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We're suppose to be there in 3 weeks leaving on the Royal. Little scared now. :o

Does anyone know when the formal nights will be? i'm guessing the first formal night will be one but i wanted to be sure. please and thank you. :)

I'm seeing a pattern with these Crown complaints. Have a bad experience on the Crown, come here and post your complaints and then decide to risk continuing to deal with a bad cruise experience by booking an NCL cruise. :)

 

Ok, hopefully NCL makes you happy. No I haven't taken an NCL cruise but have read enough and have good friends who have experienced NCL and will never cruise on them again to form my opinion that I wouldn't even consider booking a cruise on NCL, even if I had a horrible experience on the Crown!

I have been on NCL and I can honestly say that I will NEVER book with NCL in the future.

I know it's a day late and most people might already know the cause of the delay but it's because of the horrible weather in Georgia that so many flights were cancelled and because there were a large number of Princess passengers that were on the sailing or had transfers with Princess that they waited for those. Same thing is happening today as Delta has cancelled nearly 3000 flights out of Atlanta which is their hub. From experience for the last 19 years with Princess most passengers with transfers fly in to Delta or Air Canada into FLL at terminal 2. I know all of this through a very liable source.

Going on the Royal for the second time in September for my father's 60th in the Med. I have been on the Royal but back in college for Spring Break and I didn't get the chance to check out the Seafood Bar when I was there. By an chance would anyone have a picture of the menu or a link where I can see it?

Please and thank you!

My family and i are planning a holiday cruise for 2017 and I keep hering about a special menu in Sabatini's for Christmas. Is this true? Heard that there's also a price hike from $29.99/pp to $50/pp. Just wanted some clarification. And if anyone took a picture of the menu i'd love to see it! :)

hello!

My family and i will be sailing on the Jade out of Tampa on Dec. 18th. Wondering if there is anyone that has been on the cruise recently and has pictures of the daily activities that they'll be having on board? I know that different activities might change but i just wanted to get a gist of how the week might be.

Please and thank you!

I believe my father is Silver.

Sailing on the Jade for Christmas out of Tampa, in a balcony cabin, wondering if they provide a nice chocolate on my pillow when thy turn down the room. I don't remember from 2 years ago when i was on the Jade out of Venice.

You can also get transfers from the airport to the the pier. Princess airport staff are usually the first ones to know that they have received clearance.

No, they DO want middle class on their ships but only the ones who are willing to pay the price. They definitely don't want the whiners and cheapskates. Those folks are better suited to Carnaval.

I'm not a whiner or a cheapskate. I am a Platinum member on Princess and I love Disney I think it's just hard to pay their prices for a 4 day cruise when i can pay the same on a 7 day cruise.

Hello!

My family and I are taking our first Christmas cruise this year on the Jade and I am very curious as to how they will decorate the ship. Does anyone have any photos of the Jade at Christmas time?

Please and thank you! :)

We cruised on the Jade 2 years ago out of Venice and there were 7 kids ranging from 15-18 and they didn't go to the kids programs as they made friends on the ship and spent most of their time with them. Overall, though they always ha something to do and left to adults to do their own thing. Our kids preferred the pool and eating most of the time.

Our itinerary was different from the typical Escape 7-day Eastern sailing. In July and August there were three 8-day sailings. An extra day means an extra port. In our case the itinerary added a stop at St. Maarten in addition the usual St. Thomas, Tortola and Nassau.

 

While I do have copies of all the Freestyle dailies, I won't post them since our itinerary was for a limited time. If anyone needs any copies, just let me know.

 

After lunch we headed to Entourage to register our teens. Although the club seemed to offer an interesting variety of activities and events, neither of our kids really took part. Once they made some day 1 connections, that was it for the week. The new group hung out and did their thing. Typical of teens and to be expected I suppose. Our only request was that we eat dinner as a family, which we did. :)

 

The muster drill was at 3:30 PM and by 4:00 PM we were moving. Goodbye Miami. See you in 8 days. Time for some sail away fun and more exploring!

 

The kids hit the pool right away and then we tried the ropes course. It opened after muster and not on day 2 as I mentioned in an earlier post. Make sure you are wearing closed toe shoes and don't have anything loose on you or you won't be able to enter the ropes course. My wife looked like a Sherpa while she was left holding all of our stuff. But she would rather that than do the course. It's not her thing. :eek: Me, on the other hand, love thrills and this was no letdown. Truth be told, as my kids were moving through it quickly, I was moving more slowly. Some of the obstacles are quite scary for a big guy. Once I cleared the first level I was more comfortable and moved through the second and third levels mush faster. Lots of fun!

 

We had dinner at Savor. Or was it Taste?... I all remember is that is was the other one from where we had lunch.

 

 

I started with the mixed greens with avocado salad followed by the shrimp risotto. The salad was good but I had low expectations for the risotto. A good risotto is a test for any chef and any kitchen. Needless to say, a risotto from a MDR kitchen on a cruise ship with 5,000 passengers should probably come with a warning. I did say I love thrills (and food)! To my surprise and delight, the risotto was really good. Not amazing but certainly better than I expected it to be.

 

 

My first cruise was in 2007 and this is now my sixth. Over the past 9 years I have certainly taken notice to the cost cutting measures that have been taken by the cruise industry. Yes, some things are blatant examples of nickel and diming, while others are more discreet and hidden. For me, one of the more discreet attempts to cut cost is in the menus being offered. Options in the MDR are rather limited and are not as gourmet as they once were. Lobster has been replaced by shrimp. Rib-eye has been replaced by sirloin. And the list goes on. On course you can still get lobster or a good steak if you want, but it will cost you extra. 9 years ago I couldn't wait to go on a galley tour, meet the head chef and buy the cookbook. No chance today. Not interested. Another example that I noticed with NCL is how they continue to edit their wine list and adjust their prices for alcoholic beverages. Who cares, right? We all have the UBP! The "Ultimate" beverage package limits you to wines by the glass and drinks under $15. The wine by the glass selection has been reduced to just a handful of selections, and none of them really good. In a restaurant you will expect a fairly decent wine at $15 a glass, not so on Escape. Premium drinks that were under the $15 just a couple of months ago have now been adjusted to $16.95-$17.95 so they are no longer included in the UBP. $17 for a pour of 12-year old Glenffidich is a bit steep IMO. You can ruin your own vacation easily if you look for things to complain about. I've come to accept these changes and move on. These are just little details. Your vacation is the big picture.

One of my favorite things about cruising is the food. Especially lobster night. It does disappoint me that a lot of lines are cutting back when it comes to food. However, I am an avid Princess cruiser and the one thing i do love about Princess is that in the dining room you can still get your lobster for free. I always place 2 orders of the lobster. I am booked to go on the Jade though in December for a Holiday cruise with 6 other family members. Love your review just waiting for more! :)

what is the laundry situation on the Royal? I'll be sailing a 12day to the Med in Oct. of 2017. Are there laundromats?

I will actually be going on a Christmas cruise this year on the Jade and it's only 7 of us but we decided to have some fun with the presents this year and are doing a secret santa and white elephant. Age range for my family is from 17-70. We are so excited to be on a cruise for the holiday since we've only done over Thanksgiving.

Thank you guys! I'm an avid cruiser (25 cruises in my 23 years of life) and I've always known that we have to be back on board half hour prior to leaving the ports of call but they really do need to clarify their language. This will be my 3rd NCL cruise.

Hello Ladies and Gents,

I am going on a Christmas cruise with my family on the Jade out of Tampa and I just realized that on my itinerary it say that due to safety concerns all passengers need to be back on board 2 HOURS prior to departing the port. Now is that just in Tampa or in all ports of call? :mad:

I love Disney but unfortunately, I have never been on a Disney cruise. They're process are just too ridiculous for a middle class family. Apparently, they don't want the middle class on their ships. :(