oldracer

We've been looking at other cruise lines event though we are just two cruises short of elite level, due to the itineraries and costs compared to Princess. Since we are both military and have the 100 shares for the OBC, dropping one or the other may be the final push to go to another cruise line. We have two booked now; Asia in Feb 2024 and NE/Canada in Aug 2023 and have both credited for each of the credits.

On 2/8/2022 at 7:07 PM, heathriel said:

Just found this out on our current sailing, but there’s a secret Indian menu you can order in the MDR with 24 hours notice.

 

I was going to take pictures when it arrived but everything smelled so good we started eating before I remembered!

 

This is a whole different caliber than what they serve at the buffets/lunch menu.

You can also do this with Filipino food.

It really doesn't make a difference; the scenery is the same all the way around. The highlight of the tour is that it is done by American Samoa High School kids. They do a great job, and you can tell they love their island.

On 3/28/2022 at 10:13 AM, phillipahain said:

Just got off Sky Princess Miami to Southampton      12th March to 28th March 2022 

 

Just 2 days of internet only out of Madeira    Princess agreed new contract with ?.........??????   They agreed a Hopeless satellite at a 10th of previous contract 

 

No consideration for anyone who needed to contact family or arrange pre flight Covid tests before flying back to USA 

 

Without Internet could not even book Covid tests at Heathrow .....Princess did not test anyone at all 

 

Apparently CDC issued instructions that no one could enforce Hand Sanitisation 

 

What a total mess ?

 

 

Covid on board ...CDC   Red warning    told 100 but also more likely 700 

 

Fed up with idiots refusing to wear masks 

Way too many Walking around Hand sanitisers and even when officers are alerted NOTHING IS DONE 

 

Sorry but long time Princess Cruisers will not be back again and we are definitely  not alone 

 

 

I would say the problem is with the passengers, not Princess.

We have asked for Filipino food on several cruises and they made the table a full meal of it. Give them time and they can do most anything. In the OPs case, putting it on dietary preferences at pre-cruise will fix her up.

We love cruising and have used Princess for our last 10 cruises. With the recent changes, I'm not sure if loyalty (ours to Princess) means anything anymore as the benefits of loyalty are being removed. United Airlines did the same thing a few years ago and I have not flown them since. Is recognition of your loyalty important to you?

This is sad. If this isn't temporary, I will most likely stop cruising and go back to flying in and/or RVing.

On 2/11/2021 at 8:00 AM, broberts said:

 

I doubt the comment was meant literally. I certainly took it simply as an expression of extreme outrage. 

 

But to answer your question, how about an easily washed off bright neon pink dye applied to hands on entering a public washroom. (It shouldn't be difficult to have an automated mechanism to spray the dye when a latch plate was pressed to open the door.) People with bright pink hands can then be denied service and more hygienic individuals would know to avoid contact. 🙂

and maybe we can cut their fingers off each time they touch their face...

On 2/3/2021 at 2:14 PM, Jamesatgsu said:

I remain optimistic. We've distributed 56M doses and administered 34M.

 

That means we already are set to have vaccinated more than 10% of the adult population.

 

26M people have had the virus. There is some overlap to be sure, but we should already be looking at relative immunity for about 20% of the adult population. Given what we know, survivors should either wait, or only get one dose to increase the number having protection.

 

We are looking at doing about 1.5M doses per day now, which would be about another 10% of the adult population each month, but that number should continue to increase.

 

 

Several "experts" have said herd immunity by the end of April. I hope they are right.

When the cancelled my cruise with our two oldest Granddaughters the fourth time, I finally asked for a refund. I gave up $900 in OBC but like many others here, the risk is getting untenable. To  my surprise, Carnival refunded every penny in less than ten days. As soon as the Governments get their hand off  my throat, we will cruise again on Carnival.

I applied to have my credit applied to my Sep 2021 cruise last August. It was approved and showed up on my account. Now, I no longer see it there. Guess I will have to reapply after July .

Four of us are booked for the Sep 5, 2021 cruise out of Vancouver (third rebook).  I have had both vaccination injections but the rest of the party has not. Keeping the faith though.

My cash refund also would not go through. Called my Trip Advisor and she said they received a message that the link they posted was not ready and to try again in 24 hours.

This is my fourth cancellation and this time, I'm taking the cash and giving up $900 OBC. I will just rebook in the future if there is one.

We are booked on the Sep 4, 2021 cruise tour from Vancouver, to Anchorage, to Fairbanks. Grand Princess. I have the vaccine, the other three in our party don't yet.

I checked my Sep 4, 2021 cruise tour prices per person on the Grand from Vancouver to Alaska. The balcony room price is $151 cheaper with the best ever sale. I'm going to call and see if I can get that price reduction.

8 hours ago, Lee Cruiser said:

 

I agree.  The question now is, what do you think will be the offer after it is made official?  Do they still offer the $600 OBC or a lesser amount?  Not sure how they can offer that much indefinitely.  While many say it costs them very little, it does eat into profits that they normally make on these areas.

I'm getting concerned about the OBC. My third rebook is for Aug 1. They told me I had too much OBC $1600 last time we booked so if they cancel again and offer more, I wonder if I will get anything from it?

Original cruise was Apr 11. Cancelled by Carnival, rebooked with FCC and new deposit for May 31. Cancelled by Carnival so we took FCC and OBC. Re-booked for Aug 1. Used FCC for full fair due to price difference and received my $600 OBC plus some additional for previous deposits. Also had our Sep 5 Cruisetour to Alaska with Princess cancelled.

I just booked (for the third time) our cruise with our 2 Granddaughters (11 & 13). My Wife and I were $799 each, one child was $499 and one was $399.

Once the Feds and private companies start opening up commerce again, the States will follow quickly. Everyday that goes by the people in those states are losing millions of dollars and the little bit the government is giving out will not keep the country afloat. Business HAS to start again or the people killed by the virus will be dwarfed by those suicides, murders, etc., caused by lack of food and money.

This happened to me too so I called back. They redid everything with Corporate and as soon as I hung up my FCC was applied and the remaining balance disappeared. Ten minutes later I received email confirmation of the "paid in full" notice.

We were scheduled for the Vista April 11. I called and they said no decision had been made so if I cancelled, my "penalty" amount would be put in FCC and all excursions, port fees and gratuities would be refunded to my original form of payment. No refund of VPP though so it cost me around $400 to cancel. The cross border policy with Mexico and the dismal outlook for normalcy by April 10 were at the forefront of my decision.

Bought 100 shares Friday. I wonder if I can use it for OBC on my cruises in Sept and March 2021? I've only paid the deposits so far. Anyone know?

Cancelled my April 11 cruise today. "Penalty" amount moved to FCC, must cruise within one year of original cruise leave date. The rest of the money; excursions, gratuities, port fees, etc., returned to  original form of payment. Lost the Vacation Protection fee but that was expected.

We have a cruise out of Galveston, TX for April 11. Ports are Mexico, Honduras and Belize. Our hotel in Galveston just emailed and said they have cancelled our reservation, all reservations until May 1. I tried to cancel online but anything leaving after April 9 is not eligible yet for the offers. I booked the Hilton and will wait until Carnival cancels or offers a new cancellation policy. I just can't see how they can sail Apr 11 based on what the government has been saying. Waited over an hour for Carnival on the phone until I hung up. Will try and call in off hours just to find out what is going on.