crew appreciation and Plus is a couple of drinks.

Do check ahead to see if you are required to have a reservation for Haleakala. Guri Guri is island made. While there. buy yourself a small bag of Maui Potato Chips. It's a LONG walk out of the port, but the mall is close.

Your chances of spotting the eclipse will be next to nothing. If there is a chance, the regular crew will know something. Don't bother with the higher uppers.

Would you mind describing a "typical" package trip you have used? Many of us are curious as to how a trip went for someone who purchased a Princess Promotion.

It doesn’t matter if you are sailing in the same cabin, as long as you are on the same ship. You will need birthday and cabin number (I forgot specifics). If you purchase a 4 device plan, neither of you would have to sign out or get bumped off. Unfortunately, I’ve found the I get kicked off my iPhone while never on my iPad.

My friend could do it on her android. Different phone, different cruise. Her cabin mate could not do it on her iPhone. App specific to Princess fail?

If you are referring to your Medallion Order or accessories on the app, I was not able to delete my items in the cart unless I called Princess. Even then, they had to place the order then cancel. I did not think this was very efficient.

You are correct, NOT ALL the interior cabins have side mounted beds. Only the ones designated as triples/quad cabins. Regular 2 person cabins do not have the wall mounted beds. Princess deck plans do not show legends. Be sure to check out other web deck plans to see quad cabins, cabins with connecting doors, or any other items that may impede your enjoyment of your selected cabin.

As far as I know (I could be wrong) all Grand/Gem Class interior cabins have those awful protruding beds attached to the side wall. You might have better luck with ocean view or higher (drop from the ceiling).

I did a cruise tour way back when. Don't remember much about the rooms, but enjoyed sitting on the veranda seeing Denali....every day (it was that clear). Coming from California, could "feel" the small earthquake tremors on the deck. On the train ride over, everyone was on "moose alert". We saw one really scraggly undernourished guy munching is a small marsh. Check that off my bucket list. Nice float ride down the river...too hot for any animals to be out. Saw much more animal activity in Yellowstone/Grand Tetons than I did in the heat of the summer in Alaska. But still enjoyed the time on land. Probably won't ever do it again.

Specialty Restaurants may get booked full. Excursions may sell out. You don’t mention it you have the Premier Package with complimentary meals or On Board Credits. There are no penalties for booking ahead. only issues may be: 1. Charged to your credit card now rather than later. 2. Cancel before cruise, refunded back to form of payment. 3. Cancel while on board, refunded as refundable obc. 4. Excursion rates may rise.

Oops...That one, suites were gone by the time I got to it. Have a mini for $5,365.00. Meant to say that my Seattle Round trip (17 day) Seattle in May 2025 is $6,449.00 includes Plus in a suite. Thanks for catching that.

No special ceremony for crossing the international Dateline. Crossing the Equator “ceremony” is held on the Lido deck. If you were in the Navy, this will be much tamer.

A lot has to do with the itinerary. My Alaskan 16 day cruise in 2025 is over $5000 per person in a suite. Booked on day one. iceland/Greenland is over $6 k for 16 days. I’m sure prices will only go up. Rarely do suites drop in price. Yes, sometimes they do, but not very often.

2023 and 2024 all eggs were not viable (ravens did not "kill their hatchlings". Sad, just the same. You can get quite hooked on Jackie and Shadow.

Depending on the itinerary, I have sometimes sailed without a package. Why should I get a package for a 7 night cruise when: first night specialty restaurant 2 mini-bars Don't need the special desserts/gym classes Not a big drinker. elite 50% off Medallion Net.

It dates back to the glorious/elegant days of cruising. Now, the only ones to participate are the newbies, photo ops, and those wanting free champagne. The problem is that the time is 7:30. Without traditional dining times, it is in the heart of dine times. Just like the Baked Alaska run. 7:00 in one dining room and 7:30 in the other (don't know about the third. Interrupts those dining... There are several events that have fallen off my list of to do.

Are you staying at the Pan Pacific? They have a nominal charge to take your bags from your room to the ship. If you are arriving by taxi, uber, lyft, or other vehicle, make sure the driver drops you off underground....in the garage. They will want to drop you off up on street level. It may cost you a little more since it will incur time in taxi costs. If you are dropped off at street level, it will be a very long haul to drop off your bags without assistance. Once you have dropped off your bags, you should be able to find someone to assist you with a wheel chair.

If you do not purchase PLUS or PREMIER, just one person in your cabin needs to activate Ocean Now on your app for $14.99. Then. you can order and have it delivered to anywhere you are on a ship. @dog and @Astro Flyer explained it all. There are so many moving parts to ordering from Room Service.

Thats a thought! Turn them into single/solo cabins without a supplement. That would sell well!

Not in Alaska, but this resident pair is in Big Bear, CA. Unfortunately, this season, their 3 eggs will not hatch. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=big+bear+eagle+cam&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:6a5ede9a,vid:B4-L2nfGcuE,st:0 You daughter might enjoy watching the rest of this nesting season. Come back next January.

Ahhh. And there lies the issue. You booked a guaranteed Interior. In Princess' mind, they assigned you an interior without regard to your request for a queen configuration. There are several cabins across the fleet that have this problem. I once "toured" an accessible balcony cabin that ONLY had twin beds. It was long and narrow with a walkway down the middle. Again, very far forward on a higher deck. Thank you for sharing.

This is an oddity since it is so forward of the ship. Because of the curvature of the bow, this cabin is smaller than the rest of the insides. The first thing Princess "should have done" is NOT make this a quad cabin. None of the insides have bunks that drop down from the ceiling. All inside cabins have the intrusive bunks attached to the walls. It is unfortunate that you were assigned this cabin. It is very important to research as much as possible until you find a cabin location that you will be satisfied with before cruising.

Maybe...just maybe...this event wasn't ready for Prime Time....EITHER. aka sheldon cooper

OFFICIAL UPDATE: Thanks for your reply on Fri. Fri/Sat are my weekend and I’m just getting back into my work week today. The $5 service fee for room service delivery charges (made with a phone call to room service) is waived for any guest with Princess Plus or Princess Premier packages regardless of the cabin category they’re in. This is considered a benefit of having the Plus or Premier package. Nothing to do with the category of cabin. We certainly do appreciate your Elite loyalty to Princess. Robert Guest Services Princess Cruises