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No, don’t think I’ve seen him anywhere. I think the restaurant staff could use a little more firm leadership. But more on that after the cruise.

The vast majority are well dressed in jackets and dresses. But then again, I didn’t check the buffet area.

Good question. I have no idea.

Yes, but they only played it on two occasions, and only once each time. I think some European ports have noise restrictions.

From the app…

We did not, but I talked to people today that did both the teppanaki and the hot pot, and absolutely loved them both. They also have teenagers. The 15yo is absolutely loving it and has made friends with the others, but the 17yo has kept mostly to himself. Depends on the kid I guess. Not sure how many there are, but I’d guess <25, just from how few I’ve seen. Itinerary, time of year, and cruise length have a huge impact on the number of kids, so I wouldn’t go by this for your cruise at all. One thing I should mention. They booked four in a cabin, and the cabin was marked as sleeping four. But they didn’t have a pull-out sofa in the room. Even the room steward couldn’t figure out what was going on. They went to guest services, and they gave them an additional inside cabin for the teens. So if you’re booking multiple people in a room, double and triple check with Princess if in fact the sofa pulls out into a bed. Maybe they’ll figure it out and update things after a few cruises.

Scroll up a few pages and you’ll see pics of the aft deck areas by the stairs (where I took this pic) and the areas to either side of Love.

It’s not rough seas. This one spot which is as far aft as you can go, has motion. I don’t notice it anywhere else.

I think I answered previously that the dining room was the best place, according to the sommelier in the Reserve dining room.

Wandered around both levels of Horizons today. The far aft area is the only place on the ship where you can feel side-to-side motion, enough so that even today my wife wouldn’t be able to sit back there. It’s glass-smooth everywhere else. Also found the chef’s table on 7.

Okay, people, please start a separate thread about suites if you want to continue discussing it.

The Lean, or whatever it’s called, from The Eatery outdoor seating.

Even the desserts in The Eatery are pistachio themed today.

I saw a comment somewhere about it being warm in the common areas. YES! Even the bartenders are complaining that they’re sweating because it’s so warm. I am happy to report, however, that the cabin cooling works well. I had it down to 19.6° at one point, before my wife complained!

Surprisingly, not windy at all. Far more wind up on 18 above the main pools.

The public washrooms on this ship are really nice, and numerous. They’re also all accessible. So when you see the sign and think it’s a single accessible washroom, it’s not. They’re all full sized with accessible stalls.

O’Malley’s is all done up for St. Patrick’s Day. Including green beer.

Just happened to venture up to check out the wake view from up high. What a beautiful day. While I was up there, I got a better shot of the signature lounge. Alas, my medallion didn’t work on the door.

This appears to be the free lemonade, water, and unsweet tea.

I don’t think the self-serve is, but International Cafe is 24h.

Pub lunch day. Since I had the fish yesterday at O’Malley’s, I tried the corned beef. I was kind of expecting a sandwich based on the menu, but this arrived. I normally love corned beef, but I didn’t think this was very good. Too fatty, and the lean parts were tough. My wife had the fish, which was excellent and identical to yesterday’s. I’m glad I got the scotch egg yesterday.

No idea. Even with free laundry, we never use it.

I could lie here all afternoon… it’s nice and quiet with no attractions open. IMG_3547.mov

No bother - snapped a pic through the glass as I went by. I think I overheard $250 or $300..

Some deck pics from 17/18. I just noticed the self-serve drink machines today. Not sure if they just appeared, or if I missed them before. Last two are of the relatively empty Sanctuary.