The Suite Life in Modern Times - HAL and Princess shared and compared

[scubacruiserx2]

Fine Italian Dining on Princess at Sabatini's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[trixiee]

Maybe I'm a stick in the mud. But fine dining without a nicely starched white tablecloth is NOT fine dining IMO

[scubacruiserx2]

2 hours ago, trixiee said:

Maybe I'm a stick in the mud. But fine dining without a nicely starched white tablecloth is NOT fine dining IMO

 

Sabatini's on Princess is a freestanding restaurant without tablecloths . Canaletto's on HAL is in a section of the Lido that isn't used during the day . 

 

 

But the tablecloths came out on the tables before dinner . We did prefer the service , the food and the dining experience at the HAL restaurant .

 

[david,Mississauga]

3 hours ago, trixiee said:

Maybe I'm a stick in the mud. But fine dining without a nicely starched white tablecloth is NOT fine dining IMO

 

My feelings exactly. Also, stainless steel cutlery instead of silver-plate is not fine dining.

[scubacruiserx2]

The Pizza on HAL is at the New York Pizza on the aft Lido deck near the pool

 

 

 

We ordered a pizza which was delivered to our Retreat Cabana on HAL . Great view but the pizza had  little or no cheese or sauce and wasn't very good on the day that we tried it . For a place that touts itself as New York Pizza - it wasn't very good .

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

The Pizza at GiGi's was head and shoulders above the Pizza on HAL .

 

 

 

And everything that I had there was better than at Sabatini's .

 

 

 

[cccole]

I'm loving this comparison.  With cost "possibly" similar between a HAL Neptune Suite and a Princess PH for the same cabin location it is nice to see comparison photos and hear your experience.  Thank you for doing this.  Cherie

[SusieO]

Great comparison thread!  Thanks!!

[scubacruiserx2]

17 hours ago, cccole said:

I'm loving this comparison.  With cost "possibly" similar between a HAL Neptune Suite and a Princess PH for the same cabin location it is nice to see comparison photos and hear your experience.  Thank you for doing this.  Cherie

 

You're welcome and thank you for writing in .

[scubacruiserx2]

13 hours ago, SusieO said:

Great comparison thread!  Thanks!!

 

Thank you SusieO !

[jbmom2120]

Thank you!  This is a great post.  I appreciate all the info 😀

[scubacruiserx2]

2 hours ago, jbmom2120 said:

Thank you!  This is a great post.  I appreciate all the info 😀

 

You're welcome and thank you for writing in .

[scubacruiserx2]

2 hours ago, jbmom2120 said:

Thank you!  This is a great post.  I appreciate all the info 😀

 

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[cbr663]

Great comparison.  I am really enjoying reading the differences and similarities.

[scubacruiserx2]

34 minutes ago, cbr663 said:

Great comparison.  I am really enjoying reading the differences and similarities.

 

Thank you and so are we .

[scubacruiserx2]

Of course our favorite meal was the Chef's Table on Princess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Sea42]

That all looks delicious!

 

[scubacruiserx2]

13 hours ago, Sea42 said:

That all looks delicious!

 

 

It was - even the shredded wheat covered Lobster

[scubacruiserx2]

Princess had the best Dinner but our favorite Specialty Restaurant was the Tamarind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Just 3 weeks from today we hope to be back in the Tamarind . 🙂😊

[scubacruiserx2]

A second visit to the Tamarind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

A third visit to the Tamarind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BruhnSisters]

The "Jewels of the Sea" soup at the Tamarind, on the Koningsdam was some of the best soup I've ever tasted!

[scubacruiserx2]

2 hours ago, BruhnSisters said:

The "Jewels of the Sea" soup at the Tamarind, on the Koningsdam was some of the best soup I've ever tasted!

 

We loved it too . And we really missed the Tamarind on the Enchanted Princess . So much so that when we got home from the Princess cruise we went to our favorite Pan Asian Restaurant - for lunch !