Boatmans Lady

1 hour ago, nini said:

 

But, don't tell anyone. 😉

It will be our secret 😉😂

12 minutes ago, Dcopperfield said:

We booked D729 for an Iceland/Norway cruise next month... First time in an aft cabin but will report back afterwards! 

 

Love the idea of the partially covered, bigger balcony and wake view sailing through the fjords 👍 

 

 

I will eagerly await your thoughts. 

I will also report back but not for another 2 years!! 😂 

1 hour ago, nini said:

 

We were in D728 last June and loved it, but this is what we typically book. They are aft and have partial coverage with the larger balconies and loveseats. You can ask the cabin steward to remove part of the balcony dividers.

There was a bit of soot, but your steward can clean it up and wipe down the deck furniture.

 

For vibration, the Sky is newer and it is not as intense as maybe the Grand. But it never bothers us.

Thank you. 

I was wondering if we could have part of the balcony divider removed, so that will be good. 

Any vibration won't worry us but my brother and sister-in-law haven't cruised before so just want to be prepared if there is. 

Glad to hear the cabins are a good pick. 

3 hours ago, TAW1963 said:

We were in cabin D730 for a 15-day transatlantic cruise on the Sky Princess last November.  We absolutely loved the cabin.  We did not experience any major soot problem.  The views are absolutely fantastic and I love watching the ships wake.  We went through some major ocean swells and rough seas.  Every once in a while there may be a bit more vibration from the ship, but this did not affect our comfort one bit.   In fact, any extra motions made us sleep that much better.

Thank you. We have been both front and towards the rear in some pretty heavy seas and the movement never worried us so all sounds good. 

10 hours ago, dides said:

There is a YouTube cabin review video for D730 which should give you an idea

 

Thank you. 

We have watched the videos 😀

But we are just wondering if they have any niggling issues like soot or vibrations etc. 

1 hour ago, nini said:

 

Can you be more specific? Which two balconies?

We have booked D729 and D731. 

Have watched the walk through of the cabin (D730) but as we know from sailings on other ships, a walk through only shows you a cabin and not people's experience of sailing in that cabin.

Is there a soot problem, do you get much vibration (two ships we have been on, that answer would be yes) 

etc. 

3 hours ago, DUCHESSRN said:

We have one booked for Alaska never had one before . I was hoping for less wind and perfect views.

When is your cruise? 

Hope it is everything you hope it will be and if you could review the cabin, that would be great. 

Have just booked 2 Aft Deluxe Balcony cabins on Dolphin deck for the summer solstice Norwary cruise in 2026 as I was recommended an aft cabin for the fjords. 

Have had a larger balcony like these cabins have, on another cruise line and loved it. 

Are these cabins in a good place and are there any negatives to them. 

Thank you in advance. 

(1st cruise on Princess) 

19 minutes ago, Wishing on a star said:

If you are on Deck 9, Port or Starboard...  great!!!!

If you are wanting AFT wake-view, make sure that you have chosen a deck with the 'deeper' larger balconies!

 

You are doing you homework and planning!!!!  You will, hopefully, love your cruise!!!

We won't get our actual cabin number until Thursday but (fingers crossed) it hopefully will be one of the 4 deeper balconies on Dolphin or Baja Deck. 

Excited to sail on another cruise line. We have had a part covered deeper balcony on another cruise line and loved it so that swayed us. 

After much deliberation and looking at cabins on YouTube we decided on a deluxe cabin aft as my husband said, we don't spend much time in the bath too but we do on a balcony, so have opted for one of the bigger balcony cabins. 

8 hours ago, nini said:

 

If it is a "settee" that you are after, a mini suite is not necessary. We always forego a suite and book a Premium Deluxe Balcony with a large balcony with at least partial overhead coverage and a "settee".

Thank you for your input. 

Some kind of a settee is important as I'm not a great sleeper and tend to get up so I don't disturb my husband so like to have somewhere to sit a bit more comfortable. 

Thank you Wishing on a Star 🌟 

Just now, JF - retired RRT said:

One thing to know is that "mini suites" aren't actually suites.

Am I right in thinking that they are accurate to the mini suite photo and they have a full sized proper settee? 

4 minutes ago, Cruise Raider said:

Some of the mini suites in the midship section have larger balconies.  

There are 4 mini suites way up forward on the marina and lido decks that have absolutely huge balconies.  I think they may be reserve class balconies but the cabins are also designed a bit differently as to where there is an actually separation of the bedroom and the living area.  
 

Thank you

On 4/30/2024 at 5:07 PM, karatemom2 said:

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us. We are on the Sky in June for the 14 day Land of the Midnight Sun itinerary, so very interested to follow along on your journey!

Hi. 

We are thinking of doing this cruise in 2026 so will be interested in hearing your thoughts when you return. 

Hi. 

Not new to cruising but haven't sailed with Princess before. 

We are considering booking a cruise on Sky Princess in a mini suite and wondered if there are any suites to avoid or if there are any hidden gems. 

Thanks in advance

1 hour ago, scuba diver said:

Great info on your cruise.  Any chance you have pictures or copies of the Compass Rose dinner menus.  My daughter and SIL are cruising on the Voyager in March and are curious about the menus.  All of my old copies are jut that, very old copies.

 

Jay

If Deep Freeze doesn't have any, I can post some when we are onboard. We join on the 5th for the TA. 

Looking forward to your musings. 

We are boarding on the 5th after a pre-cruise Winelands and Wildlife tour. 

Enjoy your post cruise wine tour. 

12 hours ago, DeepFreeze63 said:

Yes, there is entertainment every evening A very nice pianist has played every evening from 6 to 6:45 in OL; almost always natural duo has played in the Voyager lounge; and the 9:30 in the theater is either the Production cast or a Guest Entertainer. Late night has the return of the OL pianist (sometimes as Music Trivia), the Natural Duo in Voyager, and the Orchestra in Horizon Lounge. DW and I think the entertainment has been either very good or excellent with only a female violinist from whom we departed early. Both of our last nights has featured "Beatles Night" at 9:30 in the Horizon Lounge - great fun!

Thank you so much. 

Sounds as if we are in for a blast. 

Have never had a Beatles night on any of our previous cruises, so here is hoping 🤞

11 hours ago, DeepFreeze63 said:

John E as CD - been on (except for 7 weeks) since Voyager restart in January; excellent organizer of Trivia; very affable; and an amateur magician.

Richard Rubin as ACD - zany character, gifted pianist, runs a fun music trivia (Mary played every time offered) - I told him you were coming.

Emiliano C. as Head Sommelier. Also, Ugo the GM (a South African by birth residing in Italy) is "into" wines.

All are presently scheduled to be on Voyager on 1/05/2023.

Can I ask if there is entertainment in all the venues in the evening? 

We were on Voyager early on her relaunch and there was a fab pianist in the observation lounge after the show or film and a duo in the Voyager lounge. 

There was no orchestra and I just  wondered if the orchestra there was one now. 

How would you rate the entertainment as a whole 😀

3 hours ago, Carol From California said:

We did not like the Cullinan Southern Sun. Such a poor choice for Regent.

We too are in the Cullinan Southern Star,  would you like to expand on why you don't rate it. 

I must admit my heart sank as I thought we were going to be in Table Bay Hotel. 

But it will be what it is. 

51 minutes ago, zipcruise said:

Absolutely Wonderful! Thank you so much for those festive impressions 🎄

we will fly to Miami on Monday (if it’s hopefully working out…), but I’ve heard that the situation at Frankfurt airport is pretty chaotic. If my luggage doesn’t make it to Miami, is there a chance to buy items like pants or a dress or shirts onboard?

We will have the same dilemma in a couple of weeks as we fly from the UK to SA and we have all sorts of strikes going on. 

I intend to use our hand luggage allowance wisely and pack a couple of days clothes for each of us in our carry on cases. At least that way we will have three outfits that we can mix and match with. 

2 hours ago, DeepFreeze63 said:

Seas have eased but winds remain fierce.  No loungers on pool deck or water in the pool (depth ranges from 3'3" to 5'6").

Had a TERRIFIC saxophone performance last evening - show flew by! Mostly terrific Guest entertainment on our B2B with only 1 "stinko" (in my opinion) Guest entertainer.

The affinity group on board had a "Motown Sound" event in the Voyager lounge (anyone could attend) at 10:30 last night - the ship rocked and not just from the seas.

Christmas carols in the Atrium tonight

Sorry you have had to miss some ports but glad the entertainment has been good. 

Just over three weeks till we board the ship 😀

45 minutes ago, papaflamingo said:

When does your cruise depart?

We fly on the 1st January and board the ship on the 5th.

Online check-in is this Thursday 15th and all it says until the 6th is TBD. 

With all the strikes leading up to the new year in the UK, I'm just getting edgy about it all. 

I'm sure everything is fine. 

We are only 3 days from online check-in and our itinerary on our cruise personalise is still say TBD for our flights (we know these and have selected our seats) our pre-cruise hotel and tour. 

Our TA asked which hotel would we be based in and Regent replied that it should be The Southern Sun, The Cullinan but we haven't received anything officially or even an itinerary for the pre-cruise tour. 

I'm sure on our previous cruises this infor has showed much earlier than this.