Astro Flyer Posted November 14, 2013 #1326 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I was on Riviera deck aft and had the best internet access I have ever had on a Princess ship! We had the same experience on Dolphin deck midship but obviously they still need to adjust the system so everyone will have our experience. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublin9 Posted November 14, 2013 #1327 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Sorry about not replying about bringing wine on board. I carried 4 bottles of wine on board clearly visible in an open Vera Bradley bag. I had expected to pay a corkage fee on the 2 extra bottles but no one said anything. They were openly brought to the dining room (one per evening) to our table, and except for the Crown Grill, were never dharged for a corkage fee. It was very pleasant to drink my favorite wines that I never found on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennykat Posted November 15, 2013 #1328 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Hey --What is hanging on your steel fridge:confused:;) Magnets of course, as there is a difference between steel and stainless steel which is technically an alloy and by the way we were in D412 mid ship and our WIFI sucked. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogansNini Posted November 15, 2013 #1329 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Meridian Bay had a number of Inaugural items. Drinking my morning coffee from my inaugural mug as we speak. On another matter, our disembarkation while not the best, surely wasn't the worst.....:):):) Bob p.s. I just submitted my review. Also posted it here on the main Princess board as well. Bob, What, where is Meridian Bay? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted November 15, 2013 Author #1330 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Bob, What, where is Meridian Bay? Thanks! It's a store on deck 7 of the Royal Princess. Meridian Bay This duty- and tax-free boutique offers brand-name fashion jewelry and gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted November 15, 2013 #1331 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Made of a metal, which is magnetic; probably light guage steel.Neither aluminum nor stainless steel are magnetic. Magnets are only attracted to ferrous metals which contain iron or steel. As GeeDunk stated, magnets are not attracted to stainless steel and aluminum. The exterior of the cabin walls are thin sheets of steel with an outer covering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted November 15, 2013 #1332 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I was on Riviera deck aft and had the best internet access I have ever had on a Princess ship! FYI: Magnets do not adhere to steel. I've had magnet attached door signs/photo pages on the Emerald, twice on the Ruby, and Golden.....:):):) Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted November 15, 2013 #1333 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Bob, What, where is Meridian Bay? Thanks! What PIA said..... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sminfiddle Posted November 15, 2013 #1334 Share Posted November 15, 2013 (edited) If the Royal's conductive-metal (to get the discussion away from "magnetic properties" which doesn't matter) parts of the cabins, whether steel OR aluminium, are connected together at the seams more completely than in other ships, what is created is called a "Faraday Cage" which y'all can look up in Google if interested. A Faraday Cage is very good protection against lightning, electromagnetic interference, radio signals and yes, Wireless Ethernet. Static electricity and radio will travel on the outside and not get in. If this is what's happened, it is going to be rather difficult (read: expensive) to correct to allow WiFi from hallway transmitters to better penetrate the rooms. On the bright side, it'll be safer during thunderstorms! :D Rick too geeky by half Edited November 15, 2013 by sminfiddle etaoin shrdlu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogansNini Posted November 15, 2013 #1335 Share Posted November 15, 2013 It's a store on deck 7 of the Royal Princess. Meridian Bay This duty- and tax-free boutique offers brand-name fashion jewelry and gifts. Thanks, Pia. You are always so helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinnurses2 Posted November 15, 2013 #1336 Share Posted November 15, 2013 would love to hear if anyone has done the ultimate ship tour on the royal princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepes Pal Posted November 15, 2013 #1337 Share Posted November 15, 2013 would love to hear if anyone has done the ultimate ship tour on the royal princess We did this tour on the Royal's TransAtlantic just a few weeks ago. It was fascinating, lasted almost 4 hours & we toured all the "back allies" in depth. They did not take us into the Medical Center as there were at that time too many sick patients & we didn't tour the laundry as the laundry was extremely busy with 3-4 days behind work! We were given as gifts: personal stationery, an Aqua blue galley apron, a plush velvet/terry bath robe, pictures from almost every venue visited. One photo taken with Captain Draper in the bridge, he signed. Sign up at the Pursers' Desk as soon as you board. I believe they charged about $115 each but it was well worth the price. They did 2 tours on this cruise & each tour took 12 passengers only. Hope you get to do the tour & enjoy! Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted November 16, 2013 #1338 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Sign up at the Pursers' Desk as soon as you board. I believe they charged about $115 each but it was well worth the price. Probably $150 which is the cost on the other ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KofAK Posted November 16, 2013 #1339 Share Posted November 16, 2013 would love to hear if anyone has done the ultimate ship tour on the royal princess We did the UST on the Royal and it was $150 per person. Very similar to the one we did on the Diamond a few years ago for the same price. The bridge on the Royal is far advanced in technology over the Diamond however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanL10 Posted March 16, 2014 #1340 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Thank you and everyone else for there insight on your TA on the Royal. You keep saying not to book a M deck cabin in the aft or mid aft. Well we were upgraded??? to M508 from A127. Hoping that we are under the carpeted area, and not under a serving station as you. If you have a chance to peek in this cabin, or see where under the HC it is located, it would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy the rest of your trip. Lynn Lynn - you posted that you had been upgraded on Royal to A127. Did you actually cruise in that cabin? I am trying to figure out which balcony cabins on Royal Princess are connecting. Do you recall if there is an inside door that connects the cabin to A129? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted March 16, 2014 Author #1341 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Lynn - you posted that you had been upgraded on Royal to A127. Did you actually cruise in that cabin? I am trying to figure out which balcony cabins on Royal Princess are connecting. Do you recall if there is an inside door that connects the cabin to A129? Thanks! Yes, there is a connecting door. Same with 211 and 215. The opposite port side cabins are the same. There are also 4 sets of connecting cabins on Aloha in the aft section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinLow Posted March 16, 2014 #1342 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Lynn - you posted that you had been upgraded on Royal to A127. Did you actually cruise in that cabin? I am trying to figure out which balcony cabins on Royal Princess are connecting. Do you recall if there is an inside door that connects the cabin to A129? Thanks! According to the Cruise Atlas from Princess for 2014 -2015, the diagram shows that A127 and A129 have an inside connecting door. Did you also look on- line at the ship's diagram to confirm? Or better yet, call 1 800 PRINCESS and ask one of the agents just to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanL10 Posted March 17, 2014 #1343 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Thanks Pia for the info! Ann, I am looking for first-hand confirmation by people who've actually been in the connecting rooms. My mother-in-law has talked to Princess, but the agents she has talked to haven't known for sure if the room connected by the balcony or an inside door. Also, the diagrams for the Royal that are currently on the Princess website don't show connecting rooms or even which cabins will accommodate 3 or 4 people. Thanks! Edited March 17, 2014 by SusanL10 misspelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinLow Posted March 17, 2014 #1344 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks Pia for the info! Ann, I am looking for first-hand confirmation by people who've actually been in the connecting rooms. My mother-in-law has talked to Princess, but the agents she has talked to haven't known for sure if the room connected by the balcony or an inside door. Also, the diagrams for the Royal that are currently on the Princess website don't show connecting rooms or even which cabins will accommodate 3 or 4 people. Thanks! I understand Susan. I do hope that you can find someone who has been in either cabin and can tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted March 17, 2014 Author #1345 Share Posted March 17, 2014 The balconies can be opened by your steward . The cabins are definitely connected with a door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82cu2 Posted March 18, 2014 #1346 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Thanks Pia for the info! Ann, I am looking for first-hand confirmation by people who've actually been in the connecting rooms. My mother-in-law has talked to Princess, but the agents she has talked to haven't known for sure if the room connected by the balcony or an inside door. Also, the diagrams for the Royal that are currently on the Princess website don't show connecting rooms or even which cabins will accommodate 3 or 4 people. Thanks! Susan, I have no first hand experience but I took this screen shot for you. It is of the Royal Princess. The only inside connecting balcony rooms seem to be forward on Aloha and Baja decks only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 20, 2014 #1347 Share Posted March 20, 2014 My mother-in-law has talked to Princess, but the agents she has talked to haven't known for sure if the room connected by the balcony or an inside door. Also, the diagrams for the Royal that are currently on the Princess website don't show connecting rooms or even which cabins will accommodate 3 or 4 people. Thanks! Princess does not know whether their own ship has inside connecting doors? :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted March 20, 2014 Author #1348 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Susan, I have no first hand experience but I took this screen shot for you. It is of the Royal Princess. The only inside connecting balcony rooms seem to be forward on Aloha and Baja decks only. Inside connecting balconies? I believe OP wanted to know about connecting doors in balcony cabins. Insides may have connecting doors, but they definitely don't have balconies. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted March 20, 2014 #1349 Share Posted March 20, 2014 ..,Also, the diagrams for the Royal that are currently on the Princess website don't show connecting rooms or even which cabins will accommodate 3 or 4 people. Thanks! If you do a mock booking and enter 3 (or 4) passengers, only cabins that can accommodate 3 (or 4) will be shown. The only way I know to find cabins with inside connecting doors is to look at the Cruise Atlas as the "NEW" deck plans no longer show that detail :( Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82cu2 Posted March 20, 2014 #1350 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Inside connecting balconies? I believe OP wanted to know about connecting doors in balcony cabins. Insides may have connecting doors, but they definitely don't have balconies. ;) What I meant by inside was that there is a door connecting the rooms inside the rooms, not that they are inside rooms, LOL. The screen shot shows her the rooms she wants to know about. :) Edited March 20, 2014 by gr82cu2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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