Hulagirl

Was great meeting you and Have Dog Will Travel. I knew she had the Sky Suite. We never went to the PES lounge. We were in the Suite Concierge Lounge since we had one of the Owner's Suites. Love that lounge and Gerardo was great in there as well as Ivan. Yes Renee started on the Sun Princess back in late 1999. At first we were thinking we had been on the ship at the same time, but she started a few months after our cruise. It was so nice spending so much time with her on this cruise. Capt. Tony showed up a few times to find her for dinner. She was such a positive for our cruise experience. Agree on the upper deck for viewing the eclipse. We got up there around 9:45 and had no problem at all finding a place to stand. At least where we chose to stand it was perfect. Renee made sure to send one of the staff over to spray my arms with sunscreen. Had totally forgotten to do that. Was definitely a good cruise.

Hi Cruise Raider! Yes it was a good cruise. We also did the Catch and 360 again. Both were outstanding. Loved Magdalena in 360 with her presentation. Was good before but she brought a whole new twist to it and made the experience even so much better. We were lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time with Renee (Captain Tony's wife) in the Concierge lounge almost every evening. She gave us so much insight as to what went on (and what didn't contribute) for the past few years to bring this entire cruise experience together. She is absolutely the nicest person and so much fun to be around. She did tell us John Padgett was on the ship when we boarded on the 3rd. Also seeing Steve Wozniak in the Concierge lounge several nights was a treat too. Do down to earth and seemed so happy to talk to people. He and I almost ran right into each other as I was getting off the elevator and he was getting on. Have to laugh about those fries!! Honestly they were beyond good. Even the big bowls of them in the buffet we crisp and hot. Glad I only got them twice the entire time as they could have been a huge downfall for me. How did they keep them so crisp and good??? TSE morning was fantastic. Will never forget when that last bit of sun disappeared and just the ring around it was visible. We were out on the open deck and there was such a hush from everyone for a few seconds and then the cheering. Something not to be forgotten. Was happy that with turnaround now we didn't have to go outside and then back through the screening process as we have had to in the past. Nice they have made this an easier operation now. Great cruise now onto our next adventure on another line. So happy to have met you. Susan

We have been lucky to have been invited to several of the lunches and a few cocktail parties. Totally agree with the lunch tables at times. Have had some interesting people over the years. Agree about the cocktail parties and being able to talk to whom you want to. Honestly I'm always happy and surprised when we are invited to these.

LOL!! Almost it seemed like. Felt like the ship was so large then. Loved that cruise and it got me hooked.

I was on it in 1983 from San Pedro to Acapulco. We also did a stop at Manzanillo for part of the day.

Thank you, that is what I was curious about. We have a CC suite for the July cruise also. Maybe our cruise doesn't qualify for this. Hope you are feeling better.

Actually it says early savings not booking bonus. So it has nothing to do with a deposit. Also wondering if this is aimed at certain cabin categories. Veranda and lower, not the suite categories.

I did read it but our deposit wasn't reduced it was an early booking bonus.

I find this interesting as we have a cruise in July but never received the e-mail. I'm curious if this is targeted to certain stateroom categories. We booked this cruise in Sept. 2022 and received a good sized early booking discount on the fare. I'm wondering if this would negate us from receiving the e-mail offer.

Totally agree! What you describe is more than alright for during the day. You may be a bit surprised how you see some dressed. Have a great cruise. We just were with TGG above for 24 days and had a great time!

To us it wasn't that the Crown felt its age so much as the lacking of amenities the other ships like the Discovery, etc. have. That was our biggest negative on the Crown and any of the sister ships. We really did miss the venues we have grown to like which are not on these ships. If they ever upgrade these ships then I may look at them again. I do want to add this is just our opinion. I know a lot of people love these ships and I used to, just not anymore.

I had almost forgotten about the 3 day roll call. Looked at it last night and I have signed up on the spreadsheet. Agree the smaller one on the 3 day will be nice and so much easier to meet. Will be watching that to make sure I know the time and place she has decided on. Have been to a few very large M&G's also and you just don't get a chance to meet many people. They were good but definitely harder to meet many people. Looking forward to it.

I totally agree with you! I waited a while to send anything. Found it odd with all the info needed too. We are also on the 3 day cruise. Initially we weren't going to but last year in January the cabin we have was still available so decided to jump on it. Look forward to meeting and hearing about the Majestic.

Only asked about M&G thinking I could meet you. Will see how that goes.

When we are on the Discovery for the Solar Eclipse cruise I would love to hear more about the Majestic. BTW, did you sign up for the M&G on that cruise? Just curious. I did, but had to think twice about sending info for it. Understand about the no flights. I was happy when we saw Princess has the CA Coastal cruise out of Seattle this fall. Have been to all the stops but just a nice easy getaway for us too. Have sailed on the Crown and the other ships several times, like you, but after being on the Discovery it truly paled in offerings to us. So many things we missed and just don't think we want to do without anymore. LOL, the atrium seems so small after the Discovery also. You will have to let me know what you think of it also.