Friday, September 14, 2018

Payments and Shore Excursions for Crown Princess



Greetings, 

Cruise Payments


Many of you have asked about making interim payments for our May 2019 British Isles cruise. 

Just a reminder, at this time all your payments are fully refundable.

And if you reserved Princess EZ Air, your airfare and cruise are both due at the beginning of March 2019.  I will be processing final payments from 11-14 March 2019.

Let me know if you wish to make any monthly payments to Princess.  I can process those for you.
I would recommend a minimum of $1000 for each payment per couple, but you may select any amount.  Should you wish to pay in full, I recommend paying the balance except for a small balance, to keep your Princess account open for payment and any changes you may wish to make at a later date.



Let me know if you would like to charge a payment this weekend with your credit card on file.  If you would like to use a different credit card, just give me a call with the credit card number you wish.

I will send you an updated copy of your Princess invoice once payment is made.  The invoices detail the cruise portion and the air portion.


Your Princess onboard account 


If you wish to look at your Princess booking online, follow these steps:  Shore Excursions are posted early and are NOW available for your reservations. More on this below.



  1. Go to www.princess.com
  2. Hover over Booked Guests in the white ribbon at the top of the page.
  3. See Manage Booking and choose any item: Check In, View Itinerary, Shore Excursions, Specialty Dining, Travel Arrangements, etc.
  4. You will see two boxes > Use the right one > “Access Your Booking without Signing In”  Your booking number was sent to your initially after booking and on the Princess post card I mailed to each of you.
If you need your booking number, simply send me an email.

  1. Again you will see the white ribbon at the top of the page, with numerous viewing options.

Enjoy browsing.  The ship sails from Dublin in 256 days!


Availability


Our ship, the Crown Princess, is completely sold out, with the exception of some Inside and Oceanview cabins, plus several forward Balcony cabins on Deck 15.




About Shore Excursions at the Princess.com website


  1. Click on any port/date.  Note the hours the ship is in port will be listed. 
  2. You may wish to book a morning tour and stroll/wander on your own during the afternoon, or vice-versa. 
  3. Note time of the tour and number of participants.
  4. FYI “Points of Interest” for each port are listed; but there may or may not be a tour to each listed item.
  5. Use the pull down menu and then click on the Change Port box when you wish to reset the shore excursion options.
  6. A shore excursion saved in your “wish list” does not guarantee your place on the tour.  Only payment in full does so.
  7. Your excursion is cancelable if done 48 hours prior to sailing….unless stated different for a particular tour.
  • I do have a tour provider who will do small tours (2-8 persons) if you prefer NOT to be with a crowd.  Return to the ship is guaranteed.  But for Ireland and Scotland the tours are NON-refundable in order to reserve the best guides.  So travel insurance is required to cover your expenses should the ship miss the port.  This company also provides some tours not offered by Princess Cruises.  Note these are private tours, and the tour price is shared by your group. Let me know if you would like details.
  • I can recommend tour providers who do specialty or custom tours.  Travel at your own risk of getting back to the ship.