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Sun Princess Chatter / Re: World class shopping mall experience on the Sun Princess
« on: May 17, 2024, 04:48:35 PM »
So, that was purely to defend yourself against financial damage. (My wife picked up what she thought was a nice little purse, with the low low price of $14.95. Turns out it was... $1495.00. Needless to say it remained property of Princess Cruises).

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Sun Princess Chatter / Re: World class shopping mall experience on the Sun Princess
« on: May 17, 2024, 12:20:41 PM »
I have seen some overly spacious shops on the ships. Retail space is fine if.iits utilized well.

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Sun Princess Chatter / Re: Sun Princess isn't a floating retirement village by any means
« on: May 17, 2024, 12:18:21 PM »
Excellent Rich.

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Princess News & General Princess Chatter / Re: Princess will start advertising the FULL fare price upfront
« on: May 17, 2024, 12:16:54 PM »
No difference when calculating all costs is a normal practice. I even note the 5ers and 10ers I carry for baggage tips and whatnot. More about knowing what the boxes are, and making sure they're checked.

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Sun Princess Chatter / Re: Sun Princess isn't a floating retirement village by any means
« on: May 16, 2024, 01:44:43 PM »
We have a b2b2b booked for the fall, in an Oceanview cabin. From what I've seen of the amenities for this cabin, it's quite pleasant.
I will be exploring like a kid on the new ship... looking forward to this cruise immensely.

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Sapphire Princess Chatter / Re: Propulsion issues
« on: May 16, 2024, 01:41:25 PM »
This must be a large disappointment for passengers on this voyage. Perhaps this will impact many future cruises on the Sapphire. These things do happen, and hopefully repairs are effected quickly.

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Enchanted Princess Chatter / Re: Even more changes Rhode Island and Maine port calls
« on: May 16, 2024, 01:36:58 PM »
Not surprising given the impact on marine life.

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Caribbean Princess Chatter / Re: Caribbean Princess seeks shelter while visiting Falmouth
« on: May 16, 2024, 01:34:23 PM »
Is that an odd photograph, or does anyone else see a particularly noticeable bend in the exterior balcony floors? Looks to be through all floors from deck 7 upward, about where the 600 series of cabins changes to the 700's, and does appear to include Horizon Court. It 'must' be the photograph.  :-\

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Sapphire Princess Chatter / Propulsion issues
« on: May 12, 2024, 10:43:16 PM »
Rumors of a switchgear issue on the starboard propulsion motor, per users on Reddit. Has anyone else heard of these problems? I hate rumors, but rumors are often news that hasn't been picked up by media.

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Diamond Princess Chatter / Re: Short cruises from Melbourne offered at $238 pp
« on: May 10, 2024, 08:59:35 AM »
That's also an excellent photo of the Diamond.

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Princess News & General Princess Chatter / Re: Princess is one of the three worst cruise lines according to the Internet
« on: May 09, 2024, 09:08:01 PM »
Does Princess believe that enough new customers exist that endearing past passengers is no longer important?
Expanding offerings to attract new cruisers is a sound approach. Perhaps they're crunching numbers, and have determined the potential trend of repeat cruisers aging out of the future market. Oh to be a fly on the wall.

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Princess News & General Princess Chatter / Re: Unofficial Daily Schedule update
« on: May 08, 2024, 07:24:51 PM »
Thank you for this Mike. I never plan without this spreadsheet.

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Princess News & General Princess Chatter / Princess Cruises Announces 2025-26 South America and Antarctica Season
« on: May 07, 2024, 02:14:52 PM »
https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/05/princess-cruises-announces-2025-26-south-america-and-antarctica-season/

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Ruby Princess Chatter / Re: In every diasaster there is opportunity
« on: May 06, 2024, 08:18:49 PM »
At a Thai restaurant last week, we met someone who bartended on the Ruby (long story omitted...).
We spoke briefly about cruising on Princess.
They named Commodore Nash...   Nick Crash.
The crew can be brutal. ;D

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: Eight common cruise myths that aren't true
« on: May 05, 2024, 04:35:47 PM »
Not since our first cruise, when we believed all of the courses were a personal challenge. Most people we see are monitoring what they eat, and how much.

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