"GROUP LIVE" Crown Princess 2/15-2/25 Southern Caribbean Voyager

[CineGraphic]

26 minutes ago, Vic The Parrot said:

BTW, where is that beach in your 1st post at the top? 

 

I honestly have no idea,. I think the forum programming script inserted the photo, it's not one of mine.

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It's time to take our Wheaten Terrier, Woodley to the dog sitters, and then it's one more sleepless night until we board.

 

The band, Three Dog Night says, "One is the loneliest number", but when it comes to cruise countdowns, it's my favorite number.

 

[Paula B]

Looking forward to following you all! We will be boarding her March 6. Safe travels for everyone.

[CineGraphic]

1 mile from the Atlanta airport and we had to suddenly swerve to avoid a multi-car accident which happened just moments earlier. The adrenaline rush had us both sweating bullets, but we made it safely to the airport. 
Wishing everyone safe travels.

Edited February 15, 2020 by CineGraphic

[zahav1]

Just getting off the Crown. After 17 cruises with Princess this was the most disappointing one. Besides the speed issues, one missed port and three short ports, the service has not been great.

I think the staff relies too much on passengers to use the medallion to order anything, especially drinks at all the bars. Often you can sit for a long time till a bar waiter comes to take your order. I felt as though the wait staff was not always available at the Horizon Court. Sometimes I just got my own things as utensils if the table was out of them.

The weather was great but the seas were choppy for most of the days.



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[MissP22]

25 minutes ago, zahav1 said:

Just getting off the Crown. After 17 cruises with Princess this was the most disappointing one. Besides the speed issues, one missed port and three short ports, the service has not been great.

I think the staff relies too much on passengers to use the medallion to order anything, especially drinks at all the bars. Often you can sit for a long time till a bar waiter comes to take your order. I felt as though the wait staff was not always available at the Horizon Court. Sometimes I just got my own things as utensils if the table was out of them.

The weather was great but the seas were choppy for most of the days.



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Aside with the ships speed problems what was the major issues you had with the Crown Princess? Was it only the service that was upsetting? 

[zahav1]

45 minutes ago, MissP22 said:

Aside with the ships speed problems what was the major issues you had with the Crown Princess? Was it only the service that was upsetting? 

Yes mostly the service. Food was good, no significant changes to the menus.  

[Vic The Parrot]

Looks soggy down there.  

 

Hope the weather improves for your sail away festivities. 🍹😎

[CineGraphic]

1 hour ago, Vic The Parrot said:

Looks soggy down there.  

 

Hope the weather improves for your sail away festivities. 🍹😎

this is wonderful weather......if you’re a fish

 

 

[snoozecrooze]

bon voyage everyone! hoping for the best for the generator and wishing you all fair winds, smooth seas, and everything good in between! 

(the cam also zoomed in on the promenade so if you think you were standing there, i can post some screenshots)

 

 

[history_bits]

Have a great trip everyone! 

I'm eagerly following since next time you are in Fort Lauderdale, I'll be getting onboard. 😊

[CruiseVA]

Bon Voyage. We loved the Crown, took her on our Med Cruise awhile ago. May the weather be fair & the generator be sparking!

CineGraphic, we're going to need to co-ordinate a cruise sometime, otherwise you'll never see that free drink.

I hope a lot of folks onboard do some posting!

Adios!

[CineGraphic]

The seas have been a fun roller coaster ride, or it may be the cocktails and wine.Sail away was a wash-out. We visited cubes before heading to the Crown Grill for dinner. Service and food were both great. I had the lamb, and Pam enjoyed her filet. We were pleasantly surprised to see our favorite food and beverage supervisor, Mirella, on the Lido Deck. She just boarded the ship yesterday. This is going to be a great cruise no matter what!

[CineGraphic]

Today’s movie, “Dawn of the Chair Hogs”

 

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Just now, while sitting in Cafe Caribe, I told my wife that I smelled something electrical burning. A few minutes later an announcement from the bridge alerted to an issue in Horizon Court and the fire doors closed. Within seconds there were several officers and then a “stand down” announce the was made from the bridge. Crew members have now pulled down some of the ceiling panels. Everyone remained calm, so to the point of being oblivious. Several people could understand why they were briefly being denied entry into the buffet.

 

On another note, the water was  much calmer today.

 

 

[CineGraphic]

Sorry for the typos, auto-correct can be a pain, and I didn’t proof read before posting. Lesson learned. We 

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This is the machine we’ll be feeding for our slot pull at 3pm. It’s on the port side across from “Gatsby’s”, the casino bar.  Everyone will get 5 spins at $4 per spin. Hopefully, the slot gods will see that more comes out of the machine than goes in.

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Well, we all put in $20, and walked away with $11 each. A good time was had by all....good fun for $9 each.

Thanks to everyone who showed up!

[RNGALNG]

On 2/10/2020 at 12:38 PM, chrysalis said:

We will be following you and boarding on the 25th for 30 days. No notification yet about missing any ports or itinerary time changes, although I am expecting it.

Good evening. I’m on the Crown now as well with my husband for our second round of two. On the last voyage, we did the ultimate ship tour on the last sea day. One of our stops on the tour was the engine room. A very friendly Scottish gent is in command there. (Only a few references to Captain Kirk were mentioned.) 

We drilled him on the generator issue.
 

He’s had around 27 repair persons onboard since the problem started. They have disassembled and now reassembled the generator. He said they were going to start it up and test it on this voyage. So, we are the guinea pigs so to speak.
 

so far, we don’t think it’s being used as the seas have been rocky and stabilizers out for most of the trip so far. There’s a part of the medallion app that tells us our heading and speed too. We haven’t seen it go above 18knotts so far. 

[RNGALNG]

On 2/16/2020 at 7:13 PM, CineGraphic said:

 

Just now, while sitting in Cafe Caribe, I told my wife that I smelled something electrical burning. A few minutes later an announcement from the bridge alerted to an issue in Horizon Court and the fire doors closed. Within seconds there were several officers and then a “stand down” announce the was made from the bridge. Crew members have now pulled down some of the ceiling panels. Everyone remained calm, so to the point of being oblivious. Several people could understand why they were briefly being denied entry into the buffet.

 

On another note, the water was  much calmer today.

 

We were in the Crown Grill. Didn’t hear a thing nor did service skip a beat. Hmmm. . . 

 

[MissP22]

6 hours ago, RNGALNG said:

He’s had around 27 repair persons onboard since the problem started. They have disassembled and now reassembled the generator. He said they were going to start it up and test it on this voyage. So, we are the guinea pigs so to speak.

Let us know the outcome if you find out. 

[RNGALNG]

2 hours ago, MissP22 said:

Let us know the outcome if you find out. 

 

We will try. But today is a beautiful day in St. Thomas and it’s time to go on a walkabout! 

[CineGraphic]

It’s a beautiful day in St. Thomas, with only 3 ships in port. 
 

[history_bits]

3 hours ago, CineGraphic said:

It’s a beautiful day in St. Thomas, with only 3 ships in port. 
 

Only three ships in St. Thomas?! That's a win!

And gorgeous, too! Enjoy!

[CineGraphic]

It’s a beautiful day in Antiqua. Pam and I are “liming” (chilling) at our favorite spot, Beach Limerz. Gail and her staff really know how to take care of their guests. If you come, don’t expect things to be instantaneous. Relax, and enjoy yourself. We always opt for the all inclusive day pass which includes taxi pick-up and drop-off at the pier, a few drinks, lunch, loungers and an umbrella.