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9 hours ago, D. B. said:

I was just on Eclipse a few weeks ago. Around the bottom of South America.

  I did see a few indications of wear that should be addressed but overall the ship (and my Concierge cabin) were fine.

  I would sail on Eclipse tomorrow with no worries.

I love the M and S class ships as they are less crowded and less Glitzy than newer ships.

 

I also love the M and S class ships but the Edge to my liking beats them all. Not sure what ship your referring when you say not as crowded and Glitzy ? Must be another line as even the Edge class keep it modern elegant look without being over the top. 

Will be following as well. 
was on the Enchatec in September 2023 for a Med cruise and love the ship,crew and food. My only little downer for this ship is the Jazz Club …beautiful space but OMG was so boring and hardly anyone In there. The need to utilize this space for a better attraction or just bring it back to a night club. I think they have realized that this place was a mistake as I don’t recall seeing it on the planes for the Sun Princess. 

This is such not a big thing that we are looking into booking it again but this time in the Caribbean for November. 

Have a great time 

Sea ya

Eric 

On 3/19/2024 at 3:52 AM, CanadianBurger said:

I finally made it to Good Spirits. It’s tucked between Princess Live and The Arena, so unless you’re going to the starboard side of the Arena on Deck 7, it’s easy to miss. I wish I’d have gone there earlier! Loved the spot. Had a Vanilla Sky, which was really fresh tasting. They said they squeeze all their juices fresh in the bar. I didn’t notice any prices on the menu, so I have no idea how much they were. The Vanilla Sky must have fit under the $15 Plus limit, since I wasn’t charged anything. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandia en Fuego is my favorite just wow 🤩 

On 3/15/2024 at 9:27 AM, CanadianBurger said:

David Meyer, the entertainment in The Arena, was amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it. He’s built his own xylophone synthesizer, or xylosynth. I put made an edit of some of his pieces.
 

 

 

 

Not sure how long that was but seriously not my thing had just enough with that short video and also had to laugh at the guy sitting in the second row texting on his phone probably bored like I would be. 😂.

On 3/11/2024 at 6:04 AM, CanadianBurger said:

We’re not fully on this time zone yet, and waking up too late to make it to regular breakfast. American Diner it is again! Got here around 10:45, and were seated quickly. I only got the left side of the menu yesterday, so here’s the right side. 
 

Too bad the don’t have the Eggs Benedict as a choice for breakfast as it’s perfect to have those in the late mornings. 

On 3/9/2024 at 5:04 PM, CanadianBurger said:

The magician was Magical Bones. Quite a good show. His card skills were impressive. 
 

Just got of Celebrity Ascent and he was a guest appearance as well and must say his card skills are impressive but the show was Meh to much talking for nothing. 

Will be following 

sea YA 

Eric

15 hours ago, Moby Jones said:

No leaving of the bottle here on Beyond. But then again I wouldn't expect them to. No issues with our glasses being refilled with Haslinger though. 

But with the premium package isn’t the max $15 ? Did they charge you because the haslinger was $17 ? 
 

Thanks 

Hello all,

woukd anyone that has been on the ascent would have any menus that show the Champagne by the glass that are offered on this ship ? 
FYI we’ve got premium package and are wondering what I’d offered and if we are 4 ordering will they just bring a bottle as well ?

thanks all 

8 hours ago, ladyjade3 said:

We did Le Petit Chef night 2. Im giving it 2 stars. Not recommended. Takes 2 hours to get through. Food is good but its not better than in the restaurants. The animation show is cute but you have to wait for everyone in the whole seating to start and then move on to the next course. That's why it takes 2 hours. It would be good for kids but for that. It is a lot of sitting and waiting with nothing going on. 
 

My favorite feature of the ship is the jogging track. It goes in a figure 8 around the top of the ship with an incline up to deck 16 and then back to 15. 
 

I'm currently sitting in Eden watching the dancers rehearse for Shimmerbox. It's going to be an awesome show I can tell. Not to be missed! 

We did Le petit Chef on The beyond and also thought it was just ok. For us at the price other specialty restaurants are much more worth it. 
the show is cute the food ok and service unfortunately for us was inattentive and we did not even get asked if we wanted coffee at the end. It was a bye bye and that’s it. 

Following and very informative.

‘thanks 

‘Sea Ya 

Eric 

This will be our 3rd Edge class ship 🚢 the first two were Apex, Beyond and now Ascent. Love those 🛳️, 

3 hours ago, Live2Cruise4ever said:

We cruised on CC starting in 1996. It was fantastic. Food was awesome!!  I loved the cold fruit soups! Loved Horizon and Zenith. Mercury we had President's suite and sky suites. Galaxy and Century.  Then Royal Caribbean bought them.  Immediately started seeing little things going away. We were very sad to see this happen. Mostly cruising HAL now and the food is great, even the buffet. I know all the lines had problems with the pandemic and we will stay with Holland America Line. 

Hello, you see how food is so subjective to someone’s taste as we’ve been cruising lately with X and HAL and must say that after about the 3rd day on a HAL ship the buffet starts repeating itself and gets boring. I think we’re HAL had improved the most is I’m it’s nightly entertainment offering if you like music. The Music walk has a bit for all ages and most of all the quality of the entertainers are very good. 
Sea Ya 

Yikes, sorry but having a pen or pencil will not make it or break it for me. 

On the Enchanted the best bar was Good Spirits. 
Sandia en Fuego was the drink name it was sweet because of the Melon but with a twist of spike with the Jalapeño. 

Following as well 

9 hours ago, AtlantaCruiser72 said:

 

I think this will be akin to Canaletto on the HAL ships where a section of the Lido will become Catch By Rudi in the evenings but be used for buffet seating during the day.  It will most likely have a different décor scheme than the rest of the Lido Marketplace but but be a true stand-alone venue.  Think Sterling Steakhouse on Diamond/Sapphire for similar concepts currently with Princess

I dislike when they do that. I can understand if they want to upgrade older ship with new concept and they don’t have the room but on a new built that is a BIG mistake. 
 

Princess has no clue what they are doing right know they are lost and trying stuff that has been done in the past. The product they have is going downwards. It’s sad too see. 
 

Sea Ya 

Eric 

Will be on the Enchanted September 09th and would love to see the Good Spirits Menu and prices 
 

Thanks 

Sea Y’a 

Is it only me or it seemed like Princess has no clue what direction they are taking ? Lately so many changes have just aggravated their loyal customers. 
 

Yikes also can’t remember the name of the representative that was making that great speech on FB about the positive changes. Was she annoying or what ? 
Can’t stand people trying to sell you stuff likes it’s the best thing in life when it’s all bull. 
 

I get it that cruise lines want to make money for the huge losses they made during COVID but not honouring those that have already pre-purchased the package is a real cheap shot and hard to comprehend for me. 
 

This September could be one of our last cruise on Princess and any other lines for a while because I’m not sure we are getting as much for our money as we used to. 
 

Sea ya

Eric 

Following 

3 hours ago, George C said:

I love the martini bar on every celebrity ship from M class to E class I believe celebrity has their best bartenders there . Retreat has some really good ones also.

The World Class bar also have amazing bartenders(Mixologist).

Oh Wow Carnival love having a midnight option after having a good time around the ship. I’ve got amazing memories and laughter going to those midnight buffet with family and friends sharing food and thinking how lucky we were being in a cruise and eating that late. 
 

im sure they will adjust themself after a few months on what food works best and what food works least. 
 

Thanks 

Sea Ya 

Eric 

Very classic guy here love a Dirty Martini with 3 olives 🫒.

‘Also like an Aperol Spritz. 

Open to try other drinks suggestions but not too sweet. 
 

interesting thread

Thanks

Sea Ya 

Eric 

Will be following this thread with interest as Japan cruise is on the bucket list for the future.

‘Thanks in advance for sharing. 
Sea ya 

‘Eric