GCHAN Posted February 22, 2020 #126 Share Posted February 22, 2020 5 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Not as sharp as it initially looks. Remember gratuities are additional on Cunard. Does that mean gratuities are included on Princess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted February 22, 2020 #127 Share Posted February 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, GCHAN said: Does that mean gratuities are included on Princess? Yep, and everything on board is priced in AUD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 22, 2020 #128 Share Posted February 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, GCHAN said: Does that mean gratuities are included on Princess? Yes, on all Australian Princess fares they are built into the fare essentially. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCHAN Posted February 22, 2020 #129 Share Posted February 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, SinbadThePorter said: Yep, and everything on board is priced in AUD. Thanks. Very good prices then for some of these cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCHAN Posted February 23, 2020 #130 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Just wondering. Where does the Sapphire Princess dock in Sydney and is it usually 7am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted February 23, 2020 #131 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, GCHAN said: Just wondering. Where does the Sapphire Princess dock in Sydney and is it usually 7am. Sapphire Princess will dock at Circular Quay and according to the Sydney Ports Cruise Schedule will dock at 6 am on June 25th. But one of the online cruise travel agencies says she will dock at 8 am which I think is too late because of the peak times for the ferries. Leigh Edited February 23, 2020 by possum52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 23, 2020 #132 Share Posted February 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, GCHAN said: Just wondering. Where does the Sapphire Princess dock in Sydney and is it usually 7am. It docks at the OPT at Circular Quay - she's too big to fit under the bridge. Usually Princess ships dock earlier than 7am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 23, 2020 #133 Share Posted February 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, possum52 said: Sapphire Princess will dock at Circular Quay and according to the Sydney Ports Cruise Schedule will dock at 6 am on June 25th. But one of the online cruise travel agencies says she will dock at 8 am which I think is too late because of the peak fimes for the ferries. Leigh The itinerary on that online TA's site showed every single port on the itinerary I checked as 8am to 4pm. I suspect those times are just temporary guesses until the actual port times are released by Princess. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootakid Posted February 24, 2020 #134 Share Posted February 24, 2020 So what is the general consensus.....jump in on Thursday and grab the cruise you want, or play the waiting game to see if prices drop further closer to sail date ?? The eternal conundrum:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted February 24, 2020 #135 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Cootakid said: So what is the general consensus.....jump in on Thursday and grab the cruise you want, or play the waiting game to see if prices drop further closer to sail date ?? The eternal conundrum:) Jump right in. If prices drop you'll be slightly disappointed. If it sells out and you haven't got a cabin, you'll be majorly disappointed. Edited February 24, 2020 by SinbadThePorter 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 24, 2020 #136 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, SinbadThePorter said: Jump right in. If prices drop you'll be slightly disappointed. If it sells out and you haven't got a cabin, you'll be majorly disappointed. Agreed, if you snooze you may lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shutterbug87 Posted February 24, 2020 #137 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Thoughts about whether you will be able to upgrade/combine with the ‘oceans of offers’ deals...? it would certainly be an added bonus to be able to include drinks and wifi at the discounted offer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 24, 2020 #138 Share Posted February 24, 2020 All depends how you value them. I'm not a buyer at the current prices for the East coast... if they discount, then I might get interested. If they do get sold (which I'd be surprised if so, given they're no better than other prices) then I'm not fussed. If you're looking West coast where pricing is better though, different market at play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted February 24, 2020 #139 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I thought the 12 night Fiji cruise from Sydney looked good at $999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 24, 2020 #140 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Shutterbug87 said: Thoughts about whether you will be able to upgrade/combine with the ‘oceans of offers’ deals...? it would certainly be an added bonus to be able to include drinks and wifi at the discounted offer!!! The Clean place was showing Oceans of Offers pricing. Roughly $40pp per day extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 24, 2020 #141 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, The_Big_M said: All depends how you value them. I'm not a buyer at the current prices for the East coast... if they discount, then I might get interested. If they do get sold (which I'd be surprised if so, given they're no better than other prices) then I'm not fussed. If you're looking West coast where pricing is better though, different market at play. The Circumnavigation from Sydney is around $1000 cheaper than usual for an inside cabin. That's why I'm tempted. It's been on my bucket list for a while but always seemed just a bit too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 24, 2020 #142 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Could be worthwhile then. There are fewer of those at any time so there's likely more appeal as well i.e. they could sell better. I've only been looking at the shorter ones as I don't have the time for those longer ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted February 24, 2020 #143 Share Posted February 24, 2020 16 hours ago, Shutterbug87 said: Thoughts about whether you will be able to upgrade/combine with the ‘oceans of offers’ deals...? it would certainly be an added bonus to be able to include drinks and wifi at the discounted offer!!! I doubt they throw that in. If you notice the Oceans of Offer promotion is only available on certain cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted February 24, 2020 #144 Share Posted February 24, 2020 17 hours ago, Cootakid said: So what is the general consensus.....jump in on Thursday and grab the cruise you want, or play the waiting game to see if prices drop further closer to sail date ?? The eternal conundrum:) I reckon you have to jump this week. I don't think the prices will get cheaper. However, other cruises and other lines might have deals because so many have jumped on these deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted February 24, 2020 #145 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 2:04 PM, OzKiwiJJ said: Go figure indeed. Well at least there is some reassurance knowing it wasn't just me. Still no email from Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 24, 2020 #146 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, icat2000 said: Still no email from Princess. Me neither. And someone else I know hasn't had one either. Edited February 24, 2020 by OzKiwiJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datone Posted February 24, 2020 #147 Share Posted February 24, 2020 33 minutes ago, icat2000 said: Still no email from Princess. I haven't had one either. I have even rung them in the past and double-checked my email address with them and asked them to send me details of new offers. And they still don't. I don't even get the email about elites being able to book a day early on certain sailings. Go figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted February 25, 2020 #148 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Maybe they are targeting new passengers first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 25, 2020 #149 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Didn't Princess say it was being released on the 27th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewgood Posted February 25, 2020 #150 Share Posted February 25, 2020 56 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: Maybe they are targeting new passengers first? I am not a new passenger to Princess and I was sent the e-mail days ago. Who knows why some were sent it and others weren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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