Live From the Royal Princess March 2, 2023 Mexican Riviera Cruise

[Woobstr112G]

2 hours ago, cristine said:

Look forward to your updates.
Enjoy your cruise, later on can you let us know if Princess is enforcing the unoccupied lounges by the pool that are clearly snagged up by those that disappear for hours at a time.

Thanks

Christine

I went up on deck around 0600ish. It was still dark out and the loungers we’re still stacked & tethered. I’ll check it out later…..

 

Bob

[tutumomickey]

Can you confirm for me that if you purchased Princess Plus at the 50$ rate, you now have to pay the 3$ difference for all 15$ drinks. Thank you if you can confirm or deny. We will upgarde the first day if this is true but not for the desserts or classes. 

[XBGuy]

2 hours ago, Woobstr112G said:

 

 

 

Bob

 

 

Good call on booking the Super Tuscan dinner.

 

On our one Royal Princess cruise befriended the Sabatini's headwaiter (Franco, from Sardinia) when we had our complimentary dinner at Sabatini's.  He quickly learned that I was a wine geek and we bantered about wine through the evening.  He made sure I know about the ST dinner, and, of course, we immediately asked to be signed up.

 

An outstanding event.  I pulled out the menu from our event and compared it to the one that you posted--very similar.

 

Buon Appetito.

[cristine]

3 hours ago, memoak said:

I cannot for the life of me understand using the app to order a drink while you are sitting in a bar

You’ll understand when the lines are backed up to the next bar.

Besides you’re on vacation live a little.. 

Edited March 3, 2023 by cristine

[avonlady6390]

On my last cruise which was on a full ship the discovery I used the app most of the time to order drinks even when sitting in a bar it was easier than trying to get a servers attention.  On the subject of over counter meds I suggest bringing just in case not much is available on board and you never know if you can get in port although Mexico ports have pharmacies on every block.

[Cruise Raider]

4 hours ago, tutumomickey said:

Can you confirm for me that if you purchased Princess Plus at the 50$ rate, you now have to pay the 3$ difference for all 15$ drinks. Thank you if you can confirm or deny. We will upgarde the first day if this is true but not for the desserts or classes. 

We were just on the Royal and yes, your drinks with the Plus Package, regardless of how much you paid for the package, covers all drinks up to $15.  
the only items you won’t get with the $50 a day rate are the desserts and fitness classes .. maybe one more thing but only the new items are missing if you haven’t paid for the $60 a day rate.  

[Crown Cruiser]

Bob,

 

Thank you for the information about the Tuscan Wine Dinner.  We love this dinner and are boarding on March 12th, when you come back!

[memoak]

4 hours ago, cristine said:

You’ll understand when the lines are backed up to the next bar.

Besides you’re on vacation live a little.. 

I have been on 4 cruises in 2022 and have never had a problem getting a barstool 

[Woobstr112G]

An early good morning from the Royal Princess. It is a tad after 0600 (we lost another hour last night 😩😩😩) as we begin our second full day at sea sailing towards our first port stop in Mexico. Yesterday was a relaxing day at sea. Holli & I took advantage of the best suite perk (IMHO) as we enjoyed breakfast at Sabatinis. After that, I did a little gambling at the casino. At one point I was up a nice tidy sum but alas, I gave it all back. A little later, we did some shopping at some of the ship's boutiques. 

 

Throughout the early afternoon I wandered around the ship. A few times I went up to the pool deck and noted the Hogs were out in force. A funny side note to this is when I was in the Calypso Cove store, I noted that Princess was selling branded large towel clips for deck chairs. I found it kind of ironic and a tad humorous that they talk about passengers not setting up residency in the lounge chairs but sell an item that allows them do do exactly that.

 

In the early afternoon we meet up with some fellow crusing budies for a couple of spirited games of LCR. For dinner, we dined at Alfredos. The pizzas was good but not great. The staff at Alfredos was very efficient and friendly. After dinner we tried our luck (unsuccessfully) at the casino.

 

The internet continued to be slow during the entire day. Once again i never got near 3mbs when I ran speed tests. This slow speed was noted throughout the ship.

 

Today Holli has a hair salon appointment in preparation for our first formal night tonight. In the past I used a company to rent a tuxedo that would be in our cabin when we boarded. Alas the company is no longer in business and I had to pack a suit. For dinner we might try the Crown Grill to take advantage of the two free specialty dinners thet the premier package offers.

 

As far as entertainment goes some of the offerings are as follows. Pianist      Art Llardi performed in the Piazza. The movie Death on the Nile was shown in the theater. Armando the cruise director gave a Merengue dance class in the Piazza. Live music by True Colors Duo performed in the Piazza. Charlotte Newman played acoustic guitar and vocals in the Piazza. Piano and vocal entertainer Funch performed in the Wheelhouse bar. There was a Whitney Houston tribute with Cheza in the theater. Souvnir Duo performed live music in the Piazza. Top Gun Maverick was shown on MUTS in the evening. DJ Ata also played music in the Vista lounge.

 

Thats all for now. Hope all are well.....

 

Bob

[Woobstr112G]

Just got back from breakfast at Sabatinis. The experience was once again outstanding. While enjoying breakfast the head waiter asked me to contact him when I was done. After I finished, I contacted him. The head waiter told me the executive chef saw my positive social media comments (well deserved) about my Sabatini's  breakfast experience. The head waiter told me the EC invited us for dinner and he (the head waiter) was also going to include a very nice bottle of chianti for us to enjoy. So tonight, for formal night, we will be enjoying dinner in Sabatinis as guests of the Executive Chef.

 

Very cool.....

 

Bob

[crusdiva]

26 minutes ago, Woobstr112G said:

Just got back from breakfast at Sabatinis. The experience was once again outstanding. While enjoying breakfast the head waiter asked me to contact him when I was done. After I finished, I contacted him. The head waiter told me the executive chef saw my positive social media comments (well deserved) about my Sabatini's  breakfast experience. The head waiter told me the EC invited us for dinner and he (the head waiter) was also going to include a very nice bottle of chianti for us to enjoy. So tonight, for formal night, we will be enjoying dinner in Sabatinis as guests of the Executive Chef.

 

Very cool.....

 

Bob

That’s fantastic Bob. Enjoy!

[Papa Yoda]

2 hours ago, Woobstr112G said:

So tonight, for formal night, we will be enjoying dinner in Sabatinis as guests of the Executive Chef.

 

On Grand in April and Sapphire in December, we found we enjoyed Sabatinis Dinner over the CG and Sterling Steakhouse (similar menu to CG).  Sole Piccata was terrific.

Edited March 4, 2023 by Papa Yoda

[Cruise Raider]

5 hours ago, Woobstr112G said:

Just got back from breakfast at Sabatinis. The experience was once again outstanding. While enjoying breakfast the head waiter asked me to contact him when I was done. After I finished, I contacted him. The head waiter told me the executive chef saw my positive social media comments (well deserved) about my Sabatini's  breakfast experience. The head waiter told me the EC invited us for dinner and he (the head waiter) was also going to include a very nice bottle of chianti for us to enjoy. So tonight, for formal night, we will be enjoying dinner in Sabatinis as guests of the Executive Chef.

 

Very cool.....

 

Bob

Was the Executive Chef Fabrizio Fazzini … the one in the middle!  

If so, tell him that his favorite Italian Santa and his favorite blonde passenger from the last cruise said hi!  
 

[tutumomickey]

If you happen to have a chance could you post a copy of the current prices at Good Spirits at Sea? Trying to decide if we need to upgrade our Plus-50. Thank you.

[Woobstr112G]

Good morning from the Royal Princess. It is just before 0700 as we begin our final of three full sea days headed to our first port stop in Mexico. Last night was the first of our two formal nights. We are old time cruisers and always love getting dressed up for the occasion. 

 

We enjoyed dinner in Sabatinis as guests of the Executive Chef. Both dinner and the service were outstanding. I really like the way they've redesigned the menu (I know it happened several years ago). The portions now are somewhat smaller, but back in the day, you got all the appetizers up front and by the time the main came around, you'd be absolutely stuffed. Now I can enjoy the meal without walking away feeling like you were going to burst.

 

After we dinner we briefly wandered into the Piazza and listened to the party band play a few tunes. The area was packed and everyone seemed to be having a great time. 

 

We got a nice surprise right before we went to dinner. There was a knock on our cabin door and when I answered, I received delivery of a beautiful flower arrangement. The Suite Concierge sent us the beautiful arrangement to celebrate our 34th anniversary. When we got back to the cabin after dinner our cabin steward made the below cute towel animal to also wish us a Happy Anniversary. It was very special as I this was the first time in fifteen Princess cruises we got a towel animal in our cabin.

 

 

We don't have much planned today other than enjoying our Sabatinis suite breakfast a little later. After that we plan to meet up with our cruising friends for some additional games of LCR. Other than that, we'll just play it by ear.

 

That's all for now, hope all are well.....

Bob

[memoak]

3 hours ago, Woobstr112G said:

Good morning from the Royal Princess. It is just before 0700 as we begin our final of three full sea days headed to our first port stop in Mexico. Last night was the first of our two formal nights. We are old time cruisers and always love getting dressed up for the occasion. 

 

We enjoyed dinner in Sabatinis as guests of the Executive Chef. Both dinner and the service were outstanding. I really like the way they've redesigned the menu (I know it happened several years ago). The portions now are somewhat smaller, but back in the day, you got all the appetizers up front and by the time the main came around, you'd be absolutely stuffed. Now I can enjoy the meal without walking away feeling like you were going to burst.

 

After we dinner we briefly wandered into the Piazza and listened to the party band play a few tunes. The area was packed and everyone seemed to be having a great time. 

 

We got a nice surprise right before we went to dinner. There was a knock on our cabin door and when I answered, I received delivery of a beautiful flower arrangement. The Suite Concierge sent us the beautiful arrangement to celebrate our 34th anniversary. When we got back to the cabin after dinner our cabin steward made the below cute towel animal to also wish us a Happy Anniversary. It was very special as I this was the first time in fifteen Princess cruises we got a towel animal in our cabin.

 

 

We don't have much planned today other than enjoying our Sabatinis suite breakfast a little later. After that we plan to meet up with our cruising friends for some additional games of LCR. Other than that, we'll just play it by ear.

 

That's all for now, hope all are well.....

Bob

Sorry but for me the portions at Sabatini’s are still plenty big. After an appetizer and pasta I have no room for a main just have a Sambuca and dessert

[cristine]

Great Live, thanks for taking us along

Lucky you with the nice surprise dinner and wine at Sabatini’s , nice to know they follow postings.

The flowers are lovely. Sounds like the perfect cruise so far for your first time back.

Enjoy

Best to Holli

 

[martinitime1]

Has Holli had a chance to visit the watch purveyors yet? Asking for a friend.

[Woobstr112G]

An early good evening from the Royal Princess. Today (so far) was a nice sea day as we cruise to our first port stop tomorrow in Mexico. Right now we are getting ready to go to dinner in the Crown Grill. We are taking advantage of one of the free specialty dinners the premier package offers. 

 

During the day, I decided to surprise Holli with an anniversary (34) gift. I made my purchase at the Effy store 💰💰💰💰💰. I then enlisted our suite Concierge (Carmen) to help out with the surprise. She took the gift and called Holli saying a crewmember had found something on deck with her name on it. When Holli came into the lounge I was standing behind her when she opened the bag revealing the anniversary gift. It all went off perfectly. 

 

The show tonight in the Princes Theater is "All of Me" with vocalist Cheaza (1930 & 2100). The morning movie on MUTS was "Encanto." The offering under the stars was "Bohemian Rhapsody."

 

Thats all for now.

 

Bob

[Woobstr112G]

3 hours ago, martinitime1 said:

Has Holli had a chance to visit the watch purveyors yet? Asking for a friend.

Based on my Effy purchase, another watch will probably have to wait till October when we cruise to Hawaii on the Sapphire.....

Bob

[martinitime1]

LOL, I was the guy on page 1 who was hoping to get a few pics of the Tissot offerings, you were going to task Holli with that.

[Woobstr112G]

2 hours ago, martinitime1 said:

LOL, I was the guy on page 1 who was hoping to get a few pics of the Tissot offerings, you were going to task Holli with that.

Ooops, you are right. I'll try and head there tonight after dinner and snap a few pics of the Tissot offerings.

 

Bob

[martinitime1]

1 minute ago, Woobstr112G said:

Ooops, you are right. I'll try and head there tonight after dinner and snap a few pics of the Tissot offerings.

No worries Bob, if you get a chance, great. I will be on Royal in April and just want to see their current offerings.

[Woobstr112G]

For inquiring minds, below is the Anniversary gift.....

 

Bob

 

 

 

[h20cruzer]

1 hour ago, Woobstr112G said:

For inquiring minds, below is the Anniversary gift.....

 

Bob

 

 

 

Beautiful!!!