Shippy

Again....my concern was that I had an upgrade bid in & did not know if the fact we were both not in the green lane would effect it. Otherwise I would just have waited till we were at the pier.

Problem now appears to be solved but Princess admits they are still having some glitches. On our IPAD we are both in the green lane. On our computer, we are both in the blue lane. On both of those... all the items are checked ok for the green lane BUT there is no credit card info for either of us. On mine the message is something about a problem with my husbands account & on his a problem with mine. The Princess rep assured me everything is ok although it might not clear up so that I can see it. I know he is right because in his records, he could see the credit card info & told me what the last 4 digits are. thanks to everyone for their input !

I have called 3 times on 3 different days. Each time they have told me that they will submit and expedited report to have the problem resolved. So much for a 3 minute fix....

LOVE IT !

Every thing but the credit is green. Expirations far out. Like I said....just worried about my upgrade bid :O(

Very frustrating. We were just on a Princess cruise about 6 weeks ago with no problems. We have another cruise next month. I filled out the info on mine a few weeks ago & got into the green lane easily. It will not let us complete my husbands. It will not take the ship payment method. They cannot get it to link to mine. They cannot get him out of the blue lane. It will not let him put in any other credit card. It keeps saying they are not valid even though they are. I have spoken to Princess 3 times about this. Each time they try & fix but cannot & do an expedited report. Normally I would not care & figure we could correct at the pier BUT I have a bid in for an upgrade & I am afraid there will be a problem with it because we are not both in the green lane ! I would ask for suggestions but fear there is nothing more I can do :O(

WE WERE ON THE ROYAL A MONTH AGO. I WOULD SAY ONLY ABOUT A THIRD OF MEN WORE JACKETS. I DID SEE ONE TUX.

I am interested because we have Princess Plus so basically everything is paid for. We also have a lot of OBC. Shopping on the port sounds a lot better to me than shopping onboard !

On our last cruise, we saw several shop in the ports with the Princess Medallion logo on them. I just spoke to a Princess rep but he was not familiar with that. Do you use your Medallion to charge at those stores ? Does it go on your shipboard account instead of straight to your credit card ? If so, can you use your OBC to pay ? Thanks

I think ASKING is different from bidding...

I think they are accepted/rejected about 30 days out. We are currently about 40 days out....will let you know

The last time I had a chance to bid... you could bid for a Penthouse OR an Aft facing Penthouse. I bid for the Penthouse & got it. VERY happy with the cabin. A week ago, I made a bid for our cruise next month. The offer just said Penthouse.. Upon checking current availability, I see there are 6 Penthouses available and 1 AFT penthouse. I do not want the aft. I am hoping that would have to been specified differently;y. I do not want to with draw my bid because I want a regular Penthouse. Will let you know what happens.....

We HAVE plus. Just went to order the Medallion today for a cruise next month. It wanted the $10. shipping so I cancelled & reordered to pick up at the port. Did a cruise earlier this year with no charge.

I would assume they would be. They are in the "pool" for guarantee cabins. We wound up with ADA cabins twice when we booked that category. I do not care for them either. Not just the bathroom but some storage removed. Trade off is a bigger...to move around in...cabin & balcony.

We just got back from a Holland cruise last week. We went to Cabo, Puerto Vallarta & Mazatlan. Had a wonderful time. Took the Hop On/Hop Off bus in Mazatlan. Had lunch at Pancho's in the Golden Zone on the beach. I highly recommend it !.

try and youtube Emerald Princess balconies

I understand what you are saying. It is just that it was free before.

Thanks

You are right, just a bit petty I guess. I was just used to this being complementary on other lines & it caught me off guard. We are old & back from the days where there was no such thing as a pay restaurant, charge for ice cream, specialty coffee, fresh squeezed juice, etc. I am sure other lines will follow suit & also charge for the water. It seems what one line does, the others will follow. This is the new way of cruising but still the best bang for your buck.

Is there a cocktail hour in the lounge ? Is it open 24 hours for coffee & tea ? thanks

I know some people use a cpap & need distilled water. My husband has had several sinus surgeries & must use a medicated rinse every day that requires distilled water. We have traveled on many cruiselines & have never had a problem ordering that in advance to have delivered to the cabin ALWAYS has been complementary. I had forgotten to order for our cruise that leaves this Saturday. I just called Holland & they informed me they no longer do that. She checked my booking & said that since we have a beverage package, we can just order it every day & have it come off of that ! I know there are cutbacks but I find this one a bit petty !

Lots of bad publicity lately. We leave this Saturday out of San Diego for our 7 day Mexican cruise !

Now I really have confused myself :O) Just go PASSED the rocky beach but you have to go up by the restaurant & then over.a slight hill. You cannot see this area from the rocky beach area where the cabanas are but it is only a few minutes walk.

I stand CORRECTED. The beach area I am talking about is to the RIGHT of the restaurant, not the left ! I am unaware of a service kitchen.

Although I would have preferred the Royal...the Crown had the itinerary we wanted so we will be sailing on it in May !