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Got my $$ back for our AMEX Everyday card. We also have the Delta AMEX which it was not available on. Thank you Gregoryfo for the heads up.

Just off the Discovery Princess. No token machines were in the self service laundry room so I went to Guest Services to purchase the tokens. No need. On the Discovery Princess, they do not charge now for the self service laundry. Not sure if this was for a specific time period, but, we are Elite - sent our laundry out once with a 28 hour turnaround time. Did our own laundry for free in the self service for the rest of the cruise. We only did carry on because we have the Elite status and always send out our laundry.

We sailed on the Miracle to Hawaii last year in February. It is definitely a relaxed cruise attire wise. There were 4 formal nights, but, we just wore nice slacks and a nice shirt for each. They were turning away those in shorts for the MDR. Bring something Hawaiian to wear on a few of the nights as they do promote the theme for this cruise. They hand out lots of leis, so, if you forget yours, you will have ample opportunities to make a collection of them. It was a fun cruise as the staff kept everyone busy on those long days at sea on both crossings. Enjoy the cruise.

We did the Cheese Cave while on the Navigator of the Seas. This was a really fun excursion. It's about a 30 min drive outside of Ensenada, so, if you are looking for some downtown experience, this would not be the one. The only downside of this tour was with the bus used to and from. Unless they have changed the transportation from when we went (about a year ago), you will want to make sure you get a seat near the front. Otherwise, the tour was great. You get a tour of how the cheese is processed, get to taste several different types of cheese, ice cream samples and have a wonderful lunch. We have been to Ensenada many, many times and try to do something different each time. This excursion was one of our favorites.

I apologize. You are correct on there being two times for the Celestial Strings. I missed adding the 9:15pm. Sometimes, the FunTimes is hard to read when you are trying to sort through 7 of them. LOL.

Just got off the Celebration on Sunday. For the shows- 1st night - Center Stage - Welcome Aboard show 8:00pm - Showtime (meet the cruise director) Grand Spectrum - Color My World 9:15pm 2nd night - Center Stage - Celestial Strings 7:15pm Grand Spectrum - Love and Marriage show 7:45pm & 9:45pm 3rd night - Center Stage - The Most Magnificent Circus 7:15pm & 9:15pm Grand Spectrum - Family Feud Live 7:45pm & 11:30pm(adult version) 4th night - Center Stage - The Most Magnificent Circus 7:15pm & 9:15pm (yes, it was repeated) Grand Spectrum - What's Age Got to Do With It 7:45pm & Guess that Groove with Lee 9:45pm 5th night- Center Stage - Deal or No Deal 7:30pm & 9:30pm Grand Spectrum - Amor Cubano 7:45pm & 9:45pm 6th night - Center Stage - The World Works Here 7:00pm - We Are One 7:30pm & 9:30pm Grand Spectrum - Color My World 7:45pm & 9:45pm 7th night - Center Stage - The Most Magnificent Circus 7:15pm Grand Spectrum - A comedian will be featured - 7:45pm & 9:45pm On our sailing, The Most Magnificent Circus was shown several times throughout the cruise. I thought the highlight of the Center Stage was the Celestial Strings show on the first night. We have seen this show on other ships, but, it was even better on the Celebration. Get to the shows early to get seats on the floor to be amongst the performers. Totally worth it. Have a great cruise.

Love the privacy and being close to the water in the Cove Balconies. Do not like the salt spray all over everything or the fact that every one of my pics from the balconies have lifeboats blocking the sky. We were not huge fans of the Cove Balconies and unless the price is too good to pass up, we will book the aft view balconies. Love that wide open view of the sky and the sea from a regular balcony.

We have a love/hate relationship with the Radiance. Sailed on her several times since she has been sailing from LA. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and once it was great. However, on our last cruise on her, we sailed in an Ocean Suite (loved the suite- but it was showing signs of being well used).. We also had the breweries tour booked and they cancelled our tour the day before. Said we were the only ones that booked it. We have done that excursion several times and absolutely loved it. Very disappointed. We booked Cucina for the last night of our cruise and it was packed. Main dining room was hit and miss. Several cruises, it's been terrible, and for some of them, it's been great. One of the worst meals we have had has been on the Radiance - Seaday brunch. Can't even begin to explain all that went wrong with that. But, despite all of the inconveniences and disappointments on this ship, we keep sailing her and find that we do have fun and there are always good and great memories that we bring back with us.

Thank you to everyone who responded. I appreciate the insight and will be researching your suggestions.

We are a party of 4 looking for recommendations for a private tour of Loch Ness area and possibly including Inverness sights. Anyone have any first hand experiences with private tour companies for this port? Thank you in advance.

Thank you for your review. I am on the Discovery Princess 80's Themed cruise that leaves in 4 days.. Your review of the cover bands with Wanted and DSB have me very excited. We have a Pat Benatar cover band in place of the Prince one. Hopefully, meals will go better on the Discovery as I think she is completely sold out for this cruise. Yikes.

Ours gets back to us within the hour usually. Even on his days off. I wouldn't trade him for the world. I have never had to wait more than 3 hours to hear from him. I know he is extremely busy. Per the information above, Our PVP confirmed that if we want him to get the credit, we should call or email him with the sailing, cabin #'s and promotion we want, and he will book it and get right back to us. He also told us that if we put something on hold, then cancel it so he can rebook, he can get in trouble for that with Carnival. I will follow his instructions until told otherwise by him.

Thank you for that information.

How easy was it to rent a car from the port? Was it walkable from the port? Any insight is welcome.

Although I have not sailed in that cabin or on that deck, I have sailed on the Radiance several times. If my memory serves me correctly, those outside cabins have a window that overlooks the promenade that is on deck 3. The obstruction would be the lower hanging lifeboats from deck 4 and the promenade and it's railing on deck 3. Again, it's from memory. You may have individuals walking on the promenade outside your window.

For Avis, did you need to call for the shuttle, or was it there at the cruise port waiting? Any help would be welcome.

We had previously been forced to park at the Convention Center, and actually found it quite easy. Yes, it took a couple of extra minutes due to waiting for the shuttle to fill up at the parking garage, but, it was easy and no hassle. Agree with previous comments on park and cruise. Hilton Long beach offers a good park and go package and so does the Hotel Maya Doubletree. You can actually walk from the Doubletree to the cruise port- which we have done several times.

Having sailed on the Radiance several times this year, IMHO, the upgrade was worth it. I have sailed on deck 2 and didn't like it. The other two times were in balcony cabins and it was a much better experience. I love being able to step outside and get some fresh air and have ample light coming into the cabin. Again, this is my preference.

We purchased the Premium photo package on the Golden Princess in Australia. It included whatever 8x10 photos that the photographers took of us (outside of any sessions). We had port photos, dining room photos, around the ship photos (including the set ups around the ship with the backdrops) and it included stock photos. We gathered all of our photos that were taken each day and had the photo staff put them in a folder for us. On the last night, we went and picked out the 10 photos that we wanted from the folder, and they added them to a Souvenir flash drive along with giving us the physical photos. We found that it was definitely worth it if you are going to be buying the photos anyways. It is a savings over buying them individually. Since we only chose the 8x10's, not sure if the 5x7's would also be included, but don't see why they wouldn't since they cost less to purchase.

I sent mine in on May 30th to email sbpcl@princesscruises.com . It was applied on June 2nd. In the initial email, I also cc'd my Cruise Vacation planner from Princess. Not sure why some get processed faster than others. I am Elite with Princess. Maybe that has something to do with it? Who knows.. If you have a Cruise Vacation Planner with Princess, get them involved to assist.

One and done for us. Did this on the Breeze and although it was entertaining, we left 3/4 of it uneaten. I'm glad we did it, but, never need to do it again. It was worth one time IMO.

We had a real "jerk" on the Radiance in January at the Chef's Table. 50+. His wife seemed so embarrassed and every time she tried to talk, he "spoke" for her. When he tried to speak over the Chef, the Chef just kept talking and would ignore him. The poor gentleman next to me wanted to punch him within 5 minutes of being at the table. But, after a few deep breaths, we just tried to ignore him and enjoy our own experience.