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2 hours ago, startedwithamouse said:

What age range is walking out?  Just curious. 

 

Newer ships have newer shows. 

 

We've enjoyed Imagine Dragons in concert, and Lady Gaga live last year in Vegas, and attended Harry's House twice when he was in town. 

60

We walked out of that show, it was awful. Just my opinion folks!

We were on a 10-day cruise on the Enchanted in Feb and they had 3 Chef's Table dinners and still had 75 on the list. We were lucky to get chosen.

We've been fortunate to be chosen 3 times, once on the Sky, once on the Crown and once on the Enchanted.

Wifi was terrible on our Panama Canal cruise in Feb/March on the Ruby. Would not stay connected, continually had to log in.

We also have had the same one for years. We found that emailing her is the fastest for getting replies.

5 hours ago, PescadoAmarillo said:

I was just on the same ship (Ruby Princess) on the same route (California to Hawaii) as I was on in September 2019. On that earlier cruise, the internet was amazing, solid and fairly fast (I did speed tests and saved them). On this cruise, it kept going out, then came back, but always pretty slow. Websites and emails wouldn’t even load.  I was trying to research and purchase a flight home and it was a time consuming and scary exercise, especially when it would go out in the middle of completing the transaction. Something has changed for the worse. 

I was on the Ruby 2/25 to 3/12 and the internet was awful.

33 minutes ago, Thrak said:

What a huge letdown after all the planning and anticipation. I have a question regarding masking onboard. Is Princess still providing N95 or KN95 masks to passengers or should I bring a supply of my own? We board Royal Princess in Vancouver on May 2nd. We have the "advantage" of being the first passengers to board this ship since the shutdown so there will be no previously positive passengers already aboard but I'm still wondering about mask availability.

 

We get our second boosters tomorrow. Hopefully that will also help to mitigate circumstances. Best wishes for the two of you. It might have helped G to weather isolation if he had stockpiled some potato chips.

On the Ruby last month there were two KN95 masks in our cabin when we boarded and they gave us another set the second week of our 15 days.

We were on the Ruby 2/25 to 3/12. We had to have a negative test 2 days prior to boarding. Then we had a test at the dock before we were allowed to board and then had another one two days later. I am surprised they were so laxed for the return sailing to SF. They did drop the mask mandate on 3/1, but the casino required masks all the time and there was no smoking in the casino the whole 15 days.

3 hours ago, cruzsnooze said:

So Stop Using it. If people stop using their flawed APP they will have to rethink the whole process and do something. I now use the web version the instituted a few weeks ago. See the link under the goggle play box?

 

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  Download the MedallionClass™ app

      

  Don't have a compatible device? Try our web version(opens in a new window)

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  Get OceanReady®

  Provide the required information for each guest for quick and easy embarkation.

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  Make Plans in Cruise Personalizer

  Take you vacation to the next level by reserving Shore Excursions, Lotus Spa treatments, pre-purchasing beverage package, and more.

The link just takes me to the app.

Having the same problem trying to book Specialty Dining with a voucher credit. It will not come up.

It worked for my last cruise 2/25 - 3/12 but will not for my next one on 7/16. This app really is frustrating most of the time.

18 minutes ago, Redwing55 said:

I sure hope so.  My wife shared this story with me today. https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/6095/

 

The CDC are.. well, I don't like to name call.  But I do wonder if they'll be taken to court.  These restrictions are arbitrary and generally this type of regulation won't stand up in court.  I MIGHT, and even then I don't agree, that SOME of the restrictions might make sense if few were vaccinated.  However, the CDC is offering no incentive to be vaccinated on the ship.  Maybe I missed that?  I hope so, but I tried to find it and couldn't.

 

What is the CDC's issue?  There reputation is going further south by the minute.  And not just about cruising.

Florida, Alaska and Texas already have a lawsuit and the first hearing is May 12th.

The CDC is ridiculous. They really are trying to sink the cruise industry. I have a cruise booked for February 2022, after having 3 canceled due to the pandemic. All of this crap better be lifted by then.

Thanks for the info that the ap has been updated! Love the new version!

On 4/21/2021 at 1:48 PM, sjde said:

We just receieved a message that our 2022 Alaskan cruise has been changed from the Emerald Princess to the Crown Princess. Can anyone tell me if this is a positive change? Negative? Or are they identical/no differnce?

I have only sailed on the Emerald before. Thanks! 

Sailed both ships a few times, both great ships, no reason for concern!

16 minutes ago, beg3yrs said:

As previously stated, under current circumstances, San Juan is part of the United States and as such falls under the CDC no-sail order.

I realize that, but they no longer leave out of San Juan anyway. Which I why I said IF they ever go back to that.

2 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

That bluff could be called fairly easily as such a location doesn't have the infrastructure to support thousands of cruisers coming and going, staying over prior to a cruise, etc.  Princess abandoned San Juan a number of years back as it must not have made economic sense.  We cruised with them out of there twice and although the flight was longer than to FLL, it was cool to be already in the Caribbean and able to get to more places in a week than from FLL (we were pretty much sticking to one-week voyages at that time).

 

We cruised Princess out of San Juan and loved leaving from there! Would do it again, if they ever go back to it!

"Best Sale Ever" 🤣 - The cruise I already have booked was $600 cheaper than with this sale.

If my November cruise is going, I'm going. If not, then I will wait until my March 2021 cruise!

Sky Princess to Western Caribbean 2/1/20.

On 2/17/2020 at 10:08 AM, Jeter02 said:

I'm on her now. This my 4ty sailing on her and another visit next month. My only tip is..... Enjoy your time onboard. She is elegant and lovely. The production shows are too notch. Rock Opera and 5 Skies in my opinion are legitimately the best shows princess has across the fleet.

We walked out of 5 Skies. It was ridiculous in my humble opinion. We never got the chance to see Rock Opera 😞

Great review and pictures! We were on the Sky the week before you! It was our 12th Princess Cruise. Captain Tuvo was spectacular, our FAVORITE captain by far. He is so personable and always takes the time to speak with guests! His daily messages were a hoot!

Thank you for taking the time to do this review!

We will be boarding the Sky next Saturday!!

19 hours ago, oskidunker said:

If you have paid and are expecting a tuxedo in your room, you may be disappointed. Confirmed by Princess by phone by my sister today. Dispute with your credit card asap. Better to just buy one.  

Wow, we just used them in October. Thanks for the heads-up.

2 hours ago, jus10cruise said:

Anyone know if American Airlines participates in EZ Check from Port Everglades (where your luggage goes directly to the airline and your boarding pass is delivered to the stateroom)?

 

I used this service last year flying out of MIA, and it was super convenient. I think I saw some posts many months ago where American was no longer an option, but I'd appreciate if anyone who has cruised recently could clarify or confirm.

 

Thanks!

Justin

 

 

 

We used it in October for American Airlines.

1 minute ago, cruisegal415 said:

I have a feeling the answer to this is "no" based on our experience with other lines, but can we use our On Board Credit to book items in advance? Like for ship excursions? On other lines, you could only use the OBC to book excursions on the ship, which meant that you take your chances that the excursions you want will be sold out if you wait until after boarding to book.  Also wonder if you can use the OBC to book the beverage or coffee packages, again, do you have to wait till you're on board? Because aren't they cheaper if you book them prior to boarding? Same with the internet package--if we want to use our OBC do we have to do it on board, and if so, isn't it more expensive that way?

You can use it to book excursions.