CamCruiser

Go-Bucks!, what an amazing adventure you are having. A lifetime of memories and great stories to tell. We are enjoying following along with you. 

The best place to stay for theatre in our opinion is the Hampshire Leicester Square. It is a five star with the best service in London. HOHO on the corner, hundreds of restaurants, Coventry Garden, museums and China Town in walking distance as are many many theatres.

There are also several lower priced hotels in and around the square.

Thank you, orchestrapal, we will check it out.

Happy New Year.

How about the Doubletree Westminster?

I am also interested in knowing more about Doubletree Westminster. We will be in London 3 days prior to our cruise. We mainly are interested London theatre, Buckingham Palace, HOHO bus tours and then transportation to Southampton.

Thank you.

6 days to our next cruise. Even with very busy days until then, it seems too far off.

Thank you, thank you. We are taking our first cruise with Royal Caribbean in June to Alaska. We didn't find many recent reviews with pictures on the Explorer of the Seas. Your pictures were helpful and she looks like a beautiful ship.

I have had trouble using my IPad for the Princess website for a few weeks. I cannot search/plan new cruises. I cannot see the itinerary for existing cruises, nor can I make purchases for those cruises such as drink package or coffee card.

The last day of a cruise has me giving so-sad-sighs throughout the day. On our recent Crown to Hawaii cruise the one thing I was looking forward to on the last day was MDR All American Tom Turkey Dinner.

Deep so-sad-sigh.....it was removed from the menu. :(

Yes, having trouble with the website.

I only get into the site after several sign in attempts through Booked Passenger. I am trying to check excursions on upcoming cruise but cannot get to excursions at all. Can't order coffee card either.

I am very prone to motion sickness. I take Bonine before bed, starting the night before the cruise. Then I take ginger throughout the day. I have found the ginger to be very helpful.

I am not a fan of the patch, it gave me double vision.

Happiest Birthday to all CCers born on 9/11. 🎂🎈

I am enjoying your "Live from". I am cruising to Norway and Iceland in 2017. Can you write a few words about the sea conditions? I know weather and seas can be just about anything at any time so I am hoping we both get to experience smooth seas.

All the best

We were on the Island Princess when a Catholic priest was on board as a passenger. He held Sunday morning mass service which was well attended. The lounge was standing room only.

Although we are not Catholic, we enjoyed the service and message very much. It was especially nice to hear a prayer for all sailors and ships at sea.

The cruise sounds like a wonderful adventure. If you ever talk to yourself (as I do), you will be sharing all the marvelous sights with your Mom.

Wishing you all the best, whatever your decision.

Your next cruise is 75 days away but you are thrilled because you can print your boarding pass.

Princess makes really good dinner rolls. I have to pace myself with the dinner rolls and butter before the meal is served. Also, I like to have cold soup in addition to whatever I am going to order, just because I never make cold soup at home.

Thank you very much for answering my questions.

Looking forward to the ice show.

Hello RCL cruisers

We are Platinum level cruisers with Princess and love PCL. However, we are cruising with our kids and grandkids and, frankly, think RCL is a better fit for the younger crowd. We have cruised with PCL so many times that we kind of sleepwalk through the planing, booking, cruising, boarding etc. Booking with RCL I find I have questions and am hoping you all can give me some RCL tips and hints.

We are cruising 2017 on Explorer of the Seas to Alaska. 7 adults, 4 kids.

- can we bring water/sodas on board?

- are cabins ready and accessible upon boarding?

- does MDR serve lunch on boarding day?

- any special perks for booking a junior suite?

Any other advise for novice RCL cruiser will be appreciated.

We are really looking forward to our RCL adventure.

We were recently on Island Princess. Smokers in the casino chased us off many times. The Smoking Section was confined to a back corner area, but smoke drifts.

We also completed Princess' casino survey and voiced our preference that it be a non-smoking area of the ship.

We were on our port side balcony watching two Bing Bong People trying to run to the ship. The woman was making an exhausted huffing/puffing run. But the man, Carl, was too drunk and just sat down. The woman started to encourage him by yelling,"Carl!!, Run, Carl, Run!" Well, of course, pretty soon everyone was out on their balconies yelling, Run, Carl, Run. A loud chorus of Run, Carl, Run.

To this day we will say Run, Carl, Run to each other when we are hurrying to get somewhere.

FYI....Carl made it on board.

We have cruised with our granddaughter who has a peanut allergy We always have Anytime Dining. We meet with the maitre'd and have been assigned to the same dining table each night. The wait staff and maitre'd are very attentive and planned her dinner choices with her. Most nights she wanted chicken fingers, grapes and strawberries.

We didn't think to check in with the ships Doctor, but will on future cruises.

For us the turkey dinner on the last night of the cruise is part of the end of cruise tradition. Packing for disembarkation, checking with the purser to go over the account, being sure we have clothes in which we can walk off the ship, Tom turkey dinner in MDR all signal the cruise is over. 😥

I was hoping you would write a review of your trip. I enjoy your reviews and always pick up useful info. Thank you.

Bon Voyage! I am enjoying reading about your Panama Canal cruise.

I am feeling cruise deprived after having to cancel our summertime cruise due to hubby's unexpected surgery (he's fine now). We are now booked on a Panama Canal cruise for February. Your Live From adds to our pre-cruise excitement.

Wishing you the best Cruise-mas ever.

To the OP

If you are like me you saved, planned, hoped and dreamed of your cruise. Don't let terrorists take away your hopes and dreams.

The Parisiens are doing all they can to go back out and triumph over the terrorists.

Enjoy your cruise.

How exciting! After researching, planning and waiting there is nothing like THE DAY when a cruise begins. Bon Voyage to all.