Patters from Island Princess Christmas Cruise

[geoherb]

Here are the first five Patters from our Christmas cruise on the Island Princess (Dec. 20-30).

Patter 01.pdf

Patter 02.pdf

Patter 03.pdf

Patter 04.pdf

Patter 05.pdf

[geoherb]

Here are the last five days' worth of Patters. I did not bother to scan the back page of them because it made the file size too large. The biggest activities listed on the back pages are casino tournaments and spa specials. They also have ads for the art gallery, photo/video gallery, bar news, Internet cafe, future cruise consultant, and boutiques.

Patter 06.pdf

Patter 07.pdf

Patter 08.pdf

Patter 09.pdf

Patter 10.pdf

[geoherb]

To help navigate, here is how the Patters line up with our itinerary:

 

Patter 01: Embarkation day in Fort Lauderdale

Patter 02: At sea

Patter 03: At sea

Patter 04: Aruba (7 a.m. until noon)

Patter 05: Cartagena (9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.)

Patter 06: Transit Panama Canal (6:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.) then Colon, Panama (5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.)

Patter 07: Costa Rica (7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.*)

Patter 08: At sea

Patter 09: Ocho Rios (9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.)

Patter 10: At sea

 

*Note: The ship did not change time to match local time in Costa Rica.

[yancycruiser]

Thank you for taking time to post these Patters. It is great to have this in advance.

 

Don

[Pachutabelle]

Thanks for posting these geoherb. All good information.

[dbeckett]

It was great to read them - I want to see how to carve a turkey (even though it won't be turkey time when we sail in March) and want them to do the Travel trivia (Where in the Wor(l)d am I?

[cruzinchris]

You're a gem, geoherb! DH and I enjoyed your "live" thread and will have fun reading through the Patters. Even though things might be a little different during our 1/29 cruise, the Patters give us a good idea of what activities are offered at what times. Thanks for sharing them here at CC.

 

DH and I done several "live" threads and will probably take turns doing one from the Island Princess, too. It's nearly time for us to begin packing :D

 

Bon Voyage!

Chris

[Coolmama_1]

Thanks for posting the patters!

[Denisern2]

Geoherb, Thank you so much for the live thread and now the patters. I really appreciate it.

[Pachutabelle]

Geoherb, did you attend any of the port lectures and were they informative? Sorry if you have already addressed this.

[geoherb]

Yes. I went to the one about the Panama Canal. Jeana, the port lecturer, was very informative about the history. She also provided commentary that could be heard on the open decks while we were going through the locks. I missed her other lectures on Cartagena, Limon, and Aruba.

[AmberTeka]

Thank You! I have a deposit down on the Crown for Jan...the new route to Aruba and Curuaso(sp)..but now..I am biting my nails..should I change to the Island Princess?

 

After those patters...and the thought of revisiting Costa Rica...maybe yes!

 

You are a dear to take the time to do that for all of us armchair travelers ( for now)!!! Some Tropical Sunshine in a manner of speaking on a gloomy, cold day.

[-Lew-]

 

Here are the first five Patters from our Christmas cruise on the Island Princess (Dec. 20-30).

Thanks geoherb!

 

These will be very handy for planning our upcoming Island cruise.

 

Lew

[Infi]

Great job on scanning all of the Patters, Neal. I'm sure a lot of folks will find these useful. I know that all the scanning takes a lot of time and effort. We always come home with all the Patters and intentions to scan them and it never ends up happening. :o Oh well, I suppose they're a nice keepsake.

[LARGIN]

Great job on scanning all of the Patters, Neal. I'm sure a lot of folks will find these useful. I know that all the scanning takes a lot of time and effort. We always come home with all the Patters and intentions to scan them and it never ends up happening. :o Oh well, I suppose they're a nice keepsake.

Thanks for the post. Interesting part was the info that you can apparently switch back and forth from Traditional to Anytime Dining :confused::confused:

[cruzinchris]

Thanks for the post. Interesting part was the info that you can apparently switch back and forth from Traditional to Anytime Dining :confused::confused:

 

I started a thread about this yesterday. I'm curious about how the option would work. Perhaps you can comment further on that thread.

Chris

[Infi]

Thanks for the post. Interesting part was the info that you can apparently switch back and forth from Traditional to Anytime Dining :confused::confused:

 

That part stuck out to me as well when I first read it. I'd like to think it was a typing error, as the Patter also says Traditional first seating was at 5:15pm, when it was actually assigned for 5:45pm on the cruise card. We eventually asked the Maitre D' about it when we went to check on our traditional table reservation, and he said dinner was between 5:30 and 5:45pm. :confused: Lots of confusion the first day on the cruise.

[yancycruiser]

geoherb:

 

I noted in one of the Princess Patters that they offered a Bag It 'Special' for $25.

Did you take advantage of this or know of anyone who did? If so, how did your clothes turn out? I did this on my last Holland America cruise and was satisfied with the results.

 

If you have already covered this in one of your posts, I apologize.

 

Thank you,

 

Don

[geoherb]

We have never used the laundry service, but some of the friends we met on the Island were Elite and had the free laundry. They said it worked well. I'm looking forward to when we get that perk.

[Tikibird]

To help navigate, here is how the Patters line up with our itinerary:

 

Patter 01: Embarkation day in Fort Lauderdale

Patter 02: At sea

Patter 03: At sea

Patter 04: Aruba (7 a.m. until noon)

Patter 05: Cartagena (9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.)

Patter 06: Transit Panama Canal (6:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.) then Colon, Panama (5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.)

Patter 07: Costa Rica (7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.*)

Patter 08: At sea

Patter 09: Ocho Rios (9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.)

Patter 10: At sea

 

*Note: The ship did not change time to match local time in Costa Rica.

Thank you, it's very helpful to have an idea what to expect.