Buckeye10640

We will be visiting for the first time in mid-August. What is the best beach to visit which would have chairs and umbrellas for rent and possibly snacks/beverages for purchase. Thanks

I have used the app on my Samsung Galaxy Android phones for several cruises. How old is your device?

Thats really it and on a warm weather cruise like in the Carribean it gets pretty warm walking on that track. Aside from that I guess you could just walk 'laps' indoors. Or use the treadmills.

I can answer a few of your questions. In the Sanctuary you book a specific chair for specific days or half days. You cannot move around. Cant speak to the cabana. Be aware unless you are B2B or priority boarding as early as pissible it is very difficult to get a spot in the sanctuary, especially on sea days. A cabana might be easier. Retreat pool is open to everyone, there are not alot of loungers directly around the pool but more on the deck above. Dining room is open for breakfast, and open for lunch on sea days. You can also grab some beakfast/lunch at International Cafe and take it to your room or sit in the piazza. If I want quiet, I love just sitting on my balcony. There are also some chairs on Promenade deck aft and its usually pretty quiet there.

I understand your point, but to be fair many of us booked without Princess Plus when Alfredos was free, there was no room service charge, etc. Should we all be grandfathered in too?

This is me. My favorite spot is on Enchanted Sun Deck, where you exit from the cabin area there is an overhang where you have shade and a great view of the pool and MUTS. Yes, i am there early and all day usually if its a sea day. I will leave to get a drink or lunch at the Lido Grill, to bring back to my chair, or a quick trip to the cabin (Lido or Sun deck) for the restroom. Otherwise I (or my husband) is in that chair. IMHO we are not chair hogs if we are USING the chair. Others play bingo, trivia, gamble, drink, etc. This is my sea day activity!

My experience has been that the bus stays with you and you can leave items on the bus. I have not taken this particular excursion, though.

Its interesting, perhaps Alfredos/Gigis is more popular with families? We sail when school is in session or on longer 10 day cruises, so very few children The only time I have ever waited at Gigis or Alfredos is for lunch on Embarkation day on Enchanted, a few sailings into her inagural season. I have been many times for lunch and dinner with no wait at all. I guess I have been lucky.

Thats a new one for me....I always submit mine early. Do you have online account access? If so you should be ablexto download a statement at any time.

No....I wish there was!

Some of us are price sensitive and it does matter what the supplement adds. I am actually looking for something out of FL now and actually dont care where I go if I can get a reasonable (for me) price, which would not be a 100% supplement.

And I believe it was only open until 1pm or something like that. Check the time when you get onboard. It was in the Patter (or whatever they are now calling it)

I have not seen any recently, but I also did not go searching for them.

Not much less, Pizza is reportedly $12. If they are charging me $12 I might want a to-go box!

This. Exactly this!

I dont think would be unreasonable to at least put a couple cabins on a 3 day hold while you work things out, talk to your TA, or Princess planner, etc. I have done holds on the weekend while waiting til Monday to reach someone. I know there are people who book cabins on multiple ships/dates and then wait to determine what they actually want and cancel what they dont want. I have seen it posted on this site. (Dont come back at me, I do not do this!). I find that to be more impactful than the OP wanting to book a couple rooms for a few weeks while legitimately sorting out plans.

It would have to be alot cheaper to make it worth it for me. I fly SW frequently and some of the reasons are no baggage fees and almost complete flexibility to change and cancel as needed

Must be pre-ordered.

Stayed on Sun Deck twice on Enchanted in mid-forward cabins, which is higher still. I had no problems.

We cant tell you what you should do. After the price increases, I will not book Plus. I may have a drink some days, I pre-purchase bottled water, and carry on soft drinks. I get 50% off wifi, pay the grats, and dont need all that other stuff (ice cream concoctions, fitness classes, etc). So thats what works for me.

lol I have tried to PAY to book the sanctuary and still cant get a lounger there!

@Hlitnerdescribed the Sanctuary process well. Even with priority boarding I have yet to be successful. The Retreat area is free, but smaller on this ship than some others due to cabins on both sides, so it tends to fill up quickly.

Almond croissants....every morning!

They can feel free to track my movement on the ship and send me a customized invite to cruise again, as long as they include a discount code!

Understand your point but that will be even more work for busy bartenders.And they would need to install pin pads or have us entering pins on handheld devices, etc. I think not....