So I checked princess.com and found that this repositioning cruise begins in Ft. Lauderdale on May 4. She spends the first two days at sea (to me, the days not in port are what cruising is all about), stops in Aruba and Cartagena, and then transits the Panama Canal, followed by stops in Panama City and Costa Rica. Then three more days at sea and a day in Cabo San Lucas. Two days sailing and then arrival in San Francisco on May 19. Now, that's a pre-Cruise DO! So BL1KITW + 1 will be waiting for you in the Wheelhouse Bar.
The last time I cruised on Princess, I bought a pre-paid deposit for a future cruise. The deposit voucher cost $100 per person and it was accepted as the full deposit on this cruise. In addition, for this 19-night voyage in a balcony cabin, that voucher gets me a $175 on board credit.
Carnival, which owns Princess, also offers a Shareholder Benefit. For owning at least 100 shares of Carnival Stock, I'll get a $250 on board credit (one per cabin no many how stockholders occupy the cabin) for this cruise (14 days or longer). For a cruise of 6 days or less, you can get a $50 on board credit. Here's the link with all of the details.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....l-sharebenefit
This cruise will put me at a total of 136 nights on Princess ships. I can't wait to hit 150 nights, which will upgrade me to Captain's Circle Elite status. The best benefit at that level is the complimentary laundry and dry cleaning service. So much better than sitting in the on board laundromat with rolls of quarters, which I did on my last 30-day cruise from Anchorage to Bangkok.
And Princess is my cruise line of
second choice. I actually give most of my cruise business to Celebrity. Their elite members have a two-hour hosted happy hour every night of the cruise. Better than the Red Carpet Club any day.
Welcome to the world of Cruise Runs, to be added to Mileage Runs and Mattress Runs. Hopefully, everyone on board the Coral Princess will wash their hands frequently and use the complimentary Purell dispensers distributed throughout the ship, so that no one will actually get the cruise runs. Maybe we need to find a different label for those of us addicted to cruising for status.
Bon Voyage