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The Mongolian stir fry was once per week on our back to back. Not to be a downer but it wasn't that great. The sauce had no flavor and you don't get a lot of meat because they scoop for you. YMMV though.

For those who were breathlessly hanging at the edge of their seats, my app spontaneously corrected itself to say Green Lane in both places.  Three days till we're at sea!

I have never had problems on the Caribbean Princess and I have been on her 3 times and leaving for a 4th this Saturday.  I love the Promenade deck, and while it is smaller than some other ships I always feel they do crowd dispersal quite well.  I never felt crowded in, except maybe when waiting to ender the MDR at peak times. I also love their Lido Deck pizza and the Sanctuary.

7 hours ago, MJC said:

Also bring bug wipes for your legs if you are by the trees, we had no-see-um bites after one visit (but totally worth it for the shade). 

Oh man, that happened to me in January. It was 65 degrees and pouring rain. We got off to see if it would clear up. It didn't, and I was covered with bites the rest of the trip.

I know this is a first world complaint, but I really wish they had an egg option other than the sandwiches. A quiche or a plate with bacon and eggs. I realize I have lots of other on board options. But it would be nice!

I find clamshells to be massive heat traps. They provide shade but no air flow. If it is in your budget I highly recommend the bungalows. Shade, air-conditioning, a quiet beach area... it usually ends up being my favorite day of the cruise. But I realize budgets and priorities do vary.

14 hours ago, FTLCruiseGal said:

We sail in 30 days, and I don’t see a QR code. Where does one find this?

It didn't show up for me until about two weeks out (ish... but not sooner.)

I've never done Iceland, but I've been on the Caribbean Princess three times with a fourth coming up next week, and I have always loved it.  I feel like the Crown Grill is always better than on the Royal Class ships.  It is a smaller ship but I don't feel crowded and I feel like they do crowd dispersal very well. It doesn't have Alfredo's but Slice is better than the Lido pizza on the Royal ships.  It's not a bells-and-whistles ship but we're low maintenance.  We only had one technical problem in those trips, and that was AC trouble a few nights on one sailing. We propped our balcony door at night and got a great sea breeze, didn't even miss the AC. But if we had complained I'm sure it would have been handled or compensated one way or another.

TLDR: I think the CB complaints are a bit overblown but everyone cruises differently and as different priorities.  If you love the intinerary I wouldn't let the ship deter you.

Thank you for all the responses! I'm not going to stress about it, but it is a head-scratcher.

We cruise in 9 days (woohoo!) and all three of us say Arrival Status: "Green Lane" under the preboard checklist.  But by the QR code it says "Proceed to Blue Lane" (of course in green text!). Has anyone else encountered this? I'm a little baffled. 😁

Dinner was not the smoothest in terms of wait time. Truthfully, I like traditional dining and I kind of thought our reservation for a private table was going to be the equivalent. We had to probably wait about 15 minutes to be seated which is not the end of the world but not what I expected.

I ordered the Southern fried chicken which is consistently decent, IMO. My husband got the pork tenderloin. He liked it, but when I tell you the portion was microscopic... I should have taken a picture. Not a big hardship when you can order as much as you want but he's a good eater and we both kind of laughed when we saw the size! Our waiters were very nice and running around like crazy. This crew works hard!

We went to the Menorah lighting today. They are having one every night of the cruise.

Chag Sameach!

19 minutes ago, CineGraphic said:

 

Ugh....and I'm sure it was over something extremely petty.

They were annoyed to have to wait because they wanted to book for a whole week and felt they should have priority.

My husband made the point that maybe something really stressful happened to their group before embarkation... it's possible, I just felt bad that passengers had been on for 20 minutes and the crew was already being hassled. He took it in stride though.

Luggage was just dropped off!

I'll be honest, I choked up as we stepped off the gangway and the crew was clapping. It was so sweet. We are now in the Coral Dining Room for lunch. I was the third person up at the Sanctuary to book loungers! We booked them for Tues, Weds and Fri. Someone was already giving the Sanctuary steward a hard time. I just smiled at him and told him I was happy to be on board.

Seriously, I am so happy nothing could bother me right now!

Greetings from the Platinum Lounge! Parking at the pier was painless, if pricey. Check in was a total breeze. We are so glad to be here! Just waiting to board. Sadly, no Platinum lounge coffee, probably so people keep their masks on.

3 minutes ago, Steelers36 said:

Glad you made it.  I had been thinking if it were me, I'd have driven quite a bit further the first day.

I actually thought about that myself. Normally we leave on a Friday when my husband gets off work and Fayetteville is as far as we can get. Since he was off this Friday we could have left earlier and gone farther but he is a creature of habit and we always stop at the same hotel. 😁

2 minutes ago, Mgf0525 said:

Hey there! We are on the 12\13 sailing (also from NoVa - Woodbridge). Wondering if you’re doing any non-Princess excursions. Have fun and thanks for sharing your experience. 

Hey neighbor! We are not doing any non-Princess excursions. We have a few times in the past and always had good experiences with Shore Excursioneer, but with rules in Flux as they are we are playing it safe this time.

We FINALLY made it to our hotel!! We are spending the night at the Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale Airport/North Cruise Port. It is a nice room for our purposes. The lobby is under some kind of construction but no noise at this time of day. Traffic was awful on I-95!

We can't wait to board!!

7 minutes ago, kb4683 said:

 

 

I requested to be addressed by my middle name because that is what I have always been called.  Don’t ask me why they didn’t just name me that first🤷‍♀️

 

 

 

 

 

Ahhh makes sense... I thought it was some kind of extreme etiquette concern. That did not occur to me.  🙂

Why would someone not want to be addressed by their first name? I rather like mine.

Okay everyone, our at-home Covid tests were NEGATIVE!  That means we will be on the road at about noon today.  We purchased the Abbott Binax Rapid Antigent Test and it was very easy and user-friendly.  The process takes about 20 minutes because they do make you wait the whole 15 minutes for results.

Tonight we stop in Fayetteville, North Carolina!

3 hours ago, chamima said:

We'll be sailing on her Jan 2 so interested to hear all about what's current.

If someone could post Patters that would be great.

I always post patters. 🙂

2 minutes ago, runner2013 said:

Definateley watching this,

we're getting married on her. Granted it's not until May of 2022, but we have lots of questions about how she looks. 

Thanks for the thread. 

 

 

Congrats! This is the first ship my husband and I sailed on together, and oddly enough it has always been the one we have sailed on when going without the kids, so to me it is the most romantic ship.  🙂

1 hour ago, Steelers36 said:

This is WAY too early.  The thread will be stuffed full of questions before the ship sails.

 

I don't mind if the questions are posted now. Once I'm on board I sometimes miss them if the thread gets too long.

Hi everyone! God willing, I will be on the Caribbean Princess's first voyage back! (Covid test pending, of course!) I will be doing a live thread of my journey starting Friday. So if you want you can drop a follow here and if you post any questions I will be glad to try to get an answer for you on board.

A little about us: My husband (42) and I (37) live in Northern Virginia and are driving to FLL. This cruise is just us, no kids. Eastern Caribbean with St. Kitts. We are staying in a balcony stateroom on the Caribe deck, and we are platinum. I post menus and patters! We love the Caribbean and are so happy to be going back.