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Are you really saying to avoid Regal Princess, or any ship for that matter because of the internet speed? Seems a little drastic.

So refreshing to hear from a satisfied customer. Thanks for sharing!

They sent you an email just to tell you they’ll be charging extra for the “good entrees? Seems odd. BTW, welcome toCruise Critic!!

Looking forward to following along on your sailing! We’re on Emerald’s 11 night repo out of NYC in November. Our last Emerald sailing was in 2011.

I think they ruined the Retreat Pool on Sky & Enchanted. It feels too closed in with limited seating, but the Sky & Enchanted do offer the wake pool, & their Princess Live is head a shoulders better than the Regal version. i would bet that Royal & Regal will add balcony rooms to the Retreat area down the road. $$$

When booking on line, in most cases if you check that you want to choose a specific room, they still only offer a guaranty room. But even so, the room assigned should be in the area of the ship that you chose. I’ve found that if you book 3 in a room, there are many choices for specific rooms in all categories; very frustrating. I would bet that many get frustrated & just look at other lines. That’s what I’ve been doing.

Wow, that is a pretty lame list, especially for a sea day. In all of our almost 50 cruises on multiple lines we’ve never seen an entire day with one trivia, & none in the morning. Would not be happy!

Thanks so much for the response. BTW, I love the story of Patsy Ann!

Hi Coral, & thanks for taking us along on your journey! A question if I may; earlier in your report you spoke of having the shower head changed to a hand held one. Is that something that can just be requested, or was there a problem with the original?

Interesting. Is there somewhere on the net to find those numbers? Thanks.

We’ve sailed both, & prefer Enchanted over Emerald. Enchanted has smaller balconies, but her standard balcony rooms do not a anywhere to sit other than a desk chair or the bed, while Enchanted also lacks a sofa, she does have a deluxe balcony with a loveseat. This may not be important to you but it is to us. Also, I prefer a hand held shower head which Emerald lacks. I haven’t sailed Emerald in some years, but other than the points I made, she is a nice ship. If these things don’t matter to you, then I would choose the 14 night sailing. 14 days over 10 is preferable

Another great trip report. Thanks for bringing us along!

We’ve cruised Celebrity over 25 sailings, but have pretty much switched to Princess the past 7 years or so, due mostly to Celebrity’s pricing. We find the lines more similar than different. One thing I would caution you about Princess are their standard balcony rooms, which do not have a couch or loveseat, leaving no place to sit other than a desk chair or the bed. I think Princess is the only mass market line without a couch. If this is important to you, try a deluxe balcony on one of the Royal Class ships, which do have a loveseat.

Hey, I resemble that remark!

I think you forgot, “hey kids, get off of my lawn!”

Sorry, but I don’t see why you just didn’t get it adjusted on the ship. I’ve never spent more than a few minutes at guest relations, unless you go there on the last night of the sailing; then all bets are off. You wasted hours on the phone instead. I agree that they need a better response time, but it’s not like it was a huge charge, it was $50 & they said they’d fix it onboard.

As of 2 days ago, all crew have been wearing masks. Just returned from dinner; every crew member I saw was wearing a mask.

Thanks. That’s too bad. Aside from maybe ordering a beer or bloody Mary, I’ll just hail a server or visit a bar.

Don’t know if it has changed since our last medallion cruise in 2020, but I found that the main problem with ordering from the app was that you couldn’t order a specific brand, like Jack Daniels or Maker’s Mark.

That’s kind of why I asked the question. There are so many ways one is tracked in today’s society that about the only thing you can do to stop it is maybe live a Monk’s life. But, each of us have our own comfort level, & if taking certain precautions to feel secure makes us more comfortable, we should by all means go for it.

Besides using your potential abuse of alcohol as a possible defense them having wet stairs, what are you against them finding out about you? I’m really curious, not trying to be snarky. In today’s society, with cctv cameras & cell phones everywhere, if we’re afraid of being tracked, we have to never leave our house.

Starboard is best. While docked, you will see the Freedom Tower to your right from your balcony & sail by the Statue. See you on board!

I checked out YouTube videos of balcony rooms, & their bathrooms are about as small as ours on our first cruise on Celebrity Meridian which was built in the 60s. Talk about tiny! And now I see I was wrong about Princess being the only line without a loveseat, but at least they do have a small chair. I was also surprised that Virgin balconies are as small as Princess Royal class. The hammock doesn’t entice me. Looking forward to hearing about the on board experience.

Have a great cruise(s)! Looking forward to your report. I suspect it will be like comparing apples & oranges.

In general, I don’t have a problem with new vs. old ships, except that we generally book balcony rooms, & the lack of a love seat, couch, or even the barrel chair in standard balcony rooms on older Princess ships means that we’ve stopped choosing Grand class Princess ships, & will only book deluxe balconies on Royal class ships. Having only the bed to sit on to dress, or watch TV is not my idea of comfort. It seems that Princess is the only main stream line without adequate seating in a standard balcony room.