Knickearth

Not for me, but I have been on 2 ships where a helicopter had to land on the ship while at sea. You just never know.

No they were not. It was due to delay of flight and cancellation of connecting flight. The cruise portion was done.

After 6 hour flight delay and cancellation of our connecting flight - told by airlines since it was weather delay they take no responsibility for Two nights in a hotel, meals etc. because weather is an Act of God. So I went on line to read what the platinum insurance package covered and it covers hotel, meals, transportation due to delays. So today I sent in all the paperwork and fingers crossed that one day the reimbursement will arrive. lol

Sorry, the cruise port is at the bottom of Las Ramblas which is a main road. We have always had to grab a cab to get there. Years ago if you walked to bottom of las Ramblas the ship was right there. Now Princess built a docking area approx. 2 miles from las Ramblas at the dock.

Interesting because our friends on cruise we finished last Sat. Had the drink package and decided to never order same drink twice.

Another thing is that after approx. 12 days onboard the battery seems to be dying. You have to walk up to the cabin door and put medallion up to screen to unlock. Learnt the hard way.

But do they really need to know when or if we go to the bathroom? lol. It is literally Big Brother at its best. Found it annoying that if I went to a bar two days in a row the greeting was, oh would you like another martini,

We were on it 3 times in the past. Just ok. This past Sat. Got off it after 15 days in Panama Canal. The buffet area since its refurbishment looks wonderful. Certain areas were ignored and therefore very noticeable on the ship.

Have to add that we all boarded the early flight but after an hour an announcement was made about something wrong with plane. We were told the whole plane had to exit. We got sent to the other end of Dallas airport and another plane was sent in. Finally landed in sac. Only to learn two of our 3 bags went to San Diego? Last night after midnight the luggage was delivered. Will think long and hard about American Airlines. Their customer service sucks. They don’t control the weather so I don’t hold them responsible for the delays.

Congrats. It is 6:40 am Monday and we are at the gate in Dallas awaiting an 8:14 flight. Can’t wait to get home.

Two things to know. Get to theatre early as seats get taken every show. If you enjoy trivia, that too you need to get to early. Many days people had no where to sit.

I looked up the plat. Insurance coverage we purchased from princess. Looks like we might get monies we spent because of delay of flight. I will send in info to see what happens tomorrow.

So sorry. We were starving when we got to Dallas so ate dinner in airport. Lady next to us recommended the Hilton homewood suites which is only ten mins from airport and provides free shuttle service. Today shuttle will take us to pharmacy to purchase basics. Wearing same clothes for 3 days is disagreeable. We finally got that 8 am flight tomorrow. The homewood suites is reasonable and included breakfast.

We did ezair to return home. I believe ezair would cover getting you to ship as well as home. we got a very delayed flight from ft. L yesterday and American Airlines cancelled our connecting flight home. All this due to poor weather in Dallas. There were no flights available Sunday, we we are scheduled for Monday. Two nights in a hotel in Dallas. Our luggage is in sac. does ez air help? thanks.

On emerald princess on non smoking side to towards front end of casino on left hand wall there are six machines with leprauchan. I played 80 cents and won 1189. Cashed out. 1000.. Yesterday cwhile flying out of ft. L to Dallas the plane got delayed. We left 6 hours later and they cancelled conn3cting flight. We are stuck in Dallas with no suitcases, no clothes no toothbrush etc and no flights today - Sunday with seats available so we have to spend 2 nites here.

Cabin size on caribe not bigger than normal but our balcony was covered and bigger than other decks.

We didn’t eat at planks from our friends did and they loved it. From what I gather there are a lot of meat choices. We ate at sabbatinis and in the past loved it, but not this time. Don’t enjoy latest menu. Could not get a single reservation entire trip at crown grill except for last night of cruise, so we did not eat there. I really miss my 5 pm wine at vines with tapas. I enjoyed that more than the plat. Elite lounge. My husband and I were not enjoying the wines onboard as in the past.

Just got off emerald. So many changes. Due to medallion and having a cellphone - no little foldout of ship when you pick up medallion. No maps given as you get to a port.. future cruise area has no more catalogues. This annoyed me as on the ships we read thru the cruises and make our decisions for future cruises. if I remember more I will write. no more chocolates on bed at night. No mixed salads in intl. cafe. But on personal note the one thing that annoyed me the most was I had several questions and neither the steward nor front desk could answer. They kept having to call others and could not reach anyone. we ate in MDR when the menu looked good to us. Otherwise we ate in buffet. Many nights, no green veggies. The salad no longer has black olives or bacon bits.

I believe it was due to the refurbishing a couple of years ago. As for the ships staff, it is the first time ever I have been on a ship where everyone seems to be new to princess. I have gone 3 times to the front desk and asked questions I had. They have yet to know any answers. We asked the cabin steward a question and he too did not know a thing.

Presently on emerald princess and my observations a. I don’t have plus or premier, but feel ignored in certain areas. b. Our friends with package have ordered drinks and sometimes it has taken over 40 mins to arrive c. Certain areas during events, some bars aren’t even open. d. The 16. Gratuity per person does add up. e. We are not denying ourselves but we like other things - thermal suite, excursion and they do add up. f. Since ships to lavazza coffee we gave up the specialty stuff. g. We are finding they don’t have the really good wines anymore, so we are not drinking. I miss the vines with a glass of wine nightly and a small plate of food. No more so we go to the elite and platinum lounge. h. Treated ourselves to Sabbatinis last night. Not too thrilled. on the other hand, we were not on the emerald since it was refurbished. The lido buffet is fabulous looking. The staff on board all seem brand new and are unable to answer questions.

Thanks for info. It helps. We are maybe one coffee a day and maybe one glass of wine a day. We don’t do the casual dining nor specialty desserts. We try to eat meals like we do at home.

I get a kick explaining that if I was 8 years old they would look irresistible. Otherwise as an adult they do nothing for me.

We are leaving soon and received so much obc that we did not gat a package. My husband would like to know if there is a coffee only package. Further, what items can we trade the mini fridge for? thanks for the responses.