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Just got a second, more worried call from customer service, apparently the call from Princess hit. They wanted me to come tomorrow and talk to them about it, I said I wanted to let it go, and apparently they are. They are having someone check the door though.

Glad they did finally act on the repeated requests to check on you! That is encouraging. Hope you have a quiet rest of the evening.....

Pia, he just posted. He was let off the balcony. Sorry to hijack your Live., he needed assistance.

Well, I am back inside. I attracted the attention of someone coming from the bridge, and security came. Apprently they were not specific what about, because he asked if I was smoking out there. I do not smoke. Anyway, with a total lack of fuss, it's over.

Thank goodness. We tried to help!

I'm on the phone with them now also. they said they are checking to be sure it's not a prank. I assured them it is not!!

How are they checking? I sure hope they are not paging him.... Hang in there Wehwalt.

Wehwalt are you still with us?

Please check to see if Wehwalt has been rescued from balcony...his balcony door is locked. He is asking for help....

We are here with you online anyway Hoping someone will rescue you soon!

Hubby and I just got off the Royal yesterday ... Cheers!

Hi, Did you enjoy the Royal? I had a great cruise in December. Hope yours was all you expected, and more.

Had Princess transport from the airport. We arrived at the termnal at 11. Just in time to see the ship come in. They checked us in and provided shuttle buses to the kemah boardwalk. Turns out to be quite fun.

Great that they shuttled you to the Boardwalk ! Sounds like you are making the best of the delay. Enjoy your cruise!

Victoria,

So glad you are sharing the WDW review with us, too. Double fun, yay! The pictures are great, and commentary, too!

I was surprised to see your post that the port called you about the pink duffle left behind. That's good to know!

Oh - you mentioned you might cruise on Disney this year. They'll introduce families when when you step on to the ship... some families on my Disney Magic cruise came up with funny alias for them to announce. We loved our Disney cruise.

Hello,

… We were on the 10/17-24 sailing and had no major issues, either...

 

Once again, thanks for the report. I'm still living my cruise through all the follow-up reviews.

 

Lynne

Hi, Lynne, I know exactly what you mean! I am doing the same thing with others' reviews. I discovered LittleMissMagic's family Royal review this week. She has interesting photos, and a real gift for writing. It's fun following along.

Glad to hear you also had smooth sailing on the Royal…

thanks,

sue

Wonderful review! Glad to hear you enjoyed the angled balcony. We have a Dolphin extended, cabin 428, booked for March. Sounds like it will seat the four of us for coffee in the morning. Thanks for the review.

Hi, my cabin was right next to the one you have booked! Just over the divider at the longest point of your balcony. Yes, you will have plenty of room, but there are only chairs for 2 on the balcony. You will love it! With the weather you have, you must be ready to leave Michigan for the warm Caribbean already!

MaryAnne should be your cabin steward. She is marvelous, and a kind person. Tell her Susan and Connie said hi!

enjoy,

sue

Hi Sue,

 

THANK YOU for sharing your personal experiences aboard Royal Princess, and it was a pleasure meeting you and your sister Connie. I'm glad you had such a nice time on the ship! :D

Hi, Dave, and was surely a pleasure meeting you too!

I'm glad You shared your wonderful pictures on Cruise Critic, and Carib his enchanting video, because I just don't have much in the way of photography skills… and that's the truth.

I'll be seeing you next year! I also was lucky enough to have booked one of those amazingly cheap single occupancy inside cabins on the Pacific Princess (repositioning to Vancouver in 2015). I'm hoping to continue on with an Alaska cruise following.

sue

Thanks so much for your review! :)

 

We're planning to book Royal in 2015 for a 20 night.

 

LuLu

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Oh, sounds great! Hope you love the ship as much as I did.

Sue

yes . . .everyone comes all at once or when they darn well feel like it. It's texas. :d

 

~sent using cruise critic app~

Too funny !!!

12.28.13 by vshingl, on Flickr

Wow, this is a great shot! Loving your review. Thanks for taking us along with your family!

sue

This was such a good review. Thanks for writing from your perspective. Very informative.

I cruised the Royal about a month ago. I thought the ship was awesome.

I would rank it as one of my favorite ships I've been on. After reading

All those bad reviews of the ship, I wonder if they really have cruised

The same ship. The ship is just stunning. The food was excellent. No

Lines at all in the Horizon Court. And the variety of food in the Horizon

Court is excellent. Especially breakfast. After cruising Carnival the last

Few cruises, I especially enjoyed all the "live" music on board. I can't

Wait to sail the Royal Princess Again.

Hi, JP, I was on your sailing! Missed meeting you at our roll call M&G as my sister and I came in late...didn't know time had changed.

I concur on favorite ship (well, I think it ties with Disney Magic for me, loved both of them for different reasons). Glad you added your impressions here too. I heard all good things from passengers on our sailing!

sue

What deck were you on you failed to mention?

What time did your group show up for the shows in the theater, what time was your diner seating.

Never had issues with the center elevators?

Hi, we were on Dolphin, deck 9, port side, midship.

No issue with response time on elevators, no. Never had to wait for more than a couple of minutes. I've had much worse response in hotels! We were stuck for a few minutes in an elevator on deck 7' (other passengers freed us from the outside) but as soon as we reported it, they walked with us to identify which of the elevators, and quickly took it out of service. But the other elevators kept up with the demand as far as I could observe. A funny note, though, the first few days a full elevator in the piazza would have doors closed, and then continue to reopen as other passengers in the lobby were selecting the Up button before it actually left the deck. I heard passengers after that call out to those in the Lobby and remind them to "Wait to press the Up Button". We all laughed in the elevator, but that little reminder worked. Oh wait, embarkation time was bad....but isn't always? Excited passengers all in one place. After that I really found no issues.

We had 8:15 assigned dining in Concerto.

I don't remember what time we arrived for the shows. I remember it was a packed house when it was show time, though. For Beatlemanics we did head there 30 minutes before, and it was very full. We found seats on the upper level then. Oh, and if Carlos Oscar is scheduled in the Vista Lounge -- get there early. He had quite a following, and that venue filled up quick!

Dave posted patters in his Bon Voyage DWMC1959 thread. I was on his 2nd week, so if you check his posts you'll have a good idea of the show times.

This has been fun following along as you blog for them. Congrats to your daughter on her role in the school musical!

Thanks for the review. I haven't read many of the reviews instead glance over them. Your comment on the staircase really got my attention and support my feelings. I am used to resorts and hotels so not having a staircase in the middle would not be a factor or consideration….

I chose this ship because it was different, so I intend to enjoy the difference, 2/16. The fact the ship is designed differntly and take away the familar feeling many Princess cruisers love, would create some discord.

 

I am looking forward to the difference and many more to come from Princess.

Oh Lucky you - you will have a great time next month!

I know, as I was listing my pre-cruise hotel on the review, it occurred to me that I had a much longer wait for the elevator in the hotel, than I ever had to wait for an elevator on the Royal! But still, I was on vacation, and wouldn't let a few minutes here or there diminish my fun.

Enjoy…

Subscribing. ....

Just found this Thread. Wonderful….I have a lot of catching up to do. This is fun. . .

My prayers as well…..

All of you with upcoming cruises, you are in for a treat! I am happy to hear all of your plans.

Enjoy. . .

sue

Had a wonderful cruise the week of December 8 on the Royal Princess. For those on the fence about cruising the Royal, I found her to be a lovely ship. Here is a mini review (no info on ports, etc).

http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=247543

This ship sure draws a lot of controversy. So please remember that these are my impressions based only on my sailing.

For those CC members I got to meet on board, it was a pleasure. I didn't realize the M&G time had changed, so I missed some of you.

thanks……

sue