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Someone on our Roll Call for Sky - Nov 2, 2025 - Canary Island - 12 days, posted this today on the Roll Call. The travel company Imagine Cruising is a British company. Princess now shows Sold Out for the Nov 2, 2025 sailing. Before, you could also book on the Sky a 28 day staring Nov 2 (12 day + 16 days transatlantic), now the 28 day cruise is not listed. If the sailing is sold out to this travel company, when will Princess let us know?

If the main hallway door was closed, I would leave it open and I didn’t hear any noise. I don’t know why people just let the doors go so they slam. There is an automatic door leading into the Lido area so no noise. No noise from the elevator area. You might hear people talking as they walk to their cabin like any hallway. I would take that cabin in a heartbeat. The balcony is angled is bigger. Here are some pictures of the L301 balcony on the Sky. Looking left to Captain Looking down Balcony

On the Island in November, I asked my cabin attendant if I should call room service to exchange my mini bar, he said he would do it, I told him what I wanted exchanged and a short time later he was back with the exchanged items.

Our hotel Hilton Rome Airport offered for €14/one way or €22/return a shuttle into Rome at certain times. We took the return shuttle and took the HOHO. See if your hotel offers a shuttle.

I had L301 on the Sky and loved it. It is an angled balcony so a bigger balcony and covered. It is only a few steps to the elevator, to the Lido entrance to the burger, bar, pizza, pool, hot tubs, buffet, lounge chairs. I did hear noise went the main hallway door was closed and people let the door slam. The next day, I left the main hallway door open each night and never hear any noise after that. Choose a cabin near the elevator not the front cabins as they are a long walk to the elevator. When choosing a dining room, choose deck 5 - Soleil or deck 6 - Estrella they are near an elevator not Cielo deck 6 (the back of the ship), you need to go to deck 7 then walk to back elevator down to deck 6 (only 1 elevator goes to that dining room). I rented a wheelchair for my mom and she could use when she wanted or just to push. The ship are huge and a lot of walking when you have difficulty walking.

I took the post Rome excursion in 2019. I can’t remember the meeting time. On the Island Princess Nov 2023, the post Rome excursion was listed as meeting at 6:30am where you meet to get your excursion sticker. Our post Rome excursion 2019, we picked up our luggage off the ship and walked to the bus. The guide talked along the way to Rome. We all got off the bus and walked with the guide to the Vatican area. She told us time and where to meet as she was not allowed to guide inside. We had plenty of time to see inside. Walked back towards the bus, we stopped along the way for maybe 1/2 hr for anybody that wanted to shop/bathroom/eat/drink then continued to the bus. The rest of the tour was a drive by the different sights. Passengers were dropped off at the train station then the rest at the airport. I got off at the airport as I had the Hilton Rome Airport (hotel attached to the airport through a covered walkway) for the night. Not sure of the actual time we arrived, (early afternoon) we rested then had food (lunch menu as dinner menu doesn’t start until 6pm) at the hotel. The next day we walked to the airport for our flight home.

I stayed at Hyatt Place through ValueTrips in Feb, breakfast was included in the lobby area. There was no one checking.

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I have a B2B in San Francisco. What is the procedure there?

While on the Island in November, we would pick up a soda can with no ice or glass to take back to our cabin. In the buffet, we would get sometimes a soda (coke or ginger ale) already in a glass, no can.

Just off the Island, cans of soda were included on the Plus.

Thanks for your replies

I will be going to Hawaii from San Francisco late Sept/early Oct on the Ruby. Will the weather be the same?

Are you going to do a review? What ports are going to?

On the Island Princess there was no actual causal dining room. On the sea days, one of the paid restaurants opened up at lunch time for Salty Dog Grill and the other sea day at lunch the restaurant was open for Alfredo’s. You had to watch the pattern for the day and time. I ate solo one day at Alfredo’s on the Plus, I only ate the pizza.

I always book EzAir and watch the price up to 45 days of the cruise and if the price is cheaper I modify it. Close to final payment, I check EzAir and the airline prices and take the one that is cheaper

Thank you for all the helpful information

Grand Cayman is quiet often missed due to the weather for tendering.

While on the Island in November 9-23, had a cancelled excursion refund ($73) added to my account the last day, too late to go to the casino to cash out. I told Guest Services as a Canadian a US cheque would cost me more with a US cheque charge and rate of exchange. I was told 3x that my credit card would be refunded as it was my money. I received my final account balance by email and it shows that $73 send to Financial Dept. I am still waiting for the refund.

Give them more time. You can call Hyatt Place direct and ask if they have a reservation for you and if they do ask for their booking number.

What ports are you visiting?

Looking follow to your review

I just returned from the Island. You have to watch the Pattern (activity paper you receive each night) - dining times to see when/where/time the casual dining are being held. Ours was on the sea days in the Bayou Steak restaurant, I think 12pm-1:30pm 1st sea day - it was Salty Dog Grill 2nd sea day it was Alfredo.

I will be following to places I dream about

Does the Ruby have an enclosed pool or only outdoor pool?