hill6 Posted December 17, 2005 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2005 After four Carnival Cruises we jumped ship over to Princess. Just booked the July 20th sailing of the Crown Princess 9 day out of New York. Got a minisuite. Got a great deal using Amex Platinum Travel. Got a 2 category upgrade, photo, $50 shipboard credit, bottle of champagne, and dinner in a premium restaurant for booking through them. Not a bad deal. My dad loves Princess and he got us hooked on cruisng in the first place. Just have to survive the next 7 months till we leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 17, 2005 #2 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Hope you love Princess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoTL Posted December 17, 2005 #3 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Welcome to the Princess boards. I'm sure you'll love Princess. Ask whatever questions you have here, you'll find this to be a great bunch of people who are pleased to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald31 Posted December 17, 2005 #4 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Hill6 we have done the same thing as you. We are booked for our first Princess cruise after #6 with Carnival. We couldn't resist the itinerary or the fact that it is a new ship. Going on her November 4th, 2006 from San Juan. Already have the precruise hotel through Priceline for a excellent price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii Posted December 17, 2005 #5 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Welcome to Princess. On page 1 of this board there is a "sticky" names "Princess FAQ by Members for Members" There is all sorts of info there that may answer some of your questions. If not then come on in and we will try to answer any questions you may have. Marilyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisercathy Posted December 17, 2005 #6 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Yes....My family and I are doing the "jump' too. We are very content Carnival cruisers especially my parents who are in their late 70's. We decided to leave out of NY this summer....as we live 20 miles out of Manhattan, so I did some research and chose the Crown Princess........I am very excited.....We did the "jump" to RCCL a few years back and did not care for it so I am being positive...........I am sure I and the rest of the family will like Princess. That "sticky" idea is a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetrylady Posted December 17, 2005 #7 Share Posted December 17, 2005 DH and I also have AmEX platinum cards, but have never used their travel feature. I just told my DH about your experience and he says "I told you".... We're going on the Golden in two weeks, and we want to book a Baltics cruise for the summer of 06 or may of 07. Now I don't know whether to try AmEx or see what offers we can get by booking while on the Golden. Decisions, decisions. It's great to see another cruiser making the jump to Princess. I've cruised on Carnival, RCCL, NCL, Costa, and Princess. I'm sure I've left something out.. but in any case, Princess is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynbar Posted December 17, 2005 #8 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Poetrylady, there was a recent thread on here about the benefits of using the AmEx Platinum Travel Service -- a quick search should find it for you. We almost always use it when we travel--- the service has been great and they have gone out of their way to make sure we get the perks we're entitled to. Princess generally has very good deals for AmEx Platinum members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hill6 Posted December 17, 2005 Author #9 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Poetrylady, I had done a tentative booking with Princess where I reserved it for 72 hours with no payment. I called Amex Platinum Travel and I gave the lady the booking number and she called Princess and had my original booking transferred over and all the discounts applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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