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Our cruise last week on the Sky Princess was wonderful. Crown Grill has always been a favorite, but was disappointed on this trip. Filets were over cooked and sides were just ok. Next night was Sabatinis, which my wife does not care for the Italian menu.  Well, after the bad experience at the Steakhouse, she had a wonderful 2 inch thick steak cooked perfectly, I had the veal and it was delicious. The Catch just out shined everything. Filets were perfect as was the lobster tail. The steak fries were outstanding! I want to try the seafood tower next time.  At $30 per person, I thought it was a bit high. But after seeing the table next to us order it for 6 people and they couldn’t finish the food, it was a good deal. Come hungry. 

11 hours ago, Hlitner said:

Looking forward to getting “fresh meat” aboard.  Plenty of booze awaits your arrival. Last night DW and U had one of the best meals we have ever on any cruise (and we often cruise on luxury lines) in Catch by Rudi.  Having dined in all the alternative venues, Catch by Rudi is in its own class.  DW and I both enjoyed the Dover Sole (fileted tableside)  which was as good as a similar dish in Seabourns Thomas Keller venue.  
 

On the downside, it looks like tonight’s highlight in the MDRs is meatloaf.  Have to take the bitter with the sweet 🤮

 

Hank

We just got off the Sky Princess , 7 day cruise, and had no problem sharing a pizza at Alfredo’s. I would have contacted someone in guest services to handle this. 63 day cruise, you should have been treated better. 

17 hours ago, Thrak said:

It's a bit pointless for us. We just got off a 63 day "cruise" that was actually 6 separate segments. That means we could each have had 2 pre fixe meals on each segment. 12 meals each. We had one. It's too damn much food for us. We went to Alfredo's and they didn't want to let us just share a pizza and let it go at that. They wanted us to each have an appetizer, a pizza, and a dessert. What a stupid freaking system. I'm hoping it was just the idiots on our ship but that's how they insisted we do it. We ate the appetizer (meh...) and each ate part of our separate pizza. We walked out without dessert and they seemed offended. Splitting one pizza is all we need. We had the same issue in Vines so didn't eat our "included" meals there either. Just let us have the much smaller amount of food that suits us.

9 Princess cruises, we have had an Owners Suite, Full Suite, Club Class/Reserve, Mini Suites and an inside cabin. 3 MSC cruises in the Yacht Club. I would choose the Yacht Club every time. Food is better, service is better, drinks are better. Yacht Club deck area is like the Sanctuary, but with a pool and good food and bar service. 
 

We just got off the Sky Princess last Saturday and had a good time. We had a mini suite, E726. We also had the Premier package. One thing I don’t like is the MDR is not open for lunch on port days. Buffet is subpar at best, Slice and hamburgers by the pool are ok, and Alfredo’s is great but after the third day it gets old. 

We have sailed on 9 Princess cruises. Full suites, Owners Suites, Reserve suites, mini suites and an inside cabin. If you have sailed with MSC in the Yacht Club, you may be disappointed with Princess. We have sailed 3 times in the YC on MSC, food is better, service is better, and the butler service is awesome. 

We just got off the Sky Princess yesterday. When we came down to deck 7, Promenade, at the aft stairs, as soon as you made the turn past the starboard doors to the smoking deck, the smell near the Vista lounge was nasty! I hope folks in the cabins above were not affected. If you went to the aft of the ship on deck 17, same, nasty. The casino was also over powered with smoke. One day, the cruise lines will do as the airlines, no smoking. Yep, airlines are full. 

Just a side note from our early morning departure on the Sky Princess today at 7:45 am. The smoking area on deck 7, aft, starboard was closed.  A lady stopped a security staff member and asked if she could go to another area to smoke. He politely said all smoking areas on the ship were closed until fueling of the ship was finished. She looked devastated.

Sorry, I am looking at the room service menu and all they show is Coke, Diet Coke, Seagram’s Ginger Ale, Gosling’s Ginger Beer, Natural Spring Water, Red Bull, San Pellegrino, Sprite and tonic water. Not sure if the bars carry more choices. 

The Catch on Sky Princess.

Currently on the Sky.  Last night in the Catch, they offered “frizzled” onions with the steak entre.  Basically fried onion straws.  We asked for a side order to share with our meal.  They were wonderful. Last year on the Enchanted, wife asked for onion rings in Reserve Class and they were able to serve her onion rings, frozen type but good.

We are currently on the Sky Princess. Yesterday in San Juan, we did a Segway tour of Old San Juan. You will see a lot in two hours and it is a lot of fun. You can book directly on the website. Jose is the owner and guide. We learned a great deal about the history of San Juan. The office is a 10 minute walk from Pier 4. 

Well, I don’t think it was excessive as it was shipped from the West Coast by truck. 

We are 9 days away from our cruise on the Sky Princess. Wife and I are Elite. We have not been able to book Specialty dinning reservations on the app. I have an iPad. Any help would be appreciated. 

Our Medallions were shipped from Los Angeles on November 4th and arrived today on November 15th. We sail on the Sky Princess on November 25 th. Excited!

Our Medallions have been shipped as of November 4th. Arriving at our home by November 15. Hope it works. 

Our first cruise with Princess was in 2005 on the Diamond Princess. Buffet was very good. MDR was great. Now after 8 cruises, quality in the buffet is like going to S & S cafeteria. MDR is a hit or miss. 

We have two special ducks for our Sky Princess cruise starting on November 25th. Captian CAE ducks from our flight training group in Dallas.  Hope someone finds the pilots.

Only had a small issue on our Enchanted Princess cruise. Showed up at the port in Fort Lauderdale, get to check in and both mine and my wife’s Medallions did not work. After a few minutes at the checkin counter, they allowed us to board. We went to Customer Service and they did some magic and the Medallions worked. Dead battery?

We have sailed on the Caribbean Princess 4 times, the last was Jan 2019 and have 8 total cruises with Princess. We like the ship. Is it perfect? No. MDR is fine. Buffet could be better, but that is just my opinion.   We would sail her again. I agree with many others, a cruise is what you make of it.  I believe most of the lines are having staff issues. Enjoy your cruise!

We were told by the Meraviglia hotel manager the wristbands cost $15 each to make. Not worth it to produce them for the entire ship outside the Yacht Club. 

On our cruise October 23rd, we had 1471 passengers according to Robert the Hotel director. 

We sailed October 23rd. The staff in the YC dining room are awesome. George is the Matre D. Drago is his assistant. Caroline was our favorite waiter with her assistant Abdul. They offered dishes not on the menu. Ask the the day before if you want something special. Carlos was our Butler. Best we have ever had on 3 MSC YC cruises. 

We sailed on the Meraviglia October 23rd. Placed our bid about 30 days prior to sailing. Received an email on October 20th saying our bid to the Yacht Club Deluxe Balcony Suite had been accepted. 3rd time in the YC, best cruise ever in the 14 we have done since 2005. Have sailed Princess, Carnival and MSC.

On 11/3/2022 at 11:05 AM, JAGR said:

Last week on Meraviglia, the Concierge specifically said that our Diamond dinner could not be used at the Teppanyaki restaurant.  We didn't buy the package, but a couple we were talking with mentioned that they got the dining package and did go the Teppanyaki route, saying they had to pay the extra $10 each.

We were on the same cruise and went to the Sushi restaurant.  The Diamond dinner did not fit what we wanted so we paid for our meal and used it at Butcher's Cut.  We ate in the Teppanyaki restaurant in 2020 and found the food not to our liking compared to American Japanese Steak Houses.  Sauces on the steaks were weird.  Appetizer's were weird. Service was great.