Doug R.

By cancelling and rebbooking on board, doesn't one run the risk of losing desired times?

Actually no, at least not on our recent cruise on the Enchanted.

Halloween

Wee bit cynical, are we? My grandkids love their Stanley bears.

Boston

Inside Trinity Church Newport

Sail Away from Red Hook, Brooklyn

Day 3 – Boston Since we had never been in Boston before, we decided to take the hop on-hop off trolly, we got a good overview of Boston with excellent commentary by the driver. However, it turned out that a large number of tourist attractions are closed on Monday, so we opted to return to the ship. It was Halloween and the staff went all-out decorating with each department competing for the best display as voted by the passengers. Marj decked herself out in her flamingo finest and I wore a long sleeve tee that said “This is my Halloween Costume”. The staff dressed up or wore masks including the wait staff in the MDR. We were impressed by our waiters Charlamagne and Lea that we requested them for the remainder of the cruise and we saw them at breakfast in the buffet. The main entertainment for the evening was an Elton John tribute which we skipped as we saw the real thing last year. We lounged in the piazza enjoying the music and people watching. I was somewhat grumpy that they had Monday night football on TV and not the World Series, I managed to watch the game on my phone.

They had no choice really other than perhaps offering a free day,

On our cruise on the Enchanted that ended on 10/5 there was Stanley merchandise available. We also had a large Stanley ambling around the piazza.

The new internet is metered by the day now, not by the minute. Therefore, the old perk is not possible, so Princess offers Platinum and Elite passengers the 50% discount.

Ship - Enchanted Princess Class - Royal Deck - 15 (Marina) Stateroom # - M426 Category - Mini-Suite - MB Port/Starboard/Bow/Stern - Port Side Midship Connects With Cabin - Yes M424 but balconies do not connect Accessible - No Quiet - See Comments Balcony Size - Angled View - Unobstructed Problems - None, only time we heard noise from the connecting cabin was when they flushed the toilet. No noise from Lido. Comments- This is an excellent location. close to the elevators and one deck down from the Lido deck. The angled balcony provides much better space.

Now that I think about it, that is correct. Our dinner was part of a promotion so we had no money invested in it.

Day 2 - Newport, Rhode Island Newport is one of our favorite cities and we have visited here several times. We had two tickets for a mansion visit leftover from our last visit, but Doug the Wonder Husband left the tickets on board the ship, where they would be safe. So Marj shopped while I dropped. This was our only formal night, even so I saw very few men in suits or tuxes. I cannot comment on compliance in the main dining rooms since we dined in Bistro Sur la Mer. The food was excellent, but the ambiance was horrible as the bistro is open to the atrium and all its noise and hubbub. Certainly not a spot for a romantic dinner. It is funny though that this didn’t bother us when we had lunch at Gigi’s directly across from the bistro on deck 7, different expectations. Princess really needs to rethink this venue. The evening show was “Spotlight Bar”, a musical that chronicled life of a bar through the years. We enjoyed it very much. Tendering was painless we got our boarding numbers and were called before we even sat down to wait, again there were only 1,700 passengers.

We wish, but social obligations and finances do not permit.

Good to see you, Roberto! 😁

Note: I have been accused of being a “Princess Cheerleader” so take that into account when reading this. I am also not a wine connoisseur or coffee snob, so I am not qualified to speak in that regard. I will, however, endeavor to provide an honest account of my observations and thoughts. pike Day 1 – We’re Off the Captain Shouted! We began our journey from our home in South Jersey (Exit 3 on the NJ Turnpike for those who know the joke). Not limited by weight restriction Marj decided to see how much weight my 72 year-old old body could lift. After saying goodbye to our fur babies, we headed up the Turnpike and after two hours we arrived at the port just before 11 am. quickly had our luggage checked and proceeded to park almost in front of the terminal entrance. We quickly proceeded down the green lane and rapidly checked in and whisked to the elite/platinum/suite lounge. We boarded a little bit after 11 am. There is a sign as you head up the escalator to the ship, “Brooklyn Cruise Terminal – Fuhgeddaboudit”. One onboard we proceeded to our cabin which was ready for occupancy, a Mini suite on the Marina deck with the angled balcony. We watched the safety video on TV and proceeded to our muster station which is the Capri dining room. Since we were already there, we decided to stay and have our embarkation lunch there rather than joining the scrum at the buffet we it was, as others have said, a nice relaxing start to the cruise. However, we did have dinner in the buffet. Evening entertainment in the Theater was a comedian who was good. Takeaways and Observations: · The Enchanted Princess is a very beautiful ship and we especially loved the awesome atrium. · Captain of the ship is Mario Ciruzzi, who succeeded Commodore Nash for this voyage. · The Cruise Director is Jody Miles from South Africa and is funny and lively. · There are only 1,700 passengers, including 11 children out of a possible 3,600.

I only celebrate every 5th birthday. The intervening 4 are "Gift Getting Days".

I got my new cabin number immediately upon upgrade. It may occur anytime before sailing just like guarantees. No way of asking for a location. You pay your money and takes your chances.

If you look on the app under Journey View and click on Activities Timeline and scroll over to Boston you will see there is a Halloween party scheduled.

The medallion opens the door, not the app. Two different things. You do not need to ever use the app, just use the medallion like the old cruise card. What was problematic about opening the door?

You seem to be fixated on third party vendors. Why?

I just signed in without a hitch,

I am neither a wine connoisseur nor a frequent imbiber so I cannot remark on that aspect of the OP's post. However, I can comment on the boarding situation: 1. Princess does not run the boarding, that is the port authority's responsibility, so any unpleasant employees are on them as well as any shortcomings in queue management. 2. The employee in question is a New Yorker, what did you expect? Hospitality? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Picked up my pencil, pad and calculator. Yawned, put them away and took a nap. Sounds too much like work.