pkay1 Posted July 19, 2023 #351 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, LACruiser88 said: The Captain just announced that the ship currently has over 700 cases of gastrointestinal infection and that they have increased their sanitary precautions. 😬 Oh no! I'm getting on the ship on Saturday! No pizza on the first day and hopefully we won't get the gastrointestinal infection! Stay healthy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelwide Posted July 19, 2023 #352 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Prayers to my family and all of you. That is a high number of cases. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teechur Posted July 19, 2023 #353 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Disposable poly gloves are available at Walmart for a penny apiece. I bought two pkgs yesterday to share with my group for our Sept. cruise, and plan to use them at the buffet, etc. Handling shared serving utensils is gross! (They are located by the Ziploc bags.) Great Value Disposable Poly Food Gloves, 120-Count, Latex-Free, One Size Fits Most - Walmart.com I'm kind of surprised cruise lines don't offer them to cut down on Noroviruses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelinteacher88 Posted July 19, 2023 #354 Share Posted July 19, 2023 2 hours ago, startedwithamouse said: That's what drapes are for. My balcony, my choice to leave the light on. Just curious, are you on this current sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelinteacher88 Posted July 19, 2023 #355 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, pkay1 said: Oh no! I'm getting on the ship on Saturday! No pizza on the first day and hopefully we won't get the gastrointestinal infection! Stay healthy! It would really help if people like stop coughing on the food at the buffet line. I can’t tell you how many times I watched inconsiderate asshats do this!! Is disgusting and piggish 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 19, 2023 Author #356 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Tonight our daughter and son-in-law had dinner at the Crown Grill. Our granddaughter had an early dinner at the buffer and then we took her to the Kid's Club. We had dinner at The Salty Dog Gastropub. Everything was very good for the exception of the calamari, which was very salty. Being pescatarians for over 35 years we really enjoyed the plant-based burger. Bread Sticks and beer-cheddar fondue. Wild Mushroom Saute' Calamari Frites Beyond Meat Burger and Truffle Fries 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameslee Posted July 19, 2023 #357 Share Posted July 19, 2023 7 hours ago, mikjr said: The WHITE FLOUR CAPER has just hit the PIZZA joint!! They are making their pizza with BROWN FLOUR!! Can’t wait for the Brown Flour Peanut Butter cookies!! Is brown flour whole wheat flour? Is it healthier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameslee Posted July 19, 2023 #358 Share Posted July 19, 2023 For princess cruise is there a way to view the dinner menu in advance like carnival or only day of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 19, 2023 #359 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/16/2023 at 3:27 PM, LACruiser88 said: We have another quarantine cabin, this one is 3 doors down from our cabin. They have their breakfast order on their door. 🥺 Is the foot rest the signal for a quarantine cabin? If so, I’ll start looking for them on the Diamond. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelinteacher88 Posted July 19, 2023 #360 Share Posted July 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: Is the foot rest the signal for a quarantine cabin? If so, I’ll start looking for them on the Diamond. Sure is! There were two on Baja Deck yesterday and this afternoon, but now they’re gone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelinteacher88 Posted July 19, 2023 #361 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/15/2023 at 8:27 PM, LACruiser88 said: We have another quarantine cabin, this one is 3 doors down from our cabin. They have their breakfast order on their door. 🥺 There were two on Baja yesterday and earlier this morning, but since gone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted July 19, 2023 #362 Share Posted July 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said: Is the foot rest the signal for a quarantine cabin? If so, I’ll start looking for them on the Diamond. Yes, they use sometimes a pool side table, a little white table or a footstool. Sometimes it takes several days before they get one to the person in quarantine. Hence, the variance in how many days it appears there. Could be covid or noro. Sometimes, we saw dishes outside the door several days before the table arrived. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted July 19, 2023 #363 Share Posted July 19, 2023 8 hours ago, LACruiser88 said: Tonight our daughter and son-in-law had dinner at the Crown Grill. Our granddaughter had an early dinner at the buffer and then we took her to the Kid's Club. We had dinner at The Salty Dog Gastropub. Everything was very good for the exception of the calamari, which was very salty. Being pescatarians for over 35 years we really enjoyed the plant-based burger. I am so happy to see al a carte pricing at the Salty Dog now. It was just too much food otherwise. They always wondered why we didn’t order any dessert. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted July 19, 2023 #364 Share Posted July 19, 2023 6 hours ago, jameslee said: For princess cruise is there a way to view the dinner menu in advance like carnival or only day off? We have noticed they are getting better about posting the menus ahead of time on the app. There might be another way to see this but we look under the dinner reservation we’ve made on the app and then go to view menu. It shows breakfast (lunch if on a sea day) and the dinner menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplsmurf Posted July 19, 2023 #365 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Guess there is an advantage of being gluten free. Not having flour doesn’t affect me since I can’t eat it anyway 😂😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolane1 Posted July 19, 2023 #366 Share Posted July 19, 2023 12 hours ago, LACruiser88 said: The Captain just announced that the ship currently has over 700 cases of gastrointestinal infection and that they have increased their sanitary precautions. 😬 Wow that is a huge number. According to the CDC, this has to be reported to the Vessel Sanitation Program when more than 3% onboard have gastrointestinal infection when in US waters or within 15 days of arriving to US or when flatly just more than 2% onboard are affected. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/gilist.htm To put that in perspective the last outbreak on the Emerald was 3/17 though 4/1 and only 99 passengers onboard had it (4.66%) and 21 crew members 1.76%. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/outbreak/2023/Emerald-Princess_3-31.html I'll be sailing on the Emerald in a few weeks but I am sure they will thoroughly clean the vessels before the next cruise. Having done some research, hand sanitizers DO NOT kill Noro. Thoroughly washing your hands will. So, be careful if you are worried; rewash your hands after using the utensils in the buffet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 19, 2023 Author #367 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Just now, lolane1 said: , be careful if you are worried; rewash your hands after using the utensils in the buffet. We are staying away from the buffet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 19, 2023 Author #368 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 19, 2023 Author #369 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) The below is from our daughter from yesterday's Family Fun Fair in the Piazza. Our granddaughter had a FANTASTIC time!!! Edited July 19, 2023 by LACruiser88 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that Posted July 19, 2023 #370 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Bravo Princess 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted July 19, 2023 #371 Share Posted July 19, 2023 10 hours ago, jameslee said: For princess cruise is there a way to view the dinner menu in advance like carnival or only day of? On the medallion net you can see todays menus also on your TV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted July 19, 2023 #372 Share Posted July 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Cruise Raider said: I am so happy to see al a carte pricing at the Salty Dog now. It was just too much food otherwise. They always wondered why we didn’t order any dessert. The Emerald is the only ship I have seen al a carte pricing at the Salty Dog. I think this is an experiment to see if it gets more customers as that venue has usually been sparsely attended on most ships I have been on since the restart. Heck mostly empty prior to the restart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted July 19, 2023 #373 Share Posted July 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, memoak said: The Emerald is the only ship I have seen al a carte pricing at the Salty Dog. I think this is an experiment to see if it gets more customers as that venue has usually been sparsely attended on most ships I have been on since the restart. Heck mostly empty prior to the restart I’ve noticed the lack of crowds, as well. That’s one reason I’ve loved it so much. plus, I like the small plates but just one of them, never two, plus and appetizer and dessert. The chicken sandwich in there is oh so good … but again, it’s almost too much food. If I could split it with a friend, all the better. That way I could try one of the other small plates. I’ve also seen that at least on one of their ships, they’ve replaced the Slaty Dog Grill with OMalleys Irish pub. They seem to also have small plates al a carte in that venue as well. $18 isn’t going to break the bank by any means but if you only want one small plate, $6 is a much better incentive to go get a meal with relatively bo wait. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted July 19, 2023 #374 Share Posted July 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Cruise Raider said: I’ve noticed the lack of crowds, as well. That’s one reason I’ve loved it so much. plus, I like the small plates but just one of them, never two, plus and appetizer and dessert. The chicken sandwich in there is oh so good … but again, it’s almost too much food. If I could split it with a friend, all the better. That way I could try one of the other small plates. I’ve also seen that at least on one of their ships, they’ve replaced the Slaty Dog Grill with OMalleys Irish pub. They seem to also have small plates al a carte in that venue as well. $18 isn’t going to break the bank by any means but if you only want one small plate, $6 is a much better incentive to go get a meal with relatively bo wait. Our last few times there the food took forever to come out and was not very good food and lousy service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikjr Posted July 19, 2023 #375 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, LACruiser88 said: The Captain just announced that the ship currently has over 700 cases of gastrointestinal infection and that they have increased their sanitary precautions. 😬 we were sitting in the dining room last night when the announcement was made and I asked our table mates… did he say 700? They said, no he said SEVERAL cases. But you did hear 700?? I couldn’t tell… his accent is strong Edited July 19, 2023 by mikjr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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