mrmarklin

Panda Express uses only fresh ingredients. You will find it better than many Chinese restaurants. Particularly if you don’t live in an area with many Asians.

I received upgrade notice. I’m in a full Suite. Seems the Concierge Lounge is still Suite only. This new policy will stop the “race” to the Sanctuary, as one must buy the appropriate cabin to have access to these amenities.

Because of traffic in the UK, nothing can be guaranteed. When we did this last year, our flight was around 5:30. I believe Princess advises that if your flight is before a certain time, you shouldn’t take the tour.

Yes, a separate queue for Suites. The best part of the Suite life, is not waiting in line.

If the concierge has been helpful, and they usually bend over backwards, I tip 50 $ or € at the end of the cruise. Currency depending on where I am.

Very typical. One pot per couple, however. Or family group. The broth is on boil, which did not seem adequately demonstrated.

If the Sun is anything like Cunard lines as to food, the Reserve will have MDR menu plus one extra dish and the Signature will have Reserve menu plus one extra dish. This is what Cunard does with MDR, Princess Grill and highest level, Queen’s Grill. Also, In Queen’s Grill, they will cook to order if requested a day in advance. We ordered Chicken Tikka Marsala in this way one time. Cunard is a part of the Carnival Cruise line family. 🙂

I must say, the Currywurst is nothing like I’ve ever had in Germany. Germany is the home of this delightful street food.

I’m not sure. I bought my wife a fairly expensive necklace in one of the shops on Discovery Autumn 2022. I had to pay with my AMEX. The item was over USD 8,000. Other than that purchase, I’ve only ever used medallion. Frankly, I prefer to use the medallion and leave my wallet in the safe.

I think you just walk in. No reason to have a reservation. At least that’s been my experience with club dining.

On your sample cruise you note that $336,000 in tips are collected. That is only $48 per crew member per day, assuming 1,000 crew. That’s not even minimum wage anywhere in the US. Most of the service staff make far less than $500 per month as a “wage”. With tips, that less than $2,000 per month for working 12 hours most days. On an hourly basis it’s around $6.40 per hour. Justify it any way you want, some of you are just cheap.

It might be too early for this, but go to Joe Jacks in PV for lunch. Your group will easily handle the whole grilled fish. Highly recommended.

If one looks at the plans for decks 15-17 it seems that this area is for Signature Suite passengers. It seems these passengers have two lifts that allow aft access to dining areas all the way to the top of the ship. The rear cabins on deck 15 for example have a wake view, albeit somewhat limited. The real wake view is in the signature area aft on these decks.

What possible motivation does the Captain have to lie? He gets paid whether the ship docks or not.

Fora? possible scam.