LIVE * Discovery * 4-day West Coast Getaway

e3c1f4 · February 16

13 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

You never know. We got the upgrade for $200!

That's awesome! Our minimum bid to go from a mini to a suite on Discovery in May is over $1000pp!

HBCcruiser · February 16

Another Romeo update. My TA told us to report what had happened to Guest services. I did but explained that I was surprised by the service we were receiving and that we had NEVER had an issue with Princess staff before. I told him I know how hard everyone works and that I usually tip upfront and at the end of each cruise, and make it a point to mention a good word on my survey. He was very apologetic, and said he would discretely take care of things. I told him it was not his fault but that we were nervous that there might be retaliation if handled wrong. He assured us that that would not happen. He was very kind.

At the end of the night we brought back bottles of water which were free from the bar. We had two bottles of wine as a trade out for the mini bars and more water in the fridge. Hopefully this is a good sign. ☺️

HBCcruiser · February 16

E won a bottle of bubbly playing a game where you had to guess the year a song came out! Go E!!

HBCcruiser · February 16

Day 2 San Diego:

HBCcruiser · February 16

Breakfast! Eggs Benedict!

HBCcruiser · February 16

Hoping positivity will help!

Sailing12Away · February 16

22 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

I will say that the LA port is the worst. Same with LAX. All those taxes we pay too… sayin’😣

Not sure if it makes me happy or sad to hear that it wasn't just our trip last year which was a cluster.

17 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

IYKYK🐀❤️

😍🐀

That balcony is amazing! Not sure I would ever leave it so long as the sun is shining. Enjoy!

BigWaveDave87 · February 16

We had lunch after boarding at Gigi's Pizzeria. The wait was only about 1/2 an hour. They gave us a pager and we went over to Bellini's bar and had a few drinks. I went for a double shot of Johnnie Walker Gold and the DW had 2 Johnnie Gingers and finished with a Island Breeze that was our bartenders (Jack) specialty drink.

Ordered the Antipasto and La Sirena pizza. The DW ordered the Pizza Margherita and substituted the basil for red onion.

The food at Gigi's was very good and the service was fine.

I will post some pictures of the menu and food pictures.

Happy Trails 🥃🥃🍹

Edited February 16 by BigWaveDave87

BigWaveDave87 · February 16

The casino was busy last night. Put in $20 and walked away with about $130. Will see how this ends up at the end of the cruise?

Happy Trails 🥃

LACruiser88 · February 16

1 hour ago, HBCcruiser said:

Breakfast! Eggs Benedict!

They are the best! On our recent cruise on the Enchanted, I had the Canadian bacon replaced with sliced avocado, DELICIOUS!!!

BigWaveDave87 · February 16

Went to Crooners later in the evening. Had the first if what will be many Dirty Martini's fir this trip. Was disappointed that the large olives are not available. I usually have a side with each drink. Instead the waiter gave me a glass filled with the small olives they are using.

Happy Trails 🍸🍸🍸

arizonaperson · February 16

@BigWaveDave87 yep we always went ( quite some time ago)to Crooners and got the blue cheese stuffed olives. I love those -sad they only have the small ones for you on your cruise with the pimentos.

BigWaveDave87 · February 16

Arriving in San Diego at around 7:00 this morning. It's amazing how smooth and delicately the crew can maneuver this giant chunk of steel to the dock. Of course it helps that the water was smooth, no wind, and bow thrusters.

Happy Trails 🛳

BigWaveDave87 · February 16

17 minutes ago, arizonaperson said:

@BigWaveDave87 yep we always went ( quite some time ago)to Crooners and got the blue cheese stuffed olives. I love those -sad they only have the small ones for you on your cruise with the pimentos.

This was on the Royal Princess in Feb of 2020 just before Covid.

Edited February 16 by BigWaveDave87

Thrak · February 16

12 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

Please tell me that your soufflé was absolutely terrible. I’m allergic to dairy so I can never try any of the good stuff. I always tell my friends and family to order different things and let me know what they taste like and they always tell me that… It was terrible. 😂

It must just be me - okay, my wife as well - but every time we have tried a souffle on Princess it seemed to be essentially tasteless. Others seem to love them but we now always give them a pass. Sad as we really wanted to love them.

New2cruise2022 · February 16

2 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

Hoping positivity will help!

Thank you for including this picture. I know tipping is a personal and hot button topic so people can take or leave this. But it’s good to see what people others do in a candid way so I can figure out the way I want to show appreciation.

New2cruise2022 · February 16

1 hour ago, BigWaveDave87 said:

Went to Crooners later in the evening. Had the first if what will be many Dirty Martini's fir this trip. Was disappointed that the large olives are not available. I usually have a side with each drink. Instead the waiter gave me a glass filled with the small olives they are using.

Happy Trails 🍸🍸🍸

But happy to see that it was a generous portion

BigWaveDave87 · February 16

A couple of Bloody Caesar's to start the day on the aft deck.

Happy Trails 🥳

1emerald1 · February 16

15 hours ago, Thrak said:

You went from an S4 to an S3 so you already had a suite. You just got an upgraded suite with a large balcony. I won't be able to upgrade from a Standard Balcony to a suite for $200. 😉

The mini suites on the Discovery are beautiful. Maybe you should try for that.

karatemom2 · February 16

1 hour ago, Thrak said:

It must just be me - okay, my wife as well - but every time we have tried a souffle on Princess it seemed to be essentially tasteless. Others seem to love them but we now always give them a pass. Sad as we really wanted to love them.

The souffles on Princess used to be our absolute favorite desserts. But I must say on our cruises since COVID they have generally been a bit disappointing - tending to be overcooked and dry. The last one I got on our New Year's cruise was literally a hollow shell. If it weren't for the delicious sauce they pour in them, I think I would give up altogether, but I will keep hoping for improvement!