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So happy you are cruising with G!! What a great way to celebrate your anniversary! Can’t wait to catch up on your blog! Smooth sailing and fair winds!

Had the Pub Lunch in the MDR on the Island last week. The fish was not good. Nothing like it used to be. Fish and Chips is also one of the always available on the menu under “Princess Favorites” and was no better there than the Pub Lunch.

Darn spell check! “Being”. Not bring! 😩

Exactly!! Princess wrote the book on bring consistently inconsistent!! 🥴

You can wait until you are onboard. In the past, the prices differed between prior to boarding and onboard but that is no longer the case. A big advantage of waiting is being able to use OBC to pay for it when you are onboard!

That would be a passenger on a back to back cruise. Sailed on the previous cruise and staying on for the next cruise. In-transit passengers are given a card to reboard if they did not remain onboard for the turnaround procedure.

We have a Medicare Advantage plan and it does cover us outside the US. Gives us peace of mind.

We board the Island on June 29th. Happy Cruising!

The roller bags were legit for airlines, so not overly big. We were told as soon as we walked into the terminal that we needed to go back outside and check all of our bags. This was at the Ocean terminal. Our cruise in a few weeks is at the Mayflower terminal but we will just plan to check it all. I also like to take my bags onboard myself so the unpacking can begin!

We were unable to carry on our luggage last time at Southampton. We had bags that would not be considered carry on for a flight but they also wouldn’t let us carry on our roller bags.

I preferred it in the au Gratin dish.

Thanks for the suggestion! We have the plastic cases with daily sleeves that work great at home for my husband. But when packing for over 30 days, the bulk adds up! Just ordered these and it will be great to not have to pack those empty bulky ones coming home!

I’m glad to know that the thread title didn’t match the content. Nightmare? I was afraid passengers were being tossed about on the tender in high seas! I enjoy long tender lines as much as the next person (not a bit!) so they have never given me nightmares 😂. Glad everyone made it back to the ship safely!

Learn something new every day! I prefer to do my own laundry but did not know about Elite getting free tokens. Of course as with many Princess consistent inconsistencies, my luck will be that the ship I am sailing on won’t follow the practice of free tokens! Lol! 🥴🤣😂

On our last cruise we couldn’t even get a Dirty Banana near the end because they had no bananas. Seems supply is still an issue - our cruise was a month ago.

So sorry to hear you have Covid. Hoping it is a mild case and Holli stays well. I have always enjoyed your “Lives” Hope you enjoy your suite for the remainder of the cruise!

Thanks so much for the reply! I will add them back to my packing list!

@We_like_to_cruise- thank you for this exceptional live! We have enjoyed 2 cruises on the Island - Panama Canal full transit and Alaska. They were both prior to the major changes to the ship. We will be on the Island for a B2B to the Baltics from Southampton to Copenhagen and Norway and Iceland from Copenhagen to Southampton this summer and can’t wait! We will be sailing in our first aft-facing balcony. I have a strange question. In the buffet, are the coffee cups plastic or ceramic? I cannot drink my hot tea from a plastic cup so I usually bring a ceramic one from home. We were on the Sky a few weeks ago and they had ceramic cups in the buffet. I will be excited if I don’t have to pack my mugs! Thanks and wishing you continued smooth sailing!

@Grammy J - we just did a B2B with a turnaround in Ft. Lauderdale. One piece of advice - check with the Loyalty & Events person (formerly known as Captains Circle Host) to find out how many passengers will be doing the turnaround. Last year it was only 150 or so. This year it was over 850!!! Last year, we met with the group and the process was quick - off the ship, walk through customs and right back on the ship. This year, we waited forever for all 850 people to show up, waited for our Group to be called, went through Customs and then had to wait in the Elite Lounge to reboard. While waiting in the Lounge, we watched a steady stream of Groups walk off on the gangway. Seemed like it took forever! You have the ability to leave the ship when disembarking starts (bring your medallion, passport and “in transit” card) and enjoy walking around or having coffee off the ship. When you return to the ship, you will board ahead of the new passengers once boarding begins. Next time we plan to get off and explore if the turnaround numbers are high. Rest assured, you will be given very clear instructions in writing and all will be well!

On our cruise 2 weeks ago, unvaccinated passengers could not leave the ship in Grand Turk.

Did Princess honor the first price you booked?

Brilliant!!

We just got off the Sky after two weeks. My husband prefers Coke Zero but we have never seen it on Princess ship. Makes one wonder, doesn’t it? On our B2B it was cream for coffee/tea that disappeared. First few days it was available in MDR, buffet and Sanctuary. Then we were told in the Sanctuary that they only had skim and regular milk. Same thing a few days later in the buffet. The last few days, no cream in the MDR. Not sure why they would run out of cream on both 7-day cruises. I should have run to Publix on turnaround day! 🤣

We also use peroxide prior to brushing and thought we could pick up some in Southampton. No such luck. Hate to pack that big bottle from home but for longer cruises it’s the only choice.

Yes! Even if crew members tell you no dining room is open (only buffet) it will be listed on the Patter. Enjoy!