euro_101 Posted August 8, 2016 Author #26 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thanks for the excellent pictures and review. You're welcome! Thanks for reading! Wow what GREAT pictures!!! They made me feel like I was there. Thank You so much.Tony Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_101 Posted August 8, 2016 Author #27 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Hi Thanks for pics, did you watch the show in Greenock, what did you think of it, yours Shogun Do you mean the troop the cruise ship brings on? We did catch the last half of it. It was early - so we were still getting back from our tour. I enjoyed it. It was interesting to see the bagpipes and dancing. I wouldn't have skipped out on the tour or anything to see it. but worth it if you are back on ship. Loved all your photos!Were either of the pools heated? We will be sailing on this ship in a month and hope to be able to swim a bit. Thanks for taking the effort to post an informative review :) Thanks so much! I forgot to put that in. Yes the Serenity pool and aft were both heated. The Serenity pool felt warmer though. It also had the benefit of being shielded from the wind. Both were not as hot as the hot tubs though. The Serenity pool was warm enough on its own except when we were sailing up around the north or Scotland....the hot tub came in handy. I also liked to go in the steam room in the changing room....warm up a bit before going out :) Enjoy your trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd crsr Posted August 9, 2016 #28 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks for your great review. Your pics are excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartgv Posted August 9, 2016 #29 Share Posted August 9, 2016 What a great photographic eye you have - thank you for exceptional shots, each one perfectly framed. The shot of Stonehenge with the barbed wire and flowers in the foreground was a totally different view! We're interested in finding local music wherever we can. You mentioned Fibber McGee's for music - can you elaborate a little? Where is it, how did you get there? Any other music venues you can suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted August 9, 2016 #30 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks for the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzG Posted August 9, 2016 #31 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks for the great reviews and pictures. It brought back many memories of our British Isles cruise on the Royal last August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted August 9, 2016 #32 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Nice review and photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cre8tivCruiser Posted August 9, 2016 #33 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thank you for the review and amazing picturesM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsetbeachgal Posted August 9, 2016 #34 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Your photos are gorgeous! Thank you for the review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dforeigner Posted August 9, 2016 #35 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Awesome, thanks for sharing your pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted August 9, 2016 #36 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Great photos! Thank you !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeadip Posted August 9, 2016 #37 Share Posted August 9, 2016 WOW...I am speechless. your ability to capture the perfect angle and actually "frame" a photograph is uncanny perfection. I hope you have submitted some to Princess for a chance to win a free cruise... there is an old american adage... "a picture is worth a thousand words" in your case its at least a "million". Bravo. well done. Best, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinAllie Posted August 9, 2016 #38 Share Posted August 9, 2016 wow! Looks like an amazing trip. Im on princess.com now looking to book my Europe cruise thanks to this thread. The pictures were absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin's girl Posted August 9, 2016 #39 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Great review.Thanks for taking the time to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnVacation11 Posted August 9, 2016 #40 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Wonderful pictures ! Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozziepost Posted August 9, 2016 #41 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I can't believe how timely your report is as we board the Caribbean Princess for the same cruise on Friday great photos and a fascinating review. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_101 Posted August 9, 2016 Author #42 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks for your great review. Your pics are excellent. Thank you! Thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_101 Posted August 9, 2016 Author #43 Share Posted August 9, 2016 What a great photographic eye you have - thank you for exceptional shots, each one perfectly framed. The shot of Stonehenge with the barbed wire and flowers in the foreground was a totally different view! We're interested in finding local music wherever we can. You mentioned Fibber McGee's for music - can you elaborate a little? Where is it, how did you get there? Any other music venues you can suggest? Thank you so much. These are all in Belfast. Fibber Magee is a bar w/in a bar - you just walk through the 1st bar. If you google 'Fibber Magee Balfast' it comes up on google maps. I am not sure about music, but other bars recommended to us (we did not try) are the Crown Liquor Saloon next door to Fibber Magee's. Also White's Tavern. Thanks for the report. Thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_101 Posted August 9, 2016 Author #44 Share Posted August 9, 2016 WOW...I am speechless. your ability to capture the perfect angle and actually "frame" a photograph is uncanny perfection. I hope you have submitted some to Princess for a chance to win a free cruise... there is an old american adage... "a picture is worth a thousand words" in your case its at least a "million". Bravo. well done. Best, Mark wow what kind words! I appreciate that :) wow! Looks like an amazing trip. Im on princess.com now looking to book my Europe cruise thanks to this thread. The pictures were absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing! Awesome! Whatever you pick will be a blast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_101 Posted August 9, 2016 Author #45 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I can't believe how timely your report is as we board the Caribbean Princess for the same cruise on Friday great photos and a fascinating review. Awesome! have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cre8tivCruiser Posted August 10, 2016 #46 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I was wondering how you found your way around each port. Does Princess hand out maps at the gangway, by any chance? Did you bring guidebooks? Use a gps? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrobstad Posted August 10, 2016 #47 Share Posted August 10, 2016 We might have been on the same cruise.....July 19-30, but had very different experiences due to different tours. We did all independent tours, except for Dublin dinner show. At Liverpool, we did a Busybus tour of northern Wales-a highlight- though others said they loved Liverpool, which we could have done the last hour, but were pooped. We agree, it was an exhausting, but wonderful, itinerary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_101 Posted August 10, 2016 Author #48 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I was wondering how you found your way around each port. Does Princess hand out maps at the gangway, by any chance? Did you bring guidebooks? Use a gps? Thanks! Hi, Princess does hand out maps the eve before - a brochure that lists the highlights and basics about each port, but the map is not usable imo. I know at Guernsey there were people (I assume from the local tourist office) handing out better maps. But i don't recall seeing this at other ports. What we used the entire time was offline Google Maps. I saved the sights beforehand on Google Maps, downloaded the offline maps, and since the phone GPS works independent of the data plan it was able to tell us where we were. It worked great! The only con is it can only tell you driving directions, so sometimes you'll have to be mindful of that so you don't walk unnecessarily. Else I would buy maps beforehand or get to a tourist info office right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_101 Posted August 10, 2016 Author #49 Share Posted August 10, 2016 We might have been on the same cruise.....July 19-30, but had very different experiences due to different tours. We did all independent tours, except for Dublin dinner show. At Liverpool, we did a Busybus tour of northern Wales-a highlight- though others said they loved Liverpool, which we could have done the last hour, but were pooped.We agree, it was an exhausting, but wonderful, itinerary! yes! nice! how was the dinner show? Wales would have been nice! Liverpool wasn't bad, but I would have take a couple hrs from that port and move it to another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted August 10, 2016 #50 Share Posted August 10, 2016 What we used the entire time was offline Google Maps. I saved the sights beforehand on Google Maps, downloaded the offline maps, and since the phone GPS works independent of the data plan it was able to tell us where we were. It worked great! The only con is it can only tell you driving directions, so sometimes you'll have to be mindful of that so you don't walk unnecessarily. Nice tip. I will try that one time. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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