Shippy

They are actually not old....just from this week ! Will let you know. Been watching some youtubes Even if they do not comp it, I do not think I will cancel. Looks fabulous & we may never have another chance to see it !

Glad I went ahead & made a booking. Even though it says I will be charged. I will take up with the concierge when onboard. I can always cancel. The times for the 360 dining are 5:00pm & 7:30pm. Cruise is a little less than 2 weeks out. We had a good choice because we are old & only want early dining BUT there is only one evening left for the 7:30 pm slot and 2 nights with NO availability ! I think it risky to wait until you are onboard to book. It only holds 20 people per session. That is a very small percentage of the ship & it is getting more popular.

I always leave $2. bills. I think of them as a lucky piece. I have coffee & pastry delivered to the room each morning & give one. I also give one if there is a lady serving the rest room while I am in there. I do not think many people acknowledge them. AND, my grandchildren love them. They show them off to their friends !

Holland Neptune Suite vs Princess Suites (several categories). ALL Princess suites win hands down on most Princess ships. There is the ability to close off the sleeping area from the living room area on Princess. AND their bathrooms are the best. There is a toilet/sink area that totally closes off from the bathtub/shower/sink area. Almost like having 2 bathrooms ! Their concierge lounge has snacks 24 hrs. & a complementary cocktail time in the evening. It is also set up more for visiting others.

Thank you. I just sent an email to Mr. Steinke

I cannot spend anymore time on this , especially because everyone says something different. I just went ahead & booked it on the app.to save the space. This is so limited that I worry it would book up before we board. I was told there was no charge until your actual reservation time. I went ahead & printed off my email that says complementary & I also printed off the FULL PAGE ad on the Princess site that says it is a suite perk in case the eliminate that. I am going to discuss this with the concierge when we get on board.

No, but neither are all the other suite perks !

I always book through an internet agency,,,unless through a Princess casino offer, and never have any trouble.

good suggestion. Just frustrated by this. I know perks come & go all the time. I wasted so much time today on this. One person 'thanked' me for bringing it to their attention that the website was still showing that as a suite perk in error & they will have that removed. Another said they are going to send out a retraction to all the people that got the email that said it was complementary. Doesn't anybody proof read things anymore ??

On Dec.7th, we booked a suite on the Discovery Princess for next month. We were told that because we had a suite, the 360 dining was a suite perk. TODAY, I got an email saying to call the number provided to make the reservation for my complementary 360 dining experience. Spoke to 3 people that seemed confused before one finally said we were NOT eligible.Apparently that perk was discontinued on Dec. 2nd and anyone booking after that date was not entitled. We were 5 days late. They apologized for the email but said....too bad ! On the Princess website TODAY it says "360: A Priceless Benefit To Princess Suite Guests". It is really the principle of the thing. I feel we are entitled to this. An exhausting fight for hours on the phone today with no resolve. What do you think ? ?

Yes, just cruises. I cannot name them because years ago i did that. I got a reprimand from cruise critic that if I did that again, I would be banned :O(

I never use the cruise line site for that kind of info NOR do i ever book through them !

I TOTALLY agree with you & I AM THE ONE THAT STARTED THIS THREAD ! We cruise most all the cruise lines & no other cruise line has ever charged us a penny for distilled water. Just got used to it being a usual perk & was bummed at Holland for charging but am now OK with it. In fact, it probably will not be long before the other lines do. It seems when one cruise line tries something different that generates $$, it is not long before the others follow. I am old & come from a time where they did not charge for soda, bottled water, fresh squeezed orange juice, fancy coffee. There was no such thing as a pay restaurant. Your boarding passes were mailed to you & you got a leather room key case when you got onboard. Pictures were $2.95. Each Bingo game gave back ALL the money taken in from the sale of cards for that game. I am sure there are many things I cannot recall BUT we will pay for the water & I still think cruising is the best value out there !

I use a large internet agency I go to the exact cruise I want to take I put in the cat. cabin I want & hit continue It will show me ALL the cabins available in that category. I ALWAYS do that before I book. Just google...large internet travel agencys I am sure that it will work within the first few names that pop up

On most of the Princess ships, the laundry mats are open 24 hrs. Being a total insomniac :O) I always go in the middle of the night !

We were on the Regal a few month ago & you DID have to pay to use the machines but it was nominal.

I am interested but my husband does NOT do seafood. Any options available for people like that ??

I have gotten the offer for a mini suite & then called to upgrade for a full suite. You pay the difference but it is not as much as you might think.

That's ok. I didn't notice it at first. Once when we were leaving the cabin, I asked the steward how he knew when to make up the cabin since there was no tag to hang on the door. He showed me the 2 buttons outside the door....small & easy to overlook. One for privacy & one for make up the room. BUT....he said with the medallion you have, they ALWAYS know when you are not in the room & assume it is ok to enter.. So, it is VERY important if you leave the room & do not want them in, that you hit the privacy button.

did you hit the privacy button outside your door ??? if not they do the room

I have heard a lot of these bids get accepted or not about 30 days before sailing.We are about 38 days out but my curiosity was getting the best of me. I wanted to check to see if they were 'rejected'

Just logged in to my Princess site & manage your cruise. When I scrolled down, there were lots of areas like dining, excursions, etc. There was one about bidding for an upgrade. When I clicked on that, it said lets get started & when i clicked on that...it showed my original bids & status.

On the owner suite bid it said cancel or modify on the penthouse bid there was no longer a place to either cancel or up the bid...just pending

no charge & no new cabin assignment yet

If you look at my profile you will see that I got a 'reminder' years ago. That was for posting the name of an agency. When i first got it, they sent me a nasty message saying if I did it again that I would be barred from cruise critic ! SO....my suggestion is to just google internet travel agency's. I am sure within the first half dozen you will find one that can help you out.