Sam.Seattle

Yes, it was taken on the Emerald the last night. Our room steward explained the combination of a longer cruise and families traveling together created a lot more luggage than usual. The good news was they seem to get the luggage off the ship very quickly. I did not experience any delay at the port getting our luggage.

Check out my signature. I tried to be clear in my comparisons, but your question is valid. It is not a valid comparison of the ship quality when compared to Edge Class. I kept in mind my Infinity experiences. Regardless of the ship's age, I expect the same staff quality throughout the fleet.

We were on the Emerald, an older ship. I tried to relate the ship experience to the Infinity as well as the Edge class ships.

Suitcase Case Back up! Full boat with lots of families = lots of suitcases.

I was remiss not to mention the Medallion! I love it. I use the wrist band option. The medallion works much like the room card, but does much more. My favorite part of the medallion is the crew can easily identify you when ordering beverages etc.

We were on the Emerald and she is an older ship. The new Princess ship coming soon looks very interesting. We will probably try the new ship.

The pizza was fine until they ran out of white flour.

I am really going to have to think twice about sailing on Princess again. Since the Pandemic, we have been cruising with Celebrity and were looking forward to checking out Princess again. This cruise has been just average for us. * The sofa in our Mini suite is in terrible condition. *The bed is very comfortable. *The stateroom attendant is very efficient and nice. * The flour issue is really unfortunate. Not having white dinner rolls was disappointing. As I previously said, the pizza is yucky! * No individual water bottles. Really? * On two different occasions, the desert I tried to order in the MDR was not available. *The specialty Premium deserts are just soft Ice cream with assorted goodies. They look fun, but were just soft Ice Cream and toppings in a very fun old school glass container. * The food in the MDR has been just average and only hot once. I am not exaggerating. We have fixed seating at 8:40pm with the same servers who have been very good. * The casino dealers are very nice and sociable. I did get put off when I asked to play the Roulet table and was told there was not a dealer available. * The posting of a sign in the MDR that simply says "10" is a tacky way to asked for a good rating. * I wish the buffet had eggs benedick. * There were ladies walking the buffet asking for feed back and suggesting we provide them a 10-rating for service. Again, this seems tacky. * The International Cafe is excellent! The coffee was always good and we enjoyed the snacks. Unfortunately, they were out of cookies on several occasions. The staff was efficient, but seemed tired and just mechanical. *The Sanctuary is wonderful as it always has been. Love it up there! Just wish the weather was better on Sea days. *The tender service in Maui is inexcusable. Just do the math and they simply did not have enough boats in the water for the short amount of time we were in Maui. Perhaps Maui could provide tender boats like in Cozumel that move people more efficiently. *Kids.... Well, Kids will be kids and the parents are to be blamed for any bad behavior. We are in the front of the ship and I really did not have negative encounters with the tweens or teens. Actually, the few I did speak to were polite. *The shows were good, We enjoyed them all. Comparing to Celebrity, the new Edge class ships have an amazing round theater with a fully lighted wall that takes the live shows to a new level. *The gastro break out seem to be handled very well! I appreciated the announcements and seeing the staff constantly washing tables, hand rails and other surfaces. So, will I cruise Princess again? Probably if the itinerary is good and the price is right. I will comparison shop against Celebrity and see what best meets our needs. I hope this brief review will assist those reading and shopping for their next cruise.

I am really going to have to think twice about sailing on Princess again. Since the Pandemic, we have been cruising with Celebrity and were looking forward to checking out Princess again. This cruise has been just average for us. * The sofa in our Mini suite is in terrible condition. *The bed is very comfortable. *The stateroom attendant is very efficient and nice. * The flour issue is really unfortunate. Not having white dinner rolls was disappointing. As I previously said, the pizza is yucky! * No individual water bottles. Really? * On two different occasions, the desert I tried to order in the MDR was not available. *The specialty Premium deserts are just soft Ice cream with assorted goodies. They look fun, but were just soft Ice Cream and toppings in a very fun old school glass container. * The food in the MDR has been just average and only hot once. I am not exaggerating. We have fixed seating at 8:40pm with the same servers who have been very good. * The casino dealers are very nice and sociable. I did get put off when I asked to play the Roulet table and was told there was not a dealer available. * The posting of a sign in the MDR that simply says "10" is a tacky way to asked for a good rating. * I wish the buffet had eggs benedick. * There were ladies walking the buffet asking for feed back and suggesting we provide them a 10-rating for service. Again, this seems tacky. * The International Cafe is excellent! The coffee was always good and we enjoyed the snacks. Unfortunately, they were out of cookies on several occasions. The staff was efficient, but seemed tired and just mechanical. *The Sanctuary is wonderful as it always has been. Love it up there! Just wish the weather was better on Sea days. *The tender service in Maui is inexcusable. Just do the math and they simply did not have enough boats in the water for the short amount of time we were in Maui. Perhaps Maui could provide tender boats like in Cozumel that move people more efficiently. *Kids.... Well, Kids will be kids and the parents are to be blamed for any bad behavior. We are in the front of the ship and I really did not have negative encounters with the tweens or teens. Actually, the few I did speak to were polite. *The shows were good, We enjoyed them all. Comparing to Celebrity, the new Edge class ships have an amazing round theater with a fully lighted wall that takes the live shows to a new level. *The gastro break out seem to be handled very well! I appreciated the announcements and seeing the staff constantly washing tables, hand rails and other surfaces. So, will I cruise Princess again? Probably if the itinerary is good and the price is right. I will comparison shop against Celebrity and see what best meets our needs. I hope this brief review will assist those reading and shopping for their next cruise.

Sorry, but I have to disagree. The pizza is terrible. Just wander up to Slice and even the cook admits not many people are enjoying the brown flour dough.

I thought it was odd having to pick up the Uber outside the gate, but they drop you off inside the gate at the terminal door. It was a lovely day. Sitting on the balcony enjoying sail away now.

For those of you who want to experience the real inside passage, leave from Canada. I live in the Seattle area, but prefer to drive to Canada for Alaska sailing. 2-weeks and multiple port options for a more in depth experience. Some old news here, but may be valid today. Alaska marine pilots concerned about Royal Princess megaship | AP News

The Villas were sold out. Something must have happened to person who booked the room because Butler had their liquor order in our suite.

Our bid for a Villa was accepted on the Beyond just a few days before sailing.

Thanks! Yes, that is what I was asking.

Does anyone know the status on the steam rooms and saunas?

Sadly... I have to report the April 9, 2023 Beyond sailing did not offer Luggage Valet.

Just in case you are following this topic and not the main board. Some good news for those of you who use Luggage Valet. Cheers! 🍷

Yea! Thanks for sharing the good news. Cheers, 🍷

Anyone have a winning bid for April sailings to report?

The intent was to allow folks to see the old letter that Celebrity provided and how the program worked.

Hi Mary Lou, My experience was to just show up at the Retreat and access was allowed. On the Edge and Apex the folks issuing me a locker key referred to a list and did ask about suite type. Cheers 🍷

Yes the Royal Suite and higher have complimentary access to the Retreat. My last 6-cuises I had access complimentary access to the Retreat. Cheers, 🍷

Any insight to this situation. Booked Suite Guarantee. Next day received invite to bid. The next day I bid on 2-different suites and received email acknowledgement. The next day I bid again on a 3rd suite. Two days later I can't see the bids and when I log in to Move up, it says the bidding will open 21-days prior to sailing. This is my first-time bidding and having fun despite whatever happens. Cheers. 🍷