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10 minutes ago, cruisedoctor said:
UPDATES BASED ON QUESTIONS I RECEIVED ABOUT MY ORIGINAL POSTING.
(1). The red numbers on the menu (next to the cuts of meat) refer back to a poster showing where on the steer these cuts come from.
(2). The three cuts of meat #9, #11, #12, & #16 are each presented to the diners by the butcher. You can order(take) any or ALL of them…it’s up to you.
(3) As to the cook of the meat you select, they prepare it medium-rare. However, if you want yours cooked further they will certainly do it for you.
Thanks!!
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48 minutes ago, nasa1974 said:
Thanks. Let's see if people use this thread.
*fingers crossed*
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1 hour ago, capriccio said:
We got some differing news on a post (don't remember which thread) that I didn't have time to refer to that mentioned "on cruisedeckplans.com." So this reminded me and I went to check it out. Sure enough it is on that site but given that it isn't the official Princess site, no one should take it as gospel (which you can't even do with the Princess site). This may be the reason no one, as far as I know, has been able to provide a description of DO signature benefits and upgrades from the official website.
WWW.CRUISEDECKPLANS.COM
Exactly - since most sites prroated their descriptions a long time ago - when the ship and Signature Suites were announced it's quite possible ingirmation has changed. 🤷🏻♀️
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16 minutes ago, Princess Chatterer said:
Once inside the elevator how do you pick your destination floor?
It's chosen - outside - before you enter the assigned elevator car.
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1 hour ago, kamelia said:
Just so you know, I WAS able to watch both of the videos (thank you very much, by the way ☺️) - clicking on the link opened each one in the Media Player on my laptop.
I can not get them to play on my desktop - but I can view them on my phone!-
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2 hours ago, HiramDylan said:
Posting videos unfortunately doesn’t seem to work here, but Fincantieri Company workers were on the ship this morning in the Dome finishing off the ship, and there was a fiddler and singer-guitarist last night performing live, traditional-Irish music in the on-board O’Malley’s Irish pub.
I can watch them on my phone!-
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1 hour ago, Nekosabre said:
Sorry, use this link instead. The original isn’t getting updated with the new photos when they (very glacially) get uploaded 🙄
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1 minute ago, Fortunate 2 travel said:
There was a Sanctuary video posted. Doesn’t look like it has shade either, except where there are a couple table and chairs. 😞
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34 minutes ago, Lady Arwen said:
The Elite section is much nicer and has all the shade. The other side is fine as long as you get a cabana. We love the Sanctuary on other ships, but this one not so much.
In another post, you clarified that "Elite" should say Suite, correct?? So the Suite section has shade??
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7 hours ago, WonderMan3 said:
The Sanctuary area looks fantastic...but...where's the shade??? I didn't see an umbrella in sight and very little covered areas, and where there was covering there were no loungers. Anyone know how much a cabana costs? Can those be booked in advance or only onboard?
I also find the lack of shade concerning! :/-
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4 minutes ago, kidless said:
All the influencers and TA’s got the nice upgrades. Paying guests will be treated like second class passengers. Watch how they will fall all over the “influencers” It’s a real turn off of the Mediterranean Shipping Company.
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12 minutes ago, saminina said:
Wondering if there is something I could care less about. Sounds like a day to stay on the ship.
The island is beautiful. Definitely worth getting off - even if just to wander. We will spend the afternoon at the Lighthouse Bar. Won't miss the YC area at all.
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9 minutes ago, PrivateIdaho said:
Trying to get an idea of how this port will be handled for Explora. Am I correct, that cabanas in the YC area can only be rented by Residents Suite passengers? Will other passengers be allowed to dine at Ocean House and use Ocean House And Bimini Beaches?
It's my understanding that only Explora guests in the Residences will have access to any areas of the YC.
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3 hours ago, uktog said:
Dont start me on our "one and done for now" experience on MSC Yacht Club. We quite liked going to "the dark side" to do the shows. Unfortunately first night we were led to believe that without the butler escort we could not go (it was just post pandemic so we believed this line" To our absolute embarrassment the escort involved the butler going ahead of us in the busy areas shouting "Make way please VIPs coming through" For the rest of the cruise we would try and sneak to any show we went to without him though again he reminded us one day he had to take us...........
Good luck, like you I can go with someone getting me a coffee if I decide but thats about it. Rearranging how I lay things out in the room (a la Azamara butlers) really winds me up!!
We have been quite successful when in the MSC YC to tell the butler that we will let them know if we need anything. Although they always ask, we rarely use the escort to dinner or the show and they seem to figure that out after the first day or so and stop asking!
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1 minute ago, Hlitner said:
Thanks for posting. There is no information provided onboard other than the standard “we don’t know” answer to most questions.
Well, I guess it’s not very well attended then!
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17 minutes ago, Hlitner said:
You miss the point. Keller designed the menu for a ship and also maintains control over the dedicated onboard chefs. Seabourn will gladly deal with dietary issues/requests in their other venues where they maintain complete control. There is a similar situation here on EJ where we cannot even get a menu for Anthology since it is mostly controlled by the Guest Chef who is a Michelin 2• chef. And unlike the TK grill which has no extra charge, it costs a couple $530 to go to Anthology with their mystery menu.
Hank
Hank -
No idea how close this is to what is really happening. But, I assume you’ve seen the current Anthology menu that is listed on the EJ website??
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1 hour ago, Hlitner said:
While I am in a negative mood from lack of communication, I thought it might be fun to test my theory of inflexibility. They make good pizza in the Emporium, but the toppings have stabilized to the same o same o. Near the pizza station they have a sandwich station which has a bin of pepperoni. So, DW dared to ask the excellent pizza chef if he would make us a margarita with pepperoni? He looked shocked and said NO. Apparently that is not authorized by Geneva or the executive chef. A bit like programmed robots. Again comparing to Seabourn, such a request would quickly get a yes response.
Hank
Wow....that has to be frustrating!
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3 minutes ago, Whipsnade said:
Since I am sober 35 years I do not have a dog in this hunt. And my wife is happy with the “free” wines. I am a lucky man. All around.
Hard to believe that no corkage if you bring wine on board. All other ships I know of charge $15-$20. Some don’t allow it at all.Me too.... kind of surprised they are allowing any to be brought back on at all!
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3 minutes ago, Hlitner said:
I think this company has a degree of arrogance and naïveté when it comes to pricing. We see it with the premium wines, up charges for not so top shelf booze, cooking lessons, many excursions, and Anthology. It is almost like they think their customers are all fabulously wealthy and do not mind paying ridiculous mark-ups.
EJ forgets that many folks who have money are also wise enough to seek value. Perhaps they can find a customer base happy to overpay, but we have our doubts. Many who cruise on luxury lines are quite savvy and easily move between various lines based on pricing and itinerary.
Hank
Yes…just because guest probably CAN pay those markups does not mean the WILL. 😉
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9 hours ago, Stickman1990 said:
What will you drink then?I agree their markup is over the top - and hence we didn’t buy anything - so their loss as we explained to them
Interestingly we bought a bottle ashore and asked as to the corkage charge - they went away and came back with “there will be no charge for corkage” - at this point anyway - we got the feeling that it was something they hadn’t really decided on just yet so it will be interesting to see how that develops for wine guests bring onboard
Interesting idea…buying wine in port and bringing it back with you!
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@Hlitner - are the on-board accounts still the Euros or have they converted to USD?
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5 minutes ago, Hlitner said:
Not a problem. Am sitting near the pool bar and the bar tender showed me a bottle of Kraken Spiced Rum. I don’t drink the stuff, but the bar tender said it is good with Coke 🤭
Thank you!!
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Sun Princess Signature Benefits and Experiences
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New to Princess - but I am surprised/disappointed to see the upcharge items on the Signature Suites Breakfast menu. 😔