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For those prospective passengers with mobility issues, please note the following information which was delivered last night.
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Thanks. Fast.com didn't provide the provider information, but Quora's Speedtest did confirm that it is in fact Starlink. The bandwidth is incredibly low at around 3mpbs for downloads and under 1 for uploads. But it's handling my needs. I will chat with the YT vloggers to get their observations.
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The stateroom is totally comparable size wise with an older HAL ship if not a tad bit larger. Unfortunately the Pinnacle Class HAL ship inside cabins are really dinky!
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Yes, the lamp outlet is there but not really useable as we like having a bed light.
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I post them on our wall 😉
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Thanks, I'll check that out.
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Medallion-net which supposedly uses low earth orbits with 20 satellites for latitudes up to about the latitude of Vancouver, BC. Then high earth orbits for locations farther north.
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We do much the same, but this ship only has 110 & European 220 outlets at the desk. Nothing at the bed.
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No Jenny. . .
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I've met both and had extensive chats with them. There's also Paradjay (sp)
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There are none in our inside cabin. Fortunately I have an extension cord.
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I just met Tony from La lido Loca YT channel and Parodjay as well. Still looking for Don. We're having medallion problems and trying to get that sorted out.
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The buffet was truly amazing with its size and variety of food options. But I was bummed out that everyone touches the serving utensils. We've been waiting for over an hour for help with a lockout problem with our safe. Also my second medallion device was not recognized at the muster station. But it did The evening entertainment options look amazing as well as the buffet meal themes. Our inside stateroom is nice although there are no USB or 110v connections bedside. The only 110 or 220 volt connections are at the desk at the foot of the bed. I'll post more as I experience it in this 'almost live' thread.
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We just heard our first onboard PA announcement and it was crystal clear!
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Thanks! For us it's not a vacation. It's life. 🙂
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We were on board at 11:08am despite a 1pm assigned checkin time. My medallion did not work at security, but was quickly replaced at the Front Desk. Unlike HAL, the rooms weren't ready so everyone is carrying their luggage. We found seats in the Lido Horizon Court with a wonderful Harbor view. Rooms are not projected to be ready until 1:30pm. The whole boarding and check in process was the fastest we've ever seen!
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Wow! We walked to the cruise terminal (about 35 minutes) and arrived at checkin on the second floor. We were checked in in under 5 minutes. Fastest checkin ever. We're now seated in the queue and we should be on board in a few minutes. Simply amazing since
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Today on our final full day in Southampton, we did a Titanic self guided walk, visited the Titanic exhibit in the SeaCity museum, took a bus out to the local Costco store for a Costco Dog, toured the local IKEA and logged over 12k steps. It was a bit cooler today with a light breeze, but it was still sunny. Here's a few pictures from today. Tomorrow we board the Regal Princess. War Memorial Isaac Watts Memorial Clocktower Queen for a Day Lunch
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Good on them! This year is our 55th in September. But this cruise is my wife's birthday cruise. She has a birthday on disembarkation day.
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We'll tempt fate tomorrow as we have to vacate our AirBnB by 10 and it's a mile away from the port. Right now we're at Costco enjoying a dog and gelato and comparing it to the mother stores. We visited the Titanic museum and a couple of Titanic memorials this morning. It's been a fun visit to Southampton.
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We're visiting the Titanic museum today as part of a Titanic walk. We don't have any Princess shore excursions yet booked, but I will make inquiries of the shorex staff. If you don't see an answer, please remind me again. Thanks for following along.
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Today on our first full day In Southampton, we used an App GPS MY CITY to do a series of self guided walks on themes of History, the City, and the Waterfront. We walked over 11k steps in wonderful weather before enjoying another pub meal at The Red Lion. We also figured out how to walk into the Ocean Terminal which we'll do on Thursday. We highly recommend a stroll down High Street taking in the history and reading the sidewalk imbedded historical plaques. It's also called the QE2 mile. Below are a few pictures.
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We enjoyed a wonderful overnight flight on a Virgin Atlantic 787 Dreamliner from SeaTac airport.. Caught up on a couple of movies. The plane was only 1/2 full. Very friendly staff. We're now on a National Express bus to Southampton which will arrive around 2pm local time. It cost 43£ for the two of us. I purchased the tickets at the terminal 3 Central bus station. I booked an AirBnB yesterday for the pre-cruise stay In Southampton. It appears to be walking distance to the port.
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Well, we're packed up, checked in to the airline, and ready to head out tomorrow for arrival at Heathrow on Monday. We're certainly ready to go cruising.
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We, too, are bored with the HAL entertainment. We liked this Princess itinerary (we are itinerary driven cruisers), so it appears to be a good start. I haven't been real thrilled so far with the Princess APP, their website or their non-responsive customer service. But we're willing to give Princess a fair try.
