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Yes, you are right! I got completely the wrong end for the canopy and the cabanas because the rendering is from a different side. This is the reserve cabana deck on deck 9. Does look a bit overlooked!

Ah thought you meant the arrow pointing forward and it didn't scream tan to me 😀 The area behind the forward arrow is the Sea View Bar area and outside pool (which starts inside the Dome) on Deck 17 leading down to the Sea View Terrace on deck 16. This is open to all. There is a wrap around deck down at the prom deck level but not clear from the deck plan if it's for public use.

You mean this deck? This is the Wake View Terrace A more detailed rendering:

Yes. there does seem to be more of recess on the those higher deck balconies forward of the Sphere. I took a closer look at the new rendering that came out last week and it doesn't seem to be that pronounced on that. One new feature seems to be a white canopy overhang over the prom deck aft of the sphere So any higher balconies looking down will see the canopy and maybe some of the cabana deck and purple reserve deck cabana balconies?.

Enchanted Princess now has O'Malley's Irish Pub off the Piazza on deck 5 which should have meant more beer options but so far that hasn't included Guinness for some reason! These were the beers/ciders they had on tap a couple of months ago...

It seems to be pretty common on ships on the XL platform - Carnival Mardi Gras & Celebration, P&O Iona and Arvia all have their lowest deck with cabins as deck 4 and none have aft elevators (or even stairs!). Princess share a lot of features with this platform but have thought to include a staircase.

We don't get refundable deposits in the UK either. It seems this could be a fleet-wide change for US customers and deserves its own thread rather than using the Sun Princess thread?

That was one of the questions asked at around 58 minutes in on the Princess Webinar today - they said they have been focussing on these larger infrastructure pieces first and haven't mapped out where the basketball and pickleball courts will go yet.

Some of the other renderings with the press release Lookout and The Net, Coastal Climb and Splash area Infinite Horizon Firefly Park Someone uploaded these before the press release but again: Neon Grove The Underground

Actually Royal class ships do have showers as part of the gym - 2 next to the men's lockers and 2 next to the women's lockers - one being accessible - we took some pics on request while on the Sky Princess Med inaugural. Here are the ones in the women's section:

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Thanks, Sophie was promoted to CD before she joined Diamond Princess at the end of last year so is probably doing shadowing/handover before Allie leaves.

Hey Tim, I understand Sophie Gideon has just joined the Regal as her next contract. Do you know if she will be the next CD?

We were so close last October and didn't realise it until later! After our Discovery Princess cruise we drove up from LA to San Francisco and stopped by the "Lost Boys" bridge - which is only 4 minutes drive away

A couple of new Sun Princess renderings - The Underground (Teens area) and Neon Grove (Tweens area) hoping there will be some more detail to follow

The Star Princess deck plans are finally up. Only done a quick scan and they mostly the same as Sun Princess (to be expected). Lots of "Venue Locations are subject to change" notes added. And the Teppanyaki restaurant is now labelled Umai Teppanyaki.

I'm in no position to dispute that but they are still sold as an accessible stateroom on the Princess site:

Thanks for the O'Malley's drink menu - have you seen if the cocktails have been available on tap anywhere as per the menu?

But people need to know these things..hence the OPs post. And mostly what cruisecritic is here for 😁

Thanks - weird if it does only work then - what's the point of offering the latest map on-ship only when folks are usually trying to book their speciality dining in advance?

Yes, I have uninstalled and re-installed and still the same 😁

Not on my Android app it hasn't when offline - I have the latest installation!

It doesn't help that Princess haven't updated the official deck plans on the website or the app to show that Bistro Sur La Mer has been replaced by The Catch by Rudi on both Sky Princess and Majestic Princess.

I believe you won't find any official wheelchair accessible aft facing cabins in the current fleet. They generally place them close to elevators and all the ships have aft elevators a fair distance away (which changes with the new Sphere class - Sun and Star Princess). However, one anomaly seems to be on Grand Princess where you have two side facing mini-suites next to the aft area (D732 and D733). They have a lovely big balcony but don't seem to have a direct view of the wake (will have to peek around the divider!). It might be the closest you'll get.

Catch by Rudi was certainly popping up on the app for the few first cruises post-dry dock as a number of people posted screencaps on here