FormerPrincessCrew

I can’t wait to follow along here while I follow my parents along on Facebook. They are on right now as well. Enjoy the ports, it’s a great itinerary.

Following along! My parents arrived at their hotel in Southampton this morning, ready to board for my mom's 69th birthday and their 45th wedding anniversary. They did this cruise last year, but missed one part due to weather and there were so many excursions they weren't able to do, they booked it again so they can explore more.

I just saw a post from my old boss Mark Gilliespie that he will be filling in as Entertainment Director on the Island Princess for the next 5 weeks. He's usually the Senior Production Manager.

It’s The Cruise. 80% of filming will be in crew areas, but they do follow the crew into public areas so you could be in the background. As they said above, the focus is on the crew. Unless there happens to be a passenger who has something dramatic happen when embarking (luggage falls into water, passport stolen, etc), they won’t care if you’re there.

That is too bad. We're on Enchanted in less than 2 weeks and hope it's better. PS - apparently the raspberry martini ingredients are stocked.....my mom had 2 yesterday and today. 🙂 They better be on Enchanted too.....I haven't had one since 2006.

If you like martinis, you can get a Raspberry Martini. It's not on the menu anymore (hasn't been in many years), but they will still make them if you ask. They are fantastic. I got the recipe from a bartender friend a decade ago. I don't know the price, but my mom's currently on that ship drinking a couple a day, and they have Princess Plus, so under that price point 1 oz Absolut Raspberry 1/2 oz Chambord 1/4 lemon wedge 1/2 oz sugar syrup 1/2 oz raspberry puree Put all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and serve by straining out the lemon - do not squeeze the lemon.

My parents are on this cruise. They flew in this morning and sent us messages about how long the lines were at the port. Can't wait to follow along with this thread.

We're on that cruise as well. I can't answer your question, but following to find out. I'll have a happy husband if they have them.