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Revised Events listing for today. Impressed how the staff and crew adjust to these changes so quickly.

Needless to say, pool chairs were at a premium by the time we got outside from breakfast. We lucked out around 12:15 when we moved to retreat pool and someone told us they were leaving. Outdoor pool bars are slammed. Tried to order drinks through app and canceled after 20 minutes and went to bar. Had a slice of cheese pizza at Slice. Best pizza I’ve had in a while. Crispy thin crust and hot. Aperol spritz at Retreat Bar is hitting the spot.

Can’t believe I missed that. Yikes!

Saw this in aft area behind buffet so I guess the answer is yes!

Princess Patters from Day One. And Cozumel is a no-go. I’ll post the new listings when we get them.

Last night we heard that several Cozumel excursions had been cancelled due to wind and current issues. Welp, captain came across intercom just now saying we will make one attempt to dock but did not seem hopeful as two other ships had to abort this morning already. So we anticipate a sea day. Interestingly this was the one port we didn’t think we’d miss. Speaking of last night, dinner in MDR was not something to frankly write about. Crab cake had no crab. Tasted like a potato pancake actually. Tenderloin was good and prepared perfectly. Drinks were slow so take wine with you to dinner. Tried to see comedian but it was a packed house so we watched Yes/No show instead. Pretty hysterical. ABBA music in piazza was fun but the Dramamine kicked in at that point. lol! 🥱. Ordered room service -didn’t take too long but club sandwich had very little meat and fries were cold.

I saw on TV that’s it’s a special booked event , like Chefs table

The Silverado red wine blending in Vines was very nice. (Had a few people show who thought it was the regular wine tasting held in Symphony dining room so momentarily had some confusion since there’s only spots for 8 persons. Kinda confusing to hold those at same time.). Good nibbles with the tasting. Thana is a great wine host. He’s very knowledgeable. Dressing for dinner (formal night). Not sure if we’ll fool with champagne waterfall (been there done that) but they’re having it from 6:30-7:15.

Walked a mile around the track on Deck 17. It was windy but tolerable. (Mini-rant-please don’t use the track for a leisurely family stroll (4 across)to take in the view Ugh!). Had chicken street tacos & beer at Trident grill-always yummy! Time to relax in room & get ready for wine blending at Vines at 3 pm.

Found the info for daily PES lounge -it’s listed in activities under Future Cruise loyalty from 4:30-6 in Vista Lounge

Here’s the option at Retreat pool bar. Have to imagine it’s same all over the ship.

Went by casino and popped in $100 in Quick Hits slot machine. Up $50 (yea!) and decided to do trivia in Princess Live. Seriously Princess-retrofit this design somehow. Seating is so uncomfortable! Did terribly (lol!) Walked up to Lido deck. Hot tubs full and a couple of people in pool. Brrr. Surprised that retreat pool area is pleasantly not too windy so sitting here with mimosa and a club soda

They didn’t announce rooms were all completely ready till 1 pm but we had no issues just going to our room. It was not blocked off at all.

Regal Princess officers. New captain is Gavin Pears.

Club 6 still has a bar/lounge area but part of it now is also a non-smoking slots area

Last night at Vines they signed us up for wine blend tasting for $45. I failed to ask about Caymus dinner but I’ll try to ask about it Churchills is an arcade now

Sabatinis dinner was very nice. Took about 1 1/2 hours. The insalata Misti and burrata wonderful. Husband had osso buco -terrific. Unfortunately my veal scallopini was just ok. Maybe I just wasn’t that hungry at that point. Husband had the rocher dessert and loved it. Which did him in for rest of evening-back in room and went straight to bed. Haha! I stayed up watching a movie on demand. Boat started rolling a bit last night with 12-15 ft seas. Thankfully we both took a Dramamine before bed. Up this am and having coffee and breakfast at International Cafe. Tip: you can get specialty coffees at Princess Live cafe too on Deck 7. And in buffet upstairs

Here’s the Sabatinis drink menu. We’re eating there for our anniversary dinner. 29 years! ☺️. So this might be last post for a bit to enjoy my evening.

Vines menu. Having the Diatom Chardonnay and husband having the red blend. Both very good. But I’ll switch it around depending on my palate for the day. 😊

It was definitely busy traffic the closer you got to the 25th St. My Uber driver actually turned around after we sat at a stand still and went back to first port entrance. Which worked better. It also could’ve been the fact that they’re were still psgrs still waiting to leave from disembarkation.

There’s a private function in Vista tonight so maybe that’s why

Wheelhouse bar drink menu

Bars opened fully at 5 pm. I think we got lucky with the tail wind. Casino wasn’t open yet. Folks were standing around waiting.

Princess Patters for Day 1. Surprised there was no invitation in cabin to the Platinum/Elite/Suite daily reception. Usually there’s a piece of paper letting you know time & venue. I may wander before dinner tonight to see if that’s happening. Should either be in Vista Lounge or Double Down Bar.

In room before 11:30 and got our checked bag by noon. Unpacked and had at lunch in the MDR -broiled salmon was tasty. Ordered the Beringer Chardonnay by the glass. 🫤. Hey, it’s all they got for now! Back to cabin to see if we could check in with steward & Fell asleep (getting up at 3 am is a killer). Lol! Captain making announcement that we’re planning to depart and explaining how we will leave and how fast. He’s also warning us it will be very windy. Seas up to 10 ft tonight. Expect rough seas tomorrow. Up to 20 ft. Eek! Steward just checked in & that’s taken care of. Off to sail away on Lido deck!