We agree with all that you said, except for one thing. If you got a good travel agent. They can reserve the chefs table for you ahead of time. Our sun princess cruise is 7 months out and we it 10 months before our cruise. But you must pay for it as soon as you book it .
You are partially correct and this can be a good way to at least make sure they know about you in advance. Your agent has pre-purchased the Chef's table through the "Gifts and Services" option on the Travel Agent Portal. Really, you are gifting it to yourself if they are making you pay for it. But that's not a confirmed reservation, if for some reason they don't run a Chef's table, it would be credited back to you. When you get onboard, you'll still need to call the DINE line and confirm that they have you on the list, just to be safe. Agents can do this with the Ultimate Balcony Dinner / Breakfast and a whole host of other things. Agents currently have no access to dining reservations through our tools unless we sign in as you through the Cruise Personalizer and use the Web Version of the Princess App. This is something that Princess has pledged to change soon because agents like me would like to be able to offer that as an additional service to our clients. Thanks for watching! Andrew
If WiFi free for suite guests on Princess. I read the following on the Princess website. All Princess Cruise Suites come with a range of complimentary amenities, including 24-hour room service, spa-like services, in-room Wi-Fi and daily cleaning for a luxurious experience.
That might be a sneaky statement. Wi-Fi is technically in the room and you can connect to it to use the app and some other basic functions but INTERNET has a cost associated with it. Now if you are in a Sanctuary Collection suite onboard Sun or Star Princess, then it's included in your Princess Premier package. Hope that helps!
Pretty sure you can pay $10 and have it shipped to you in advance but in my experience, I just pick it up when I get there, it doesn't take more than a minute and that's me having the package and the option to ship... I just don't bother.
I've cruised with Princess Cruises 30+ times...my last one was in Europe this summer..... maximization of profits is now the principal objective of Princess ....the pandemic has allowed it to charge you for almost everything including what use to be included in the cruise price in the past....very disappointing....I suppose ALL Cruise Lines have done the same....no more for me...Ball game over!!
I definitely agree on the maximization of profit statement. See the recent video I did here on 2025 Cruises and why they are so expensive (th-cam.com/video/4Q41S23wiog/w-d-xo.html) I'm curious though what you see Princess charging you for that used to be included in the cruise price? I haven't really noticed that with Princess. There are certainly more places to spend money which I always seem to do!
We agree with all that you said, except for one thing. If you got a good travel agent. They can reserve the chefs table for you ahead of time. Our sun princess cruise is 7 months out and we it 10 months before our cruise. But you must pay for it as soon as you book it .
You are partially correct and this can be a good way to at least make sure they know about you in advance. Your agent has pre-purchased the Chef's table through the "Gifts and Services" option on the Travel Agent Portal. Really, you are gifting it to yourself if they are making you pay for it. But that's not a confirmed reservation, if for some reason they don't run a Chef's table, it would be credited back to you. When you get onboard, you'll still need to call the DINE line and confirm that they have you on the list, just to be safe. Agents can do this with the Ultimate Balcony Dinner / Breakfast and a whole host of other things.
Agents currently have no access to dining reservations through our tools unless we sign in as you through the Cruise Personalizer and use the Web Version of the Princess App. This is something that Princess has pledged to change soon because agents like me would like to be able to offer that as an additional service to our clients.
Thanks for watching!
Andrew
If WiFi free for suite guests on Princess. I read the following on the Princess website.
All Princess Cruise Suites come with a range of complimentary amenities, including 24-hour room service, spa-like services, in-room Wi-Fi and daily cleaning for a luxurious experience.
That might be a sneaky statement. Wi-Fi is technically in the room and you can connect to it to use the app and some other basic functions but INTERNET has a cost associated with it. Now if you are in a Sanctuary Collection suite onboard Sun or Star Princess, then it's included in your Princess Premier package. Hope that helps!
@@TidalHorizons Thanks it does help, and I think it must be a sneaky statement for sure then.
Since we didnt opt for one of their needless packages, they penalized us by requiring that we pick up the medallion at port
Pretty sure you can pay $10 and have it shipped to you in advance but in my experience, I just pick it up when I get there, it doesn't take more than a minute and that's me having the package and the option to ship... I just don't bother.
I've cruised with Princess Cruises 30+ times...my last one was in Europe this summer..... maximization of profits is now the principal objective of Princess ....the pandemic has allowed it to charge you for almost everything including what use to be included in the cruise price in the past....very disappointing....I suppose ALL Cruise Lines have done the same....no more for me...Ball game over!!
I definitely agree on the maximization of profit statement. See the recent video I did here on 2025 Cruises and why they are so expensive (th-cam.com/video/4Q41S23wiog/w-d-xo.html)
I'm curious though what you see Princess charging you for that used to be included in the cruise price? I haven't really noticed that with Princess. There are certainly more places to spend money which I always seem to do!
Maximizing profit is the goal of ALL companies!! That's how they stay in business. What keeps them honest is their competition!!