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If cost is a factor maybe a specialty restaurant-Crown Grill[$59 for couple] and order a btl wine or whatever they prefer?:)

for us the free laundry-less to carry in luggage; Breakfast at Sabatini's, Menus to order room service, thermal suite and early evening snacks you order in advance-we have been spoiled having been in three suites along with mini suites:p

Sometimes you can see cabin pictures here under photo gallery-cabins or YouTube or sometimes a fellow cruise mate may post one for you:)

Lido is a great deck-close to the food-pool-etc

We were married aboard the Crown in 2008 by Cpt Bennetti-we had B2B and were the only couple to be married and were very spoiled.

We went thru Princess Outfit out of Miami-spent one year emailing back and forth and each detail-we were wed at 3pm[the time is at the Cpts discresion] and were assigned our own photographer-florist-reception in Adaggio-had a Russian pianist at the chapel and reception-the Cpt invited us twice on the bridge and sent strawberries and wine to us and sectioned off the hot tub for us only!!! Our cake was huge-enough to feed 50 adults-and it was only for 8 of us! They also went overboard on the bridal bouquet and maid of honor!!

They sang to us in the crown grill as well!!:p

Overall I think we paid $2500+cabin costs-well worth it all

My advice-document every email-follow up constantly-than when on board the first day meet with attendant by Princess to go over every detail-flwrs-wedding vows-photos-music selected-where you want pictures- people who will sign the nautical wedding papers-etc

you will also meet with the Cpt prior to the wedding taking place.:eek:

I got the flex ez air and could not book my seats because the fares were not paid for-I had to call AA direct and they placed a temp hold on seats that were available I chose over the phone-they are not booked till fares are paid in full

platinum pictures are very expensive-we know as we had a setting=all black and white portraits-private sittings=$975 for I believe 6-7 framed prints.

:eek:

I forgot to mention the dates are late January 2017-I do look weekly for reduced rates. I will most likely book direct/Priceline/Backbid/

We always take a taxi to/from Port- a lot cheaper than Princess transfers.:)

Thank You for all of the input-Appreciate it:D

My numbers do reflect the costs of two adults[$139ppx2+$94ppx2+11% resort tax] for two nights with no transfers!!!!

I do not understand why Princess shows incorrect rates on line? Should they not be revised as to the times of the year-I understand between December-March the rates go upward BIG TIME in FLL-Did not expect this-I paid $200/nght total a few years ago.:mad:

PS_I did contact the Hotel directly-no transfers and they offered $697.07 for the two days

I went on line today and saw the Embassy Suite in FLL listed for $139pp+$94 add'l nights. =$487 this was found with pre cruise and

I contacted my TA and Princess quoted $714.20 for the 2 nights with 2 adults!! This included everything

I figured it would be around $466 total for the two days=what am I missing?

Did Princess post the wrong costs per night on line?

Any help would be appreciated:)

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I believe there is a cost associated with it[$1.25]-it appears it is new on the Regal and Royal which has a lot of selections? On the Caribbean Princess I think there maybe earl gray-brkfst-some fruit flavors you can buy./coffee card use at the Int'l cafe. I believe its fresh leaves vs the packaged bags which are available in Horizon-cafe-MDR,etc

Great Pictures-Thank You!

We have had the Chefs Table when it first came out around 6 years ago-it appears the galley Apps and main entrees have been cut back? We were on the Crown and Caribbean Princess which served lg medallions of 4 kinds of meat hanging on hooks-more wine served and more samples in the galley:)

No I believe they are a safety-fire hazard

Thank You for the pictures-Very Nice;)

This is what I usually wear when going about town!!:D

Thank You for the great report:D

Were there any specials on the sanctuary/wine btls/etc?

Our Chefs table was not advertised 5 yrs ago-we read reviews-made reservations and were taken-they only serve a max of 12 people at a time and sometimes offer it twice a week.:p

So they only allowed 2 wine btls for the both of you for the B2B cruise? We sailed 5 yrs ago B2B and they allowed us to have a total of 4[1pp/wk].

Welcome back and I appreciate you informing us of the latest information!

Questions

We will be going B2B with one voyage number. On bringing wine through security-are we allowed two each because it is two wks or just two btls? the last time they allowed us the 4 tls.

Gelato-Int'l Cafe-can you use the coffee card to get one like the Regal/Royal?

Did they have sundaes as well?

What time does the muster call begin?-we leave FLL at 4pm

Can you book sanctuary for the week for only half days?

Do you know what days they held the Chefs table?

Appreciate it all!:D

Thank You to Princess Cruise for remembering our vets-I have enjoyed using this and appreciate it:)

It has been 5 yrs since we last cruised. We are going on a B2B cruise with one Voyage number for the two of us.

Will we only be allowed a total of 2 wine btls or 4 total for the two weeks.

I understand it is only one Voyage# but when we last sailed they allowed us the 4 btls total for the B2B[1pp/wk]:D-we had all btls carry on and scanned thru

Thank You for the replys-I had forgotten liquor purchased is held till last night.

I did see on line the liquor prices and will buy them on board

If my wife buys amaretto on board as well as a soda card-

will MDR make her a drink with ginger ale?

Is the btl purchased on board just for the cabin to enjoy?

Is it just easier to make the drink in our cabin and take it down to the MDR?

We do not drink enough to get the all inc. drink card at around $55pp/day and a btl wine will last 2 dinners for myself

any suggestions please

We did have an Individual do our flower arrangements for our wedding along with our formal flowers-we simply wrote down what we wanted-asked him about it and the costs and we received exactly what we ordered-they use to have a stand close to explorers lounge in Crn and carib Princess where they displayed corsages and other arrangements

Thank You All for the updates:)

Can I exchange the mini bar set up for one btl red wine and do I have a choice like-Merlot or cab?

Can I also bring on board a total of 4 btls wine[since that would be 2btls/pp for the two wks?

Can anyone explain what the crab shack is and has please?

Thank You for the quick reply!

Yes we have one single booked reservation for the B2B 14 day Southern next January 2017

Yes I was looking at costs for the Spa retreat-the thermal suite is free for us as we are in Window Suite

Appreciate it all!