WoodstockGirl

We are new here. We are looking at a couple of the RC Christmas-New Years 2023 cruises to take the family on... 7 adults, 2 kids. Are there certain times of the year, or particular sales, that cycle around on RC that we should stay alert for as a good time to book?

I have an official "Shore Excursion Summary" acknowledgement email from Princess sent back in November with our booking number and all pertinent facts and details related to the excursions we had just booked. It shows our status for both excursions: one is "booked" with cost, and the other one is "wait-listed". But now our travel summary only shows the wait-listed one. I'm printing out the earlier email and taking it with me. Just hope we can still get on it. All the excursions on this sailing have been sold out for awhile.

Last November we booked our 10 day Southern Caribbean cruise that begins Jan 18th, 2023, including excursions. We were able to get one excursion "confirmed" and on another we were/are wait-listed. When we recently printed out our official Travel Summary from the Princess website - giving all the official "everythings" related to the cruise - it only listed our "wait-listed" excursion and not the one we are confirmed on. This seems odd - right? Was it dropped? Is it "there", but not listed? It shows every detail about the "wait-listed" one - time starts, time ends, cost, etc. But nothing for the confirmed one. We'll check with the excursion desk when we board (sigh... a line I don't like standing in). Just wondered if anyone here has experienced this before. Or am I missing something...?

When any of them show up to play some of the various music-themed trivia games, they always know all the answers, and they always win! Just sayin'

I know there is a pickleball court on the Enchanted Princess. Does anyone know about paddles and balls being available? How do you get those? Or do we bring our own.....? (Hope that's not the answer) WG

I understand there are various "kinds" of massages. Does anyone have a favorite? WG

Am soon to sail on the Enchanted. What is your favorite spa treatment? Is it very expensive --- (and is there a way to get a discount besides booking on embarkation day?) I guess I'm thinking about the world of massages, but will take any recommendation. WG

What is it about RCI and Celebrity that your kids don't like?

We were on this roll call - Enchanted Princess. A truly lovely ship. The Princess Live theater is different here than on our previous sailing on the Sky Princess. No rows of seats like in a theater (the Sky Princess), but more like seating in one of the clubs; tables, booth and chair seating. The glass wall separating the Princess Live from the walk-through area is gone also. Now it is seamless between the PL and the walk-by area. I did not enjoy the evening menu offerings in the DR as much as I have on previous cruises. Are the menus different from ship to ship, or do they just change the offerings across the fleet from time to time? Truly and thoroughly enjoyed the Cruise Director staff on this one. I'd repeat the cruise just to be with them!

Yes... that makes perfect sense, and it's true on my Medallion App. But, it is not on hers. She only has Play Ocean, Ocean Ready, and Ocean Pay, and then nothing after those headings.

We can't find OceanCompass app at the Apple App Store. I already have the app on my iphone. I've had it for enough years that I can't remember if I downloaded it from Apple or from somewhere else... like, from within the Medallion App? My friend is going on her first cruise with me. She is through all the personalization info on the Medallion app (she is "ocean ready"), and her Medallion is ordered. However, when she goes to download OceanCompass from Apple, it doesn't seem to be available there. Also - it does not show up in the string of "extra apps" in her Medallion app (like it does in mine). Does she have to wait to get onboard to download OceanCompass?

I bought a BinexNow Covid-19 Ag Card Home Test in January for a cruise I was taking in January. Didn't use it then, but now I want to use it at the end of Oct for a cruising into Canada. On the box it says "For use under An Emergency Use Authorization only". Is this test still valid?? Are we still in an Emergency Use Authorization situation? I emailed Abbot Lab, but not holding my breath about hearing back from them.

When looking at deck plans - dragging them on top of each other and aligning them to their exact fit on top of each other (exactly match the steps of the stairways) you can see what the obstruction is outside each cabin. On some ships (like the Regal) an obstructed balcony can just mean that when you look down from your balcony you are looking at a promenade deck instead of the ocean. (E437, E438, and along there; some have slightly extended balconys, too). Nothing blocking straight our your balcony, only when you look down. Also, when looking at the deck diagrams notice the teensy little boat diagrams are different for the different size lifeboats - bigger and smaller; tenders and lifeboats (not sure which is which). One is more of an obstruction than the other. All to say that balcony obstructions vary greatly from cabin to cabin. I have a video showing our 180 degree view from Sky Princess obstructed balcony E515. I just can't successfully get it into my computer and into this message. Sigh. Sorry.

I am about to embark on a "Girlfriend Cruise" on the Enchanted Princess. We 3 "girls" will be in an obstructed deluxe balcony cabin. We'll have two twins and... the sofa as our 3rd bed. How uncomfortable is that? Does the bottom slide out/pull out from the back of the sofa; or does it flip out like old fashioned sofa beds did with the dreaded bars? Is it a smaller sleeping space than a twin? Thanks for your input WG