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Do the "guests" have to give permission for you to track them?  Just thinking some of our group won't be using the app themselves? 

How do you link family and friends from other staterooms?

My Royal Princess Cruise next July shows the ship going through the inside passage. 

On 12/14/2023 at 5:58 AM, skynight said:

**The single exception is Whitter, Alaska when sailing a RT b2b from Vancouver. In this case you go through U.S. immigration when you initially board in Vancouver. 

Does this mean you don't have to get off the ship in Whitter then?  If you do get off is there a way to bypass the check-in line and security and just head straight to the gangway? Doing a 14 day Vancouver to Vancouver, cruise is also bookable as only a 7 day.

Thank you very much

On 12/9/2023 at 2:47 AM, GTJ said:

Yes, there is a train that Princess Cruises charters for its passengers, but not between Whittier and Anchorage. In total there are three different trains that one can travel upon from Whittier, each to a different destination and each with different types of cars. Let me expand upon that by explaining all of the passenger train services from Whittier.

 

As already noted, the Alaska Railroad operates an ordinary coach train from Anchorage to Whittier and points further south, and then return. It is named "Glacier Discovery." Its schedule is as follows (not shown in this condensed schedule are the station times at Girdwood and Portage).

Southbound

Anchorage 9:45 a.m., Whittier 12:05-12:45 p.m., Spencer 1:45-1:55 p.m., Grandview 3:20 p.m.

Northbound

Grandview 3:30 p.m., Spencer 4:30-4:40 p.m., Whittier 6:05-6:45 p.m., Anchorage 9:00 p.m.

 

There is an Alaska Railroad train that Princess Cruises charters for its passengers. It is a single-level train with glass dome roof. It is named "McKinley Express," and is used to transport Princess Cruises passengers between its vessels at Whittier and the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge near Talkeetna (a bus is used to shuttle passengers between the McKinley station and the lodge). Its schedule is as follows.

Northbound

Whittier 7:15 a.m., McKinley 12:40 p.m.

Southbound

McKinley 1:30 p.m., Whittier 6:35 p.m.

 

There is a pair of Princess Rail trains operated by Alaska Railroad under contract. It is a bi-level train with glass dome roof. It is named "Denali Express," and is used to transport Princess Cruises passengers between its vessels at Whittier at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge (a bus is used to shuttle passengers between the Denali station and the lodge). Its schedule is as follows.

Northbound

Whittier 8:15 a.m., Denali 5:45 p.m.

Southbound

Denali 8:15 a.m., Whittier 5:35 p.m.

 

Hopefully this explanation makes clear the available options. If you desire to travel on the bi-level cars with a glass dome roof from Whittier, then you would need to book one of the Princess tours that goes to Denali (but read the tour descriptions carefully as not all tours going to Denali use this particular train).

 

 

Does the Denali train make a stop in Anchorage to let people off?  It kind of sounds like the train that I watched a video of someone who posted where they got off in Anchorage and mentioned most people were continuing on. 

Is there private charter trains directly through the cruise ship?  I seen a video of people on a train with a Princess car that was two levels with a bubble roof.

How do you book the train from Whittier to Anchorage?  Princess doesn't show any transfers or tour options for the Royal Princess disembarking on Jul 20th.  Is there different classes of tickets? Is there commentary? 

4 hours ago, SCX22 said:

If the cruise is already booked, you don't need a username/pw to access the Cruise Personalizer.

 

princess.com > Booked Guests > Access Cruise Personalizer

 

Input the booking number, name, DOB and it will take you to the Cruise Personalizer for this cruise.  If you can't access the Cruise Personalizer this way, you either have the wrong booking number OR the passenger details were incorrectly keyed on the booking and you have to call Princess/TA to get this fixed.

 

If your brother is new to Princess and were recently assigned a Captain's Circle number, it can take a few days to sync the Captain's Circle Number to the princess.com account with credentials.  If he has sailed with Princess before and has been able to login with credentials, make sure it's the old Captain's circle that was used on the current booked cruise.  If not, you have to call Princess and tell them to change the Captain's Circle number to the previously used one on the booking.

Thanks that's how I ended up getting into there account to book them with EZ-Air.  Being able to login to the account with a username and password would be easier so if they really care I guess they can call Princess otherwise I will tell them just to login using booking number and DOB and name.

If the flights aren't ticketed does that mean the price can go up?  What if the flight sells out before the 45 days out?   Also didn't get any type of confirmation email for booking but I can see the booking on Princesses website.

I was able to book them with just the name DOB and booking number under the booked guest section..  Still not sure how to link the cruise into their newly created cruise planner?  Guess we will have to call? 

Is EZ-Air payment automatically paid when you make final payment for the cruise or do you have to make other arrangements to pay it?  It seems strange that I can book the flights now with EZ-Air and not have to pay until 45 days out.  

Some family members are catching their flight the day after disembarking the Royal Princess in Jul.  Who offers the best overall full day tour back from Whittier to Anchorage? 

I have a cruise booked with Princess and was emailed a link to my cruise planner.  I am trying to book flight for my brother but wanted to check his options with EZ-Air since he is doing a 7 day and I'm doing a 14 day.  How do I add his cruise into his planner as his cruise isn't showing up in his planner? 

Which is more stunning/beautiful? 

If you book EZ-Air are you able to still use airline perks that I would get if I booked directly with the airline? I have a WestJet MasterCard so have WestJet dollars and entitled to free checked luggage if I booked directly with WestJet using my MasterCard.

Anyone recently get access to the enclave with a spa service on the Royal?  Some conflicting info above so just looking for a bit of clarification. 

Just booked a cruise with princess.  It had been 21 years since our last cruise with Princess. I just called them and they gave it to me with no problems still using the same e-mail and phone number so maybe that helped?

Just thought it might include the transfer to maintain the (get to the ship guarantee):)  

Looking to book a whale watching tour and have the option of morning noon or afternoon.  Wondering if whales are more active at certain times?

When booking was asked if we would allow our cabin to be eligible for an upgrade.  I see that Princess has an upgrade bidding option which makes me think that free upgrades are probably a thing of the past? 

If you book with Princess EZair does it include transfers to and from the port?  If not is it required that you book transfers with Princess? 

1 hour ago, 1025cruise said:

Just because the ship docks at 12:30am doesn't mean they will be setup for disembarking then. 

Yes the main part of my question to clarify should be,  What time does the gangway typically open for disembarkation in Whittier for ships (Princess) arriving during the middle of the night. 

Called to try to get a cabin that is available for both cruises but not showing up as available to book for the 14 night cruise.  Unfortunately it costs $417 to book the same cabin that I am in as two separate 7 nights and the cabin I was trying to change to up a couple categories an extra $680. 

How far before your treatment can you access the Enclave?  Seems like it would get pretty busy if everyone having treatments can access it plus the people with passes.  

Anyone been able to access the Enclave with just a hair service?