Those side penthouses are S4 suites and are much smaller than the S3 aft wraparounds on the same deck. The balconies are way too narrow to even use a lounger
Gratuities have been around forever and if people had paid the recommended amount they would not have had to add it to the cruise. In the old days the bars and dining rooms were empty with people running away without tipping out. Don’t you tip people like barbers , spa technicians etc. Do you refuse to drink or use spa services on ship because the includ a 18% tip ?
Those people who won’t pay crew appreciation probably would not like the equivalent in cruise fare increase since it would total the same amount of money.
Many cruises we take are to ports we have been to before and don’t care for so much do we stay on board. Probably about half the ports we skip there is always company. Lots of people go out early and come back at lunchtime and stay
If you are on the old app and hit packages it will lead you to the website and show the package and show all the components. I have never needed the screenshots for the last several years
We have never had a problem getting into specialty restaurants on board. If we don’t like the MDR menu we have always been able to book for after 7:30 time slots
You mentioned other cruise lines (MSC) where you need 2 devices (1 to open the door and a different device to leave the ship). I was simply pointing out that on Princess you only need one device for everything