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I like how Princess gives you liquid hand soap in your cabin instead of those little bars.

Got back to the room and robes had been delivered. That’s a nice touch.

Spent an hour and a half (+/-) in the casino this morning. We didn’t come out ahead, but after 90 minutes we are only $40 behind, so we’ll try our luck again later. We are very casual casino players, so don’t usually win big. But we’ve “earned” about 20 cruises across the various lines, so we will be interested to see how the Princess player’s club compares with casino offers.

Snapped this pic while we were waiting for an elevator.

First stop this morning was at the International Café for a double latte. Might go back later. The cups are small and I am a coffee drinker. Sat in the chairs just outside of Explorers Lounge on deck 7 and enjoyed our rich, creamy cups of caffeinated goodness. Then decided a quick bite would hit the spot. Stopped by the buffet around 8:30 am and it was already very crowded. Not unexpected. Got a chocolate chip muffin and a yogurt parfait. The muffin was quite good, but the yogurt was very soupy and runny. Seemed like it wasn’t quite cold enough. Mark said the banana walnut bread was good too. We will try to make it to the dining room for breakfast at some point, but we are not big breakfast eaters normally, so we will play that by ear.

Day 2 - Day at Sea

It’s almost 11 pm onboard and I feel like I’ve hit a wall. 😩 I think we’ll call it a night and enjoy our first sea day (!) tomorrow. G’night all!!

We walked through the casino and the system was down. None of the slot machines were working. It was full of people, but weirdly quiet. Hopefully things are up and running tomorrow. Instead, we decided to check out karaoke. Not many people signed up so we listened to the same three people multiple times. Maybe people will get braver further along in the cruise.

Dessert!!! Mark opted for Bananas Foster. I tried the Princess Love Boat Dream and it was not at all like I remembered. Not bad, but not the rich chocolate-y goodness I was expecting.

For the main course, Mark tried the Pot Roast. He was disappointed at first, but once he started eating it, he said it was much better than he thought it would be. I ordered the pork tenderloin. It was great. Needed lime instead of lemon, but I found out later that limes have not yet been distributed throughout the ship. The homemade (ship made?) chimichurri was yummy.

We both ordered the garlic prawns to start. I enjoyed these very much. Mark didn’t like the olives, but I ate everything together and it was delicious. Mark opted for the French Onion Soup. He said it was good, but not great. He orders it All. The. Time. So I guess he should know. I can’t get past that soggy bread. I tried to order the Greek salad, but when I asked if they had Greek dressing, our waiter said I could have ranch or balsamic. I got a Caesar.

The Belle Glos Pinot was nice. I really hate these glasses though. My water glass was bigger than my red wine glass. 😄

We had 7:00 pm dinner reservations. Waited about five minutes to be seated. Service was slow though. I’m chalking that up to first night issues. We’ll see how things go as the cruise progresses. Some wine options.

Believe me! I will do my best! 😁

It’s time for sailaway! Here we go

Drink menu at the pool bar

Lol! The madding crowd followed us! A group of about twelve sat down right next to us. They were playing videos on their phones and one was having a conversation on speakerphone. That’s okay though. We found another nice spot. 😁

They just called for people to watch the safety video and check in at their muster stations. They said they were still waiting on more than 800 people. We found a nice spot in Skywalkers Lounge for sailaway.

Info on Super Tuscan wine dinner. I wish Mark was a wine drinker.

Information for Platinum cruisers.

Oh no! That is terrible. I’m so sorry to hear you are missing your cruise!

Day One - Sailaway

Nice sized closet. Still has that motion activated light. We are going to have a talk later. Bathroom is pretty standard. And the shower has that dreaded curtain that like to get frisky.

I enjoy the deeper balcony and love that it is half covered / half open. The chairs have footstools which is nice.

I’ll include a few cabin photos here. We are port side Caribe Deck (10).