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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: Can you use your cellphone on a cruise?
« on: July 23, 2022, 09:55:55 AM »
Also download What'sApp for contacting people at home and on the ship. It provides an audible alert when messaging where using the medallion, does not.

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: The cheapest cabins are allmost never worth it
« on: May 31, 2022, 06:47:07 AM »
I'm convinced that the cruise lines have had reoccurring problems with some or the same rooms on almost every cruise & they hold back on assigning them unless they can fill their ships.
Once your in the cabin some people might not complain while the the people that do can be appeased for a while and if they complain long and hard enough they be issued some cabin credit. Either way the cruise line is ahead since you've already paid for the cabin and if they can change you room then everyone is happy.

I know from past experience that certain rooms on 2 different Princess ships have had unresolvable AC problems for years now. I've read complaints from passengers about the same problems we had.

On one ship they moved us to a mirror image cabin on the other side of the ship only to have the same exact cooling problem.
Bottom line- Princess's profits come ahead of customer satisfaction.
Thankfully this has only occurred 2 time in all our years sailing Princess but it had made us leery about sailing older ships with design problems that can't be corrected. .

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: The Port Is the Most Dangerous Place to Be on a Cruise, Experts Say
« on: February 25, 2022, 08:07:58 AM »
To this day I can't see how anyone can "accidently" fall over a cruise ship railing.  ::)

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: Which cruise brand is best for you?
« on: October 26, 2021, 06:30:46 AM »
Lots of great choices if money was no object.  ;D

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: The 5 most desirable cabin locations on any cruise ship
« on: October 26, 2021, 06:23:10 AM »
We always try to get mid ship as much as possible to minimize the walking. Not that we don't need the exercise but it does get boring after a while.  ;)

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: 14 common mistakes passengers make
« on: July 10, 2021, 08:51:57 AM »
Quote from: TrishEd on July 10, 2021, 08:05:53 AM
Yes on the excursions. I have witnessed a couple of times people waving running down the dock as the ship pulls away.

Most times because they were shopping or drinking at a bar to long. ;D
The tour operators pride themselves in the fact that they always get passengers back to the ship in time.

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: 14 common mistakes passengers make
« on: July 06, 2021, 07:19:23 AM »
If you buy alcohol in a port, you'll have to check it upon reentering the ship

While it might be a lot cheaper to book your tours independent of the ship, it's also a lot riskier.

Passengers not formally dressed on this evening aren't allowed to eat in the main dining rooms,

Yes and no.

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: Cruise Planning on a Budget? Here are 7 Surefire Ways to Save Money
« on: June 23, 2021, 08:33:00 AM »
There are plenty more ways.  ;D

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: 6 Things to Pack When Flying Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak
« on: March 11, 2020, 04:25:14 PM »
They didn't think to add extra medication in case for some reason you get delayed for a few weeks.

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: Cruises and the Coronavirus: What Passengers Need to Know
« on: March 06, 2020, 06:16:12 PM »
THE PLASTIC-FREE PASSENGER
More than eight of ten cruise passengers recycle (82%) and reduce using single-use plastics
(80%) while traveling. Seven out of ten cruisers forego plastic straws.
Since there are no plastic straws on Princess I would say this percentage is a little low.  ;D

82% OF CRUISERS LIKELY TO BOOK A
CRUISE AS THEIR NEXT VACATION

This number will probably change drastically in the near future.

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: “They Can Lock You in a Room”
« on: February 15, 2020, 05:54:33 AM »
In this situation what else would you expect.  :o

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: 11 Tips for Traveling During Cold and Flu Season
« on: February 14, 2020, 09:37:54 AM »
We didn't experience any unusual precaution being taken on the Regal recently- even during this latest virus outbreak.

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: The Best Time to Cruise to Alaska Will Surprise You
« on: February 12, 2020, 08:44:30 AM »
If I lived on the west coast I'd take advantage of the better pricing for sure.

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: A virus outbreak is not covered under most standard trip cancelation insurance p
« on: February 12, 2020, 08:42:46 AM »
It's typical that they always seem to have exclusions for major catastrophes.  ::)

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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: What It's Really Like to Sail on a 100-Day, Around-the-World Cruise
« on: November 27, 2019, 11:27:33 AM »
Even if I could afford it, I'd get so bored after 30 days (and fat) that I would be longing for home ASAP.  :D

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