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I'm not unhappy about using the Medallion app to check-in, but I do want to complain! How come Princess will ship the Medallions to US (and PR) addresses, but not to Canada? I think it's unfair that I can't wear that thing around my neck until I get to Fort Lauderdale.

Foward or aft?

Thanks @sloopsailer I haven't sailed on Princess for a few years but booked a cruise yesterday. One thing I discovered PDQ, is that I needed to delete the version of the Medallion app I had on my tablet and reinstall.... the app had not been updating as is usually the case. It worked great and, like you say, pretty straight-forward to get my wife and I in the Green lane along with dinjng reservations and a few other things I needed to take care of due to not choosing the 'all included' option for our reservation. We don't drink so an a-la-carte approach to covering soft drinks, gratuities and wi-fi ended up saving us about 800 USD for a 15 day cruise. Also, the PC worked fine too, but I thought I'd give the app a go mainly out of curiousity.⁹

Thank you, those look interesting. I usually enjoy the production shows Princess puts on; we've been doing Celebrity cruises for the last few years so I'm sure we'll be seeing new shows this time around.

Rats, I booked a Princess cruise about an hour ago! If only I had known.

More likely the buffets are impacting people on the flight home.

I don't think port or starboard makes much difference. At just about any scenic destination, the captain turns the ship about for passes on both sides. Personally, I don't care for aft cabins and wouldn't book one.

Is the dome kept closed because it provides an 'advantage' for home runs or because it 'increases the possibility' of home runs? If the former, that makes little sense, if the latter... one could argue that a home run is just a single hit but provides at least one run scored. Hits (especially doubles and triples and plays at the plate) are more exciting (at least to me) and still require the team to manufacture an RBI for, at least, the base runner.

So, I guess what you're saying is that there is no way to forecast which side of the ship will be dockside over time and attempting to choose a cabin based on this unpredictable situation is pretty much a waste of time. No doubt there are some specific itineraries where it may be possible, but not generally.

Concierge cabins and verandahs are same size as regular cabins and verandahs.

Not exactly.... the gall bladder wasn't planned.

I only had three incisions for mine, BUT.... I did have a cataract removed at a different hospital earlier in the day!

The bartender(s) would benefit by having additional money up front for having done nothing.

Changing the requirements for who can cruise (I guess this would be 'dropping all the protocols') is not an indication that cruise lines believe Covid is over. It's more about making money and their efforts to manage their risk.... often at the passenger's expense.

Welcome to 'getting back to normal'.

I don't know how your husband could possibly get a CoR without the associated initial positive test result. You're probably OK but he's likely going to have to take his chances with a pre-cruise test much like most of the other passengers.

I don't know where you got the Wilmington location from but the World Cruise Center is definitely in San Pedro.

The Elizabeth Line runs from T2/3 to T4.

Have a look at Premier Inn Southampton annd Moxy Southampton.

Yes, and here is a statement from Turkey Government website... https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/info/do-i-need-an-e-visa-if-i-am-on-a-cruise-ship/

I'm with you and don't forget that mouse!

Could even be tomorrow....

I don't believe there will ever be a nuclear powered cruise ship but the discussion is interesting. In addition to steam turbo-electric power generation, the use of fuel cells (batteries) to store energy for other on-demand purposes other than main propulsion would likely be a feature.

Nuclear powered ships would likely be unwelcome guests in many cruise ship destinations; either formally (as in not permitted to enter the port) or socially (a target of anti-nuclear activism). Not an especially good way to run a cruise/travel industry.

The cabins are often constructed and fitted in pairs. They are not rectangular but have bump-outs to shape them for desks, chairs/sofas and beds. To make it all work for the two cabin pair to be rectangular they need this alternating shape arrangement.