MissiCruzs

2 minutes ago, BoopTennis said:

Movie Under the Stars last night was Ant Man and the Wasp. Tonight is Mamma Mia!

Darn!  I missed that... we're having dinner in the Crown Grill. It's not like I haven't seen it 10 times. 

1 hour ago, arizonaperson said:

Just taking an informal poll. If you have time -anyone on board, can you ask at any of the bars or a few of the bars if they have diet Dr Pepper or regular Dr Pepper. It’s more of a curiosity thing than anything. My personal opinion is, I’ve never seen it on a Princess ship, but… 

I'll ask around. 

3 hours ago, cgolf1 said:

Is that Port everglades with the tug? I have never heard of that happening before. 

It was. 

This morning we reported to the  Michelangelo dining room at 9:30 and were still sitting there just before 10 because one person hadn't left the ship. We finally got clearance and checked out... did the walk and were back on in like 10 min. We had friends boarding and we met up and went to Botticelli for lunch and made reservations for dinner there at 7.  We were all entertained at sailaway by the tug boat helping us get out of the port. No plans for after dinner. Might be an early night with dreams of getting into PC tomorrow. 

We made it out safely and the pilot just left us. 

Headed back out. Hooking up with a tug because they're worried about the winds going out of the channel. 

39 minutes ago, cgolf1 said:

How was St Thomas being the only ship in port? We were going to stay on the ship because it has always been ridiculously crowded on shore. Then we found out like you we will be the only ship in that day. Will be nice to hopefully take a casual stroll downtown. 

No traffic. We flew thru downtown to Megan's Bay and back. 

Today was taken up by a meeting of the in transits in club fusion at 9... followed by lunch...followed by Voice of the Ocean... some great talent on this ship... cocktails on the aft pool area... dinner and now Mission lmpossible on MUTS.  Nice to not be packing. Friends coming on board tomorrow... friends remaining onboard... get ports ahead for the next 10 days. 

As expected by us, Grand Turk has been cancelled due to high winds.  The Captain is presenting himself at Guest Services in case those on board want to yell at somebody...he doesn't want it to be his crew.😮

Be nice people... it's for the safety of everyone.

Vines Wine Bar

High seas this morning on the way to Grand Turk. Just look at the pool. 

Adagio on Deck 16 aft right next to Sabatinis. A quiet place for a pre dinner or post dinner cocktail or evening nightcap. During the day it's great for relaxing or playing cards. There's a door at the back that opens up into a deck with wicker style furniture...a nice place for sailaway. 

The Library on the Emerald 

Yesterday was St. Thomas and we took a taxi to Megan's Bay. We were the only ship in port. It was formal night and there was lobster and beef medallions in the main dining room. Afterwards we went up to Adagio for an after dinner drink and then to the theater to see Rock Opera when the curtains abruptly came down. Apparently there was an issue. This very same thing happened in December where there was an issue with the moving stage endangering the cast. They really need to fix this properly apparently. We got up and left because last time after sitting there for awhile they finally dismissed us and the show didn't go on. I don't know what the outcome was last night. 

St. Lucia and Dominca were again ship days for us. We've spent days at the Lotus Spa Pool. Dinners between the buffet and MDR... shows in the theater... nightcap at Crooners. The runway in St. Lucia is a scary one. Dominica had rain off and on all day but it's a rainy island. 

2 hours ago, MissiCruzs said:

Westside Story was last night. I'll list the others as I find them. 

Dr strange and the multiverse of madness

Death on the Nile 2022

4 minutes ago, PMGS247 said:

 

Interesting! My wife and I just got off the Enchanted a couple weeks ago and were applauding the fact that they had closed captioning on all MUTS.  I had assumed that was fleet wide but apparently not. They definitely can do this though.

Good to know. The TV in our room keeps rebooting in the middle of a movie to "free up memory"... lol.   

20 hours ago, goingsailing said:

Hello, going to be on Emerald in 3 weeks.  We are curious on what movies under the stars Princess is showing.   We really enjoyed these on our Panama cruise.

Westside Story was last night. I'll list the others as I find them. 

On 4/24/2024 at 8:05 AM, cgolf1 said:

I am curious how the entertainment is onboard, between the main stage and around the ship. This will be our first Princess cruise and not sure what to expect.

 

Last year on our first HAL cruise we were quite disappointed with the entertainment aspect of that trip, but still had an amazing cruise.

Yes HALs entertainment is lacking but they are fixing it. They will have more shows with singing and dancing coming soon. I think Princess has amazing entertainment. They do 2 Broadway style shows and other themed shows. They have guest entertainers that sing... plus the magicians and comedians... game shows and they do all sorts of things in the Piazza.  There's no lack of things to do. 

Yesterday was Martinique and we decided to stay on the ship. We were here recently and just needed a ship day after the long day in Antigua. We spent the morning at the lotus pool and actually got 2 loungers!  Last night was Westside Story on MUTS.  I wish they had closed captioning because I couldn't hear what they were saying most of the time. 

Today was Antigua and we did a private excursion with Lawrence of Antigua. We had 43 peeps and 3 buses. We went to 3 beaches and stopped for lunch at OJs on the beach. Each stop was an hour and a half to two hours.. with driving time it was a 7 hour day. Everyone said they had a great time. 

13 hours ago, cr01s13r3 said:

Where is Gigi's on Emerald? I don't see it on the deck plan and thought only Enchanted/Discovery had a Gigi's.

You are absolutely correct!  I was on the Enchanted right before this and got my blogs mixed up... so sorry 😞 

15 minutes ago, voljeep said:

50 people - wow - how long did that process take place from spin to payout?

It was an hour. 10-11.

This morning was our Slot Pull. 50 of us participated and we used one of the new machines. We did 5 spins on a $4 bet. After everyone finished we were a little short each of our original bet of $20.  One of the group suggested we just play it out so our highest winner was elected to do the job. We would have stopped if he'd hit a big jackpot and cashed out but it wasn't in the cards... or slots so to speak... Everyone said they had a great time and that's the point... to have fun. 

Last night we had dinner in the buffet and then a drink in Crooners while listening to Silver Duet.