You have already received your pre-cruise packet. In it are two "strips" of paper which are forms titled "Welcome to the Islands of the Bahamas".
Each person must fill out this form. If you have any questions on what to fill out, freepmail me at "MinuteGal".
After you have filled out the form and signed it, keep it and put it in with your ticket (when you receive it), your birth certificate with raised seal, and your driver's license. Each of you must fill out this form, even if you're a married couple.
Okay. This form is out of the way. Now each of you must fill out the form(s) in your packet titled "Passenger Immigration Form" if you haven't already. This form must be filled out and put in the mail IMMEDIATELY or at least in a day or two because it must be received in advance of 30 days before sailing.
Put this completed and signed form(s) in the mailing envelope that should be in your packet and pop it in the mail.
You'll receive your tickets about a week to 10 days before May 13 so don't get antsy. They SHALL arrive. Here you'll be able to see not only what your cabin number is, but what deck you're located on.
The immigration form you fill out to mail is actually a good feature of the Princess Line cruises. With most other lines, you present this form when checking in. The check-in person has to exam it. This really stalls the boarding queues but good. Since Princess gets the forms ahead of time, it makes for a smoother, quicker boarding procedure on sailing day.
Again, any questions on forms, email me....or post the question on this cruise thread. That way other cruisers can see my answer if they might have the same question.
Bahama Mama
Our little flock of early birds have all been re-roosted to the Hampton Inn. Very smooth transition. Life is good.
Bahama Mama just received delivery of our cruise keepsake name tags. You're going to LOVE your own personalized tag as a great memento of our voyage. They are sharp!
You freepers at the Hampton Inn will receive yours on Friday night and the rest of you will get them at the after-boarding buffet (if I can find you!)
Our own freepstuff guy, Gene McDonald (Seeking the Truth) made the tags, and they're just so tropically kewl!
Do you have your FR baseball-type cap yet for the trip? Check out Gene's 0Cents.com link on the FR home page. You'll need a cap of this type because it's so windy on deck. If I had a nickel for every too-loose hat that flew overboard on each cruise, I'd be sailing along the French Riviera right now. I'm bringing my snappy FR hat and I'll wear it proudly (especially on bad hair days).
Thanks to our angelic donors, we're going to have a table prize every single night of the week. They are just great, folks. We have generous gift certificates for Red Lobster, Home Depot and Outback Steakhouse.
We have a gift box full of items for a romantic Italian dinner, a gift box for an outdoor patio dinner, a unique and nostalgic hot-dog-stand grill for a focal point at your outdoor barbeques, and a luxury gift box of exotic teas right from the plantations of the Far East and Eurasia, a unique tea maker along with a mouthwatering selection of totally-gourmet goodies to munch on with your tea.
We have a number of little fun patriotic prizes to draw for at the beach party at Princess Cay in the Bahamas.
Then there's the Mystery Welcome Aboard prize everyone will receive at dinner the first night. This is the gift mentioned before that is worth under 10 cents, is something you'll use every day and night of the cruise, and is smaller than a breadbox.
Historically on FReeps Ahoy cruises we always have a gag gift at our cocktail party. Well, this trip we have TWO of 'em. Just wait and see.....these goofy items are HILLARYOUS. You can entertain your guests, friends and family FOREVER with 'em.
It's hard to beat the Klinton voodoo doll (with pins) we had on one of our past cruises, but the prizes this time will really make you roll on the floor laughing out loud (ROFLOL, LOL).
Good luck to you all. Hope your name is pulled out of our FReebooter Booty Bag!
Bahama Mama