socram13

Todd McBain was Captain on our first cruise with Princess 2011. Fantastic Captain.

Enjoyed Kelvin Joy on the Emerald years ago! Looking forward to the Coral in December.

Does anyone know what Mark Turner (previously Entertainments) is doing now? Should the Princess Circle host be added to the table?

I don't used a Smartphone normally. The last thing I want to be carrying whilst on a holiday is a device! Equally, I don't want to miss out either. Had to update the perfectly good old Android 5 phone I used for strange things such as rare phone calls and an occasional text, to a later one with a later version of the Android system, just to be able to download the Princess medallion App. What a waste of money. Has to be the slowest most useless App I've ever come across. The web based version isn't much better now and yet the old system always worked fine. However, if you want to 100% guarantee no data charges etc., and have no intention of using it as a mobile phone, simply remove the SIM card and put it in a safe place when on board. The Medallion App should still work on WiFi. I can see it now. Everyone in the theatre before the shows, or even sitting at the buffet, glued to their devices instead of chatting to new people. Oh deep joy. Will there be 'device free' areas on the ship? How many will be cheating at Trivia or will they not bother with what was a twice a day essential for us, and where many friends were made? Are they installing UISB charge points in the cabins? On my last visit to the USA, the LAX hotel had about 9 USB charge points in the updated room. For every positive with modern technology, there appears to be a negative. Thanks for the note above about them still issuing cruise cards. That is what I'll be using.