Princess Cruises 2018 - Alaska

71 the Princess fleet, which helps tomaintain our high standards on every ship. These dedicated workers reflect our philosophy that all crew on all ships are but one family who share in our success. To simplify the tipping process for our guests, a discretionary gratuity of $15.50 per guest for Suites, $14.50 per person for Mini- Suites (including Club Class), and $13.50 per guest in all other staterooms per day (including children) will be automatically added to your shipboard account on a daily basis (excluding pre-paid charters). This gratuity will be shared among those staff who help provide and support your cruise experience, including all waitstaff, stateroom stewards, buffet stewards, and housekeeping staff across the fleet. For your convenience, this gratuity can be pre-paid before you sail by calling 1.800.774.6237 and referencing Special Services itemnumber 0597. A 15% gratuity is added to bar charges and dining roomwine accounts. This is shared among the beverage staff and their support staff. There is also a 15% gratuity (5% on Australian-based ships) added to all spa services and fitness classes offered in the Lotus Spa,® Salon and Fitness Center. Casino dealers and youth staff do not share in these gratuities, as not all guests utilize these services. Please note that post-cruise adjustments to gratuities are not possible. Do you offer travel insurance? Yes, we strongly recommend the purchase of Princess Vacation Protection, which covers up to the full value of your trip in case you need to cancel or interrupt your trip. There will be no refund of cancellation or interruption fees by Princess. Youmust recover such fees fromPrincess Vacation Protection or other travel protection. For more information, please contact your travel agent or call Princess at 800.774.6237. How do I make arrangements for dining room seating and special diets? Seating arrangements in the dining room are made by request on a first-come, first-served basis. To request Anytime Dining, Traditional first or second seating, special diets, or seating with a specific party, it is best to have your travel agent request your arrangements at the time of booking. Your dining arrangements will be shown on your Travel Summary. What about clearing customs? At the end of your cruise, customs and immigration inspectors will review your customs declaration form, on which you are to list all of the dutiable articles bought in foreign ports or in the ship’s boutiques. U.S. residents returning to the United States are allowed a duty-free exemption of $800 USD per person, which includes the cost of one liter of alcoholic beverages, if purchased ashore, for each guest over 21 years of age. Canadian citizens, when out of the country for seven days or more, may bring back up to $750 CAD duty-free. It is recommended that guests keep their sales receipts handy for declaring their purchases. Food items should not be landed in U.S. ports. How can I be reached at sea? To provide greater peace of mind while you’re away fromhome, give friends and relatives information on how to telephone you while on your ship. Contact your phone company directly for rates, your phone company will charge you directly for calls made to the ship. When calling, please include guest name and stateroomnumber to ensure quick delivery. For ship phone numbers andmore information, please visit princess.com/callship. Protecting the environment Princess makes its living on the oceans and, therefore, we are committed to environmental practices that will help preserve the marine environment in which we operate. We work closely with the regulatory and enforcement organizations that govern the cruise industry’s environmental practices to ensure that our policies meet or exceed environmental regulations.