Kay S

2 hours ago, help32250 said:

Kay ---

With all due respect, there is no such thing as a "John Padgett" eclipse. 

I guess humor is dead on this board.

4 hours ago, suekel said:

I've done that and received what I ordered on every ship but the Sky.  They were pretty rude about it too.  

I've encountered some rude people on the dining lines before.  Not often.  I have been asking for an egg on the door hanger menu for years and always got it.

When is the John Pagett eclipse?

34 minutes ago, Lmsundaze said:

what are Nono's?

No salt, no spice, no garlic, etc.  pinolover can fill you in.

I love Dover Sole, so I'm looking forward to that.

8 hours ago, bigbeergut said:

I never eat dead fish.  I wish they would focus on better beef dishes.  There is already a wide variety of fish dishes, no need to spend more in this area

Well, no one ever offered me a live fish to eat...  I don't see why focusing on one kind of food would prevent them from improving all the food.

With kids, I would suggest Princess as a better fit.

1 hour ago, memoak said:

Sorry but I find the food at the buffet not of good quality. In fact I can’t even look at it

I don't think the majority of passengers agree with you judging from the crowds!  So, if not the buffet, our friend can go get his breakfast at the International Cafe and take it back to his balcony.

6 hours ago, OTrail said:

 

 

It's my first time on a Princess cruise and first time on any cruise where I'll have a balcony and sitting on my own wee balcony having a relaxed breakfast sounds quite appealing.

If the room service options are too limited, you can always go to the buffet and make a plate to take back to your balcony.  In the olden days (when I cruised Princess often) I would fill out the door card to hang out in the evening, but I would write in that I also wanted a hard-boiled egg.  I almost always got it.  I heard of people doing that for bacon, too, but I just wanted my egg.  🙂

1 hour ago, TRLD said:

 

 

A Mexican cruise appeals to Californians because they do not have to fly, who to a large degree get all of the sun they want at home. 

 

 

 

You are correct about the first part.  We like to drive to ports.  "Getting all the sun" we want at home is a bit more nuanced.  It's not the sun that is so attractive.  It's the ocean and the breezes and the pool and the vacation atmosphere.  I subscribe to the theory that rude people are just rude whether on ships or at home.

Yes, doesn't the name have to match the name on the passport?  I think that's the first place to start.

8 hours ago, 555 said:

It's really a shame that someone can't call Princess directly and get a straight answer.

Call Princess twice and get three different answers.  😝  It's true that CC people are a more accurate source of info (in most cases.)

3 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

It could be that you are relating experience from resumption of cruising because it really isn't like that.  Sure nothing is absolute with Princess, but generally, the line with res is different than the line without res.

Yes, as I said, it was at the beginning of all of this and that I am aware things might have changed.  Still, we did two cruises then (burning off FCC) where the lines were combined and out the door.  People were complaining and one lady fainted from standing too long.  I am happy to hear that things have improved in the year I've been away, and I have guarded hopes for the success of the new dining scheme.

That's too bad.  I like the crab cakes.  What is your idea of find dining?

5 hours ago, skynight said:

You will not be turned away. 

In 30+ Princess cruises I have seen someone turned away only once.  A guy in shorts on formal night.  We sat with a man once who wore overalls and flannel shirts every night, including formal, and no one challenged him.

I don't know if there is a schedule, but I have seen these theme buffets on every HAL cruise.

2 hours ago, Woodrowst said:

 

 

I am fully prepared for the first response to be: This does not apply to me because I don’t like Gaelic choir music or hexagonal basalt columns ☺️

You took the words right out of my mouth! 🤣  (Truth be told, I really love a Gaelic choir.)

41 minutes ago, kywildcatfanone said:

How did you select your table? We haven't been to a DR in 20 yearS, and it used to be you boarded the ship and could walk around the DR, pick you out a table and ask for it each night.

The staff will seat you.  You could ask for a particular location, but it's not a sure thing.  With DMW, both reservations and walk ups are in the same line (at least that's how it was on my post-covid cruises) and when you got to the head of the line, they ask if you want to share a table.  If you don't you likely would have to wait some more.  Old traditional dining meant you had a table assigned before you go to the MDR and that was your table for the rest of the cruise.  That meant just walking in and sitting down at your appointed hour.  

We were on the first couple of ships out of Los Angeles directly after cruising resumed.  The whole DMW was a nightmare.  Maybe they have changed things since then, but this new plan of three dining rooms sounds like an improvement.

I always try to book near the elevator.  I've never had noise issues.

I know they used to...my SIL always liked to go to the meeting to talk with the older vets to hear their stories.  He served in the 90s and loved hearing how things had changed (or stayed the same.)

Our last Princess cruise was with 17 year old grandson (twins) a year ago.  They have been cruising since they were little and both are Platinum now.  They have always done the kids' club, but on this cruise they decided they were "too old."  This time they played ping pong, pickleball, used the gym, watched movies in the cabin and ordered room service.  We had more of their company on this cruise than we ever had before when they were reluctant to leave kids' club.  It was so nice to enjoy their company.  (We have been taking them cruising since they were wee tikes.)

I like peace of mind.

The whales have minds of their own.  I saw some magnificent ones in Icy Strait Point about 15 years ago.  Haven't seen anything that good since.  I did see some (two) in Mexico off Cabo last year, but I have given up on ship tour whale watching. 

5 hours ago, ORV said:

Since this is round trip LA it’s popular with locals since they don’t have to fly. 

True.  That would factor in for us, certainly.  

4 hours ago, ORV said:

 except for that woman that’s always hijacking threads with personal nonsense. 
 

 

🤷‍♀️????

4 hours ago, ronrick1943 said:

I believe you are right, until you have and use the service of a Butler you don't know.

Good point.  I haven't had nor do I want a butler.  I don't have servants at home and I get along just fine.  Not to sound too snarky about it (🙃) but am I likely to find a "snob" attitude on board when I confess I'm not in a butler-class cabin?  (My first O cruise coming up.)