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We are home!!

Most were up early, we got up to the only forward viewing area at 4.30am and it was standing room only, and yes, the cabanas were taken!

It is all glass, so viewing out at night time, with the lights on inside, all you could see was your reflection, so as we started through the runway of lights we came back to our cabin and had the best view in the opera house side.

Flares didnt light up till we were halfway through, then fizzled out.

 

 

 

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Ok, just had a look over the railing at Wakeview terrace, you will be fine on* Aloha deck 12.

All Marina, deck 15 are open and completely visible from above, Riviera deck 14 were not quite as exposed, perhaps half covered half visible, but looked down on from those on Marina deck as we noticed yesterday.

*Aloha deck 12, i could only see the wooden railing from there, they look nearly completely sheltered from the ones above, or at least half half.....and you will have privay from thosr peering over.

So if you want an aft facing premium balcony cabin on this ship and want privacy, give Marina deck and perhaps Riviera a miss, stick with those under that.

I sat at a table and had breakfast near the railing and everyone comes and stands there and peers over.

Have a great cruise!!

 

 

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The aft facing Premium deluxe we looked at was M725, deck 15.

The couple are on for the next cruise and booked in the same cabin, they are lovely, and are a little dissappointed, especially having seen the cabins that are covered. The inside of their cabin is exactly like ours, with the sofa, just a larger, uncovered balcony that gets either full sun or rain.

I will have a look over the railing at the Wakeview terrace for you this morning and check out deck 12.

 

Mic, when Andy and i walked into ours we felt the actual cabin size felt smaller, we have been in a balcony on the Sapphire, i think these are narrower, seems to be not as much room between the foot of the bed and the wall. The bathrooms are better, larger better designed shower, even weights on the bottom of the curtain!!

The insides appeared the same and the same layout at Diamond/Sapphire/Emerald/Golden (they are the ones we have been on) wont mention Sun class as they are a class of their own haha

 

Trouble is there are so many categories it is confusing.....i just remember that deluxe means there is the sofa bed, the cabin is about 2 foot longer, premium is the location.

Down the back on Dolphin are standard balconies ( no sofas) but they have large, about triple the size balconies........same price as a regular balcony.

 

Jaydee, will do, i saw them yesterday for our cabin crawl and drinks afterwards.

 

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We were up early this morning after a sleepless night, so went for a walk up to the Conservatory for tea and sat in a pod and watched the sunrise at the front of the ship.

Seriously, all the private cabanas were taken, i am sure people had slept in them all night, its 6.30am in the morning guys!!!

 

We walked the upper deck which goes through the basketball court, its really good for a walk up there, bit windy today, but no stairs and no dodging sun lounges, which by the way are not being used this cruise, everyone sits inside the Piazza drinking tea and coffee all day!!!

Noticed a new smoking area, aft portside, just outside the kids club......go figure?

They had chairs set out and ashtrays and tea/ coffee station. The worker there said it was new today, no one had found it yet, she said there was not enough room for the smokers.

It is an out of the way dead end area, probably better than outside the doors to the Hollywood pool club, but that one is still there too.

 

A late brekky in the buffet taken outside, such a great way to start the day, there is always a vacant table.

 

Captain announced at 12pm that we were making a deviation to our route to offload the ill passenger, so that was good news for everyone as the rumours began to abound!!

 

We skipped lunch, and at 2pm we had our cabin crawl that i had arranged on our rollcall.

We had a great attendance and had about 14 cabins of all categories.

We looked at a forward facing balcony, forward facing mini suite, inside, disabled balcony cabin, mini suite on portside, a couple of obstructed balconies on port and starboard with differing obstructions, three deluxe obstructed balconies on the hump with larger balconies ( these have no actual obstrucion, only looking down), a grand suite, a standard balcony cabin with an extra large balcony, and a premium deluxe aft balcony, although a premium price, it has no cover, soot problems and is overlooked by the Wakeview terrace above, actually all the aft cabins are looked down on from there. Not a good choice for me. If anyone wants any info on cabins just ask.

We all had a great afternoon and a group of us ended up spending the afternoon having drinks on the Wakeview terrace, eating platters of the most amazing cheeses and nuts and fruit that had been put out for dinner in the buffet.

We were still sitting still in the ocean waiting for the pickup, which happened at about 5.30pm.

 

We had dinner in the dining room, fabulous again and are having an early night.

Things are getting busy socially with lunch bookings with friends, another formal night tomorrow night, a Captains Circle party coming up, we want to try Harmony.......hopefully some NRL games, they have the AFL on the big screen tomorrow night so fingers crossed for Saturday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Regarding the premium deluxe aft balcony, can I ask what deck this was on. Ours will be deck 12 & was wondering if it will be uncovered & also have soot problems.

Even if it does we would not let this get in the way of our excitement (just curious).

Interesting about the smoking area outside kids club and whether it will be permanent. I know on Golden Princess last year smoking was outside the doors leading to kids club and lining up to drop/collect children it stunk!

Thanks again for your updates.

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Thanks all. Born & bred Australian :) Does not need to be in the Quay exactly, just looking for suggestions with harbour views for a birthday dinner. We have visited Sydney a bit so familiar with some of the areas, e.g. Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, Manly, Watsons Bay.

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We will be in Sydney for a few nights next month, prior to boarding our cruise. Wondering where people would suggest for a birthday dinner in Sydney, group of 6, weeknight, child friendly, mains <$30 & harbour views.

We will be staying near Circular Quay so either walking distance or ferry.

Thanks in advance.

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My twins still want their bottles of milk warmed (we are trying very hard to get them to drink it cool but so far have been unsuccessful).

How have others managed this while cruising? How did you warm your babies bottles while onboard?

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

it's been a while since my kids were in the Pelicans club but from memory there was plenty to keep them entertained. I would take some small things for the cabin in case you need to keep them entertained there.

Trish

Great, thanks Trish.

I will definitely take a few small things for the cabin in case it is needed :)

Hello,

I will be taking my 15 month twins on Dawn Princess in a few weeks and was wondering if anyone had an idea of the type of toys they had on board. We are aware we cannot leave our girls in the club as they are under 3 but will be taking them for some playtime while we supervise them.

I was going to pack some little toys from home to take but wondered what was already on board for them.

Thanks in advance :)

Hello,

I will be taking my 15 month twins on Dawn Princess in a few weeks and was wondering if anyone had an idea of the type of toys they had onboard. We are aware we cannot leave our girls in the club as they are under 3 but will be taking them for some playtime while we supervise them.

I was going to pack some little toys from home to take but wondered what was already on board for them.

Thanks in advance :)

I actually love that class of ship. I loved the simplicity of cruising on this ship - it reminds me of Traditional cruising as this class was one of the first ships I cruised on. I would take this ship over the Crown, Emerald or Ruby Princess. The Sun Class ships felt very spacious to me. Loved the pizzeria on them.

 

Just don't book triple or quad balcony cabins on these ships.

Hi,

Can I ask why you advise to avoid a triple? Is it due to them being rather small? I have one booked for our upcoming cruise to Hawaii / Tahiti in September.

Thanks,

Hi,

We will be cruising around Hawaii in September. While visiting Maui, we are keen to catch a taxi to Ka'anapali Beach for some snorkelling. We plan to snorkel around the front of the Westin Resort as we have heard Black Rock can be quite dangerous.

We were wondering while there, are we able to gain day access to the Westin Resort to use their facilities (restrooms, pools etc) and if so is there a fee payable?

Thanks in advance.

Starting at 13 months I had mine sleep together in the bed on Princess - I rolled a towel up under the sheet as a little bed rail. That means one of the adults would have to sleep on the upper bunk. Or you could pull the mattress off the upper bunk and have the tots sleep on that on the floor. The wonderful thing about an inside room is they sleep really well.

 

The picture below is them on their bed - they had a GREAT time.

 

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Hi,

Thanks for the info. I would be interested in looking at them sleep together in a bed. Would you happen to have any other photos of your cabin set up with the twins sleeping together?

Thanks for the information.

Yes, we could have one in my parents cabin but were wondering if there was a way we could get around it by having them both with us.

We will be cruising on Dawn Princess in September with our 15 month old twins.

We will be cruising with my parents and Princess have advised we cannot book quad rooms but we must book 2 x 3 berth cabins and once onboard we can put both cots into our room.

We have booked an interior room and understand it will be tight for space.

I was hoping people could share information and photos of their inside cabins with cots / cribs. I am having difficulty finding this information.

I am wondering this also. We will be cruising next September with my twins who will be 15 months. I think a side by side would be convenient in ports but not on the ship. Really undecided what to do.