r/PrincessCruises

I keep getting email recs to make dining reservations. If I were to walk in at any dining spots, how long can the wait be? I just don't want to feel lik i have a set time to eat, just go with the flow for each day.

Also, is there a list of all included dining places on board so I know what to expect? I know there are paid dining options too.

As indicated above, we're doing a southbound Alaska cruise and are using the princess transfer from Anchorage to Whittier. Our flight is scheduled to arrive in Anchorage at 10:30 am, and we've booked the princess bus transfer to Whittier directly from the airport. I have two main questions. First, do I need to call princess to let them know what time our flight is arriving? I've already input our flight info into the website, but I'm not sure if that's sufficient. Second, are we likely to be waiting at the airport for a couple of hours? A lot of the things I've seen online seem to indicate that most people aren't able to get on a bus before noon, and I'm wondering how accurate that is. A lot of the other posts I've seen on reddit are from people going from the convention center as opposed to the airport, so I'm not sure how different the experience is.

I am trying to book Princess EZAir or at least look at rates but am having trouble with their search page. On my flight there it will not allow me to enter a “from” city and on the way home it won’t let me enter a “to” city. I have tried entering the city name and airport code, but as soon as I move to the next field, the information is cleared. Is there a trick to this? I have tried on several
browsers? TIA.

Any recommendations for plastic luggage tag holders that will fit the printable tags?

We’ve returned to Princess after many years (RCL, Celebrity, and NCL) and the embarkation in Copenhagen has to be the worst we’ve ever experienced. It’s been more than two hours since we were supposed to board and we’re still in line. Supposedly there’s some issue with immigration, but that’s speculation since they’re not letting us know.

I understand that there are things beyond the cruise line’s control, but Princess appears to have no contingency plans. No information, no water, just sit and wonder what the heck is going on.

If you’re on this ship too, godspeed

Has anyone been able to stream TV - off Hulu plus Live TV, for example - to their phone or tablet using the basic WiFi that's included with the fare packages?

Taking a roundtrip to Alaska the end of May 2027 from Vancouver. 3 port stops are Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan.

I've cruised before and have booked excursions outside of the cruise line. However, I'm a little more nervous doing that on this trip, given weather considerations, and the need for tendering, should that become an issue.

I did book our Ketchikan excursion through Princess since I had some shipboard credit to use (from Costco).

Considering a whale watching trip in Juneau, but would like a smaller boat than what Princess offers.

Probably will do one of the train trips in Skagway.

Any advice would be appreciated.

We just got off the Sun Princess solar eclipse cruise (more about that in an upcoming post) and we've been filling out the survey for 45 minutes but the progress bar is only 1/3 of the way across!

Will we get a survey on the survey?

Hey group. Is buffalo sauce available anywhere on ship. I’m hoping it’s somewhere in the buffet. I think you can order chicken tenders and burgers to our location (we have premier) and I’d love to be able to add buffalo sauce to them,maybe I can grab some from the buffet or something.
Has anyone any leads?
Thanks in advance

As a travel agent I got an email from Amex.

The ability to get the perks of the Cruise Privilege Program through your independent travel agent is ending on September 15th. After 9/15 you can only get the perks is booking directly with Amex Travel.

Dear Rez Saver User,
We have received an official notice from Amercan Express that effective 12:00 p.m. ET on September 15, 2026, access to American Express Travel benefits such as Cruise Privieges Program, The Hotel Collection, Fine
Hotels & Resorts, and Genturion Fine Hotels & Resorts, through RezSaver will be discontinued. Bookings made after this time will not receive these benetits.
Bookings with American Express: Travel benefits made prior to this deadline
\- including for future travel - will continue to have benefits honored. The benefits need to be applled to the booking by the travel suppiler (e.g., cruise
Ine, notes) pror 1o me deadline, bookings made prior the deadine but do not reflect the benefits by September 15 at 12 pm ET cannot have benefits added later.

How long does it take to get from the port to the airport in Venice? We will self disembark the cruise. Thanks

Part of the adventure I guess but the shower temperature changes drastically at least every 30 seconds or so for no discernible reason. No matter the time of day or day of the week, just be aware you'll be constantly adjusting the temperature knob.

We’re sailing in April next year. While we are experienced cruisers on other lines, it’s our first time on Princess. I have paid our deposit with the balance due end of December. What should I know about “medallions”?

Hi all,

We are looking at a June 2027 9 Day Princess cruise around Japan. It sails on the Diamond Princess which is apparently a Japanese-centric Princess ship and I wanted to see if anyone had experience on that particular boat and what they thought of it? It sounds like they've changed out the thermal spa found on other princess ships with a traditional Japanese Izumi instead.