shofer

Thanks for all the info. DH & I spent way too much time riding the HOHO bus. It was the first nice (weather) day after 2 wks and London was mobbed. We did get to the Tower of London and the whole experience was very nice. Saw the Crown Jewels and had nice conversation with a Beefeater. We did the London Eye but we were still jet-lagged. It was a Friday night and of course every restaurant had lines. We ended up eating Fish & Chips (yummy!) in the hotel snack bar with a beer and that put us right to bed. The next day we walked to the Victoria Coach station and got on the National Express Bus to our ship in Southampton.

We are thinking about cancelling our UK cruise and just spend several days in London. I have used the London Day Pass before but DH & I were really amateurs and did not use it correctly. Wondering if you have to make a reservation for Westminster Abbey or if you have the pass, just go to the head of the line? I know we skipped the ticket shop at Tower of London and had a tour with the guards/guides. Our time was limited (this was 2018) because of needing to board our cruise ship. Any info is greatly appreciated.

I took a Caribbean cruise in 2017 with my mom. Before we got off the ship, she wanted to take an apple or orange on our excursion. I made her leave it in the room. When we got on the pier, there were 2 woman with giant garbage bags collecting any fresh fruit/food from the ship, I had to do an "I told you so."

Sounds great. Thanks for answering.

whoops! I meant we were on RCCL. I forgot there was a Royal Princess. But I checked out the review on this board and that answered my questions. Thanks anyway.

It has been several years since I sailed on Princess so I am having trouble understanding this new Dining Time. It worked well on Royal although we weren't pleased with different tables/servers every night. It appears that there seems to be multiple dining rooms on Regal? Is there any difference between them? Thanks for any help with this.

Another question! What is Medallion Class? I wish the website was easier to navigate.

There are no longer key cards. I guess the videos I've been watching are old since they show people using a key card. Thanks for the prompt answer.

I haven't been on Princess for several years and so new to this Medallion thing-y. I saw on another thread that it $I0/pp. Is it worth it? Doesn't your key card still work? Or is this just another scam that Princess is using to generate more revenue? My friend & I are booked for a British Isles cruise in September and really looking forward to it. Sue

We used them in 2018 after a pre-cruise stay in London. 5 BP/pp/senior with 1 BP tax. So 11 British Pounds for both of us London to Southampton. Five BP taxi to the ship.

From a previous cruise when I had a medical visit for conjunctivitis (pink eye). I spoke with Medicare after I came home and they said if you were within 2 hours of an American port, they would cover your visit. Unfortunately, it was a sea day but my charge was $78 which my cruise insurance did reimburse me.

The worst food I ever had on a cruise was on Vision of the Seas-2015 Med cruise. Even the buffet had poor selection and taste. That survey got a big, fat ZERO. Everyone in our group did the same. Two years later, we were on Vision again for a Baltic cruise and the food was great! So I guess they do pay attention to the survey.

Oh, that is so sad to hear. DH & I always raved about X's food and I can only think of one time out of 7 cruises when I sent something back. Our last trip with them was in 2018 for a 15 day Trans-Atlantic that they billed as Boston, Broadway & Bermuda. That was the best new Itinerary I have been on in a while.

I was shocked by this when staying in Amsterdam. I hated having to wash my face after removing my makeup using a towel. Our London pre-cruise stay was at the Grosvenor (sp?) and they had wash cloths. I had brought some, just in case.

On our TA (Southampton to Ft. Lauderdale) on Silhouette in 2018 was our 50th Anniversary cruise. Our kids gave us a magnetic sign w/our wedding photos on it and we had it on our door. No one took it but we did get a lot of attention because of it. All the doors and walls on a cruise ship are metal. We often used magnetic hooks on the inside walls.