butternut1 Posted April 8, 2011 #976 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Pablo 222, I believe that you are absolutely right. The first cruise we went on, I drank some water from the sink in the cabin. Honestly, it was horrible. It tasted like chlorine smells. The water in the Dining rooms, Horizon Cafe, etc must be filtered because that water tastes wonderful. A huge, huge difference then what you get in your cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseron36 Posted April 8, 2011 #977 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The ice-makers / water dispensers in the lido have taste filters.The cabin sinks do not. In my house, the city water tastes terrible, and reeks of chlorine. It's fine once it's taste filtered, and dispensed through the fridge door. Of course, it's "the same water"... \Same water whether from the sink or dispenser. The water from the tap may taste different because it is not cold. Other than that it is the same - no extra filtration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denims Posted April 8, 2011 #978 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The ice-makers / water dispensers in the lido have taste filters.The cabin sinks do not. In my house, the city water tastes terrible, and reeks of chlorine. It's fine once it's taste filtered, and dispensed through the fridge door. Of course, it's "the same water"... The water from the sink is filtered BEFORE it gets there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseron36 Posted April 8, 2011 #979 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The water from the sink is filtered BEFORE it gets there. Very true - and - if you have a refrigerator that dispenses water it is not filtered unless you install an in line filter ahead of the refrigerator. The reason that the sink tap water tastes "different" is because it is not chilled as is the dispenser water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddysbaby Posted April 8, 2011 #980 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Out of all of the useful information and tidbits on this thread, I love your comment the best: "Make a frustrating incident into a funny story to tell at home, so as things are going wrong just remember them and fashion them into a wonderful tale to share." Thanks for sharing! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suers515 Posted April 8, 2011 #981 Share Posted April 8, 2011 It costs money to take it for the whole cruise, which I never do. You can also pay it by the day or 1/2 day. Since we only use it on sea days, or if we're in Princess Cays, we take it for the afternoon. It's $10 for 1/2 day or $20 a full day. The cost for the cruise is dependent on how many days. Thermal suites they will also rent by the day (not half day). It's $20 for the day. They will tell you the first day you can only take it for the whole cruise, but when they don't fill up, they will take your money later on. Ok, don't mean to sound uneducated but what are "Thermal Suites" and are they only in the Sactuary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrspaper Posted April 8, 2011 #982 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Ok, don't mean to sound uneducated but what are "Thermal Suites" and are they only in the Sactuary? Not "uneducated". the boards are here to give you the scoop The thermal suites are downstairs from the spa. It has hot stone loungers to lay on, rain showers, sauna's, etc. It costs a certain amount for the cruise, depending on how many days the cruise is. If they have space available, and they always seem to, they will sell you a day at the suites. I think it's $20 pp for the day. We did it once. (They will tell you they don't sell it for the day) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socaljo Posted April 8, 2011 #983 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I assume that this runs on AC. Does your clock stay accurate when plugged in? I'm not the OP for the clock, but we love ours & took it a couple months ago on the Golden to HI. It does run on AC w/battery backup. Ours is an atomic clock & sets itself. Which does not always correspond with ship time! :( So, on nights when the ship was changing by 1 hr, I would just remember to add that in the when I would wake during the night. It worked fine for us that way! While in port, the clocks always agreed! :D There's also a push-button feature on the phone that gives you the current time without calling anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansolosmom Posted April 9, 2011 #984 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Not "uneducated". the boards are here to give you the scoopThe thermal suites are downstairs from the spa. It has hot stone loungers to lay on, rain showers, sauna's, etc. It costs a certain amount for the cruise, depending on how many days the cruise is. If they have space available, and they always seem to, they will sell you a day at the suites. I think it's $20 pp for the day. We did it once. (They will tell you they don't sell it for the day) Can I ask another question on this - they don't do these like the Sanctuary chairs do they - as in assigning people a certain chair during the crusie? I think I read one too many things & confused myself. :p We did the rainforest room on disney which sounds similar. On there we got a multi day pass & you could go whenever for however long you wanted to on those days. If there was a lounger available you could use it otherwise you were out of luck & had to sit on the tile benches. Is that pretty much how it works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrspaper Posted April 9, 2011 #985 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Can I ask another question on this - they don't do these like the Sanctuary chairs do they - as in assigning people a certain chair during the crusie? I think I read one too many things & confused myself. :p We did the rainforest room on disney which sounds similar. On there we got a multi day pass & you could go whenever for however long you wanted to on those days. If there was a lounger available you could use it otherwise you were out of luck & had to sit on the tile benches. Is that pretty much how it works? They do not assign you a stone lounger. They give you a bracelet to wear to identify you belong there. When you board the ship, you can tour the area and see if you like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle19 Posted April 9, 2011 #986 Share Posted April 9, 2011 This is supposed to be a thread on secrets they dont tell you... If you want to complain about the water, there is a thread about that going on.. some of us know this is a touchy subject, so keep it in there and not in this one! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjde Posted April 9, 2011 #987 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Just returned from the Emerald Princess and the special drink prices were from 4:00-7:00, $2.99 plus a 45 cent gratuity, for a Singapore Sling, Pina Colada or Long island Iced Tea, plus a few beers I think. They were pretty weak, but at that price that's what I expected. sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgvic Posted April 9, 2011 #988 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Was that the special for Platinum/Elite Sue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansolosmom Posted April 9, 2011 #989 Share Posted April 9, 2011 They do not assign you a stone lounger. They give you a bracelet to wear to identify you belong there. When you board the ship, you can tour the area and see if you like it thank you! I'm glad you can tour it, I'd like my mom to be able to check them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjde Posted April 9, 2011 #990 Share Posted April 9, 2011 robgvic, No anyone could get that price. It wasn't advertised. I asked, having read about it on these boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgvic Posted April 9, 2011 #991 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I guess it replaced the $2.99 drinks that were after eight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagoffee Posted April 10, 2011 #992 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I'm not the OP for the clock, but we love ours & took it a couple months ago on the Golden to HI. It does run on AC w/battery backup. Ours is an atomic clock & sets itself. Which does not always correspond with ship time! :( So, on nights when the ship was changing by 1 hr, I would just remember to add that in the when I would wake during the night. It worked fine for us that way! While in port, the clocks always agreed! :D There's also a push-button feature on the phone that gives you the current time without calling anyone! I will have to try a new one. My previous one kept losing time and I guess it was related to the "power" variations on the ship. Perhaps a newer model will work better. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emtowle Posted April 10, 2011 #993 Share Posted April 10, 2011 On both the Sept 2010 and March 2011 cruises on the Emerald Princess, we had to bring the life jackets and were shown how to put them on and then had to put them on ourselves. Ah..I was getting mixed up with cruise lines, Carnival no longer takes them and some people thought Princess would follow suit since they are a part of the same overall company. Time will tell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actcleath Posted April 10, 2011 #994 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Has anyone brought boxed wine on board (only to use in the cabin obviously)? It seems this would be the easiest to put in a suitcase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpeg Posted April 10, 2011 #995 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Yes ....the Black Box brand is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptcellen Posted April 10, 2011 #996 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Sjde, Can you please tell me at which bars the $2.99 drink special are available at, and if you have to specify that the drink is suppose to be $2.99. Thank you. Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjde Posted April 10, 2011 #997 Share Posted April 10, 2011 We had them at 3 different bars and we didn't ask for the special. The first time I just asked if there was a time/place for the $2.99 drinks and was told which drinks they were and that it was all bars during those hours. After the first time we just ordered and the bill came with that price on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptcellen Posted April 10, 2011 #998 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Sjde, Thank you for answering my question. Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maraprince Posted April 10, 2011 #999 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Caribbean Princess -- Rivera deck, forward Any idea if there is any coverage of this balcony from deck 15 above? We were just upgraded from Baja deck to Rivera and can't seem to find any info on this. Thanks. MARAPRINCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Foster Posted April 11, 2011 #1000 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Caribbean Princess -- Rivera deck, forward Any idea if there is any coverage of this balcony from deck 15 above? We were just upgraded from Baja deck to Rivera and can't seem to find any info on this. Thanks. MARAPRINCE go check out www. cruise deck dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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