Itchy&Scratchy

the chicken fingers were too fancy for my 10 yo. He hated them. And they didn't have honey mustard in MDR. He also hated spaghetti bolognese. Pizza at Sorento was way better than in MDR. He disliked the pepperonis on MDR pizza very much. DS loves Sorento pizza. He liked spaghetti marinara and grilled cheese at MDR. See if yours likes anything from the regular menu - mine liked some things, like cheese tortellini (loved them). Fancy chicken fingers: Pizza came with fries as a side. Oddly.

I would double check your current cabin assignment asap.

are you in a cabin for 2 or more? Looks like there are some balconies left for 2, but not for 3...

well, our Thanksgiving Enchanted cruise doesn't have any non-deluxe balconies left for 3 people, so I don't think my bid (inside to balcony) will be accepted... And it only has literally a handful of deluxe balcony cabins left. Everything else is sold out (inside, mini, suites).

the bid email says that if you don't pay for the bid because you don't like the location, you will go back to your original cabin.

on one sailing we had $500 OBC for the 5 of us (that's a lot - never had that much before), so we still had $50 left by the end of the cruise. I didn't realize that it could be used for tips, so I set out to spend it - I bought a lovely collection of 5 trial size bottles of Versace perfumes. You could use them for Christmas/birthday presents if you don't want them for yourself.

and that's what cruisecritic is for. 🙂

don't know about the pool chairs, but with Harmony and Indy (not at full capacity last Nov) it was pretty crowded on the beaches.

something we didn't know about Alfredo's/GiGi's on our first Regal Princess cruise is that it's free. FREE. 🙂

well, that's just silly. We are casual, but we still go to MDR on formal nights... It's not like we are wearing shorts and t-shirts, but pants and a casual blouse/men's shirt will do. Dressing casually will never preclude me from eating "formal" food.

yes, it's working off of the intranet.

yes, of course, there is a kid's menu. Regular stuff that I remember - a hot dog, chicken nuggets, etc. My kid didn't like any of it (neither did I), so we mostly ordered the wonderful Fettuccine Alfredo and steamed veggies.

I look up cruises weekly and go as far as doing a faux booking, but CVP rarely ever contacts me. Once in a long while with some kind of promotion... Speaking of which - she hasn't contact me on her own in quite some time.

you can just ignore her and not use her for anything, and it will "get rid" of her. If you DO want a different PVP, contact Princess and switch. We have been assigned Heidi and used her assistance for our upcoming cruise and she's been pretty good.

If we get upgraded and I don't like the location (I hate aft balconies), I may go that route. I too booked our upcoming cruise through a Princess Vacation Planner. 🙂

when were they installed? Didn't have them back in Nov 2019.

my heart has just almost leaped out of my chest - I opened my email and saw an email from Princess with my booking number in the heading... For a second I thought - oh, my upgrade is here! Turns out, it's just an invite to a Love Boat Piazza Party...

"Submitting an upgrade offer does not guarantee an upgrade nor does this program guarantee availability in any particular stateroom category. PCL reserves the right to not accept any offer regardless of offer amount or stateroom availability. Availability of upgrades is limited and is made at the sole discretion of PCL. PCL reserves the right to accept any offer from the time it is submitted to the departure date and time. Offers are priced per person at double occupancy for the stateroom. Stateroom upgrades are only valid on the cruise portion of a booking and are not applicable to any land portion hotel stays. Once your offer is accepted, the upgrade amount paid is final and non-refundable. The upgrade does not include any additional promotions. Current promotions on the reservation will not be altered. PCL cannot guarantee a specific stateroom number assignment within the upgraded category. Your stateroom number will depend on space availability and cannot be changed."

well, it's not what Princess says on their bid page. It specifically says that we cannot change cabins after an upgrade has been assigned to us.

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2885416-upgrade-bid-accepted-is-this-a-good-cabin/ Poster jennaja (see above) was able to switch cabins after the upgrade was approved/assigned. She got upgraded to R407 and switched it to C409.

every time we cruise, it's the taxi/uber driver who lifts our suitcases out of the trunk. Sometimes they don't, so my husband fishes them out. I too tend to tip the taxi/uber driver more if they help with the luggage. If they just stand there watching us getting our suitcases out of the trunk, I am a lot less inclined to tip or to tip more...

I would 100% choose Majestic instead of Caribbean Princess. Never had any food on Princess we didn't like, with a notable exception of the kid's menu on Caribbean Princess many years ago. We cruise on Princess for food. 🙂

the porter literally puts your bags on a huge dolly and that's it. The person pushing your wheelchair is doing it for a much longer time and distance. We usually give $5 for 2 suitcases. $5 to push the wheelchair at the airport. I think I'd give $10 to push through the terminal and onto the ship.

not all that formal at all. DH wears pants and a button down shirt. I wear pants and a blouse. never seen one.

Apex it is.