dmwnc1959 Posted November 6, 2013 #276 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Six ships in St. Maarten...OMG!! In all honesty I probably would have LOVED to have been there, as I really enjoy some decent shipspotting. Two years ago in Grand Cayman I was on one of six ships anchored in the harbor and that was pretty cool. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoTL Posted November 6, 2013 #277 Share Posted November 6, 2013 With that many ships in port at St. Marten's I think I might not leave the ship except to maybe check out the other ships in the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted November 6, 2013 #278 Share Posted November 6, 2013 We have friends on the Royal now and I'm betting they don't get off. I will know more when I receive my daily email update. BTW, they are loving the ship. Got on October 29th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjrockman Posted November 6, 2013 #279 Share Posted November 6, 2013 In all honesty I probably would have LOVED to have been there, as I really enjoy some decent shipspotting. Two years ago in Grand Cayman I was on one of six ships anchored in the harbor and that was pretty cool. :D Hey, Dave. Thanks for the Port pics. I love seeing all of the ships, as well. St. Maarten does get crowded at times. The day before we port in December, there will be 8 ships and 22,500 passengers there! Fortunately, when the Royal docks there in December, there will only be around 12,000 passengers. You probably know about this website, but I love using it. It lists all of the ports by location, day, month and year; the ships that are going to be in port; and the number of passengers. I find it handy: ports dot cruisett dot com I never know if I can post links or not to other sites! Hope you have a great 14 days. And, I hope that other folks find this website as interesting as I do. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted November 6, 2013 #280 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Hi Paul, Thanks for the link. I was there last year on Ruby Princess with three ships in port and Philipsburg was packed. Not even getting off the ship these next two times around. Looks like a perfect opportunity to enjoy The Enclave. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsetbeachgal Posted November 6, 2013 #281 Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) and when one of those ships is the Oasis/Allure with 6,000 pax and along with the Royal with 4,000...yikes! Wonder if anyone is tendering? I know in St. Thomas when more than a certain amount are in town they tender.. But like you, Dave, I enjoy looking at other ships too! Edited November 6, 2013 by sunsetbeachgal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashas_mom Posted November 6, 2013 #282 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Just wondering why you had to get off the ship? When we did a b2b, all we did was go down to get our new cruise card checked in (they put our new cruise card in our mailbox the day before). They scanned it and we just went back upstairs. Never left the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis Posted November 6, 2013 #283 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Just wondering why you had to get off the ship? When we did a b2b' date=' all we did was go down to get our new cruise card checked in (they put our new cruise card in our mailbox the day before). They scanned it and we just went back upstairs. Never left the ship.[/quote'] Where was that? .....all of our many back to backs in FLL included getting off the ship and having to go thru US authorities, doing a "U" turn and then heading back on board, sometimes with a short wait. The best time was when we were the only 2 passengers going B2B....talk about fast and easy:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted November 6, 2013 #284 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Just wondering why you had to get off the ship? When we did a b2b' date=' all we did was go down to get our new cruise card checked in (they put our new cruise card in our mailbox the day before). They scanned it and we just went back upstairs. Never left the ship.[/quote'] Betcha' it wasn't in Florida. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtogo Posted November 6, 2013 #285 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Depends on the turn around port. It is not Princess policy to disembark or not. The port/custom authorities are the ones who decide this - according to the Princess representative that I asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman2a Posted November 6, 2013 #286 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I just wanted to add a personal experience my wife and I had when we boarded on 10/29. After dropping our stuff at our cabin we went to the main dinning room for lunch. When we arrived we were asked if we would like to share and we said yes. We were seated with a couple who were also on the TA. It turned out to be "billco" and his wife. I had been following Pia's live thread and having the chance to discuss evrything with them was fantastic. I think that this lunch kicked off what turned out to be a truly memorable cruise. Thank You Billco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billco Posted November 6, 2013 #287 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Where was that? .....all of our many back to backs in FLL included getting off the ship and having to go thru US authorities, doing a "U" turn and then heading back on board, sometimes with a short wait. The best time was when we were the only 2 passengers going B2B....talk about fast and easy:D Same experience we had in San Pedro last year when we did a B2B on the Sapphire. First part Mexico, second part Hawaii. We got off, went thru Customs, made a U turn, and then boarded with the BVE people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billco Posted November 6, 2013 #288 Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) i just wanted to add a personal experience my wife and i had when we boarded on 10/29. After dropping our stuff at our cabin we went to the main dinning room for lunch. When we arrived we were asked if we would like to share and we said yes. We were seated with a couple who were also on the ta. It turned out to be "billco" and his wife. I had been following pia's live thread and having the chance to discuss evrything with them was fantastic. I think that this lunch kicked off what turned out to be a truly memorable cruise.Thank you billco! Wow, I'm speechless. :D:D:D I'm glad your big surprise went off as planned. Edited November 6, 2013 by billco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollyMoz Posted November 6, 2013 #289 Share Posted November 6, 2013 There's another port web cam site, from which you can access a bunch more. portevergladeswebcam.com. I'm in Bermuda right now watching the Crown, as a matter of fact...well, at least virtually! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashas_mom Posted November 6, 2013 #290 Share Posted November 6, 2013 You're right, Pia (and hi, by the way). hmmm....learn something new every day on these boards. It was Alaska. We did Northbound from Vancouver and then Southbound back to Vancouver. We even changed cabins so easily. Just took our clothes from the closet on the hangers to the new cabin and pulled out the drawers from the desk and switched them for the ones in the new cabin. Easy, breezy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cibaygirls Posted November 6, 2013 #291 Share Posted November 6, 2013 BTW- We were on Caribe deck - aft - we had NO soot problem during our entire stay. Looking forward to sail the Royal again as well as the Regal in Oct 2014! thank you thank you thank you for including this. I have been leaning towards keeping my booking for an aft cabin and have been waiting with fingers crossed that there would be posts indicating that the soot is not a constant issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billco Posted November 6, 2013 #292 Share Posted November 6, 2013 thank you thank you thank you for including this. I have been leaning towards keeping my booking for an aft cabin and have been waiting with fingers crossed that there would be posts indicating that the soot is not a constant issue.We had Cabin D730 on this cruise. Our steward cleaned up the soot on the first day. We didn't notice a problem the rest of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cibaygirls Posted November 6, 2013 #293 Share Posted November 6, 2013 We had Cabin D730 on this cruise. Our steward cleaned up the soot on the first day. We didn't notice a problem the rest of the cruise. Also good to hear billco.. thank you.. we have a dolphin aft book so I am getting much more peace of mind. Can you tell I am slightly obsessed with this:eek:. But I am feeling more and more confident with keeping the room. It is our first aft! Thanks to everyone for their feedback and comments on the Royal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boca7 Posted November 6, 2013 #294 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Where was that? .....all of our many back to backs in FLL included getting off the ship and having to go thru US authorities, doing a "U" turn and then heading back on board, sometimes with a short wait. The best time was when we were the only 2 passengers going B2B....talk about fast and easy:D On a MSC cruise b2n Genoa we had to disembark also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn R Posted November 6, 2013 #295 Share Posted November 6, 2013 In San Juan, PR the people on b2b's gathered in a lounge and had our new cards scanned. We did not have to leave the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted November 6, 2013 #296 Share Posted November 6, 2013 You're right' date=' Pia (and hi, by the way). hmmm....learn something new every day on these boards. It was Alaska. We did Northbound from Vancouver and then Southbound back to Vancouver. We even changed cabins so easily. Just took our clothes from the closet on the hangers to the new cabin and pulled out the drawers from the desk and switched them for the ones in the new cabin. Easy, breezy.....[/quote'] Since your were already in the USA on the cruise, when you reached the port for Anchorage there was no need for immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billco Posted November 6, 2013 #297 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Also good to hear billco.. thank you.. we have a dolphin aft book so I am getting much more peace of mind. Can you tell I am slightly obsessed with this:eek:. But I am feeling more and more confident with keeping the room. It is our first aft! Thanks to everyone for their feedback and comments on the Royal! I would keep the cabin. The balcony is something like 10' by 10', half covered, has the larger table, and two footstools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria_BC_Mom Posted November 6, 2013 #298 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thank you to all who are posting. We are on the Royal in January with another couple, and they love to play table tennis when at sea. Can anyone tell us if the tables are protected from the wind? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna travels Posted November 7, 2013 #299 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Cruise ships converging on St. Martin Dave what site is this. Pretty cool. I sent it to a couple of people and they thought this was really neat. Thanks Dave like everyone has said you are The Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallslo Posted November 7, 2013 #300 Share Posted November 7, 2013 we are taking the Xmas cruise. have rooms c741 and c743. i see that you were in the aft cabins. how were the balconys?? cant wait We recently returned from the 5-nite cruise. We loved the Royal Princess! Everything in our cabin worked. Loved the TV in the cabin. We also loved the "intranet" -it has a list of all the activities (one no longer if one has a smartphone/ipad), places to eat (and menus for specialty restaurants), cruise itinerary, general cruise info, and your folio. BTW- We were on Caribe deck - aft - we had NO soot problem during our entire stay. Looking forward to sail the Royal again as well as the Regal in Oct 2014! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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