danielsumner Posted March 26, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I AM NOT a HAPPY PRINCESS CRUISER!!!!! Sailing on the Royal Princess on Sunday. Went to print out boarding docs. BIG PROBLEM. My cabin has changed. I picked the bulkhead cabin for the larger balcony, I don’t want to be at the back of the ship. Had a little chat with my TA about my UNHAPPINESS. Princess changed us back to my first cabin. Now I am SomeWhat Happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted March 26, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Did you request no upgrade? If not, they will often move you to a better class of cabin (which is not always a better cabin). Your TA should have advised you of this, And even if you mark no upgrade, its not a guarantee, you will just be one of the last to be moved if they need to reshuffle. I AM NOT a HAPPY PRINCESS CRUISER!!!!! Sailing on the Royal Princess on Sunday. Went to print out boarding docs. BIG PROBLEM. My cabin has changed. I picked the bulkhead cabin for the larger balcony, I don’t want to be at the back of the ship. Had a little chat with my TA about my UNHAPPINESS. Princess changed us back to my first cabin. Now I am SomeWhat Happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam Green Posted March 26, 2014 #3 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Many people would stand in line to have your problems. Princess and your TA made your problem go away - try to have a nice cruise... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted March 26, 2014 #4 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I hope now that you can close your eyes, take a deep breath, relax, and continue packing. Enjoy Royal Princess, and come back to let us know your thoughts and experiences. :D P.S. If you didn't know already, always make sure your reservation is marked 'No Upgrade' and check it often. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenie082756 Posted March 26, 2014 #5 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Happy you got your cabin back. Hope you enjoy your cruise! Breathe... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysaddlebred000 Posted March 26, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Glad you got your cabin back. Question? What is a bulkhead cabin? I know about a bulkhead seat on planes but never heard that term with a ship. Don't understand why you are still upset with Princess. You did not say if you marked it no upgrade or not. If you didn't, then you should be upset with yourself or your TA. TA's should know to do that and have talked to you. It is another story if you did indeed mark it no upgrade. It's over with so go, relax and have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsumner Posted March 26, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted March 26, 2014 My reservation was marked no upgrade. I just about screamed when I noticed the change. I had already printed 5 luggage tags before I noticed it. All is now calm. Bulk head cabins = solid railing balconies at front of ship. Royal Princess cabins E101 to E110. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI66774 Posted March 26, 2014 #8 Share Posted March 26, 2014 OP- you'll have a lovely time on the Royal (I did). Have a glass of wine and be happy - it all worked out - no worries. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted March 26, 2014 #9 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Okay that is an odd one because I don't think its a class change and they rarely move no-upgrades laterally... Not sure what happened there. My reservation was marked no upgrade. I just about screamed when I noticed the change. I had already printed 5 luggage tags before I noticed it. All is now calm. Bulk head cabins = solid railing balconies at front of ship. Royal Princess cabins E101 to E110. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysaddlebred000 Posted March 26, 2014 #10 Share Posted March 26, 2014 My reservation was marked no upgrade. I just about screamed when I noticed the change. I had already printed 5 luggage tags before I noticed it. All is now calm. Bulk head cabins = solid railing balconies at front of ship. Royal Princess cabins E101 to E110. OK now I understand - yes, I would have been very upset also. Try to forget it and finish packing and have a great time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
more cruises Posted March 26, 2014 #11 Share Posted March 26, 2014 My reservation was marked no upgrade. I just about screamed when I noticed the change. I had already printed 5 luggage tags before I noticed it. All is now calm. Bulk head cabins = solid railing balconies at front of ship. Royal Princess cabins E101 to E110. They took your cabin but it was still available for you to get it back? You were really, really lucky!! So glad it had a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfb4cruzing Posted March 26, 2014 #12 Share Posted March 26, 2014 My reservation was marked no upgrade. I just about screamed when I noticed the change. I had already printed 5 luggage tags before I noticed it. All is now calm. Bulk head cabins = solid railing balconies at front of ship. Royal Princess cabins E101 to E110. We had one of those on the Ruby for our first Princess cruise. Hated it. The wife likes looking through the glass. Otherwise you are sitting in a box. Princess doesn't distinguish between see through and solid. Balconies have a railing. I'm real careful now. Glad yours worked out. We didn't know until we walked out there for the first time. That was a shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel5 Posted March 26, 2014 #13 Share Posted March 26, 2014 If you got what you want, why are you posting on here how unhappy you are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmx093 Posted March 26, 2014 #14 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Must be nice to have problems like these. All I can afford is an interior cabin. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted March 26, 2014 #15 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Kind of an interesting post and it just goes to show there are different priorities for different crusiers. The solid bulkhead balconies are generally not in great demand because one cannot see through the bulkhead :) Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiva Posted March 26, 2014 #16 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thanks for advising us that Princess CAN and WILL upgrade even if you have specified No Upgrade. Glad that everything has worked out for you and you can now enjoy your Cruise ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody1 Posted March 26, 2014 #17 Share Posted March 26, 2014 If you got what you want, why are you posting on here how unhappy you are? Funny, I was thinking the exact same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2sail Posted March 26, 2014 #18 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Your TA should have gotten an upgrade notice from Princess. Which will say you have 48 hours to accept or decline the upgrade. This happened to one of my clients and even though they had given their cabin away they had to move them and move my clients back to their preferred cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drews_Cruise Posted March 26, 2014 #19 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm not happy because I never got an upgrade......lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin' Chick Posted March 26, 2014 #20 Share Posted March 26, 2014 So glad you got your desired cabin back. The last few cruises I've asked that our booking be marked "no upgrade." And because of some previous postings like yours (that someone asked for DNU" and still got moved), I would check My Princess every few days to make sure there wasn't a change. But really, if you have booked a specific cabin and said you don't want to be moved, they shouldn't move you without directly asking you (and only move you if you say yes). Some of us ask for specific locations for a reason (me, it's midships for motiony cruises; others, they want to stay near family members; others want to be in the same locale as their dining room). If Princess is that desparate to want YOUR cabin, let them offer you some incentive and see if that's enough for you to accept it, just as in moveover offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted March 26, 2014 #21 Share Posted March 26, 2014 But really' date=' if you have booked a specific cabin and said you don't want to be moved, they shouldn't move you without directly asking you (and only move you if you say yes).[/quote']I agree, but the policy is to notify the person if booked directly with Princess or the travel agent if booked through one of them with a 48-hour limit to decline the upgrade. I'm sure many of the upgrade notices that go through travel agents get overlooked or neglected. I made sure to mark our Caribe Deck balcony cabin "no upgrade" before our cruise last week. I did not want to be moved to a cabin that Princess thinks is better even though we all know it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 26, 2014 #22 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I would start with possible blame towards the TA, if the booking is to be marked no upgrade we trust our TA's to get that done. There is no way to know whether it was done or not. I would bet it was not hence the cabin change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredNTraveling Posted March 26, 2014 #23 Share Posted March 26, 2014 If you got what you want, why are you posting on here how unhappy you are? Some people would grip if you hung them with a new rope! :eek: Just relax and enjoy, at least you are going on a cruise and not stuck at home! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted March 26, 2014 #24 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I have asked Princess to put the upgrade question on their invoices, but so far, no designation in writing, which bothers me. I suppose it'll take as long to get accomplished as it took to get the OBCs to appear on the Cruise Personalizer. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2cruise Posted March 26, 2014 #25 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Problem resolved.....now just focus on the fun you will have on the cruise:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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