bren51

Top Gun Maverick was on Enchanted Princess in November

Got off the Enchanted thanksgiving cruise.  I also had free money and first time ever it was automatically put on my medallion when I went to use it in the casino.     

My husband and I were on this same cruise.  We ate in the Capri dining room for breakfast each morning and for some of our dinners.  We were quite disappointed in the Thanksgiving meal.  The food was tasty but gosh you got as I can describe it a cookie scoop of stuffing and potatoes and the cranberry sauce was basically just a liquid.  The turkey was good but portions very small at the least.  We ate at Gigi's when we opted out of the dining room.  I use to go to the buffet but now I just want to be served.  We have been elite for quite a few years now and have seen many changes good and bad.  They finally had a new movie on the big screen Maverick Top Gun...very good

Taking a cruise on Princess to Hawaii next August and ez air just opened up.  My question is for people who live on east coast, most of the flights out of LAX to NY don't leave until late evening.  Can't get a hotel room to hang out in since check in isn't until 4pm and certainly don't want to hang out at airport.  As much as we want to do this trip we are not young kids anymore and it would make for a very very long day.  

We just got off the Sky last Saturday after 2 weeks.  I used the app to order a cobb salad while I was on the pool deck or drinks for my husband and myself.  You do need to look out for the delivery person since they know what area you are sitting in but not which table.  We always tip the servers a couple dollars when they deliver it to us.

We have never received whiskey in mini bar setup and we have been on 30 cruises with Princess.  Is this something new?  

We will be in St. Maarten and would like to know if any hotel offers a day pass we could purchase to use the pool and their facilities.

Thank you.  I use to have a form to fill out but for some reason I misplaced the link for that one.  

Would someone have the link to the shareholders form to submit.  Thank you

Once when I sent out laundry for dry cleaning my blouse was not in the returned items.  What I had done prior to sending it out was take a picture of the items sent out.  I then showed the picture to my room steward who was able to locate it in the laundry area.  

We were also on the Royal for 2 weeks Jan 5-19 and are elite passengers.  The weather was not particularly good on our second week which was the western carib.  I have noticed over the years declining changes that have been made with activities and entertainment.  My husband loves karaoke and was only offered just once even though he says a lot of people attend.  It seems like everything is all on one day or very little the others.  The piazza was so crowded one day because absolutely nothing was happening and no chairs or tables to be found and the weather was not good.  If you play bingo or frequent the casino that was the place to be but it will cost you.  We did attend trivia whenever we could but they need to have alternative plans for not so nice weather outside.  These changes are fleetwide from what I can see.  Matt O was full of energy but as CD he needs to have a better handle on keeping his passengers entertained during inclement weather instead of everyone piling up on the plaza deck.

You receive the medallion which is enclosed in plastic along with your cruise card upon check in.

Thank you for your assistance.  We will be coming from the east coast.  I was only on one small ship back in 2004 ocean princess

We are currently on the Caribbean Princess and booked a cruise to Hawaii for April 2020 first time there.  My question is the weather and ship.  We have chosen Emerald out of LA.  We were last on her in 2010.  I am looking for any assistance from fellow cruisers regarding this particular voyage.  I have plenty of the time to make changes  if need be.  I just want warm weather in order to be able to use pools on board.  Any assistance would be appreciated.

We were on a TA from Rome to Lauderdale last October and there were quite a few elites. This coming April we are a 27 day cruise from Lauderdale and we are only taking one bag each. Does anyone know if you can request larger laundry bags then those smaller paper bags they give you in your closet area? Maybe we will have to send out laundry every other day and then the last day of the cruise make use of their self laundry facility on board since we will be spending a couple extra days in London after the cruise.

We purchased a mini stapler at office max for $1.00 that will fit in your purse or pocket. Since we will be boarding the ship in Italy I will just staple the luggage tag prior to boarding the ship.

We will be in Rome in October and we booked a 6hr golf cart tour that will take us around Rome except for the Vatican. We will travel down some narrow streets that some vehicles can't travel.

Sailawayjack, question for you. We have also booked our shuttle through this company and were wondering about tipping for this servce. What is the standard tip amount for this service. First time in Rome for us and do you know of a local restaurant with good food. We will be staying at the Albergo Cesari for 3 days. Thank you.

Mike

I never go in any restaurant with a negative attitude and will experience what Blu offers but just wanted to know who I needed to contact if this isn't for me. I meant being a picky eater for me is that I am not a big veggie or seafood person.

Who do you have to contact to switch to the main dining room instead of Blu for dinner? We will be on the Equinox Jan 22nd and are in aqua class for the first time. We will try Blu but I know that I am a very picky eater and just in case this isn't for us who do we contact to switch. Thanks.

Bren

Carolyn,

I will check air BnB. Thanks. Has anyone booked their flights through Princess?

Thank you for responses. I have been looking at a map of Rome and also reading other posts written on hotels.

Leaving for a transatlantic cruise next October and know absolutely nothing about Rome. I don't know what is a good or bad location. I would like to ask fellow cruisers who have stayed in Rome what are some good hotels that have an elevator for a fairly reasonable price. Just don't know in which area to look at. Also what shuttles did you take to get from Rome airport to hotel. I appreciate any assistance regarding this.

Bren

Leaving Saturday on the Oasis and would like to know if they have live music by one of the pools on the ship

Thanks for the quick responses. I will use my princess totes since they weigh practically nothing and will fold up when not used. Good enough for my beach excursion to put beach towels and sunscreen in.