Caribbean Princess 6-Day Western Caribbean. F305-Grand Turk Suite.

[Eagle_and_hawk]

Some of the results:

 

P1060571 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

P1060572 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

P1060573 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

P1060574 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

[Eagle_and_hawk]

P1060576 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

Later on, was the martini demonstration:

 

P1060598 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

P1060596 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

Another video from standing on the stairs:

 

[Eagle_and_hawk]

After seeing the martini demonstration, we headed over to Crooner's:

 

P1060509 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

Since we are already in Crooner's, might as well take a look around:

 

P1060840 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

P1060841 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

The piano is the gather point almost every night for Bret Stratton:

 

P1060842 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

[Eagle_and_hawk]

Skywalkers is a nice & usually a quite place to go during the day with good views out the windows. For those who are new to the ship, it's at the very back of the ship, and looks like the "shopping cart handle".

 

This is standing inside, looking at the moving sidewalk entrance & you can also see the hot tubs below:

 

P1060898 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

A few pictures from during the day:

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

Skywalkers at night, before it opens at 10:00PM:

 

P1060547 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

This is the Churchill Cigar lounge. The daily patter shows it opens at 11:00AM.

 

P1060610 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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P1060607 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

[Eagle_and_hawk]

The Exlporers Lounge is where they hold the art auctions during the day, along with other events like trivia.

 

P1060691 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

It also has a dance floor:

 

P1060690 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

Two of the bands we listened too in the evenings was MexCal & Walker Black Duo.

 

This is a video of MexCal one night:

 

 

And this is Walker Black Duo:

 

[Eagle_and_hawk]

Time to go up top and look around at the pool area. With three pools, there are a lot of loungers:

 

P1060644 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

Movie Under the Stars:

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

A few more pictures of the hot tubs:

 

P1060634 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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P1060632 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

The AFT pool, under Skywalkers:

 

P1060631 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

P1060628 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

[Eagle_and_hawk]

The promenade deck gives you a nice area to walk around the ship or relax in a chair. With this ship, when you get to the bow, you have to up a flight of stairs, circle to the other side, then back down another flight of stairs to make the complete loop. The sign on the wall says 2.7 laps equals 1 mile:

 

P1060694 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

 

 

P1060890 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

P1060692 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

The back of the ship, showing the back of Skywalkers from the outside and also the AFT rooms & Suites:

 

P1060901 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

[Eagle_and_hawk]

The Grand Casino:

 

P1060620 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

The Atrium:

 

The middle level in this picture is the passengers service desk. To the far right of this, is the entrance door to the Fiesta Suites I showed earlier:

 

P1060869 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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This group was the Outlaw Jazz Adventure and we enjoyed listening to them one evening:

 

P1060837 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

The video we took that night from the same spot.

 

[Eagle_and_hawk]

The first night, as a suite benefit, we ate at the Crown Grill. I am not sure if they had a lot of reservations on the books or not, however when we called right after getting on board, they only had 6:30 or 8:30PM available.

 

The service seemed slower that we had experienced in other Crown Grills, and they did over cook the steak, but all in all, a good meal:

 

P1060865 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

Crown Grill:

 

Mediterranean-Style Spiny Lobster Cake, Tarragon Foam

Cured Olives, Grilled Asparagus

 

P1060534 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

 

Black Tiger Prawn and Papaya Salpicon

Mustard Seed Aioli

 

P1060533 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

 

Marinated Goat's Cheese and Heirloom Tomato Salad

Baby Spinach, Beets, Opal Basil Vinaigrette

 

P1060535 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

 

The Grill Salad, Grape-Balsamic Dressing

Mesclun Greens, Roasted Bell Peppers, Hass Avocado

 

 

P1060536 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

Filet Mignon

Classic, Tender and Delicate - 8 ounces

Baked Potato

 

P1060537 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

 

[Ellipooh]

Really enjoying your postings and all the photos.

 

Regarding the differences in the WS vs. Vista, I am sad you have confirmed there is no curtain. Can you tell me if the single TV swivels easily between the bedroom area and LR area?

 

Also, even tho there is no wet bar, PLEASE tell me that there is still a refrigerator in the cabin?!? I couldnt quite tell, but maybe it is under the glassware. Thanks - ellipooh

 

ETA: Okay, that was a dumb question. I am sure all of the cabins have a refrigerator. So i guess i need to know if there is still a mini-bar set-up that i can change out for my 2 coffee cards. It is a full suite, so that should be undisturbed -- but frankly i thought the wet bar was standard for all suites, too.

Edited February 28, 2017 by Ellipooh

[Eagle_and_hawk]

In the back of the ship is Club Fusion. There was always some kind of event going on in there through out the cruise. They have a large dance floor, although we never made it back there to see who was playing in the evenings:

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

The Wheelhouse Bar has always been one of my favorite bars, on any Princess ship as I like anything nautical. It also has a dance floor and various bands were in there at night too:

 

P1060854 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

If you didn't bring your own internet device or book to read, this is the internet cafe and library:

 

P1060877 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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[Eagle_and_hawk]

We never made it to Vine's, however a couple of pictures & posted the wine menu earlier:

 

P1060882 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

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P1060874 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr

 

 

So 230+ photos & scans later......:o

 

This about covers what we have on the ship. Next week, when I can use my scanner, I will get the MDR menu's uploaded, a few food pictures, also a few things about the excursions we took, plus the Ultimate Ship Tour.

[Eagle_and_hawk]

Really enjoying your postings and all the photos.

 

Regarding the differences in the WS vs. Vista, I am sad you have confirmed there is no curtain. Can you tell me if the single TV swivels easily between the bedroom area and LR area?

 

Also, even tho there is no wet bar, PLEASE tell me that there is still a refrigerator in the cabin?!? I couldnt quite tell, but maybe it is under the glassware. Thanks - ellipooh

 

ETA: Okay, that was a dumb question. I am sure all of the cabins have a refrigerator. So i guess i need to know if there is still a mini-bar set-up that i can change out for my 2 coffee cards. It is a full suite, so that should be undisturbed -- but frankly i thought the wet bar was standard for all suites, too.

 

Yes, the TV will swivel to watch in bed or sitting on the sofa. There was very little on TV, besides onboard shopping shows or the morning wake show. Old Love Boat shows, and maybe 5-6 other channels. We don't watch it much, however do like to turn it on for a bit when getting ready to leave. We could not find much in the way of a TV guide to browse thru, as was looking for some music to play in the back ground when getting dressed.

 

 

There is a refrigerator, in the cabinet, under where the glasses sit. We did get the mini-bar setup as part of the suite too. You should have no problem swapping it out for coffee cards as on any other ship.

[kelleherdl]

Thanks so much for posting. We have F305 on our BI this September. We are HAL cruisers and this is our first Princess cruise. I am disappointed there is no curtain around the tub. Shower stall is fine, but we like the option. Is it true that the Churchill Lounge is a smoking venue? Seems strange to have a muster station in a smoking venue.

 

Dennis

[JF - retired RRT]

We could not find much in the way of a TV guide to browse thru

 

 

Some bright bulb at corporate decided we don't need a printed TV guide.

There is a channel on the TV that has a list of what's on the channels currently and the next hour or 2. Kind of like what you get with cable TV... only not as useful.

[Eagle_and_hawk]

Thanks so much for posting. We have F305 on our BI this September. We are HAL cruisers and this is our first Princess cruise. I am disappointed there is no curtain around the tub. Shower stall is fine, but we like the option. Is it true that the Churchill Lounge is a smoking venue? Seems strange to have a muster station in a smoking venue.

 

Dennis

 

Yes, that is correct about the Churchill Lounge. It originally started as a cigar lounge, probably back when people could smoke cigarettes in other places on the ships. Now that smoking is limited to a couple of outdoor designated areas, and most nights in the casino, it usually is full of cigarette smokers through out the day, especially if the weather is not nice outside.

 

 

The muster station is in there, however on both port/starboard sides of the lounge, there is a sitting area outside the entrance doors, which was also used during the drill. It was a small area, and seems like there was maybe 30-40 people at the most back there.