10 Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE Going On Our Princess Cruise
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- 10 Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE Going On Our Princess Cruise
These are 10 things I wish I had known before going on our Princess Cruise, little things that could have saved us time and money and I hope you find these helpful also.
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00:00 Introduction
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We have our 6 princess cruise booked this April to Hawaii we have never had issues with drinks finding us in a timely manner we have also order pizza to the sky walker lounge and finding us in a timely manner
Renewer when your in port at lot of the staff are also getting leave so they may go to port and get personnel supplies so yes expect delivery may be a little slower and this may be the days you walk to the bar and get a drink or go to the buffet for your food
We have cruised Princess Celebrity Royal Caribbean and Norwegian
Princess has always made our vacation perfect fun relaxing and memorable
The delivery of Drinks and food was fantastic, used it the whole trip.
I found it very slow on majestic.
We have done 10 cruises with Princess and have never had an issue. We did find that since the medallions came in there seems to be less staff so service can be a bit slow. I think if you go looking for problems you will find them but with us we go to enjoy our cruise and we always do.
Good tips to know! I totally agree with the drink delivery. As you said, you have to plan on being in one spot for a long time, which is not something you normally do on a cruise ship. One thing I learned is that when you belly up to a bar, your medallion links to the bartender's computer and your name and picture both come up on a screen in front of them. If you are the paranoid type, you may not like being this closely tracked while on board.
Thanks for the tips.
Super helpful ideas! I'll 2nd going to the specialty restaurant and asking for a table. Worked several times for us!
I found this really helpful as I'm going to be on the Caribbean Princess Cruise next week. There are sooooo many changes from the last time I went on a cruise that I'm not really happy about. What I used to Have when I signed up for this cruise I Don't Have now. I truly feel I (actually there are 12 of us going on this cruise) should have been able to Keep what I/we signed up for and everyone else signing up after the changes were made would abide by the new changes, that would have been fair. This is like a Bait and Switch deal. Once again, I liked all the information you gave and found it very informative. I signed up to watch your videos and look forward to watching more of them 😊
Been on 12 Princess cruises and I am Platinum too. One thing to know about the Princess ships: they vary in service(s) and the staff know this. When Princess started the process of installing the Medallion equipment on the ships, it was very buggy, now it works very well, but mostly on the newer "regal / royal class" ships. This is because the newer ships were designed with the medallion and internet accessibility in mind. Princess used the pandemic time to upgrade the older ships as much as possible, unfortunately, the smaller ships just aren't amenable to all this new technology.
After the pandemic, we have cruised on the Enchanted, the Crown, the Discovery and the Sky. Amazingly the medallion services, internet, service have all been excellent. Our next cruise this fall will be back on the Enchanted. Even the Crown, which is an older ship, had great medallion services.
Looking forward to the new "sphere class" ships. Should be interesting.
From the start, I could not agree with about 50% of what Jayson was saying; and I finally figured out what the problem was when he finally mentioned the fact that this whole post was about the Caribbean Princess which is one of the oldest ships in the fleet and not the best one to use to talk about the overall Princess experience.
1. Always have the medallion mailed to your home. After the medallion experience, our onboard process is usually less than ten minutes from the parking lot / cab stand to our cabin or lunch in one of the casual dining restaurants.
2. Book everything that you can way in advance. Since we have been with Princess, we've done all the "Specialty restaurants". Our favorites are always the Crown Grill and the new "The Catch by Rudy" on the newer ships. We have also had good experiences once on board by either using the "dine line" or going directly to the restaurant to make a reservation. This is because there are always people canceling out and you can usually get a spot.
3. Some things like the spa and the sanctuary can't be booked in advance. If those are something that you really want to do, I agree with Jayson: make that a priority and book as soon as you get on board.
4. Try to book a "Club Class" mini-suite. It's now called the "Reserved Collection" cabins. Worth every penny: larger cabins and a special reserved dining area where the staff get to know you by name and you can sit at the same table every day at the time of your choosing.
5. Get the Princess plus. Not the Princess Premium, just the plus. It pencils out very nicely versus what we used to do.
6. Finally, if you can, book you cruises through Costco travel. Saves literally thousands of dollars sometimes and at the end of the cruise you get a Costco debit card, which actually pays for the Princess Plus!
Cruising Discovery next year. Thank you for these tips I actually didn’t know where do get our plus perks
Thanks for the tips! Going on Caribbean Princess in November. First cruise since they made all the changes regarding premium desserts, juice bar. I always get the Plus Package.
We just cruised the Emerald Princess in late Sept. Got our medallion at port and had no problems at all, very quick.
We tried to get our medallions mailed, but they wouldn’t send them to Canada. We picked them up at the port and it was quick and efficient.
Yes, takes maybe a minute at the port. One less thing to remember to pack...
I highly recommend the balcony dinner. We did it on the Emerald Princess on the Panama Canal cruise. The food was amazing & the service was fantastic. Do if you have something special for us it was our 50th wedding anniversary & worth every penny. But just make you are extra hungry because you really do get a lot of yummy delicious foods.
It was very special, the food and service was AMAZING.
We ate breakfast that day and I wish I wouldn’t have lol 😂
Thanks for sharing your experience, we can’t wait to do the ultimate balcony dining experience again.
Appreciate you watching.
Wow. I am sorry for your experiences. We love Carribbean Princess. One of our favourite ships. Until recently, we could not have our medallions delivered, (we are in Canadian) and never once have we had to wait more than a few minutes to pick them up.
We also never had bad internet. Compared to other cruise lines, we always found Princess to be better overall.
We love Alaska and wouldn't sail with anyone else. When we did our research, almost everything we read said, Princess is the best cruise line for Alaska for many reasons. One being best overall itineries that are offered.
Of course a lot of things you mentioned are subjective and we are all allowed our opinions. So I just shared ours. Happy cruising⚓️🛟🛳
I am in the US and always pick up our Medallions at the port. One less thing to remember and it only takes a minute contrary to what this guy says.
might be an Australian thing but on my last cruise there was no one else booked in Sanctuary
I was on the Caribbean princess early Dec 2023 and the wifi’s was awful. Could watch nothing. The beds are so amazing, best sleep of my life!
i can't really find any good quality princess cruise videos, so thank you for this!
Yet the trend continues.
We do the same thing but when both hands are full and you need to get to the bathroom You will love it 😀
There are also some Premium Desserts available on Deck 5 at the International Cafe. We got an amazing Chocolate cake there which was premium.
very helpful...leaving in 30 days...
Toppers are available on request...ask room steward..takes care of it quickly
We have been on the Sky Princess and had much better wifi speed as I do work alot on the ship. The newer ships seem to have better wifi than the older ones.
Just an update on WiFi. They have upgraded to Starlink so WiFi should be much better. Any experiences of the new Internet connectivity would be appreciated.
Great tips!!
Helpful info on juice. Thx
What were the live bands like? Were they playing danceable music?
Did you feel too much movement in the aft? I've never booked other than mid ship but saw nice rooms in aft but anxious if there is rocky waters
* comfortably
Are you knowlegeable of what more privileges i would have if i purchase the thermal package? I heard you say you can still use privileges if u dont purchase
Do you remember how much was a drink im not going to do the drink package. I don’t drink much thanks
Can you use sanctuary if you sign up on spa
Hi Jayson,
Great recommendations. For the Sanctuary I book it the moment I board, I’ve had no trouble getting a reservation.
My Medallion wrist band I purchased through Princess, it’s made from recycled plastic bottles and comes in a cool Caribbean blue color.
I have to admit, the buffet on Princess’s is pretty bad. Really. Salty dog was great.
I think it’s more cultural for me. I’m Latin, many cruises we take out of Miami have a number of us on, Carnival, Royal Caribbean seem to be able to read the room, lol. They have buffet food with a bit more Sabor, lol
Great video Jayson. I look forward to them.
Funny we are booked on the Caribbean Princess in January.
If you miss out on day one, go back each day and check on cancellations, just like the specialty restaurants.
Is the sanctuary the same as the spa or do I pay per person per day
@@catistrolling7333 the Sanctuary is something different than the spa. It’s a private area on the ship away from the other cruisers. You can have shade from the sun or enjoy the sun. Service is more attentive, they usually have light bites and in the afternoon they have both lunch included and tea service.
You can pay by both half and full day.
It’s an area away from crowds.
Don’t hold me to price. 20 for half day. Price may have risen or depending on sailing.
Hope this answers some of your questions.
It’s best as I remember.
How early can you book Sabitini’s and Crown Grill? Our cruise is 13 months out, and dining options are not available yet.
You can't book until your cruise is paid in full.
# 1 not true at all. We are Platinum and picking up the Medallions at the port takes maybe a minute no matter what level you are. It is very quick and easy. And its one less thing to remember and to forget to pack in your suitcase.
IWatch 😂
I'll give you another lesson on princess cruises. Princess cruises employ their crew on slave labour rates. For example I was employed as a bar steward with other passenger safety/security duties, working at least 12 hours a day. For this work I was paid 50 dollars A MONTH and expected to make up a decent wage selling cocktails of which I recieved 15%. Keep in mind when you cruise next that the service crew are slaves and are paid slaves wages. I'm speaking from experience.
At "number 3".....what is the "Sanctuary"? What is the problem not going to the Sanctuary first?
It is great day well worth the treatment
#1 Not true a more. Cost 10$ to mail and you may forget to bring it. You can pickup at counter when checkin.
What? Learn how to write proper English!
100% agree. One less thing to remember to pack. And it only takes a minute to pick up, unlike what this guy says.
Is medallion replace key card?
Yes
iwatch? Itag?
I thought Princess was the best of the best for Alaska. But now, learning there's no covering on the pool deck for the Discovery, no more room service included, zero arcades for rainy days and I'm unsure how movies under the stars even works in cold climates! I don't know whether to cancel and try another line or what. These are helpful tips if we stay booked!
So Holland and Princess are the best in Alaska because they have more access to the glaciers and they have doing Alaska the longest.
That truly is why you are going to Alaska.
Imagine booking another line that has those things on the ship yet you don’t go to glacier bay?
You have to spend extra on an excursion to see them.
Also movies under the stars, as long as it’s not raining should be great as they give you blankets and they have these amazing soft loungers. So I wouldn’t worry about that.
The Discovery is basically a new ship, so that is always nice to be on a newer ship.
Princess doesn’t have a lot of indoor pools, that class wasn’t designed for Alaska.
I hope it works out for you, thanks for watching and i appreciate your comment.
@@JaysonJudson We cancelled with them. We want to enjoy our time on the ship as well. For people who've never been to Alaska, we'd all be excited to see any of it lol. Appreciate the comment!
They do have covered pools I went to Alaska in May 23
I went on princess a couple of yrs back and they didn’t have the pool covered and also the spa pool was empty the whole time in Alaska
In just over two weeks time we’ll be going on a 14 night cruise on the Diamond Princess out of Singapore. All the tips that I can get from all sources, including here, are very gratefully received. What I’m really looking forward to is coming back home after two weeks about 14 pounds heavier!! 😂
How much is the internet and do you recommend it ir should I wait to go to the port?
WHAT??? Speak ENGLISH!!!
Island Princess has starlink and no internet issues at all. It seems like you are trying to generalize your experience on one ship across the entire fleet and you should not.
I have been on Princess 12 times
And many people have complain about Princess internet …
When you SAY you have the best internet at sea then you should probably back it up.
Hopefully Starlink will make it better, but it hasn’t been rolled out across their entire fleet as of yet.
Appreciate you watching and thanks for your comment .
@@JaysonJudsonI heard now that they have Starlink it’s much better
We never go with Princess cruise again. Everything is below average after 5 times with Princess.
That is disappointing to hear.
What cruise line do you prefer?
Thanks for watching and your comment.
What’s a medallion?
Google is your friend.
I didn’t find out about this stupid Medallion until I paid for my Dec 2023 cruise. I only used my phone for calls because I couldn’t get a regular phone any more. I never liked so call text or dumb apps and I couldn’t see the small text any way. I had hard time to find some one to help me with this crap and Princess customer service never answered my calls.
It was not fair for us senior citizens.
I will not choose Princess again on future cruise because of this stupid Medallion.
Well get use to it educate yourself more now who is stupid
None of thee interested me as I am on a diet. I just wanted to say that I wold never go Princess if I knew about that stupid Medallion crap. I hated phone and app, and I had hard time to find some one did that Mendallion info, tt was absolutely useless for us.
Mistake One: booking Princess in the first place.
Who do you recommend instead & why?
Depends on your age and what you like.
I’ve been on 6 different cruise lines and Princess medallion was my favorite experience! I’m going to try to stay on them so I can earn loyalty status!
Most boring and most uninformative review I have ever seen on Princess Cruises😡😡. And after 23 cruises with Princess I must say I disagree with majorly of what was said here. 😢
Don't know what you're talking about Bub! I thought this was great! Great ideas and saved me so much time and $$$!! Thanks Jayson!
Always that one 🤡🤡
Another cruise CZcamsr wannabe!! Same trivial information as the endless mob trying to fund their cruises by CZcams. Maybe the issue with the Wifi speed is all these wannabe CZcamsr using up the bandwidth.
lol 😂
You seem to be pretty angry about cruise CZcamsrs and yet you are watching cruise CZcamsrs?
I have been cruising long before CZcams, over 20 years and 30 plus cruises, and YT hasn’t paid for one of them, we cruise because we love it, this is just something I like to do. 48 likes vs your 1 dislike, apparently not everyone thinks it is "trivial information"
But thanks for watching, you got all the way to #9
Kinda rude, dude. I’m thankful for people who share tips and tricks.
That was so Rude 😬🤐🥴 If you don't like You Tubbers, why are you looking them up and watching them? You sound like a Troll 😢 Hope you have a better day 🙏