Phantom of the Seas

there once was a Airline commercial stating "it's the only way to fly"....will not book a Princess cruise without "club class"....and we do tip besides crew incentive for the great service....my understanding is if you have prepaid crew incentive your servers are allowed to keep the tip they receive....to "Tip or Not" is nobody's business but your own....

Pub lunch offered last sea day on the Ruby was terrible in the MDR (fish sticks).....they did offer “fish & chips” one night for dinner that was really good.....look for the Guinness pie in the International Cafe on a Port day (excellent).....

Some people are only “happy when it rains”......

Also....I remember when Traditional Dining without pre-paid gratuities was the cruising norm.....the dinning rooms would almost be completely empty because the last night dining would be when you would give your servers their tip for the cruise......so wrong!.......Lady Arwen is right!

If spending thousands of dollars on your cruise, why let a $10 tip bother you before cruising.......”Tip or not to Tip” that is the question....TIP!

“Never say never”.......has not been the case on any of my cruises....

Has anyone had embarkation lunch in Club Class dining on the Ruby....thoughts & menu....

$10 two big bags.....don’t want the hassle with big bags...

How about Dr advice....”read the label” was an earlier quote....

Personally my wife & I like to dress up for dinner....what others do is their business.....time to move on....next topic.....

I’ll make sure not to read CC while cruising......

Also talk to your Doctor.....need prescription.....

The patches (scopolamine) work wonders.....1/2 patch morning before embarkation for 2 1/2 days...replace 1/2 patch every 2 1/2 days...can always go stronger if needed (whole patch)....waves rocked me to sleep at night.....read the label!

I think we should all AGREE to DISAGREE........

Premier worth it if drinking wine....figure 4-5 glasses a day to break even from Plus....

Still would go Club Class.....breakfast/lunch/dinner.....

Club Class vs MDR...........Club Class......won’t be disappointed.......

Can’t compare Princess with Celebrity because have never cruised Celebrity....but Cruised Grand Princess in a window suite before the pandemic with Club Class & was the best Cruise experience ever...food, staff, xtra dish were outstanding.....

Uber X.......$40-$50....

“Beauty in the eyes of the beholder”........enjoy your Cruise.....

1 hour ago, Adventures ahead said:

 

 

PandaBear62,  glad you're having fun. While everything may not be perfect, a positive attitude goes a long way to enjoying any vacation. Thanks so much for taking the time to post! Much appreciated!

 

Apologies for digressing a bit... (hey, I'm Canadian so expect me to apologize, eh? : ) lol

 

edspec, glad you had a lovely cruise!

Although we've encountered a very few rude, 'entitled' passengers, most are regular folks who understand and accept that a vacation isn't like home and roll with whatever happens, their glass always half full.   There are a lot of wonderfully kind people in the world and many are found on cruise ships!  

 

Maybe the CC name should change to "Cruise Comments"! The name of this board does this board no favours either.  "Critic" has the bad connotation of a negative form of analysis... finding faults.  (I think a name change was discussed years ago and didn't fly.)

Many of us value this board for upbeat posters' helpful information.  For me, the rest is entertainment.

I don’t see that....cruisehive.com/po-cruise-testing policy

Need to revive this topic....go to “cruisehive.com/po-cruise”.....a ? “0f when, not if”....

Still think you will have to show proof of being vaccinated & boostered......

Just my opinion.....reading the tea leaves...