Onboard grand Princess 21st of December till 22nd of January

[arxcards]

1 hour ago, yes!yes!yes! said:

Quest was great fun. But if you have cruised royal Caribbean  then you know it is so much better with them

Some of Royal's have been pretty wild. I haven't done a Princess one.

[arxcards]

3 hours ago, yes!yes!yes! said:

I haven't  found it rough at all. Get something for the sea sickness from medical  or green apples from the buffet breakfast  as it's usually  rougher closer to Melbourne 

Manoeuvring into Port Phillip Bay is usually the wobbly bit. Bass Strait looks calm tonight. 

[arxcards]

9 hours ago, yes!yes!yes! said:

I'm such an idiot. 

I messaged my son to remind him to pick me up tomorrow and he reminded me it's on the 22nd. I went downstairs and asked the girl on the medallion  desk to make sure.

I still have one more sea day. Good chance for sushi tomorrow then.

I read the earlier post, and though Grand Princess would have to go the clappers to make it in the morning.

 

At least you got your packing done early. 😂

[Jean C]

18 hours ago, Normanville said:

I assume you are logged out when you close the app. We are not very tech savvy!!!!

Hi, I found out how to log out of the app - click on the "profile" pic at the very bottom right hand of the screen 🙂 I hate it when I can't figure something out!

[yes!yes!yes!]

8 hours ago, arxcards said:

Some of Royal's have been pretty wild. I haven't done a Princess one.

This one was fun but tame.

Seas are pretty smooth this morning 

[MelbTone]

Helicopter evacuation pending (1230)

[yes!yes!yes!]

And no sushi!!!!!

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I suppose the thought is there

[boeckli]

5 minutes ago, yes!yes!yes! said:

I suppose the thought is there

 

Suppose they couldn't find a larger plate ...

[Maarek]

I'm on this NZ cruise next month and wondered about a couple things.  Did anyone do the Chef table and have a menu they can post?  What is the dress like down under for formal nights?  Here in the states, it's a little more casual, slacks and collard shirts.  Should we have ties and jackets, just ties, or are collard shirts fine?  Someone mentioned polos, but that seems too casual?  Any excursions that shouldn't be missed?  Is there a winemaker dinner or just chef table?  Thanks if anyone can answer.

Edited January 21, 2023 by Maarek

[yes!yes!yes!]

21 minutes ago, Maarek said:

I'm on this NZ cruise next month and wondered about a couple things.  Did anyone do the Chef table and have a menu they can post?  What is the dress like down under for formal nights?  Here in the states, it's a little more casual, slacks and collard shirts.  Should we have ties and jackets, just ties, or are collard shirts fine?  Someone mentioned polos, but that seems too casual?  Any excursions that shouldn't be missed?  Is there a winemaker dinner or just chef table?  Thanks if anyone can answer.

I was talking to a lady on the first new Zealand cruise and she had done the chefs table the night before. It was in the crown grill.  They put their name down for it and they got on the third time it was done. She said it was excellent.

[yes!yes!yes!]

24 minutes ago, Maarek said:

I'm on this NZ cruise next month and wondered about a couple things.  Did anyone do the Chef table and have a menu they can post?  What is the dress like down under for formal nights?  Here in the states, it's a little more casual, slacks and collard shirts.  Should we have ties and jackets, just ties, or are collard shirts fine?  Someone mentioned polos, but that seems too casual?  Any excursions that shouldn't be missed?  Is there a winemaker dinner or just chef table?  Thanks if anyone can answer.

I think people dressed up a bit more on the newyear/Christmas cruise than this one.

I like dressing up and appreciate it when others do. You will always get people who never make an effort  and dress down.

But on the whole most people make the effort. There were still a few dinner suits last night. A lot of people with just shirt and ties. 

[yes!yes!yes!]

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Couldn't decide

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Sauce was on the side. Not in photo

[yes!yes!yes!]

The fillet was thick and juicy.  Medium rare and very tender. Prawns were ok

[yes!yes!yes!]

Pretty basic

nothing appealed to me me tonight 

[Debbpen]

3 hours ago, Maarek said:

I'm on this NZ cruise next month and wondered about a couple things.  Did anyone do the Chef table and have a menu they can post?  What is the dress like down under for formal nights?  Here in the states, it's a little more casual, slacks and collard shirts.  Should we have ties and jackets, just ties, or are collard shirts fine?  Someone mentioned polos, but that seems too casual?  Any excursions that shouldn't be missed?  Is there a winemaker dinner or just chef table?  Thanks if anyone can answer.

Hi there. We did a NZ cruise in December and loved the Journey to Middle Earth excursion from Christchurch (Lyttelton). It was wonderful go inland to see the spectacular mountain scenery.  You dont have to be a Lord of the Rings fan  to enjoy this tour. In Wellington we did a private tour with Zozo, Cave to Coast Highlights, it was very good. Another ships excursion which was very enjoyable is called Piha Bush & Beach Eco Tour. I do like to get out of the city into the countryside. The NZ cruise so good we have done it 3 times! Enjoy!

[Debbpen]

1 minute ago, Debbpen said:

Hi there. We did a NZ cruise in December and loved the Journey to Middle Earth excursion from Christchurch (Lyttelton). It was wonderful go inland to see the spectacular mountain scenery.  You dont have to be a Lord of the Rings fan  to enjoy this tour. In Wellington we did a private tour with Zozo, Cave to Coast Highlights, it was very good. Another ships excursion which was very enjoyable is called Piha Bush & Beach Eco Tour. I do like to get out of the city into the countryside. The NZ cruise so good we have done it 3 times! Enjoy!

Piha Bush and Beach tour is from Auckland. 

[arxcards]

7 hours ago, boeckli said:

 

Suppose they couldn't find a larger plate ...

Standard size, so they can have the stackable plate cover for trolley delivery.

[arxcards]

7 hours ago, yes!yes!yes! said:

I suppose the thought is there

Ms Julie,

I don't have a plate of chocs, but do want to thank you for taking us along for the ride again.

[RobinBancs]

The thread continues for at least three more days!  First off, here’s the view of Golden Princess (I will never call it Pacific Adventure) from Grand Princess. 

 

 

 We got mixed messages out of the ship today from staff.  Everyone we spoke to downstairs told us that transiting passengers had to join the main line with all the debarking passengers. The line was enormous!!!  We did and I had my continuing passenger cards visible the whole time. Eventually when I called out some passengers that joined the queue ahead of us from the side to the staff, they brought us to the front which was where transiting passengers were meant to be. Clear communication would be great!

 

Patters for continuing passengers are shown below.

 

[MMDown Under]

16 hours ago, yes!yes!yes! said:

Pretty basic

nothing appealed to me me tonight 

Thank you for your informative thread.  Glad it will continue for a few more days by RobinBancs.

[yes!yes!yes!]

Looking forward to reading what you get up to.

I'm at the airport waiting for my flight.

I had to pay for food and the toilet roll in the toilets is not folded on the end.

 

[possum52]

1 minute ago, yes!yes!yes! said:

Looking forward to reading what you get up to.

I'm at the airport waiting for my flight.

I had to pay for food and the toilet roll in the toilets is not folded on the end.

 

Thank you for your posts of life onboard the Grand. I have enjoyed reading them.