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Cruising on Regal Princess New England / Canada Oct 15. Hoping Matthew doesn't come up the east coast. But prepared to stay on board the ship for the whole cruise just in case. Have the AIBP. Lol.

I'll be happy to just be on the ship. I don't care where they take us lol. Just please don't cancel it altogether.

 

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I'm with you. I don't care how many days I have to be on the ship as long as I am on the ship. We have the AIBP so no problem. I would be totally disappointed if it was cancelled. I'm already half packed. Lol.

Weather shows cloudy and light rain at all the ports! Hope that no ports get changed and we will just use our umbrellas!

That's the risky thing about this cruise. I bought a waterproof jacket just in case. Light rain isn't too bad though. But it won't be raining on the ship. So I'm sure you will still have a great time. Let us know when you get back. Would love to hear since I leave on the 15th.

Angela

I leave on Regal on October 15. We just have to hope it passes through by the time we leave. I live in Long Island. I don't think it would impact enough for our cruises to be cancelled completely. Maybe just have more days to enjoy the ship. But whatever happens, it's still vacation and a time to be positive and have fun.

I am leaving on Oct 15 on Regal. I am thinking Sunday and Wednesday when we are in Saint Johns because we are there until 4:00. Thursday we are Halifax until 8:00 pm. Just my opinion. I haven't seen anything to validate it.

I will be in Crooners, Vines or Bellini's having my afternoon tea. Or maybe IC having coffee with baileys and amaretto. Lol.

Wow...I think everyone got almost everything. Dispose of any perishable food in the refrigerator. Mail any last minute bills. Reorganize your wallet, remove any credit cards you won't use. Be sure car keys, airline tickets, passport, ID, boarding passes are in your carry on and not your suitcase.

And most importantly, make appointments for a manicure and pedicure!! Relax!

It did look like it, didn't it!?! After departing the Red Hook cruise terminal in Brooklyn she sails out to mid-channel and turns left, this is about as close as she gets...Statue of Liberty is in the upper left corner:

 

The perspective from which the camera is located makes it looks like she "sails by the statue", when technically it really doesn't. These two screengrabs - one from from http://www.nyharborwebcam.com and the other from Marine Traffic AIS taken at the same time (5:34pm) - show her location in relation to the statue:

 

At that point the statue is about 1-1/2 miles north of the ship:

 

Thanks for the explanation. I didn't think she went past the Statue and then I watched the harbor cam and did get confused. It is very misleading. But the ride through the NY harbor is still nice.

If you will be on Regal leaving out of New York, the best place will be up on deck. I just watched her on the harbor web cam. She goes past the Statue of Liberty and then under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. You can only appreciate going under the bridge from up on deck. You really think the ship won't fit under. It's fun. But if you have early traditional dinner at 5:30 you will miss it. She went past the Statue of Liberty around 5:30 and under the Verrazano around 5:50. Unless they schedule the traditional later on the 1st night.

Watched her on the harbor web cam go under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Anyone sailing out of NY that hasn't experienced that should go up on deck. You really don't think the ship will fit under. Lol. I have early dinner on this cruise but I got to see it years ago on RC. It's a fun thing to see.

She just went past the Statue of Liberty.

On the Regal Princess in 21 days!! Just watched her leave the harbor. Very exciting.

21 days to Regal Princess!! Can't wait to single digits. Watching the deck cam this week. 1st cruise to New England / Canada leaves NY today!

10 days till Regal Princess!

 

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Lucky you!!! I have 23 days left till Regal Princess! Let me know how it is!

I know it includes all drinks up to $10 but I'm sure I read somewhere it also includes crepes, gelato and the pastry shop?

 

Can anyone help please?

 

Thanks!

Can't seem to get a definite on the gelato and the AIBP. I'm hoping but if not I just won't eat it as often. Might not be a bad thing. Lol. There is soft serve ice cream at the buffet level. And if there are crepes, I'll have to at least try one.

Thinking of doing Alaska Sept 2017 or May 2018 or Sept 2018. Many people on here have already said Coral Princess is the ship to take. Now what's the best balcony stateroom? And planning on southbound, so port or starboard?

I usually don't have a drink at breakfast but we have the beverage package and I'm not letting them make money on me. So bloody mary or amaretto, baileys or tia maria in my coffee is my plan.

15 days till Regal Princess!

 

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You will be back a week before I leave on the same cruise. Let me know how it was!! Post what nights formal nights were.

Thanks, Angela

29 days ... Regal Princess 10/15. Trying hard not to pack yet. Lol.

Thanks everyone. Hopefully all your posts will convince my husband to pack it in the suitcase and forget the suit bag. I think the suit bag will just be a pain. And also maybe now he won't pack his suit, just a sports coat. But everyone here is just great. Thanks again.

For all the guys out there (or their women who pack for them), do you use a suit bag to pack your suit (tux)? My husband has a nice one that also has zipper compartment for shoes and stuff and he wants to use it. It's not as convenient to carry as a roll along suitcase. So what's your thoughts.

Thanks, Angela

30 days to go!!!! I don't really worry. I just obsess about everything cruise related until I go. Tours of the ship, pictures of the embarkation terminal, drink menus, dining room menus, ports, excursions. What nights will be formal nights. Oh and lists, lists, lists. I love to know everything before I go. I'm on that cruise ship every night until we leave!!

Been in search of Regal's Princess Patters from last year for the Canada/New England itinerary. Any links?

Been searching myself. Haven't found any yet. I'm sailing Oct 15, so hoping one of the cruises before mine will post them.

Enjoy your upcoming cruise, it looks like it's been a while for you guys reading your footer. You'll love the Regal

 

If you've printed your boarding pass your mind is already onboard. :)

Yes...11 years. Way too long. So missed it!! But got the bug again. Planning Alaska and Hawai. And I really missed the great people on Cruise Critic! Always helpful, always fun.

For all you cruise crazies like me, thought I would share. My husband just looked over at me on my iPad and said "Are you on the ship again?" LOL.