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Sailed the Sky in January 2023 and no buffet theme night flyer. The food in the buffet for dinner was delicious. 

Go to youtube and search for your ship and add ocean view cabin. For evening entertainment, I would go with NCL or Royal Caribbean. 

Let's look at the numbers.  Cruise Ships With the Best/Worst Space to Guest Ratio: 8 Cruise Lines Compared (cruisefever.net)

On 4/29/2023 at 8:59 PM, donaldsc said:

Even if the food is the same, the food in the MDR is cooked to order and is fresh.  The buffet food has been on the steam table for nobody knows how long.

 

DON

No way is the food in the MDR cooked to order. 

Here = Burial at Sea - Scattering of Ashes | Carnival Cruise Line

Yes and there is a separate line. 

6-9 feet which is not all that much .  Gulf of Mexico Marine Weather & Wind Forecast - Buoyweather

4 hours ago, Scottdalfonso said:

You leaving cash on the bar? 

I did on my first two cruises and the bar tender put the cash in a bucket. He said we need to share the tips but I want you to get the cash I said. 

4 hours ago, Cigar King said:

Stop by the art auction...

 

😉

One and done on my first cruise.😁

30 plus cruises never a free drink. 

15 hours ago, wowzz said:

I agree - in many cases the roast meat in the buffet is the same as offered in the MDR. And the next night the roast meat will be in the buffet as a casserole or some undefined curry.

Could be but I got the freshly sliced roast beef by a staff member and was warm and very good.  

I picked up my Medallion at the port in Port Everglades and I was on the ship  at 11:15 am and this was just my 3rd cruise with Princess.

1 hour ago, billco said:

I suggest OP follow the rules rather than take a chance on whether or not they are enforced. I don't see it being helpful to post anecdotal instances of getting away with it.

What are you talking about ?   I never suggested to side step the Princess guidelines.

I wish the OP would call Princess and get a answer than wait 15 minutes and ask again.

19 minutes ago, skynight said:

These rules do not apply when a minor is traveling with only one adult. When traveling with only one person Princess requires the minor and the adult to have a passport. Refer to the passage contract. 

Well than i suggest OP to sail with Carnival or Celebrity because I did with no issues with my under 15 yo grand.

Copy and paste from Princess FAQ's. 

On select U.S. roundtrip (sometimes called “closed-loop”) voyages, U.S. citizens ages 16 and above may also travel with an original or certified copy U.S. birth certificate (or U.S. Certificate of Naturalization if foreign born) presented together with a valid U.S. government-issued photo identification. U.S. and Canadian citizens ages 15 and younger may travel with a birth certificate.

• Alaska roundtrip from San Francisco, Los Angeles or Seattle (roundtrip Seattle cruisetours excluded)
• Canada/New England roundtrip from New York
• Caribbean roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale^, Galveston^ or New York (voyages that do not call to Martinque or Guadeloupe only)
• Hawaii roundtrip from Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, or Seattle
• Mexico roundtrip from Los Angeles, San Francisco or San Diego

Pen and notebook.

3 minutes ago, JimmyVWine said:

The question posed was about including the bottle in the carry-on luggage at the port. Not a plane.  For a discussion about wine on planes, you would have to go to Flight Critic, not Cruise Critic. 

Okay, They can purchase special plastic containers that are mostly undetectable in check luggage.

On 4/4/2023 at 1:44 PM, BuckeyeTraveler said:

I realize that Princess allows passengers to bring 1 bottle of wine onboard at embarkation but I am wondering if they would allow wine that was transferred from a glass wine bottle into a plastic container for the wine.  I will be traveling with some friends who are concerned of carrying a bottle of wine in the carry-on luggage, due to the weight, and would like to put the wine into a plastic container, which weighs much less.  Any ideas if this would be allowed? Thanks.

1 - You cannot carry wine on a plane.  2 -No cruise line has ever weigh my carryon.

Coors Lite !

Its just a 15 minute walk to the beach and the chairs are free.

8 minutes ago, wowzz said:

Certainly not the case on Princess. Broad generalisations are useless.

I just went to the Princess site and today the low end pkg. is 75.00 a day. Beer 8.00 and high end 15.00, I thought I was in the ballpark at 8 drinks.

I was on the Sky in January and there was no motion detection lights in my cabin unless the cabin attendant turned them off.

1 minute ago, mjkacmom said:

 

It’s different on every line, and in some cases prices change all of the time.

Yes I agree but OP wanted a ballpark answer.

The cruise lines offer a drink package because they come ahead and make a profit. You need to drink around 8 alcohol drinks a day to break even.