minniem

Instead of trying to make Princess change things to your liking, why don't you find a cruise line that already offers what it is that you want? There's gotta be a cruise line out there that has what you prefer.

 

Consider this .... Princess loyalists are loyal BECAUSE they like Princess just the way it is, music included!! And there's a lot of us who have done lots of Princess cruises!

Well said. I agree.

We have never done Holland America and are looking at a cruise for Feb 2018. Does anyone know when those crises are put on their website? Princess has winter 2017-18 on their site.

Thanks.

I would be cautious about them crawling around outside your cabin. You have about 3,000 other people walking around who might not be aware on the twins on the floor.

I was once on a dance floor where a mom was allowing her child to crawl between the dancers. One by one the dancers left the floor in fear off tripping over her. Mom seemed pleased she cleared the floor and now the child had it all to herself. I'm sure the poster was not planning to do this but I mentioned it as an example of how inconsiderate some people are. By the way she was overheard saying, I paid for her, she has just as much right to the dance floor as anyone else.

Does anyone know if Princess has any plans to have a ship go out of Port Canaveral? With the addition of new ships perhaps they might have one to do cruises out of this port. It is very easy to get to from central Florida.

Just got off her yesterday. Yes, she is small. That being said the service was excellent, one of the best crews we have had. Food was good and plentiful. There is a large pool deck and we were always able to find a place to sit. It did not feel crowded at all. We like to ballroom dance and there isn't a lot of places to do that but considering the crowd was much younger than us I'm not surprised.

I thought the cruise was a great short getaway.

Jan

Thanks for the report. We board tomorrow and thanks to your report we are looking forward to a lot of positives. ( I don't drink soda so the broken soda machine is not an issue.) Our last Royal Caribbean cruise was many years ago. It was so great of you to take the time to tell us about your trip.

Thanks for posting so quickly. We are boarding on Monday. Booked it last minute and we really were anxious to read a review. So glad you were pleased. I look forward to reading the rest of your comments.

We just booked a last minute 4 night cruise to the Bahamas on the Majesty next week. We don't usually cruise Royal Caribbean. Please anyone who has cruised one of these short cruises tell me about Formal night. We usually follow the directive for a cocktail dress and dark suit but are wondering is this really the norm on these short cruises. Would we feel terribly under dressed in a polo shirt and dress pants for him and a sundress for me?

I am not looking to start another debate. I just want to know what to expect.

Thanks,

Jan

Hi to all and thank you in advance for any answers. It is our first time on this cruise line , the Norwegian Sky, and have a few questions.

I want to know about tipping. Is it automatically added to the shipboard account or cash only at the end or both?

Are there places to dance with a variety of music? We are older and really like to dance.

Because it is currently open bar, is there an excess of drunk people with inappropriate behavior? I read spring break was overrun with drunk college kids but we are going in May.

I know food is very subjective but I would be interested in any comments about food.

We have only done traditional dinning. Is there anything I need to know about free style dinning? Do they sit you with other people or will we always be by ourselves?

Thanks for any answers. It was a last minute decision to do this cruise (yesterday) and I am concerned.

Mainly because they are selfish and don't care about anyone or anything, but themselves.

Also well said.

Nothing to do with hate. It's simply respecting the law of the particular place you are visiting.

Well said. It's not about what you can get away with, it is about respect. Why do some people free the rules are for everyone else?

I just returned from a Princess cruise my third with Princess and 2 out of the 3 had a diapered baby in the pool. Both times I asked a crew member about the policy. The first time I was told he was sure it was a very clean baby and the second time I was told no one on the ship is responsible for enforcing the rule. They expect parents to do the right thing. Maybe every time anyone sees a diapered baby in a cruise line pool it should be reported to the CCD or whoever monitors this. I think it is very unhealthy that the cruise lines don't follow this regulation.

We were on the Emerald the week before. Did you see any diapered babies in the pool? On our cruise there was a baby in the pool and also in the hot tub . When I questioned a crew member about this I was told although it is a health regulation, it is no one's job to enforce it. Since you said there were many families with small children, I wondered if you encountered the same situation. I thought health regulations were supposed to be enforced.

We were with a couple that removed the auto tips and the last day handed the waiters envelopes. However he did not put his name on the envelope. So I wondered how the waiter would know this was given to him by someone who had removed the auto tip. We also gave the waiter an envelope without a name in addition to the auto tip. He put both in his pocket. So how would he distinguish between the two?

Since we learned to ballroom dance we have been traveling Princess. We would like to try Independence of the Seas but would like to know if there is any ballroom dancing on board. We know there will probably be more families on Royal Caribbean and that is fine with as long as we can dance. Anyone who travels Royal Caribbean cruises please tell me about dancing. Thanks.

Len and I will be joining you onboard on the 30th. We have never been on the Emerald and your blog has been great to read. Can't wait. I am so excited.

Jan

We are boarding Emerald Princess on the 30th. and there are two of us in the group who have salmon almost ever night. Does anyone know if it can be requested even if it is not on the menu?

I prepaid at the old rate but the personalizer shows pre paid at the New rate.

We board on the 30th of this month and I am very concerned about the things I am reading about this ship. Last cruise Len was sick with noro and If this cruise has AC or toilet problems I am afraid it will be our last with princess. I hope things are fixed by the 30th

I will also miss the salmon. Please Princess, put it back.

We have NOT received the survey but we know about the change to "Evening Chic" on Celebrity and are not happy about it. It's not so much the name but the parameters that bother me.

Jeans are considered "Chic" in their current dress code.

My feeling is that people generally push the limits (plenty of men only wear long sleeved shirts with no jacket already on what is called "formal") and now I see absolutely no difference between "chic" and other nights.

Too bad to lose another little special part of cruising.

Having dealt with high school dress codes for 30 years I feel confident saying there will always be people who push the limits. Everyone has their own interpretation of what is appropriate. I want Princess to clearly state what is appropriate in their dinning room and then stick to it. People have other options. I fear when the cruise line says casual is ok for dinner there will be people who come to dinner in their pajamas.

I taught high school for 30 years and I have found that there are always people who test the limits. If the cruise line suggests formal, a few will try to push to business casual. If it is business casual, then why not casual. If it is casual why not pajamas? At least by keeping it "formal" there is less of a chance of people showing up in their jammies. And yes I have seen people in PJ's in the buffet.

When I booked under this promotion, I was told it is fully refundable.

I also have a question about mini suites on the Coral. Does anyone out there know which ones have covered balconies? Are the ones forward on the Capri deck covered?

Thanks everyone. Glad to hear they are metal so my magnets will stick.