Saint Greg's Regal Princess - Live - November 12, 2023

[HxFx]

Yay, another live right after my cruise to help me get over my withdrawal! I've never followed a Princess Live (nor sailed them), looking forward to it.

[cajun-crazy]

I am glad to follow this one as I get on when you are getting off! I find interest in all your reviews since New Orleans and Galveston are ports I sail from most. And having sailed mostly Carnival and two NCL. This will be my first Princess also. I know you will do lots of helpful comparisons.

[Saint Greg]

4 minutes ago, cajun-crazy said:

I am glad to follow this one as I get on when you are getting off! I find interest in all your reviews since New Orleans and Galveston are ports I sail from most. And having sailed mostly Carnival and two NCL. This will be my first Princess also. I know you will do lots of helpful comparisons.

I think you’ll be on with @TxTeach79

[depplep]

Looking forward to your thoughts on Princess. I followed your NCL review and appreciated the insight as we just got off the Encore last week. Going on my first Carnival cruise tomorrow. Have fun!

[TxTeach79]

50 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

I think you’ll be on with @TxTeach79

yep! 
 

been excited to get this one going! I’ll be on the week after, so there’s no better stroke of luck than a @Saint Greg live the cruise before mine! Subscribed and ready!

[princess76021]

@Saint Greg thanks for letting us know you started this!  Only page 2, record for me!

 

Hugs from Texas

[TravelGirlinDallas]

Planning to book Regal Princess soon for next year as soon as I get the dates/school schedule worked out. Looking forward to this!

[rwest898]

Looking forward to your review.  I have never cruised Princess but will be doing Princess Star TA in 2025.  I'm interested in your thoughts. 

[PrincessPatti]

Very excited for another Saint Greg review.  We did Princess back in August to Alaska; while I wasn’t a fan for various reasons, I am curious to hear your take.  Thanks in advance for doing this!

[Saint Greg]

31 minutes ago, PrincessPatti said:

Very excited for another Saint Greg review.  We did Princess back in August to Alaska; while I wasn’t a fan for various reasons, I am curious to hear your take.  Thanks in advance for doing this!

Majestic Princess. I was close to booking that August 5th I think.

[PrincessPatti]

22 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Majestic Princess. I was close to booking that August 5th I think.

It was the Royal Princess.  I don’t want to say what I didn’t like.  I will silently compare as you go along…….  
 

Enjoy the trip — I know I will enjoy your review!

[AKR2011]

Welcome back, Greg! I'm looking forward to following along and reading about your NCL and Princess comparisons. Entertainment on NCL has been lacking a bit the past couple years, and I'm looking at other lines at some point as a result. 

[tonit964]

@Saint Greg, make sure to check your on board account closely on Princess, my last two cruises, lots of errors every day. Had the Plus pkg and it was charging for drinks.  Always got it corrected but was a hassle. 
 

Excited for your excellent review as always!!

[Beav1279]

Yay! I've been waiting for this Live review from you, as I went on the Ruby this past March and was not impressed... but couldn't pass up the deal to cruise on the Regal in March 2024. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[cajun-crazy]

Does this list resemble what you have experienced when sailing from Galveston on Carnival? I wondered if it was a Texas list or if it varied by cruise line?

[Saint Greg]

[Saint Greg]

37 minutes ago, cajun-crazy said:

Does this list resemble what you have experienced when sailing from Galveston on Carnival? I wondered if it was a Texas list or if it varied by cruise line?

Dang no Shiner. That’s one of the good things about sailing from Galveston.

 

[snoozecrooze]

Hi @Saint Greg, what a pleasure to see you on Princess. Been a silent reader for your past reports; not holding my breath for anything as to how Princess might meet the occasion or execute these days, but simply hoping you get a good first impression and an overall great time! Looking forward to reading along and wishing you safe travels!

[Saint Greg]

[sid_9169]

I think Princess is the line that the Love Boat was based upon?... Here's hoping that you at least "love" the cruise itself...

[canes20]

2 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

I think Princess is the line that the Love Boat was based upon?... Here's hoping that you at least "love" the cruise itself...

 

[beshears]

Looking forward to reading/seeing your review on the Regal Princess. The reason I say this, there are 8 of us that HOPE to be leaving on this ship the 25th of February, and although I have done over 15 cruises, I have never done the Regal. Getting AWAY from MISSOURI weather is a must!! 🙂

[Saint Greg]

3 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

I think Princess is the line that the Love Boat was based upon?... Here's hoping that you at least "love" the cruise itself...

Yeah. I believe the god parents of this ship is actually the cast of the love boat.

 

[CruzeQueen2]

@Radio I enjoyed reading about your time on the Regal Princess. You mentioned that the shuttle to get to IAH from the ship upon disembarkation was to take 2 hours. In reality, was that time accurate? I will also be taking a shuttle to the airport (IAH) when I disembark. 

Thanks again for all the information that you shared.

[detroitavant]

Subscribed, I like that it's one person trying the different cruise lines because it makes it a bit easier to compare to past trips.  Princess was on our list for doing Alaska some day.  Any chance you'll do the other lines at some point (e.g., RCL)?  

Edited November 6, 2023 by detroitavant