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34 minutes ago, PrincessLuver said:
We have never heard ATD staff promoting reservations.....if anything it creates two different problems for them to deal with....we are usually always there when ATD opens and of course you have the reservation line where they people seem to think they have outwitted the system
Yeah, those horrible people outwitted the system,:
...by calling the DINE line provided by Princess,
...and asking for a reservation, again provided by Princess.
How clever of these folks!!!
If you don't like that folks can make reservations, you should take it up with the maitre d', or the food and beverage director,
because most people follow real-life rules, not cruise-critic rules...
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On 1/6/2020 at 6:23 PM, swe9742 said:
Wow they have all kinds of great signs, Thanks!!! Are the cabin doors on Emerald Princess magnetic?
As has been posted in other threads over time, don't put anything on your door that you are not willing to lose to thieves...
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14 minutes ago, marylizcat said:
So it looks like on the Baltic sailings, times were 5.15 and 7.45? Not 5 and 7.15 as on my dummy booking?
I really don’t want times to be different from those I choose! Looks like I will have to go with Anytime, even though I prefer to have a fixed table.
Sign up for the time that is closest to what you want, and then make a final decision once you are on board.
It is super easy to move from fixed time to anytime.
It is very hard to move from anytime to fixed time.
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10 hours ago, pablo222 said:
No lose.
OMG. "No loss." Sorry gentle readers.
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On 1/3/2020 at 5:06 PM, rocklinmom said:
Heck yah I'd take it...and it's an oceanview not interior, so win win. The Plaza deck cabins are a great location.
I like the plaza deck cabins.
But on plaza, the upper berths are mounted on the walls, and are quite intrusive.
Additionally, as you go further forward, there isn't enough width for two nightstands, so there is a single one that is wider than normal.
This is fine if you have twin beds.
If you have a queen bed with an aisle on each side, you can not open the drawers in the nightstand.
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On 1/4/2020 at 2:03 PM, kywildcatfanone said:
I'm sure they will give you enough of the small ones for your whole party to have some.
The 'free' cake has been downsized to a double-wide cupcake.
On a cruise on emerald, with six people at the table (six top if you prefer)
The waiter served the double wide to the birthday boy and his wife, and
served desserts ordered by the other passengers to the remaining folks
at the table.
No additional birthday cakes.
No lose.
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56 minutes ago, denmarks said:
There have thready been posts about what Princess no longer has. What could you do without that they currently have.
Other passengers!
I find there are far too many of these.
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1 hour ago, stoneharborlady said:
Do you think they were deliberately trying to intimidate you?
Not so much intimidate me, as much as try and cover up, so no negative report got back to the maitre d' and food and beverage director.
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1 hour ago, stoneharborlady said:
Really, for something that would take no more than a minute to make? That really surprises me.
At lunch one day on Emerald Princess, in the dining room ... I asked for a side salad.
The waiter went away, and came back and told me the chef said I had to order 1 day in advance.
I was surprised, too.
I asked him for the name of the person in the galley who refused. They used to have these
"let us know" forms at the pursers desk for when you encountered a problem. And, I
wanted to let them know!
This caused a couple head waiters to go to the galley, but they all refused to tell me who denied the salad.
When I went to leave the dining room, there were 3 head waiters sort of blocking my exit...
They wanted to confirm that I was "Mr XXX from Baja 704"
I told them, not even close, and continued on my way.
A side salad it a special request? What a joke.
A couple nights later, the maitre d' came by and apologized.
I think it would have been a lot easier to just make a side salad.
Now, one of the lunch options is half-a-sandwich and a salad,
so I would be able to order that, and throw the sandwich away.
I would hardly be surprised if the mom had to order PB & J, and then scrape off the
unwanted ingredient...
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15 hours ago, billco said:
I agree. A few years ago I left a GPS device on the bus following a Princess excursion. When I First went to customer service they weren’t able to help. A while later they contacted me, because the bus driver had turned it in.
23 hours ago, ukestrummer said:They will keep it, will become LOST in system
We seem to have an example from 'billco' of the system working.
I once left a watch in the lido -- a nothing $50 sports watch.
Someone turned it in, and I was able to collect at the purser's desk.
It was in a log of found items, and I had to sign that I collected it.
I remember a long time ago on the old crown princess looking for something that I had lost...
They had a big box of stuff behind the desk that they look through.
They didn't have my item, but they did have ONE super tall platform shoe.
I could understand losing both, but if you're walking back to your cabin with just one,
don't you notice the 'rocking'?
I'm thinking alcahol might have been involved...
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17 hours ago, stoneharborlady said:
I am sure they would be happy to accommodate such a simple request.
...with one day notice.
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On 1/1/2020 at 3:14 PM, Outerdog said:
I would take it to Deck 16 aft and leave it there.
I think if you did this..
And, the person requiring the scooter were somehow injured in an emergency...
...you would have huge personal liability.
Additionally, I think the ship might well put you off for theft, even without an emergency.
You generally can't administer self help without risk.
The appropriate course of action is to seek out and complain to the security officer.
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15 hours ago, Hlitner said:
(I think it was Leif Otto Bang)
My mom and dad really enjoyed Captain Bang.
They, along with other passengers, would walk every morning on the promenade deck.
You were all supposed to walk one way, like clockwise ... I can't remember which way.
Captain Bang would walk the other way, and greet everyone.
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21 hours ago, Mike45LC said:
After observing the safety violations, I quickly left that area because of my safety concerns. I really hated to be swept by the muzzle of any firearm, and shotguns in the hands of untrained novices are dangerous!
You can probably relax. It's been more than 10 years since I've seen skeet shooting on Princess.
I don't know what they do with the hummels now...
Pull!
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10 hours ago, Rudester said:
Good to know. I would have thought that they would just use a passive RFID chip, like the stores use for inventory control.
This is an interesting thread, by a poster who dissected their medallion:
https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2654619-dissection-of-a-medallion-doodad-thingy/
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19 hours ago, lstone19 said:
It is unfortunate that Princess is calling this "Wi-Fi" when what they mean is "Internet". Wi-Fi and Internet are not the same thing. Wi-Fi is merely a network protocol for wirelessly connecting a device to a network. A network reached via Wi-Fi may or may not be connected to the Internet.
This is so that princess can claim "Best WiFi at sea!"
A relatively meaningless boast.
"SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (March 4, 2019) – Princess Cruises, the world’s largest international premium cruise line, announced that MedallionNet,
the best WiFi at sea, will soon be enjoyed by guests sailing on more than half of its fleet."
Additionally, Royal Caribbean's Voom and Princess' Medallion Net have the same satellite provider.
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20 hours ago, pablo222 said:
Flightpath intersected terrain
A friend was killed in a similar accident in Miami.
You go from 35mph to zero, with no restraints, no padding, no airbags.
And, if you are even just knocked out, you may drown before you come to.
Operating a boat at night is a lot more difficult than many people think.
A maimi marlin was killed the same way in MIami:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article138834953.html
And, my friend who was killed last summer in Miami:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article229517334.html
Rest in Peace, Chris.
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1 hour ago, Reader0108598 said:
WTH happened!
Flightpath intersected terrain
A friend was killed in a similar accident in Miami.
You go from 35mph to zero, with no restraints, no padding, no airbags.
And, if you are even just knocked out, you may drown before you come to.
Operating a boat at night is a lot more difficult than many people think.
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4 hours ago, Hlitner said:
As to the age of your fellow passengers (we are seniors) you will find that the length of the cruise and time of the year has more impact then the actual cruise line. Cruise during spring break or the summer vacation time and there will be plenty of younger cruisers on most 7 day cruises. Cruise during the school year on a 21+ day cruise and you will likely have a ship full of seniors.
This is a perfect description.
Also, WRT:
This also happens on Celebrity. I recall being on the Silhouette in early December when the waiters (2nd floor of the MDR) would have a nightly parade when they drove around in all the "scooters" (that belonged to the passengers). It was a very long parade.
Once on Emerald, as I left the dining room, there was a passenger who was quite upset, ranting to the head waiter at the door
that someone had stolen his scooter. It was like a parking lot, so I can see how someone might get confused.
I did offer a helpful comment that they didn't need scooby-doo to solve this mystery, as the scooter was almost certainly
somewhere on the ship...
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1 hour ago, BarbinMich said:
We're not shoppers so Havensight itself isn't particularly a draw, but do like to ride to the top of Paradise Point there for the spectacular views.
That is a nice feature of the havensite area.
Emerald Bay being close to Crown Bay is really the only positive I can think of for Crown Bay.
But, if one is willing to pay for a cab there are much, much nicer beaches on St. Thomas.
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1 hour ago, Nemanoxer said:
Don´t hurt me, Princess fans, it´s just a click magnet 😎
So, more seriously spoken: I am planning to book Sky Princess on 5th Nov 2020 from NYC to FLL via SXM, SKB and AUA in cabin A309, Balcony Standard midship, Deck 12.
On Princess, I think you will find a lower average age on a 7-day carribbean cruise, particularly during school vacations.
The cruise you have selected ... I think will have a higher average age.
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7 hours ago, Daniel A said:
You stated the agent said "I have upgraded you", (you even placed it in quotes) but I don't see those words anywhere in any of her posts.
Golly-gosh, I'm sorry professor.
It should have been written as to para-phrase the agent: "I have upgraded you." Once this happened, the original poster could
reasonably expect the upgrade to a mini-suite.
Hopefully, this was one of the calls that princess records for training purposes, and can review.
I really think you should treat the posts here as casual conversation.
What people post is not a court transcript for you to parse each word.
The first sentence in your reply was: "I can understand OP's frustration and I don't fault her for trying."
...that's really all that matters.
If you just want to gratutiously bash my writing, knock yourself out...
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21 hours ago, satxdiver said:
If anyone wants to tip beyond this, they are free to do so but should not be able to reduce or eliminate the fixed gratuity.
I agree completely.
Reading posts by people who simply cancel tips because they can nauseats me.
I think, in general, crew works really hard.
I am happy to pay my fair share, as that is the way the system works.
I am not happy to subsidise the freeloaders.
It's odd that many of the freeloaders come from countries where hotels add a daily 'service charge' to hotel rooms...
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1 minute ago, Paula_MacFan said:
Yea.....I was referring to people posting 'look up '****.com' type posts, instead of just posting the link. There is no prohibition on posting those kinds of links, AFAIK.
When princess first changed to print your own luggage tags...
There was a site that sold luggage tag holders.
Favors-by-sara-something.
That URL was always converted to *** like the above.
Reservation for anytime dining?
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I think most people will continue to follow princess' rules, not yours.