rugbypopsie Posted July 16, 2019 #4601 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: We have sailed NCL a few times and enjoyed the cruises, one was the Baltic the other was the Med. Any tips for the Baltic..I’m on NCL Getaway. sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 16, 2019 #4602 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Do not try to do full day tours in every port, being very port intensive it gets very tiring. Ask here or PM me for anything more specific. We are doing the Baltic again next July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallyandtex Posted July 16, 2019 #4603 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: We have sailed NCL a few times and enjoyed the cruises, one was the Baltic the other was the Med. Mic how would you compare princess to NCL? One of the online companys have great packages with flights, hotels stays and transfers with the mainstream cruiselines. So many to choose from. I really want to see Norway Coast and Lofoten Islands and was thinking a medium sized, well organised (for tenders) ship that was more affordable and comfortable than Hurtigruten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugbypopsie Posted July 16, 2019 #4604 Share Posted July 16, 2019 52 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: Do not try to do full day tours in every port, being very port intensive it gets very tiring. Ask here or PM me for anything more specific. We are doing the Baltic again next July. Will do I have intended only to go for a walk in Tallin. Luckily we have the 19 day trans Atlantic straight after lots of sea days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvm49 Posted July 17, 2019 #4605 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 7/16/2019 at 10:29 AM, Sallyandtex said: There is some unbelievable prices for packages to Northern Europe with mSC and Norwegian. Does anyone have experience with them,? I've done 3 cruises on MSC (including 2 lengthy relocation's) and 1 Baltic cruise on Norwegian. I prefer MSC to NCL partially because NCL only offer anytime dinning which we don't like. Also MSC will status match with other cruise lines which means we get the benefits of their black card. But Princess and Celebrity are our favourites by far. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 17, 2019 #4606 Share Posted July 17, 2019 18 hours ago, rugbypopsie said: Will do I have intended only to go for a walk in Tallin. Luckily we have the 19 day trans Atlantic straight after lots of sea days. Good plan, may I suggest getting a cab to the top of Tallinn and then you can just work your way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 17, 2019 #4607 Share Posted July 17, 2019 18 hours ago, Sallyandtex said: Mic how would you compare princess to NCL? One of the online companys have great packages with flights, hotels stays and transfers with the mainstream cruiselines. So many to choose from. I really want to see Norway Coast and Lofoten Islands and was thinking a medium sized, well organised (for tenders) ship that was more affordable and comfortable than Hurtigruten. I suppose they both have pros and cons. I would say that Princess is a step above NCL in service and quality and such but NCL is a much easier style of cruising with far better cabins (size) and their entertainment is fabulous (some broadway type shows) although this may vary from ship to ship. As for packages, we have done a few and have had no issues. The main thing is to price all the components separately and then look at the T&Cs for the package to work out what is included and excluded. That way you can make an informed decision on which is better. I cannot compare to Hurtigurten as we have no experience with those ships but have done the Norwegian coast (lower half) on the Caribbean Princess which was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallyandtex Posted July 17, 2019 #4608 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: I suppose they both have pros and cons. I would say that Princess is a step above NCL in service and quality and such but NCL is a much easier style of cruising with far better cabins (size) and their entertainment is fabulous (some broadway type shows) although this may vary from ship to ship. As for packages, we have done a few and have had no issues. The main thing is to price all the components separately and then look at the T&Cs for the package to work out what is included and excluded. That way you can make an informed decision on which is better. I cannot compare to Hurtigurten as we have no experience with those ships but have done the Norwegian coast (lower half) on the Caribbean Princess which was awesome. Thanks Mic, so much to think about! There were some good itineraries for Island and Crown princess but I thought Island was smaller so not too many people (eg we like Radiance OTS much better than Voyager with RCI) Also HAL gave great talks when we did Alaska whereas P and O and Carnival didn't make mention of any landmarks or wildlife the last few cruises we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 17, 2019 #4609 Share Posted July 17, 2019 P&O UK is more like Princess and definitely not much like P&O Australia which is more like Carnival Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlep Posted July 17, 2019 #4610 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Some great prices if you love cruising with Laura. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted July 19, 2019 #4611 Share Posted July 19, 2019 There seem to be some Princess cruises around at under $100pp/day for Inside. Ruby Princess 23/10/2019 10 nights out of Sydney. Golden Princess 25/10/2019 2 nights out of Sydney. Golden Princess 19/11/2019 5 nights out of Adelaide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpatter Posted July 22, 2019 #4612 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Bargain alert Princess has a short "sun drenched sale "on until Thursday. Just refared an oceanview on Ruby to club class mini for an extra $150pp. Quite a few to pick from Happy shopping ockers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted July 22, 2019 #4613 Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) I received an email from an on-line TA with a good price on a package that includes the 15-night re-location of the Pacific Dawn from Singapore to Brisbane leaving on 25th August, 2019. The ports are Benoa, Komodo Island, Darwin, Airlie Beach then to Brisbane. The package price is $2,299 pp for an oceanview cabin and in addition, includes the flight from Brisbane, transfer to a hotel, 2 nights in a hotel and a pass to some Singapore attractions. We were looking at it so I priced the components separately. Oceanview cabin $1,096 pp Flight Qantas (early morning cheapest) $393 pp transfer supplied by hotel hotel (2 people 2 nights) approx $390 $180 pp $1,669 pp 😊 The only item not included above is the ticket for discounted sightseeing. BTW, whether the booking is for the package or separately as I have detailed, an oceanview cabin comes with OBC of $350. 😊 That reduces the price even further. We decided not to book as we have several cruises already booked. Komodo Island would be the only new port and we have been to the others numerous times. As someone mentioned a few days ago - when looking at package tours it is worthwhile pricing the components separately. 🙂 Edited July 22, 2019 by Aus Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara Jane Posted July 22, 2019 #4614 Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Interested. I'm hunting for the TA no luck. Found on some but not at that price with OBC Any help available? Much appreciated. Edited July 22, 2019 by Tara Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted July 23, 2019 #4615 Share Posted July 23, 2019 40 minutes ago, Tara Jane said: Interested. I'm hunting for the TA no luck. Found on some but not at that price with OBC Any help available? Much appreciated. If you want a Cruise Holiday in Australia you should find it. Last night I found the deal on several different on-line TA websites. The amount of OBC isn't obvious at first. It is offered by P&O for the next day or two only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted July 23, 2019 #4616 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Tara Jane said: Interested. I'm hunting for the TA no luck. Found on some but not at that price with OBC Any help available? Much appreciated. Have you found it Tara Jane??🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara Jane Posted July 23, 2019 #4617 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) Thank you found it just checking it out now😀 Edited July 23, 2019 by Tara Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeckli Posted July 23, 2019 #4618 Share Posted July 23, 2019 23 hours ago, Peterpatter said: Bargain alert Princess has a short "sun drenched sale "on until Thursday. Just refared an oceanview on Ruby to club class mini for an extra $150pp. Quite a few to pick from Happy shopping ockers Did you have to cancel and re-book or did they change your existing booking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpatter Posted July 23, 2019 #4619 Share Posted July 23, 2019 37 minutes ago, boeckli said: Did you have to cancel and re-book or did they change your existing booking? Yes this sun drenched sale is for new bookings only. BUT like all promos like this if your cruise is outside the cancellation time terms you can cancel and rebook without penalty no problem at all. They simply transfer your deposit to the new booking or in my case the full payment In my case the cruise is next Feb so it was 100% refundable anyway and a club class mini over the oceanview for an extra $150 pp is too good to miss. We cruise a lot and it's almost a hobby to maximise every opportunity to grab or improve a great deal. Just peruse your booked cruises as a new booking on the Princess site and they often fluctuate a lot depending on how the ships are filling. What I have noticed is that some promos are very ordinary and some are awesome flash in the pans like this one that only last a few days. The real benefit is being able to cancel and rebook without penalty and these promos are rare as the majority are to fill a ship leaving soon so only new bookings benefit not existing bookings. This thread is great to spread the news and nice to be able to alert fellow cruisers to a real deal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeckli Posted July 23, 2019 #4620 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Peterpatter said: Yes this sun drenched sale is for new bookings only. BUT like all promos like this if your cruise is outside the cancellation time terms you can cancel and rebook without penalty no problem at all. They simply transfer your deposit to the new booking or in my case the full payment In my case the cruise is next Feb so it was 100% refundable anyway and a club class mini over the oceanview for an extra $150 pp is too good to miss. We cruise a lot and it's almost a hobby to maximise every opportunity to grab or improve a great deal. Just peruse your booked cruises as a new booking on the Princess site and they often fluctuate a lot depending on how the ships are filling. What I have noticed is that some promos are very ordinary and some are awesome flash in the pans like this one that only last a few days. The real benefit is being able to cancel and rebook without penalty and these promos are rare as the majority are to fill a ship leaving soon so only new bookings benefit not existing bookings. This thread is great to spread the news and nice to be able to alert fellow cruisers to a real deal Having booked on a reduced (and I think possibly therefore non-refundable) deposit might complicate matters but it's worth a try .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted July 24, 2019 #4621 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 6:57 PM, Peterpatter said: Bargain alert Princess has a short "sun drenched sale "on until Thursday. Just refared an oceanview on Ruby to club class mini for an extra $150pp. Quite a few to pick from Happy shopping ockers Thanks for pointing this sale out. We have a Princess cruise booked that is more than six months away. It was worth checking out the "sun drenched sale", but the cruise and category we booked is now a bit more expensive than the price we got a month ago. But, it was worth checking it out. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 24, 2019 #4622 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Both of ours are dearer now than what we paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum and son Posted July 24, 2019 #4623 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I have 2 Princess cruises booked for September, and one of them is part of this sun drenched sale. Final payment date is Monday and my sister has decided not to come on the cruise, meaning our 4 berth becomes a triple. I called Princess and they were so helpful! I have a couple of options after removing my sister from the booking: 1. Stay in our original balcony cabin with an extra large balcony (and they won't charge me the fare for the 4th person, which was only $168 when I booked), or 2. Upgrade to a deluxe balcony guarantee for $300 dollars less than I am currently paying for the standard balcony cabin. They have held the deluxe balcony while I decide and will apply the deposit I have already paid to the new booking AND give me the price that are in the "new bookings only" sun drenched promo. In fact, I could actually get a mini-suite for less than my current cabin price too. That's a win/win for me! So many options - and thanks to Princess for being so flexible. I was expecting to be told that a change would be treated as a cancellation, especially during a "new bookings only" promo period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted July 24, 2019 #4624 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, mum and son said: I have 2 Princess cruises booked for September, and one of them is part of this sun drenched sale. Final payment date is Monday and my sister has decided not to come on the cruise, meaning our 4 berth becomes a triple. I called Princess and they were so helpful! I have a couple of options after removing my sister from the booking: 1. Stay in our original balcony cabin with an extra large balcony (and they won't charge me the fare for the 4th person, which was only $168 when I booked), or 2. Upgrade to a deluxe balcony guarantee for $300 dollars less than I am currently paying for the standard balcony cabin. They have held the deluxe balcony while I decide and will apply the deposit I have already paid to the new booking AND give me the price that are in the "new bookings only" sun drenched promo. In fact, I could actually get a mini-suite for less than my current cabin price too. That's a win/win for me! So many options - and thanks to Princess for being so flexible. I was expecting to be told that a change would be treated as a cancellation, especially during a "new bookings only" promo period. That is really good. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
challis Posted July 24, 2019 #4625 Share Posted July 24, 2019 just booked 6 nights sydney to tassie.princess Sun drenched sale 2 nov 2019.ruby princess best part is mini suite is $1079 versus cheapest balcony $1050 !! so hard to go back to cattle class ,lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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