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Booked on the Ruby out of SF in February and there are number of things I'm curious about. What is the weather like in the pacific? I expect it to be chilly to start, but warm up as we approach Hawaii? Am I accurate in this? What are the seas like this time of year? Does Princess go all out with Hawaiian themes (food, music, activities) or is just sprinkled in and out? Anything else I should know? Never cruised to, or been to Hawaii, so I'm open to hearing anything about the experience and how Princess does it.

I feel like the bigger question in my mind would be what happens if it flares up WHILE ON the cruise. If it requires hospitalization for a few days, I don't think the ship is properly equipped to deal with it.

I was on the Ruby for the New Year cruise. There was 3 sommeliers on board. The one we first connected with made a point of watching for us to arrive and was very attentive. He even came to check on us in Sabbatini's and the Crown Grill. I was very impressed with his attentiveness and his recommendations. Come to think of it, our waiter and assistant waiter were pretty amazing too. It wasn't uncommon to have a 6 drink dinner (a pre cocktail and champagne, wine with each course, a port with dessert, and an Irish coffee to take to the show). My Old Fashioned was always on the table within 3 minutes of sitting down. Maybe I just got lucky but it was by far the most attentive dining staff I've had.

I'm on the Ruby you were photographing. Thank you for this.

You better check with Princess. My waitlist was canceled and there is now availability on the ship. No explanation as to why.

I'll chime in from a Reflection cruise. Ate in Blu all but two nights when we did other specialty restaurants. Never a wait for a table (once we had to wait while the people in front of us got seated). It was never crowded and lots of tables were available. And we entered every night between 6-8 pm. One night we went to the MDR after as two people weren't happy with their meal and that was where the wait with the pager was. But no big deal. Went to the Martini Bar and ordered a drink. As the four drinks were delivered, the pager went.

Was on the sailing prior to the one mentioned in the thread. I concur with everything said. And to address the question, Cellar Masters was a wine bar (not converted to Craft Social yet). It is underused but became one of my favourite bar/lounge on the ship. Daniel (the primary sommelier at CM) was great! There were a few whisky's available as well as wine. I didn't ask for any other type of drink though.

We used Flights by Celebrity on our recent cruise, and I am very happy we did. Cancellations and delays were dealt with quickly with every attempt to get us to the ship on time being made. When it became obvious we would not make the port in time for embarkation, plans were made to get us from Fort Lauderdale to Miami, a hotel, a flight from Miami to Nassau the next morning, and a transfer from the Nassau airport to the cruise port were all arranged for us at no cost. There were approximately 27 people in total affected, and only about 8 were handled through FBC. Those that didn't, had to research and find the info themselves, and book at their cost and then try and fight it out with the airlines later. (I shared what FBC was doing so they had to do less digging but still had to arrange and pay for it themselves) Worth every penny to me to use FBC

Take good care of her. We board when you disembark! We will be watching this with great interest.

If Carnival Corporate said that the people miles below them appreciate these things, it MUST be right. The corporate office is always completely in tune with what the little people like.

For the record, I renewed mine recently. Went to Service Canada on a Friday for just before they opened. Was at the office for less than two hours (including the 20 minutes before their opening time), and had my passport the following Thursday. So 6 days total (not business days).

Just don't give me a trinket with scripture and we will be fine

Soooo..ummm..yeah. You went off on a lot of stuff that NO ONE has said. No one said there weren't christians on board. No one said you acted like you were better. No one attacked your beliefs. And by giving trinkets with scripture, you ARE forcing it on people and are too obtuse to recognize it.

I used to work at a gas station. There was a gentleman who came in around 630 am every Saturday morning and we had a good chat for about 15 to 20 minutes. Once, he left one of those magazines, so that was the only reason I knew he was affiliated with that (and I don't think it was on purpose that he left it). Every other time he came in, we talked about everything else. Football. The economy. Family. The weather. Everything. And I appreciated it. I enjoyed his conversations. However, if every time he came in, it was about THAT, I would have been much less engaging and likely told him that I had work to do if he didn't mind leaving me alone. I can assure you, that if he left me a trinket with a scripture on it, it would have been thrown in the garbage and I may not have waited until he left to do so. To Cruzinforpeace: So, when the crew, who do not want to risk offending you or have you go off and tattle on them, smile and nod, I can almost guarantee they are not listening to you and cannot wait to get away from the interaction. I'd even go so far as to say they may dread a further interaction with you. Not all of them by any means. You will hit some that may generally enjoy it. But just because no one has said anything to you, does NOT mean they enjoy it. Context matters, and the context in this scenario is always 'yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir'. As the cruiser, you are always right in their eyes, no matter how wrong you are. I know that my saying this will not change anyone's mind and you will continue to do it. As someone else said, it is what gives Christianity a bad name. It has also lead to a lot of bad practices throughout the world in the name of religion. Not that it is anyone else's business, but I am a Christian. And even I don't even like other Christians forcing their religion on me. I can only imagine how I would feel if I was of another faith.

I'm not shocked to hear this. Disappointed maybe..but only if I don't get me acupressure mat!