Andrew J. Cat

I found the Reserve Collection dining to be worth the extra cost. Much more intimate dining area, and vastly better service. I liked the specials that they added to the menus on both lunch and dinner. Sorry, no Nespresso or any such things on any Princess ships.

Yes, that is correct. The other replies give even better info than mine. I’m jealous, I want to go back! One anecdote I want to share about Emerald Princess: the staff was exceptionally engaged and seemed genuinely happy. Enjoy!

We were just on Emerald in a Reserve Collection mini suite. You’ll love the dining! It’s a separate area of the Da Vinci dining room. Excellent service. The head waiter prepares a special entree, which I took almost every time. No waiting, no lines, it’s really great. They are open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

We had it last month on Emerald Princess. We liked it as well. Ditto on the closet light.

I’ve sailed on Royal in the aft cabins. Same basic design as Sky. No smoke, but we had cigarette butts and even some cigarette packs on our balcony every morning.

Has Princess reinstated bar snacks at the various bars on the ship? I recall having honey roasted peanuts and a spicy bar mix served with cocktails for at least 20 years prior to the shutdown. We’ve only sailed once since Covid, and were told by the bartenders that they were discontinued due to the pandemic. This was almost a year ago. Many thanks for any info.

Maybe they’ll start doing that in the MDR. No plus or premier package, they choose your entree. Plus or premier, you get to choose. 🤪

2 each (mini bottles) of: Dewars scotch, Smirnoff vodka, Courvoisier cognac, and I think Bacardi rum. The mini fridge has 2 each of Perrier, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Dos Equis. This is from memory from last year. If I’m not exact, I’m pretty close.

I just got this. I’m ready to sail! 😁