I wish Princess would....

[Loritd]

I wish Princess would make people who treat the crew badly walk the plank. Or a more reasonable request; I wish Princess would speed up the Anytime dining wait time. 

[jasbo49]

... give it to us straight when we board the ship and ask which dining room is open. 

 

... design new ships to include a sofa in standard balcony cabins like the rest of the civilized world. 

 

Jim

[vampiress]

i do hate seeing people treat service employees poorly anywhere.  i wonder how worth it it is to report when we see that. 

 

i've yet to do anytime dining, so i can't comment on that.  i prefer traditional dining, i like knowing my waitstaff each night. it makes it seem more special. i remember my first cruise i was scared about it, but ended up liking it,  although i do prefer smaller or round tables.  some ships i have been on had long banquet tables, and its just impossible to have any conversations a those. i always feel like i'm in between 2 conversations and i can contribute nothing of meaning to either.

 

 

[FoghornLeghorn]

8 minutes ago, jasbo49 said:

... give it to us straight when we board the ship and ask which dining room is open. 

 

... design new ships to include a sofa in standard balcony cabins like the rest of the civilized world. 

 

Jim

 

Totally agree, Jim - if not a sofa, at least a love seat in Balcony cabins. 

 

[voljeep]

Be more transparent ... with different fares offered on 

their website

[Bemidji Ty]

1.  Change the service in the buffets to being served cafeteria-style like on HAL as opposed to the buffet with people touching food.  Could help a lot with Noro.

 

2. Help the DJ's evaluate their crowd.  While I grew up with music of the 60's and early 70's, I realize time didn't stop there.  However, more than once we have been on a Princess cruise with a DJ playing boompa-boompa tunes to an empty dance floor.  I asked if he could play some Stones, Doobie Bros, Motown or R&B.  He did and the dance floor filled up.  When the song was done, he went back to the boompa-boompa and the dance floor was again empty and many left the venue.  Lost drink sales.

[Thrak]

I wish Princess would issue a public statement regarding exactly how onboard gratuities are collected and distributed and include a definitive statement regarding gratuities that a passenger pays directly to a crew member.

 

I wish Princess would return the barrel chair.

 

I wish Princess would restore the BOGO or at least devise another program to take its place.

 

I wish Princess would let me speak directly with the EZ Air folks rather than making me speak to someone who then speaks to them.

 

I wish Princess would include some OV cabins in their new builds.

 

I wish Princess would publish the daily MDR dinner/lunch menus or at least put them on the TV so they are easy to check for the day.

 

I wish Princess would offer more Trans Pacific cruises - LA to Sydney.

 

I wish the DJ or the band in a venue would look around and realize the passengers are mostly old farts who have absolutely zero interest in the crappy modern stuff they think is music.

 

I wish every cruise had a jazz quartet/quintet from the orchestra that would play some evenings.

 

I wish someone with a clue would vet the acts that are hired so we never have to experience the "everybody leaves when this person starts playing" syndrome.

 

Edited September 23, 2019 by Thrak

[tonit964]

2 minutes ago, Bemidji Ty said:

1.  Change the service in the buffets to being served cafeteria-style like on HAL as opposed to the buffet with people touching food.  Could help a lot with Noro.

 

2. Help the DJ's evaluate their crowd.  While I grew up with music of the 60's and early 70's, I realize time didn't stop there.  However, more than once we have been on a Princess cruise with a DJ playing boompa-boompa tunes to an empty dance floor.  I asked if he could play some Stones, Doobie Bros, Motown or R&B.  He did and the dance floor filled up.  When the song was done, he went back to the boompa-boompa and the dance floor was again empty and many left the venue.  Lost drink sales.

 

Exactly on #2. Went to Club Fusion one night with my teenage daughter and the DJ was playing rap type music, not one person on the dance floor. I went to the DJ and asked if he would play Pharrell Williams "Happy" song and a lot of people got up and danced. The DJ played a couple more songs like that and everyone stayed on the floor dancing. He then went back to the rap music ( I guess that's what he wanted to listen to) and no one was dancing. We left at that point.

[grouchomarx]

I'd like a lower drink package price.

[Thrak]

2 minutes ago, tonit964 said:

 

Exactly on #2. Went to Club Fusion one night with my teenage daughter and the DJ was playing rap type music, not one person on the dance floor. I went to the DJ and asked if he would play Pharrell Williams "Happy" song and a lot of people got up and danced. The DJ played a couple more songs like that and everyone stayed on the floor dancing. He then went back to the rap music ( I guess that's what he wanted to listen to) and no one was dancing. We left at that point.

 

This is sooooooooooo common. Happens on every cruise. There is always a DJ and they rarely play anything the passengers want to listen to or dance to. It's mind boggling.

[EMS8]

I wish Princess would return to 6:00 pm for early traditional dining.  They already have 2 other dining rooms that start dining at 5:00 pm.  Why do ALL dining rooms have to start at 5:00 pm?

 

i also wish they would bring back BOGO or a variation of that.

[memoak]

Ban indoor smoking

[Cruise Junky]

Offer Sip and Sail more than once a year.

[masterty]

I wish,

1) room stewards would not leave their carts in the halls. 

2) ballroom music go the way of the dodo bird. 

[gotta cruise again]

I wish Princess would:

 

—turn down the volume of the shows in the theatre and music venues (and often even at MUTS). If you have to wear earplugs in order to avoid having ringing ears at the end of the program or song, then it’s too loud. When the music in a bar or atrium is meant to be background entertainment, then guests should be able to continue conversations instead of having to shout.

 

—make it easy to find the TV channel where you can hear the announcements vs. having to run over to the cabin door. Yes, I realize that there are useless announcements (i.e. the art auction is starting soon, etc.) but we do like hearing the noon one from the bridge and those that state which deck & location is open for disembarking at a port.

[janina]

29 minutes ago, Thrak said:

 

This is sooooooooooo common. Happens on every cruise. There is always a DJ and they rarely play anything the passengers want to listen to or dance to. It's mind boggling.

I totally agree about the DJ, doesn't anyone check on them to see if passengers are enjoying the music.  Also I wish Princess would bring back Happy Hour.

[moodyb1]

I wish Princess would have covered pools/solarium pools on all their ships like Celebrity does. 

[ontheweb]

53 minutes ago, Bemidji Ty said:

1.  Change the service in the buffets to being served cafeteria-style like on HAL as opposed to the buffet with people touching food.  Could help a lot with Noro.

 

2. Help the DJ's evaluate their crowd.  While I grew up with music of the 60's and early 70's, I realize time didn't stop there.  However, more than once we have been on a Princess cruise with a DJ playing boompa-boompa tunes to an empty dance floor.  I asked if he could play some Stones, Doobie Bros, Motown or R&B.  He did and the dance floor filled up.  When the song was done, he went back to the boompa-boompa and the dance floor was again empty and many left the venue.  Lost drink sales.

Yes, #1 makes a lot of sense.

 

And I cannot disagree with #2, though we prefer live music.

[Jaymuxman]

I wish Princess would improve their desserts!  Not a real Carnival fan but their desserts put Princess desserts to shame.

 

[denmarks]

Give a cruise discount or OBC for every cruise based on Captains Circle level. For example Elites get 10% off.

[capriccio]

1 hour ago, jasbo49 said:

... give it to us straight when we board the ship and ask which dining room is open. 

 

 

Just look it up on the back page of the Patter which is in your stateroom or, if the cabin isn't available yet, at the customer service desk.

[Tatka]

35 minutes ago, moodyb1 said:

I wish Princess would have covered pools/solarium pools on all their ships like Celebrity does. 

 

You beat me to it!!!

Not sure why Princess discontinued indoor pools. I understand Royal class has different design, but Caribbean, Crown, Emerald and Ruby easily could have one of 4 indoor ones!

 

Ships that sail to New England/Canada during the Fall must have it. We only consider ships with this feature for these itins and it is the only itin from Northeast.

 

- Speaking of which. I wish Princess reinstated Bermuda/Caribbean itin from NYC.

Edited September 23, 2019 by Tatka

[capriccio]

39 minutes ago, gotta cruise again said:

I wish Princess would:

 

—turn down the volume of the shows in the theatre and music venues (and often even at MUTS). If you have to wear earplugs in order to avoid having ringing ears at the end of the program or song, then it’s too loud. When the music in a bar or atrium is meant to be background entertainment, then guests should be able to continue conversations instead of having to shout.

 

Along the same lines, I wish they would close caption MUTS.  Movies wouldn't need to be so loud and it certainly would help us follow along  (we've gotten used to doing it most of the time at home).

[WatchHill]

Offer a variety of popular drinks for the Elite cocktail hour. Haven't been to the evening event since they eliminated the chairman of the board and the cosmo. Heck, be like Celebrity and make them free and have crew go around with simple snacks. Oh, and does Princess think we're totally stupid when they hold the shrimp tower night on the evening when the ship is in port until very late and most passengers are on shore? 

Good brewed coffee on all of the ships! 

Darcy

Edited September 23, 2019 by WatchHill
OMG, forgot the coffee!

[MissP22]

2 minutes ago, capriccio said:

 

Along the same lines, I wish they would close caption MUTS.  Movies wouldn't need to be so loud and it certainly would help us follow along  (we've gotten used to doing it most of the time at home).

Especially for some of those English movies. They might as well be speaking Chinese in some of them.