Barbara60

Not a problem... I bring rooibus tea with me and I have never had an issue getting water to steep it.

 

An additional tip: If you ask for hot water in the International Cafe, they will give you a complete set up for tea: a pot of hot water, a cup, a spoon, a pot of cream, and various sweeteners.

 

It is lovely to enjoy a cup of tea and people watch in the Atrium!

Ooh that sounds perfect

So I don't drink coffee but understand the tea is not great in the MDR. Thought I would just bring a few teabags with me and order a pot of hot water with lemon.

I only drink tea every other day or less. What do you think?

I don't want to have to pack lotions if I can purchase some good ones at the spa. We are in a regular balcony for our 32 nigth cruise.

Does anyone know how the lotions are that will be available at the spa? How about the prices?

When we did our family cruise 12 yrs ago on Sapphire Princess we opted for the early traditional dining. That way the 18 of us were able to plan our days however we liked but we all met for dinner every night to share our days. We also often went to the theatre after. They seated us in an elevated part of the MDR at three round tables. It worked well

"Just wondering are you allowed to take food into the main show room, comedy club and casino."

God I hope not. Let there be some places on the ship we can go without having people bringing in food.

There are no bonus minutes or packages being shown on our cruise personalizer only the price per 10 minutes purchased.

For those of us who are not Elite, is it cheaper (how much?) to buy our internet minutes before we board the ship?

Just checking if the prices shown on the website will be the same if we buy the bottles of spirits/wine on board the ship?

Maybe we'll see you in the class Barbara, though it is a bit early in the day for us.

Oh I'll be there. You mean you are not up at 6 for coffee like Charles.? My husband is not an early riser either but I'm hoping on the cruise he will do better!

Can you see the light show from the cruise ship are or from the Kaitak terminal itself?

It's actually a lot of fun. But it all depends on the music and instructor.

I know that the beer stein lifting classes are not free. I have no idea about any of the other exercise classes.

Thanks, I will let my husband know as I don't drink beer. LOL

:)

Just wondering how many of the various classes and activities are offered at no charge and which ones cost extra?

Is this information available on the Princess website?

Thanks

Ah HA, so I'm not the only one :D , at this point, we are Platinum, so getting on "early" we head straight to the buffet, grab a table, and have a leisurely lunch, by the time we are done, here comes the crowd...as they come in, out we go...

 

Have you ever seen the "reunion" groups with the same t-shirts, or Mr. I am Elite and they will kiss my ( ) while I'm on this cruise...

 

One time we were entering the terminal and we were behind the Mr. Elite making a fool of himself, bragging to his "group" saying he can get anything he wants, any way he wants,, lets say we never saw him for the rest of the cruise.

Aren't you lucky?

So long as there books, I can find something to read. I thought I read something about pax "borrowing" books and not returning them and the library was somewhat depleted of reading material. Glad to hear there will be some to read. I will bring my Kindle also, but I enjoy having to read books I likely wouldn't have found on my own in a library filled by international passengers.

Anyone on right now or very recently and can tell me if the library on Coral is well stocked?

The Breakers is amazing. So is Marble House. The Cliff walk is very nice. You will have an opportunity to go down the lawn at The Breakers to the edge and get a nice view. I would definitely choose the mansions over the CLiff Walk.

Just wondering if we want to use our credit card in Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam to make a purchase if you think the stores will take Mastercard/Visa? I know we should take a bit of foreign currency with us for market shopping, but I don't want to buy too much and have a lot leftover. So if I see something in a store that I just must have, then they should have no problem accepting my credit card, correct?

I've been to Hong Kong and found this to be true so it should be true for the other countries as well I hope?

Can anyone advise me exactly which type of power strip/bar for extra plugins that we are allowed to bring on our cruise on Princess Coral?

Thank you

Do you think you could hang on command hooks in the cabin or in the bathroom? I want to purchase the right one.

Every time these get discussed here on CC, someone makes a comment like yours. One lady actually became outraged that people used over the door shoe racks because SHE had never needed one. Live and let live, I say. We’ve cruised for up to five months at a time in inside cabins, and an over the door shoe rack saves us. Heck, I use one at home now too, not so much because I need additional storage, but I like keeping toothbrush, dental floss, makeup, manicure tools, contacts lens stuff, hair gels, etc. in clear pockets, hidden behind the bathroom door, rather than in drawers or sitting out.

I like your attitude! Not everyone uses the same amount of products on personal care. Why should anyone else care what I am using in my own bathroom anyway?

I would like to bring one of these on our 32 day cruise in October but don't want to be told I can't use it on the Coral.

Are there other ways to use it in your room without wrecking the tracking on the top of the bathroom door?

Does anyone know if the Iced tea served in MDR and buffet are real brewed tea or the sweet powdered type?

We are getting on the North Pacific 32 day Shanghai to LA cruise in October. Will we be able to book some days in the Sanctuary as the cruise moves along or will we have to try and book some days as soon as we board?

I read that it is easier to grab a taxi to the airport to pickup our rental cars than try to get anything closer to the ports and that the 'free' pickup offered by some companies is not worth it.

Any opinions on this.? Bear in mind we will be in Honolulu on Sunday Nov 11 and Kauai on Monday Nov 12 which is a holiday weekend so ...?