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I have alway checked in ASAP and have always gotten a 11:00 AM time !

We are not seasoned cruisers, IMO. We have been on only 3 cruise lines. Of the 3, this is how we would rank them. 1. Holland America 2. Celebrity 3. Carnival. We have heard that Princess is very nice, comparable to X. If NCL and Royal are like Carnival, we would never cruise with them. Just our personal decision.

On our last X cruise we were given the option for 1 cleaning a day and we would get additional points if we agreed. So, we took the offer. Our cabin attendant still serviced our cabin twice a day, at around 10 am and about 8-9 pm. We brought this up our attendant and he was not aware of this. We still got points !

First things we do on embarkation is, drop bags in room, muster drill, lunch and make reservations in MDR, in that order.

We sailed on the Silhouette back in November/Dec 2022. There were plenty of photographers, a crew of about 5. Times they were available around Happy Hour, dinner before, during and after dinner and around show time. This was a fantastic group of photographers, I made friends with them ! Shout out to Felipe from Uruguay !!!

Thanx, we were looking at Nov/Dec 2024, Caribbean, Celebrity has their schedule out for that time frame posted already.

We are longtime Celebrity cruisers. We want to try a new adventure and want to cruise with Princess. Our usual cruise time is Nov/Dec. Does anyone have knowledge of when Princess Cruise releases their winter 2024 schedule ? Thanx !

Sorry, typo, I meant 2024 going to the Caribbean.

Thanx, I should have specified Caribbean.

We are strictly X cruisers. We were discussing plans for 2024, Nov/Dec time period. Anyone have an idea of when Princess posts their late schedules in 2024 ? Thanx !

We are strictly X cruisers. Our cruising friends asked if we would like to cruise on HAL in 2024. We normally cruise in Nov/Dec time period. When does the late 2024 schedules are posted ? Thanx !

From what I have been told you have to have a universal remote compatible with Samsungto get to the input menu.

On the subject of connecting various devices to cabin tv I have a question. My wife and I like to watch a nice movie at night when we retire for the day. Is there a way to connect an external hard drive to tv ? I have heard of people doing this but was hesitant to ask others until now after our tv service had numerous interruptions on last cruise on the Silhouette.

I believe you can reserve a time on the app.

That is the worst thing I am always afraid of is that my luggage is either lost or snagged by the "Naughty Crew". I have had to go to the naughty room twice since I have been cruising. At least I always carry 2 changes of clothes and basic toiletries in my carry on.

Someone made a post that once they reached Elite level they stopped receiving PUP. Wow ! I reached Elite and I have not gotten a PUP notification in awhile, but, plenty of X email.

We had a similar incident on the Silhouette in November, 2022. We had "Select" dining so we were seated upstairs. Every night for the 10 night cruise there was a very large group that sat downstairs and they would sing along with staff of 3 musicians and singers and they would sing, very loudly, with live music, "Take Me Home Country Roads". The first time we heard it, it was cool, but c'mon, every night, 2-3 times, enough is enough.

Yes, sorry, I meant printed.

I haven’t seen this topic posted yet, if it has I must have missed it, apologies. On our last X cruise in November last year we had a problem with our SeaPass cards. There was this “film” that started peeling off the cards. I thought it was some sort of protective coating, it wasn’t. We went to Guest Services and the staff member said not to remove the coating because that is all your vital info. Ok, but the new card started peeling again, before it totally peeled away back down to Guest Services. I spoke with others in line who were having the same issue. I prefer the old embossed cards. Anyone have knowledge about this change ? Thanx

We have not eaten in the buffet for dinner in many years, not saying it's not good, we prefer MDR. From what we have seen through pictures from cruisers who are currently onboard, it does not look bad, still lots of choices but condensed.

We love to talk with other people from all over the world. We have made some really close friends over the years, England, Scotland, India and of course the USA. It never hurts to talk !

Observation: On our last cruise in 2022 we observed a young lady, 30ish, sitting a a table for two but close enough interact with neighbors, but she did not. She sat alone, ate and left. To each their own but its always more enjoyable to banter with others when on a cruise !

I have been following posts from different forums concerning menu changes for RC. I have seen the tests menus and they look fantastic ! I love the idea of nightly theme in the MDR. I am assuming and hope that X will follow suit. We have cruised on X a lot and current menus old and outdated, need something different and new.

I have been following posts from different forums concerning menu changes for RC. I have seen the tests menus and they look fantastic ! I love the idea of nightly theme in the MDR. I am assuming and hope that X will follow suit. We have cruised on X a lot and current menus old and outdated, need something different and new.

We have cruised with X a number of times but never really paid attention to the status of Wi-Fi on ships, never used until last cruise with basic Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi was very unpredictable and when you did connect it would cut out or stall. I really don't need the Wi-Fi, its nice to be able to send text and send/receive e-mail. My question is we get basic Wi-Fi with the "All Included", but since we moved up to "Elite Status"I see we get 90 minutes of free Internet, is it Premium or Basic ? If it is Premium I may pay for the difference to be able to stream music, maybe a tv show. So since we have Basic already how does that work with the free minutes you receive for your status ?