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5 cents left. No luck. 

Our machine for the 2 PM slot pull. Looks like 15 participating.  

Just now, cr8tiv1 said:

Nice turn out at the Wakeview Bar.  How did they manage to get an officer to show up?

Many officers.  The Captain introduced about 7 officers. 

The Queen Victoria off our starboard side.

43 minutes ago, chubbypiggy said:

Thank you for all the information!!

 

We will be on Discovery doing 3 b2b2b starting on 2/24.  Two 7-day Mexican Riviera and one 7-day Pacific Coastal.

 

In November 2022, we did the 7-day Mexican Riviera on Discovery Princess, and truly enjoyed it, so we are doing it again.  

 

We always pre-order bottled water before our cruise starts.  When we were on the Discovery in November 2022, we noticed at the entrance to the buffet, there is a nice water machine there (see picture below).  If that machine is still on Discovery Princess, then we will not pre-order bottled water this time.  We will just get water from that machine.

 

The next time you go to the buffet, please kindly check if that machine is still there.  TIA!!

If I don't miss my guess it was here and now is gone.

Quick buffet lunch. 

Meet and Greet at Wakeview Bar. 

Menu at The Catch by Rudi. 

Martini demo.

3 minutes ago, New2cruise2022 said:

I would be happy with this breakfast any day of the week. Was service fairly reasonable as far as time?

A small line to enter about 8:45, we have a table for two, and are finishing up our meal right now at 9:13. 

Hey! We made it the dining room for breakfast!  This doesn't usually happen until day 7!

22 hours ago, mthomp5 said:

That’s very nifty! Could you share a link to purchase?

Ocean Medallion for sport watches

18 hours ago, c-boy said:

 I like it,do you play golf ?

Oh yes!

9 hours ago, Cruise Raider said:

I may be able to answer that for you as I just asked about it a few weeks back. No, the only winemakers dinner was the Caymus at the much higher price. 

Yes, only Caymus on this sailing.  

1 hour ago, HotRoot said:

All ships we have been on have entertainment, but it is for a limited time.  Maybe something like 5:30 to 6:00 pm. 

We were on Emerald for 15 days last year and don't remember any entertainment in Skywalkers and we went every day.  Maybe a Royal class thing?  

Good Morning.  Writing this as I watch The Wake Show with Cole and Oz.  A typical first day for us, we mainly explore the ship and have no structure to our day!  We're just not the type of people who circle everything in the Patter and rush from one thing to the other.  The ship is beautiful, this is our first time on Discovery.  The only other Royal class ship we've been on was the Royal and that was just a 3 day repo from Vancouver to San Francisco.  While we liked the Royal, we were not overwhelmed.  But as is typical Princess the first ship or two in a new class have issues.  Remember Skywalkers on the Grand?  Well what were they thinking eliminating 2 pools on the Royal?  Just when Princess finally gets the class right they move on to a new class.  I'm looking at you Sun Princess.  

Great sleeping last night the storms in the Pacific had us rolling a bit but we don't get sea sick and had the balcony door cracked to listen to the ocean.  I'm guessing those prone to sea sickness may have had an issue last night and if they did they are going to hate that last sea day going north in the storms.  If you've never cruised the Pacific it's vastly different from the Caribbean.  

Today we'll head to breakfast then at 11 there is a meet and greet from a group on that web site that shall not be named.  At 2 there is a slot pull and we will be there!  Other than that, who knows.  Looks like it will be cloudy today and about 60F.  

More to come.  

The gin and tonic cart and tonight's entertainment at Take Five.  Back here after a unsuccessful trip to the casino. 

We've always thought the first and last night of a cruise are the weakest menus so when my wife saw German Night she was all informed the buffet!

To confirm Churchills is officially closed and in the process of conversation to an arcade. Someone here in Take Five just got thrown out of the casino for smoking a cigar.  Now allowed only aft only on deck 17. 

Or favorite bartender from Crooners on our Emerald Panama cruise a year ago is on the Discovery!  Fidel is here at Take Five!  We took this pic a year ago!  

24 minutes ago, KarmaCruisers said:

Dawhut!? I thought cocktails in the PEL were free!?

what finger foods did they have? I missed todays session

They had egg rolls and the usual fare. 

Bold and Beautiful at Take Five.  We're at the bar, stop by!  😁

17 minutes ago, KarmaCruisers said:

Dawhut!? I thought cocktails in the PEL were free!?

what finger foods did they have? I missed todays session

They had egg rolls and the usual fare. 

Boulevardier with Woodford Reserve Rye and the Tito's Fresh Mint Martini.