MustangGT

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We had the pleasure of watching the debut of “The Spotlight Bar” onboard the Sky Princess last night! (2/16/23) It was fabulous - in our opinion - with a very talented cast! I mean, when was the last time you saw a show with tap-dancing cowboys?!?! Lots of great songs and a delight to see! Kudos to the creative team (who sat behind us) and to the singers and dancers!! Hope they roll this one out fleetwide!

Yes! The soufflé is Very Hot!! It’s hard to be patient but after years of practice, I let it sit for a minute or two before digging in and devouring it!

Another MDR fan here! I’m not officially on a cruise until I have ordered: Avocado and Bay Shrimp Salmon Orange Soufflé On our last few cruises, I didn’t even open the menu. Decision made! As Starshine says, we can eat at Alfredo’s all cruise long but the embarkation lunch menu only happens once per cruise. My husband also recommends the beef medallions!

Yahoo for you! Thanks for letting us know the Upgrade Fairy is alive and well! Enjoy your mini suite!

Currently onboard the Sky. Haven’t sailed on Carnival but from what I’ve read, Princess is quieter but not dead. Lol! As others have said, Spring Breakers can add more to the mix, but we have found plenty to do onboard. No Mr. Best Legs or bellyflop games, if that’s your fancy. 😂🤣 Enjoy your cruise! And look for Yaniris is the Estrella Dining Room!! She is fabulous!!

Amber Cove had a pool area but no beach.

Not our experience. On a B2B and had shore excursion OBC on both. Took no excursions. The shore excursion was a credit on our portfolio and we used it up for Gratuities, Sanctuary and occasional drinks. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

It can be used for anything onboard. The amount is added to your portfolio as a credit.

We are on our 2nd cruise of a B2B and it was easy peasy. We packed all our stuff except hanging and everything was in the new cabin after the turnaround process

There was not a way to upload it this time but we had in the past. Not sure if it’s on our “permanent record”

We boarded the Sky on February 4th. When checking in, we were asked if we were vaccinated but no proof was requested. We are vaccinated and boosted. I asked what if we were not vaccinated and the woman said then you had to answer a health questionnaire and would not be allowed ashore at Grand Turk. When the ship docked in Grand Turk, some passengers were complaining at the Passenger Services desks because they had booked excursions and were not allowed to leave the ship. I don’t know what happened to anyone who lied about their vaccination status when questioned. I feel Princess dropped the ball on this one. JMHO

Agreed! Currently onboard the Sky. We each had the shore excursion OBC and did not take any excursions. Other onboard expenses (gratuities/Sanctuary/drinks) have been covered by the shore excursion and other OBC.

I agree. Well said! We also prefer the Crown class Sanctuary but Royal and Regal are better than Sky.

Didn’t work for us. Maybe a B2B2B might work. We are on our 2nd of our B2B and haven’t talked to any passengers who cruisers who weren’t booked for multiple weeks. Very popular itinerary!

If I go before my husband, I just explain, “He’s parking the car.” I agree, saving a seat is okay - an entire row? Nope!

Tracie - we agree! The manager did say they are going to add more beds during dry dock but a re wanting to make more space available for wheelchairs so they may remove the tables at each lounger. We appreciate inclusion but not sure why you wouldn’t want a table with your lounger? I think limiting the number of loungers results in booking more cabanas. JMHO - I have no marketing degree! Glad you enjoyed your port days. Our loungers were full sun and we couldn’t tough it out.

I am the lady! Yes, they asked the ones in the Sanctuary on the first sea day about the following week. Once I found that out, we were able to snag the last cabanas for the sea day afternoons. I spoke to the Manager today and there was obviously a disconnect between us. He said Corporate policy is that no one can book the Sanctuary except on Embarkation Day. He said B2B passengers would just line up before 8:00 a.m. on that day so it is just easier to allow B2Bs to book ahead. Well, that makes sense! When Corporate policy doesn’t work - just make up your own. Bottom line, it’s always a challenge to get a spot on particular itineraries. We probably won’t have a problem on our next B2B in June. Baltics and then Norway and Iceland! 😂

I wish you luck, OP! I agree with @lx200gps - not a fan of the layout and lack of loungers. There are only about 20 but plenty of room for more. I think they would rather book the cabanas by keeping the # of loungers low. Now, my rant on the Sanctuary on the Sky! Apologies in advance! We are also on the Sky now. We were on the cruise prior to this one and although being first to the Sanctuary when we boarded, no loungers were available for sea days. We booked afternoon for the port days but on the second port day decided we could not handle the sun. We were hoping for better luck as “turnaround passengers” but on previous cruises you couldn’t book the following cruise until the last day of the first cruise. When I mentioned on day 3 that we were looking forward to booking loungers for the next cruise, the manager told me they were all booked already for sea days. They asked people on the first sea day ( when we couldn’t get a lounger) if they wanted to book the following cruise. So, even being onboard, we were out of luck. We bit the bullet and booked a cabana for the sea day afternoons as we had OBC to burn. I definitely mentioned this on the survey- Princess inconsistency - passengers should be able to expect the same procedure on every ship! Rant over 🙂

I would book it in a heartbeat!!! Our favorite ship was Pacific Princess.

Not at Fort Lauderdale. Everyone is in the same line for security and then split into Blue/Green lane for check in. Once checked in you will be directed to the Elite Lounge if boarding has not begun

We found the F’urchins!! Thought of you & Jon!

The answer to “Can I get the same table every night?” Is hard. Since Princess thrives on inconsistency, the answer will be, “Maybe.” We have had success (last year on Regal) but are currently on Sky and the answer is “Only if you come to the dining room at 5:00 each evening.” Even with reservations, we are standing in line for 20 minutes. YMMV

So happy for you!!! Don’t forget breakfast for Suites! One of our favorite perks!!

Thanks for sharing the picture! We sailed Venice round trip on the Pacific Princess in 2017 and board the Sky Princess tomorrow for our first cruise on that ship! We loved the Pacific Princess and hope you enjoy the Oceania ships!