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20 hours ago, Sox Fan Cruiser said:

All the drinks are free while in Spellbound and don’t go towards your drink package maximum. So some of these people have been here for a while. 😊  That helps with those that need to justify the $150 per person charge of Spellbound.

A much better value for those without a Package. 

Princess will never get rid of formal nights and perhaps it's a good thing as they always have better menu selections on those evenings. 😃

11 hours ago, Zeke Eak said:

Thanks for all the replies. I do whatever my handler tells me to do. She packed all my nice pants away and  said you’re wearing shorts and a tropical shirt. Bags are ready to go. Dinner is at six. 

Sometimes it's just an easier option. 😉

They've priced those packages to make it look appealing to most people. 

It may work out OK for you on a sea day but on port days it's almost  impossible to even break even, no matter what some say on this board.

Convenient yes, practical no way. 

15 hours ago, dides said:

And this was the equivalent Retreat Pool on Sky Princess which started the new trend of no steps, only ladders:

 

 

Is that a deep pool of can you stand on the bottom throughout?

I believe the last time I saw steps was on the Regal?

42 minutes ago, CanadianBurger said:

Map of where we docked (blue dot bottom right) and where the free shuttle buses drop off/pick up (red pin top left). 

We took a taxi to the museum from the port, and after we returned I took the shuttle bus into town to wander around. Coming back was a bit of a madhouse. At least a hundred people queuing to catch a bus back, and groups of people either oblivious to people waiting and/or just used to pushing their way through crowds, trying to crowd into buses before those waiting. 
 

Those people must have been the Elites who think they get priority boarding. 

13 minutes ago, cnice515 said:

Speaking of waters, can someone tell me how many waters you can order at one time using one medallion?  Same with energy drinks?  I know with RCCL I can do two at a time. 

 

I usually try to stock up for the room and to pack in my backpack while in port.

I'm not sure of the max but I did get 2 Perrier's + 2 waters at once. 

Unless you have a tray it's difficult to carry much more.

28 minutes ago, Musky Ike said:

I don't send anything worth the effort it would take to retrieve it. 

I hear you, although I wound still like to get back everything I send in to wear again the following days on the trip. 

20 hours ago, john watson said:

Surely not every item?

 

Regards John

Sure, why not? How can you id an article if it becomes lost?

16 hours ago, chrysalis said:

In November on the sapphire to the south pacific, the cut off was 840 days.

 

Presently on the enchanted and have been told the cut off on each recent cruises has been about 875 days.

Wow, the number it really getting up there. 😲

On 2/26/2024 at 9:21 AM, Mr. Baloo said:

Since everything is so technical these days… does the app keep count of the drinks you ordered each day?

On 2/26/2024 at 9:53 AM, cnice515 said:

Yes, the app keeps your drink count per day

So your saying I don't have to keep asking a bartender, correct?

Have you been on a ship using the new app yet? 

1 hour ago, Dee_Jay said:

Last summer, round-trip Seattle to Alaska on the Crown Princess, we made the most-travelled luncheon with only 137 days.  This was when Crown was still having engine issues, so a lot of regular cruisers were avoiding her.

As the ships get older, the more problems arise & some of the older crowd begin to avoid sailing on them.

18 hours ago, mrrom92 said:

It’s a concern for me. 1mbps is not very useful for much at all. I was under the impression Starlink performed so much better than this?

We've cruised on the same ship with & without Starlink and I honestly couldn't see the difference in the early mornings. 

Possibly during the busy parts of the day it might be more advantageous. 

1 hour ago, Pickels said:

When you receive your Medallion at home, how do you know it's working?

If it doesn't work you can replace it on the ship after boarding.

You'll soon find out.

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7 hours ago, d9704011 said:

We were on Emerald over Christmas/New Years and used Da Vinci DR.  We had reservations for 5:40 and were usually done abou 6:50 which left enough time to get a good spot in the theatre.  I don't know when your cruise is but as long as it's not a peak travel period the rush to eat and be seated in the theatre ought not be as 'bad' as what we experienced.

Much of the time depends on how many courses you order + how quick you actually eat. We us it involves at least 2 appetizers, soup, salad, main course, coffee & desert. All of which take 1 1/2 hours if the waiter is quick to serve everything.

1 hour ago, mncbabu_yahoo said:

The plus package includes 2 free casual dining in sapphire. I thought all 5 dining rooms are included in cruise fare..what is this casual dining?

The main DR's are included in the base price of your cruise but they now include the casual restaurants (2 free with the plus package & unlimited with the premiums package) as an incentive to sell people the more expensive packages.

If course you can not buy into the package at all & pay the $14.99 for a casual meal if you feel it's worth the price, we don't. It's just another thing taken away from everyone to make it more appealing to buy their package. We can live without their casual meals very nicely. 

I'm not sure of the percentages but there are quite a few who choose to skip it. It's not the best beach day, so why bother when you've got the ship almost to yourself with the same lunch served at the buffet, without the flies. 

21 minutes ago, Torfamm said:

The last thing they want is their name plastered all over social media with a negative review

You've got that right. ✅

A few occurrences such at that would put them out of business. 

They may have gotten away with it 30 years ago but no longer as people tend to give negative reviews almost the same day.

1 minute ago, JFKHawaii said:

We were going to do that, but he adamantly refused.  He said he doesn’t want to go and just wants to stay home.

We had the same discussion with my father in law.

He finally agreed to go to Alaska & couldn't stop talking about it when we got home. 

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On 1/31/2024 at 6:37 PM, JFKHawaii said:

@seahag and @JimmyVWine thank you for your quick responses. Man, I get it now, I have to pay to play!  
 

I wanted to save a few measly bucks here and there, but I guess they want to squeeze every dime outta me. lol.  I could always go without internet, but with my 86 year old dad staying home, we need to be able to get in touch.  Mahalo!

Why not book him a cabin of his own & then you don't need any internet. ☺️

1 hour ago, lahlah57 said:

We were on Discovery this past november and there was no fee or tokens in laundry room. Even the laundry soap and dry sheets were on a shelf for free. Loved getting up early and starting laundry. It was done the way I wanted and it was a fast task and no waiting to get laundry back.

I always choose cabins in close proximity to laundry room.

I've read that before.

I wonder if it was just offered for a while to get people accustomed to using the laundry?

42 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

If I might ask, is (dry) cleaning free as well if we are Elite?

 

If Elite, there both free. We use "cleaning" for lots of items like delicate tops, jackets & sweaters and "laundry" for the rest.

In the last few years I've been specifying cold wash and cool dry for laundry & have had good success. If you don't dry articles at home in you hot dryer, they'll shrink them on the ship unless you specify otherwise.