Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 25, 2016 #126 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I agree, one big promo for Princess. All too much for me. I want to hear about their life on board, tucker, entertainment, crew, laundry rage, sun lounge rage, buffet rage, the important stuff !! Since Princess has given the cruise to her as a freebie, she can't very well turn around and say anything that might be construed as negative - at least not until the end of the cruise. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted May 25, 2016 #127 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) I agree, one big promo for Princess. All too much for me. I want to hear about their life on board, tucker, entertainment, crew, laundry rage, sun lounge rage, buffet rage, the important stuff !! Bring back Andy. All is forgiven. I wanna hear about cold brekkies. :D:D:D:D Edited May 25, 2016 by icat2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted May 25, 2016 #128 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Since Princess has given the cruise to her as a freebie, she can't very well turn around and say anything that might be construed as negative - at least not until the end of the cruise. :rolleyes: It doesn't have to be negative. But she could at least make it somewhat personable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 25, 2016 #129 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It doesn't have to be negative. But she could at least make it somewhat personable. Agreed.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 25, 2016 #130 Share Posted May 25, 2016 As they were in Fremantle today I rang my friends who are on the Sea Princess to see how they were and they were fine. They said there was some movement but they quite liked being rocked to sleep at night so no problem for them. I fear others will feel differently. They did say that 5 days without being able to disembark was a bit of a nuisance to which I inquired, how are you going to cope with 12!Luckily they play Bridge so I guess there will be a lot of rubbers between Fremantle and Dubai! cheers Stu Didn't they know the itinerary would include that many sea days.? Personally, I like Sea days.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 25, 2016 #131 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It doesn't have to be negative. But she could at least make it somewhat personable. Laundry rage, sun lounge rage, and buffet rage could be construed as negative though! :;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted May 25, 2016 #132 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It doesn't have to be negative. But she could at least make it somewhat personable. Indeed Sarah, she could enlighten us on her cabin allocation and how nice it is dining with the senior officers in Sabatinis for Brekkie and dinner, as they do. Perhaps she lunches with the Captain or ye gods a burger on deck !! If you wonder where the senior officers get to in the evening on Princess, check out the speciality restaurants, always a few in the likes of Sabatinis, Crown Grill, Bayou etc, etc. They know where the good tucker is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted May 25, 2016 #133 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Laundry rage, sun lounge rage, and buffet rage could be construed as negative though! :;) :D Not negative, it is real live entertainment, coming to a cruise ship near you and often better than those movies on MUTS !! Popcorn supplied LOL. Edited May 25, 2016 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest012 Posted May 25, 2016 #134 Share Posted May 25, 2016 A few years ago P & O UK were going to use the AZURA for a world cruise (starting and returning to the UK) and many had already booked but as they did not reach the expected pre-bookings, cancelled the cruise. They now use smaller ships for their WC's. Azura was mentioned for a worldie i think 2018 but alas not to be she is now showing as booked into Sydney ports for Feb 2019 :eek::eek::eek: however that year the Aurora and Arcadia are also booked in.....can't see all 3 coming so hoping the Azura does...:D have cruised twice onboard Arcadia she is a lovely ship and hope to cruise Aurora soon .....price watching a longish sector of her next world cruise ...as we speak ;) I don't think much of the blog and agree with Les ... in a blog I want warts and all......good, bad and indifferent..........instead of Princess handing out a freebie i would have been happy to PAY half price for the world cruise to do a 24/7 blog....guess that would have been a little "risky" for Princess not that I have ever been accused of over exaggerating in my reviewing ........bahahahahahaha....can't help it if i call it as i see it............ As for 10 days at sea, isn't there a ruling somewhere about how many days at sea pax ships are allowed to do.. thought 10 was max however could be wrong, anyway 10 days at sea for us...........bliss :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted May 25, 2016 #135 Share Posted May 25, 2016 it was posted on FB last night that they want compo for being late into Freo but we all know by the t&c princess dont have to give anything for change of itinerary but they may because of the 11 days at sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 25, 2016 #136 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Not negative, it is real live entertainment, coming to a cruise ship near you and often better than those movies on MUTS !! Popcorn supplied LOL. Well, yes, to us. But Princess might not see it that way, which is why all sponsored blogs and travel reviews are so bland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekka49 Posted May 25, 2016 #137 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Didn't they know the itinerary would include that many sea days.? Personally, I like Sea days.:D We have always enjoyed sea days. Great way to recharge the battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 25, 2016 #138 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Didn't they know the itinerary would include that many sea days.? Personally, I like Sea days.:D So do we. Ten sea days would be bliss. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuartm Posted May 25, 2016 #139 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Didn't they know the itinerary would include that many sea days.? Personally, I like Sea days.:D No, they are seasoned cruisers so knew how many sea days to expect. Maybe it was just the unplanned extra day at sea before Fremantle that was the issue. I love sea days too but the longest stretch I've had has been five days so I might get a bit bored with 10 days. Hopefully one day I'll have the opportunity to find out!!! cheers Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted May 25, 2016 #140 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Most sea days I've done in a row was 7. However, I was happy to get off and stretch my legs on land though. Probably could suck it up and do ten in a row though. If I had too.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 25, 2016 #141 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) No, they are seasoned cruisers so knew how many sea days to expect. Maybe it was just the unplanned extra day at sea before Fremantle that was the issue. I love sea days too but the longest stretch I've had has been five days so I might get a bit bored with 10 days. Hopefully one day I'll have the opportunity to find out!!! cheers Stu Same for me, the longest stretch I have had was 7 days, it was wonderful.:D Edited May 25, 2016 by MicCanberra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 25, 2016 #142 Share Posted May 25, 2016 it was posted on FB last night that they want compo for being late into Freo but we all know by the t&c princess dont have to give anything for change of itinerary but they may because of the 11 days at sea I wish them luck but am somewhat disturbed that Aussies seem to have become stuck on this must have compensation for any little change in itinerary.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaznjo Posted May 25, 2016 #143 Share Posted May 25, 2016 We did 9 days or was it 10... When we did the round Europe cruise in 2013.... Thanks to all the civil unrest we headed up towards the suez.... Missed both our Egypt ports... Told no worries we will take you to Ashdod... O oh.. Too risky...... Everyday our route would change ... We were a ship without a port .... And then one day the captain announced WE ARE GOING TO CRETE.... yay.... We finally got off the ship.... What you don't realise that there are crew members down below who don't get to see the light of day in situations like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 25, 2016 #144 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I think the disappointment is due to a combination of missed port/ports with too many sea days. I noticed a change in passenger dynamics after 5 sea days on a TA, as well as a missed port, Bermuda. When I spoke with staff, they said they were aware that 5 sea days was a tipping point for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 25, 2016 #145 Share Posted May 25, 2016 We did 9 days or was it 10... When we did the round Europe cruise in 2013.... Thanks to all the civil unrest we headed up towards the suez.... Missed both our Egypt ports... Told no worries we will take you to Ashdod... O oh.. Too risky...... Everyday our route would change ... We were a ship without a port .... And then one day the captain announced WE ARE GOING TO CRETE.... yay.... We finally got off the ship.... What you don't realise that there are crew members down below who don't get to see the light of day in situations like that I remember that and what a wonderful time you had in Crete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility Base Posted May 25, 2016 #146 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I think the disappointment is due to a combination of missed port/ports with too many sea days. Yes, disappointment is understandable. However, I don't think weather issues such as this warrant compensation. It appears the Captain and his bridge team did a good job keeping them safe and as comfortable as possible. It would have been a busy couple of days for them. By the way, parts of Colombo were under water last week; the worst flooding in 25 years. Over 90 have died, many in landslides just north of the city. Who knows what touring the area would have been like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 25, 2016 #147 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Yes, disappointment is understandable.However, I don't think weather issues such as this warrant compensation. It appears the Captain and his bridge team did a good job keeping them safe and as comfortable as possible. It would have been a busy couple of days for them. By the way, parts of Colombo were under water last week; the worst flooding in 25 years. Over 90 have died, many in landslides just north of the city. Who knows what touring the area would have been like. Good points, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwipete Posted May 26, 2016 #148 Share Posted May 26, 2016 OK so I know I'm lazy as I could have scrolled back through this thread and found the answer BUT can anyone recommend 1 or 2 "good" blogs for this world cruise. Can't do a World Cruise myself but love to dream!!! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted May 27, 2016 Author #149 Share Posted May 27, 2016 OK so I know I'm lazy as I could have scrolled back through this thread and found the answer BUT can anyone recommend 1 or 2 "good" blogs for this world cruise. Can't do a World Cruise myself but love to dream!!!Thanks. Heres 3 of them Pete.. http://www.angienpaul.com/ http://lifestylefifty.com/princess-cruises-trip-of-a-lifetime/ http://brizzy.dscloud.biz/blog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility Base Posted May 27, 2016 #150 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I think they will just be sheltering in the Bay today. Sea still looks a bit jobbly....but the morning has dawned clear and bright.:) Co-incidentally; I see the 2018 World Cruise on Pacific Princess has Esperance as a scheduled stop. Admittedly in February however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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