Newbie- am I over my head?

[SailingGrace]

New to Princess Cruises and just booked a transatlantic to catch up with RC's Mariner of the Seas in Europe.

 

Any advice for a month aboard ship? Or any advice to a newbie to Princess?

[Moondawgie]

That sounds wonderful to me!

[Essiesmom]

Princess ships have self service laundromats - Royal Caribbean does not. Do laundry on your last sea day! Don't overpack: think of it as two 14 day (or so) cruises. Pack for two weeks and do laundry on Princess.

[Mr. Bubble]

Best cruising advice: Bring more money and less clothing.

 

Have a great trip.

 

MJ

[PookyCat]

And take those 3 in 1 laundry sheets with you (I think they are by Purex). They pack light and make everything in the suitecase smell nice.

 

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[JWJs]

That sounds wonderful to me!

 

 

Sounds wonderful to me too!

[Kinkacruiser]

We like the longer cruises on Princess and as we not not quite elite the laundry is a plus. I pack for 7-10 days and have a weekly washday.

Bring lots to read, puzzles etc. Have a relaxing time.

[Cruisin' Chick]

I echo the advantage of the laundry rooms. Our last two cruises on Princess were two week ones and we did a few loads of laundry (last cruise I used the unscented Purex 3-in-one's and they didn't even cause an allergic reaction for my daughter who's allergic to regular detergent).

 

Another advantage to Princess is that unless you have a crummy cruise director, there are many sea day activities.

[srpilo]

Best cruising advice: Bring more money and less clothing.

 

Have a great trip.

 

MJ

 

 

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Srpilo

[StLouisCruisers]

And take those 3 in 1 laundry sheets with you (I think they are by Purex). They pack light and make everything in the suitecase smell nice.

 

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But cut off the blue fabric softener strip because it can cause greasy looking spots on the clothes.

[Toddy709]

But cut off the blue fabric softener strip because it can cause greasy looking spots on the clothes.

 

I used these things once and didn't feel like my clothes were clean at all. Target sells single use packets of Tide liquid that I pack in a freezer zip lock bag along with my own fabric softener sheets.

[Alessandrina]

New to Princess Cruises and just booked a transatlantic to catch up with RC's Mariner of the Seas in Europe.

 

Any advice for a month aboard ship? Or any advice to a newbie to Princess?

 

It's great to relax whilst at sea, participate in some activities, take Afternoon Tea, see some shows. Once you get on land/ports you be quite busy and often tired!

 

Cheers.

[Woobstr112G]

My advice is to bring a little more planning to. Next have a great cruies and enjoy all those sea days.....:):):)

 

Bob

[DrivesLikeMario]

Bring at least 1 roll of quarters. It now costs $4.00 to do 1 load for wash & dry ($2.00 each).

Enjoy trivia and mingling with your fellow passengers.

Give MUTS a try since the Mariner doesn't have that.

Also, buy at least a day pass for The Sanctuary if it's warm enough - another thing RCI doesn't have.

If you enjoy wine, do the wine tasting while onboard (there are 2 of them and go to the better one).

Go to afternoon tea. Princess does a pretty nice job of it.

Go to a Pub Lunch on one of your sea days.

Enjoy the quiet intimate atmosphere on Princess that is hard to come by on RCI. :)

[caribill]

Bring at least 1 roll of quarters. It now costs $4.00 to do 1 load for wash & dry ($2.00 each). -- or get quarters at the Purser's desk

If you enjoy wine, do the wine tasting while onboard (there are 2 of them and go to the better one). There is a charge for these

 

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