Princess Cruises 4+

Princess claims to be ahead of the technology game with Medallion Net so I would expect the one and only tool Princess directs is to use is full of faults. Granted I can do pre-cruise checkins but we have 12 upcoming cruises and 2 are back to back and 3 are back to back to back and this app only allows you to visit excursions, make dining reservations and view itineraries on the 1st leg of any of the multiple cruises. We have a back to back on different ships and again, I can only see excursions or make dining plans on the first of the 2 cruises. Even though we are on different ships! Old app had numerous problems but there were ways to navigate through app to get things done albeit app was very slow to load. This app is way slower and useless in many of the needed functions. I have had to rely on using the online webpage and using my planner at Princess. I think if they are going to push us to use this app starting today (3/8), they should have made it much more usable then it is now.

It’s hard to know where to start because this app is downright terrible. If you order food and one item isn’t available, nothing will be delivered. There’s no way to communicate with the service team about your order through the app, leaving you stuck. When you message the chat line, they’ll suggest you call guest services—where you’ll spend at least 10 minutes on hold, only to find out they don’t have the one item you wanted. They’ll apologize profusely and then send the rest of your order, but by then, the experience is already ruined. Drinks take 30 to 45 minutes to arrive, so you’re forced to plan 30 minutes to 2 hours ahead for everything. That’s exhausting, especially on a vacation where you’re supposed to relax. I wanted to shut my brain off for one week, but this app made that impossible. On top of that, the app is incredibly outdated. There’s no way to sort events, which makes it unnecessarily hard to figure out what to do. It’s clear Princess Cruises is far behind the times when it comes to technology. While other companies are implementing AI and streamlining customer experiences, Princess seems stuck in the past. The app feels like it was designed for retirees who aren’t as tech-savvy, which might explain why their customer base skews toward those over 65. If you’re looking for a modern, seamless vacation experience, I’d recommend looking elsewhere. Princess Cruises, and the overall experience—was a major disappointment.

This app is a joke. I thought the first Ocean Ready / Medallion app was bad but by the last cruise I used it on it was actually working. But then came version two. We booked a cruise in July and were able to enter all our data and became green lane ready. Then about a month and a half later I went in to check what time our dining reservation was and found ALL of my information gone. And I mean all. The only thing there was the cruise reservation. However, everything was just fine on my wife’s app. Called Princes and started the process of re-entering the information. Some data it would not let me enter, but we managed to eventually get it entered. I could not link to out dining companions on our dining reservation (though my wife could) and could not enter a payment method (credit card) though it clearly was present on my wife’s app. They even charged $10 for medallion shipping to the card. My wife was able to get us back with our dining group. For the last three weeks I have been trying to get my charge card entered with no success. Six calls to Princess, who referred it to the “back office” (Ocean Ready) has not resolved a thing. Two weeks out and I am still blue lane while my wife is green lane.

The app is more advertising for onboard upgrades and services than help for getting required information entered. The whole process is just a joke, starting with the app.