Ramblergirl

Thank you very much for your detailed reviews. We will be on board soon, and doing similar excursions as you. Therefore I enjoyed even more about your writings and photos. 🤗

We didn't get any lotion on Coral Princess in November. The cabin steward said that the lack of it was a supply issue.

I totally agree with the above. The std balcony state rooms in Princess are smaller. You need to book Princess Mini-Suite to get the same floor space and facilities than in standard Celebrity balcony cabin.

I am a heavy drinker - coffee drinker, and I had lots of problems during my cruise on Coral last month. Firstly, the free coffee at Horizon was undrinkable. Yak. I mentioned this to the staff member who just looked at me and said nothing. Coffee at MDR was marginally better, not good, but drinkable. IC was a hit and miss, depending on who made it, but usually good. Next time I will bring coffee mugs and some instant coffee with me to make a stronger brew to take away to my cabin.

I was on the same cruise and also noticed the cost cutting efforts and some rust here and there. My main disappointment was the MDR menu. You really have to go to the speciality restaurant to receive prime meat or meals made of more expensive ingredients. There was no lobster tails offered, or not even the last night's Bombe Alaska party. Our next door neighbours were in isolation due to Covid but it didn't seem to be any problem to anyone (including us). We are all adults and we should take care of our health ourselves and not only wait for Princess to police and mandate everything. Anaways, we had a great time and this cruise compared totally with Celebrity Equinox which we had sailed on previously.

What is the difference between two experiences offered by Princess? First one is "Princess Fine Wine Tasting" and the second one "Grapevine Wine Tasting", which is the double of the price of the first one. Can someone please recommend which one to take if you take only one ?