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Cruising Chatter / The truth about working on a cruise ship
« on: January 26, 2023, 08:50:59 PM »
"From 14-hour shifts to meager pay, working conditions on cruise ships are tough. No wonder it's becoming increasingly difficult to find staff."

https://www.dw.com/en/the-truth-about-working-on-a-cruise-ship/a-64487521

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Cruising Chatter / Down 62% in This Bear Market, Can Carnival Stock Recover in 2023?
« on: January 26, 2023, 08:45:32 PM »
"Given the negative market sentiment and forecasts of a recession this year, this stock is unlikely to turn around until investors believe the worst of the potential economic downturn has passed."

https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/01/09/down-62-in-this-bear-market-can-carnival-stock-rec/


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Princess News & Princess Chatter / SpaceX (not) high speed Internet coming to Princess.
« on: January 26, 2023, 08:34:08 PM »
Carnival Corporation has announced that it is adding SpaceX’s high-speed satellite internet Starlink across its global fleet of cruise ships, which will provide faster service and more reliable wifi at sea.

The roll-out of Starlink started in December 2022 on Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises ships. Starlink will also be installed on several other cruise brands under the Carnival Corporation umbrella including Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises, and P&O Cruises Australia.

https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-cruise-starlink-internet-global-fleet/

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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Have and have not passenger areas on the new Sun Princess
« on: January 26, 2023, 08:31:25 PM »
"What’s more, your experience onboard Sun Princess is guaranteed to be unique if you opt for the new and exclusive Signature Collection or Reserve Collection, both of which grant you access to premium areas onboard. "

https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cruise-news/sun-princess-cruises-new-ship

(Ed: If there are no comments below on this I'll be surprised)

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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Princess eMusters have replaced actual muster drills
« on: January 26, 2023, 08:19:32 PM »
"As part of its commitment to maximizing cruisers' vacation time, Princess Cruises, for instance, has no plans to revert back to traditional muster drills.

"The Princess MedallionClass Experience has always revolved around maximizing guests' precious vacation time and guests love our simplified safety process because it allows them to muster on their own terms, and save them as much as 30 minutes on embarkation day, while enhancing our safety protocols. So there’s no reason to force our guests to revert to a traditional muster process that reintroduces complication and frustration," the line said in a statement."

https://www.travelmarketreport.com/Cruise/articles/Cruise-Lines-Return-to-Traditional-Muster-Drills

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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Unnamed second Sphere-class cruise ship, Princess Cruises (2025)
« on: January 26, 2023, 08:14:03 PM »
"Little information has been revealed about this ship other than the class of ship and its expected completion year."

https://cruise.blog/new-cruise-ships-order


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Cruising Tips Chatter / Princess Cruises Luggage Restrictions: What You Need to Know
« on: January 26, 2023, 07:54:10 PM »

https://www.cruisemummy.co.uk/princess-cruises-luggage-allowance/

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Cruising Chatter / 5 ways cruise lines are nickel-and-diming worse than ever
« on: January 26, 2023, 07:49:28 PM »
https://thepointsguy.com/news/cruise-lines-nickel-dime-fees/

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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Princess Cruises undergoes UK sales team restructure
« on: January 26, 2023, 07:47:55 PM »
"Princess Cruises is undergoing a sales team restructure as the line deals with a surge in demand during the ‘wave’ peak booking season.

This month the line has seen a “double digit” sales uplift versus 2019, according to new UK and Europe sales director Nick Hughes."

https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/travel-agents/princess-cruises-undergoes-sales-team-restructure

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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Princess Cruises Earns Top Honors In Awards
« on: January 26, 2023, 07:43:42 PM »
https://cruiseaddicts.com/princess-cruises-earns-top-honors-in-awards/

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Princess News & Princess Chatter / ASHLEY PARTNERS WITH PRINCESS CRUISES TO GIVE 12 WINNERS A CRUISE FOR TWO
« on: January 26, 2023, 07:42:04 PM »
https://prn.to/3JjNpF3

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Princess News & Princess Chatter / A passenger alleges she got HIV after being raped by a Princess crew member
« on: January 26, 2023, 07:39:37 PM »
"A woman says she was raped by a crew member and contracted HIV while aboard a Princess Cruises ship in January 2022, according to a new lawsuit against the company.

The woman, identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe of California, had been aboard the Sky Princess, a vessel that belongs to the Princess Cruises line, when an art-gallery employee approached and invited her to a forthcoming auction, according to the lawsuit filed in California federal court on January 3."

https://www.businessinsider.com/princess-cruises-crew-member-rape-hiv-lawsuit-2023-1


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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Cheapest Carnival and Princess cruises right now
« on: January 26, 2023, 07:37:04 PM »
https://thepointsguy.com/deals/carnival-princess-cruise-australia-2023/

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Cruising Chatter / A man who spent 20 hours in the open ocean after falling from Carnival Valor
« on: December 08, 2022, 02:27:41 PM »
"James Michael Grimes was found by a bulk carrier vessel, a harrowing 20 hours after he fell off the Carnival Valor on the night of November 23. Lt. Seth Gross oversees search and rescue missions in the greater Louisiana Gulf Coast area, and said his rescue crew arrived just in time to save Grimes' life."

https://www.insider.com/man-survived-fall-off-cruise-ship-because-things-went-perfectly-2022-12

"During the five-day cruise from Cozumel to Mexico, Mr Grimes left the bar to use the toilet. In an interview with ABC News on Friday, December 2, he said he woke up in the ocean, and could no longer see the ship."

https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/cruise-passenger-who-fell-off-ship-shares-what-it-was-like-to-spend-20-hours-at-sea-42201214.html

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Cruising Chatter / Norwegian Cruise Line to hike service charges to levels never seen before
« on: December 08, 2022, 02:18:59 PM »
"The new rate for passengers staying in most cabins will be $20 per person per day — a $4 increase. Passengers staying in The Haven suite area on Norwegian ships and in other suites will face a $25 per person per day service fee."

"The net result is that Norwegian service charges are up as much as 35% in less than a year for some cabin categories."

https://thepointsguy.com/news/norwegian-cruise-ship-gratuity-fee-hike-2023/

Ed: It is likely that non of these outrageous onboard fees is part of your cruise agent's sales commission

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