former USN gal

Thank you for the update, Charles. We especially appreciated you sharing about the Salmonella. You are in our thoughts, frequently, as we plan for upcoming cruises. We hope that we manage to see you again, when/if you feel up to it.

Donna and Rich

1 hour ago, Photofinish4 said:

Does anyone know where Capt. Tuvo is? I had heard he was helping out with the Sky

Capt. Tuvo will be on the Star Princess in September for two Alaska cruises we are taking. Don't know when he embarks or disembarks from the Star Princess.

CARIBBEAN PRINCESS –

Capt. Marco Fortezze (May 1, 2017)

CORAL PRINCESS:

Capt. Nicolo Binetti (May 20, 2017)

Capt. Michele Tuvo (May 28, 2017)

CROWN PRINCESS:

Capt. Martin Stenzel (Aug. 2017)

DAWN PRINCESS:

Capt. Paul Slight (last report February 2016). still on-??

DIAMOND PRINCESS:

Capt. Graham Goodway (last report July 25, 2016) still on??

EMERALD PRINCESS:

Capt. William Kent (May 28, 2017)

Capt. Vincenzo Lugano (Oct. 8, 2017)

GOLDEN PRINCESS:

Capt. John Foster (May 19, 2017)

GRAND PRINCESS:

Capt. Ronald Wilson (Apr. 23, 2017)

ISLAND PRINCESS:

Capt. Mariano Manfuso (Jan. 4, 2017)

MAJESTIC PRINCESS:

Capt. Dino Sagani (July 2017)

PACIFIC PRINCESS:

Capt. Fabrizio Maresca (May 12, 2017)

REGAL PRINCESS:

Capt. Craig Street (Apr. 2, 2017)

Capt. Tim Stringer (departed 1 Aug. 2017)

Capt. Fabrizio Maresca (assumed command 1 Aug. 2017)

Capt. Tim Stringer (per emails will be back for 21OCT17)

ROYAL PRINCESS:

Capt. Bob Oliver (Apr. 19, 2017)

RUBY PRINCESS:

Commodore Giuseppe Romano (Aug 2017)

SAPPHIRE PRINCESS:

SEA PRINCESS:

Capt. Paolo Ravera (October 2016)

STAR PRINCESS:

Capt. Stefano Ravera (Apr. 2017)

SUN PRINCESS:

Capt. Rikard Lorentzen

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[YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]I just checked the bridge cam. Pacific Princess is underway! Beautiful!

God willing, we'll meet the ship 9NOV16 in Venice.

Have just watched pacific princess sailing out of Nice port. Past the breakwater. Looks as though the pilot just left the ship.

Thanks for the eyewitness report!

Word that I have from a reliable source is that, as of this morning, the Pacific Princess is still at Nice. No word as to when/where the ship will go into dry dock for repairs.

twinklen01,

We are AAA Plus. We get our passport photos free, once per year.

Donna

If you like Hilton go for the Citi Hilton Honors reserve card. It gives you gold status at hilton and plus it has the chip in it for use in Europe.

The Chase Sapphire Preferred also has a chip. It is chip and signature. One nice thing about it is that a live person answers whenever I call. I don't waste my time going through a bunch of prompts.

@Roz, I'm actually thinking about getting rid of my Southwest card, now that I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred. Since we get the two bags free anyway, we don't need the SWA card for that. We get double points on a LOT more than just SWA flights/purchases. The anniversary points give back some value, but we hardly ever use the drink coupons.

Thanks for the info and insights.

 

How do the points work with the Chase Sapphire card? I guess what I'm asking is, what can you do with the points? Hotel rooms? Airfare?

 

Darcy, thanks for the reminder about notifying my cards and banks I'll be traveling abroad. Since a lot is prepaid and included with Uniworld, I don't anticipate using my ATM card much. Even my pre-cruise stay in Budapest is pretty much paid for. Will need to use ATM card mainly to get Hungarian florints and some euros.

 

Roz

Roz,

I just got the card, so haven't gotten my first bill or the bonus points, so I haven't been able to use points, yet.

Here's a quote about points: "1,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points equal 1,000 partner miles/points. Travel programs include British Airways Executive Club, Korean Air SKYPASS, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards®, United MileagePlus®, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Amtrak Guest Rewards®, Hyatt Gold Passport®, IHG® Rewards Club, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards®."

For my purposes, United and Southwest work fine for my international and domestic flights. As you can see, there are 4 hotel chain rewards. I also read that you can buy travel with points, where 40,000 points is worth $500. I'm not sure of the mechanics of doing that.

Donna

We have AAA Plus and get free passport photos once per year. I don't know if this is also available to basic AAA memberships.

I recently got a Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa. No foreign transaction fees AND double points on all dining and travel. Triple points on dining the first Friday of each month! AND 40,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. We had my stepson, who is going to study at Oxford, get one, too!

So... being 'roomies' is out of the question? ;)

Well, I've already got my 'roomie'...

After the roommate from hell I had as a freshman in college, I figure I could tolerate sharing a small room with almost anyone. Now, whether they would be able to tolerate me...that is an entirely different question.

Still not a good idea - I sleep naked... and for only four hours a night.

 

I won't share a (twin bed) hotel room with my best friend for ONE night. One hundred eleven nights with a stranger in 158 sq. ft. is unthinkable.

Eeek! :eek: Way TMI! Sorry I brought it up... :(

Uuuuuuuh... I don't think that's a good idea - my marriage only lasted 110 days. ;)

LOL! I didn't say to get married or share a bed--just roommates for the (admittedly long) cruise!

Still no sale for me. It's $31,998.40 for 111 days and $29,598.40 for 94 days. That's the solo price for an inside cabin. I think someone earlier on was posting a sale price for a solo inside for a much lower price.

Why don't a couple of you solo cruisers get together and share a cabin?

I never got anything in the mail and we do not live in California, but we are Elite and frequent Princess cruisers. Last month, when I was logged in to my Princess account, I noticed that the price suddenly dropped to $14,999. Of course, I rebooked at the lower rate. Our friends in Florida (Elite, but not quite as many cruises) still only showed the $19,999 price. I was able to use "Share the Savings" with those friends, who are cruising with us on the 111-day World Cruise.

I have no idea why some are targeted for the discount, but must say "Thank You", to Princess! (More money to spend on wine at dinner and shore excursions!)