I booked my first Princess cruise....

[enyaw]

and I leave in just a couple of days! I'm very excited. I've sailed on Royal Caribbean a ton of times...so I'm thrilled to "experience" the difference.

Nordic Empress---5/90, 6/91
Majesty of the Seas---4/92
Sovereign of the Seas---12/93
Nordic Empress---4/94,12/94, 5/95,
Sovereign of the Seas---8/98
Monarch of the Seas---9/02
Majesty of the Seas---1/03
Vision of the Seas----4/03
Voyager of the Seas---9/03
Monarch of the Seas--12/03

[img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=e9967a&cdt=2004;6;18;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] Until the Pride of Aloha


[img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=006400&cdt=2004;9;26;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Until the Explorer.....

[Aquarian]

Congratulations! Which ship are you on? I hope you enjoy Princess as much as we do.

[enyaw]

I forgot to update my "profile" before I placed this message! Shows you how excited I am!!

Nordic Empress---5/90, 6/91
Majesty of the Seas---4/92
Sovereign of the Seas---12/93
Nordic Empress---4/94,12/94, 5/95,
Sovereign of the Seas---8/98
Monarch of the Seas---9/02
Majesty of the Seas---1/03
Vision of the Seas----4/03
Voyager of the Seas---9/03
Monarch of the Seas--12/03

[img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=808000&cdt=2004;5;7;16;00;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] Til the Dawn Princess!


[img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=e9967a&cdt=2004;6;18;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] Until the Pride of Aloha


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[Aquarian]

We're on the Caribbean on the 8th. Are you?

[Scotty]

You are going to love Princess. We also have sailed on RCCL lots and sailed on the Coral Princess last April and I loved it.

There are no bad cruises and I like trying different lines. Princess was very relaxing.

Have a great trip

Charlene

Days till heading to Paradise
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[srphnx]

Welcome, we know you will be pleased. I have sailed RCI as well, liked it still do, but princess has my heart and wallet now.

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Diamond Princess 05/04 ~~ Mercury 06/02
Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 ~~ Legend o.t. Seas 09/95
[B]<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>[/B]
Diamond Princess 12/04
Diamond Princess 11/04 ~~ Diamond Princess 04/04
Sea Princess 01/02 ~~ Vision o.t. Seas 04/02[B]<FONT color=red>
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Ecstacy 09/01
[B]<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 12/97
[B]<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 9/96

[CruiseFever]

Welcome to the Board and Princess

You don't leave us much time to tell all our secrets and wonders so you'll need to be online 24/7 until you leave

I know, think of a bunch of questions and we'll have a "lightning round" where we bombard you with more answers than you could possibly use.

Happy Cruising

Chris

[url="http://www.LifeIsCruising.com"]www.LifeIsCruising.com[/url]

Next up:
Caribbean Princess 06/26/04
Star Princess 10/24/04
Diamond Princess 12/22/04
Carnival Miracle 03/13/05

[Italy52]

Welcome to Princess, hope you have a fabulous cruise.

[Specs]

I have been on various cruiselines including Royal Caribbean and Celebrity, but my best memories have always been from my Princess cruises. The service is excellent, the entertainment is perfect, and the food was exquisite. I really loved Princess. As that say, it is were I belong.

For one, on the Dawn Princess, I recall one of my best memories. Departing from San Juan at midnight, we were admiring the ligths of the city on the Promenade deck. Suddenly, as the ship began to move and that the ship's horn had been heard, Bocelli's "Con Te Partirò" melody began as we left for a wonderful adventure. On the opposite side of the port was a Celebrity ship. They waved their hands, as we did too. It was quite charming. It was quite moving, indeed.

I am sure you will enjoy Princess as much as Royal Caribbean. Although some people like better one or the other, it is said that Princess cruises and Royal Caribbean International are pretty equal in status. And so, you are sure of spending a wonderful vacation either way!

Specs

Ocean Princess (2000)
Dawn Princess (2001)
Golden Princess (2002)
Radiance of the Seas (2003)
Constellation (2004)
Coral Princess Alaska (July 2004)
Adventure of the Seas (2005)

[mii]

Welcome to Princess. I know you are going to enjoy it. Please give us your thoughts and views regarding the ship. Would love to hear it.


Marilyn

[Captain Einstein]

Congratulations!
We did a back-to-back cruise on the Dawn Princess some years ago and had a wonderful time.
I'm sure you'll love it.
Bon voyage! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]

Captain Einstein

[cruiserforlife]

enyaw,

I will be interested in your review when you get back.

We also prefer Princess over RCL for a number of reasons,mainly the freshwater 24/7 pools,the overall decor of the ships,the friendly staff,and of course the food which is in our opinion much better especially if you like good pasta and pizza by the pool.

Princess just feels like home to us and those feelings have never waivered even to this day.

Congratulations and have a fantastic cruise...

"a bad day at sea is better than a great day at work and a lousy day at sea is still pretty damn good!"

[enyaw]

Thanks everyone! I can't wait to board the Dawn Princess. It's like going to a new school...for all these years my partner and I have sailed Royal Caribbean and we feel like we're cheating! Oh, well..we'll be cheating again next month.

I'll let you all know how the mini-trip went! Thanks for the well-wishes [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

Nordic Empress---5/90, 6/91
Majesty of the Seas---4/92
Sovereign of the Seas---12/93
Nordic Empress---4/94,12/94, 5/95,
Sovereign of the Seas---8/98
Monarch of the Seas---9/02
Majesty of the Seas---1/03
Vision of the Seas----4/03
Voyager of the Seas---9/03
Monarch of the Seas--12/03

[img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=808000&cdt=2004;5;7;16;00;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] Til the Dawn Princess!


[img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=e9967a&cdt=2004;6;18;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] Until the Pride of Aloha


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[brucejr]

Enyaw, in case this applies to you, watch the Princess Patter for the Friends of Dorothy meeting. There was one on our March Grand cruise and I believe that the meetings are held on most Princess ships. If it doesn't interest you, please accept my apologies. Family has to look out for each other.

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So when is the next cruise?