Kay S

Jan Swartz to the rescue is an overrated myth. She is gone. I know she still has a higher-up job in the corporation, but she's no longer the President of Princess. I also know that a few people have gotten her attention, but those have been few and far between. We are on our own out here. The new Princess.

Thanks for the review. There has been a bit of grumbling about the Emerald here on this board, but you show that every person's cruise is different.

I'm doing Alaska number six in July on the Royal. It was the only itinerary that worked. My other Princess Alaska cruises were Grand class, except for years ago on the Regal I and then Pacific Princess II. The smaller ships both got us into ports like Kodiak and Sitka. This one is a grandkids cruise, so the ports aren't as important to me. These kids have done the usual ports several times before, and that's what they like. This will also be the end of the FCC, so...

As they say, to each his own.

Different countries, different idioms.

They always take a new photo of me on the ship as I board. Why? Who knows.

My thought is that whatever you get in the restaurant will better than what’s in the MDR anyway.

I’m wondering how to actually eat that without ending up covered in goo.

DMW meets the Medallion app

Ah the new Princess

What is "fancy dress" in the UK is "masquerade" in the US.

That will work.

The Royal class ships have the deluxe balconies. OP is considering Discovery which is a Royal class ship.

Just going by what I’m told. I’m not a sports fan.

DH misses his sports when we are cruising. Princess is not good at providing coverage.

Deluxe balcony will have a little loveseat, more floor space. It's not as costly as a mini but a little more than a regular balcony.

I got mine fixed on live chat. It took a long time, but now everything is working. Knock on wood.

My solution to the morning crowds at IC is to send DH to get my latte. 🙂

That is a kind of comparison. OP aks "Will I be disappointed?" Princess critics say "yes."

I guess if you're going to chair hog, you run the risk of stuff going AWOL.

I guess that's a lesson in pre-cruise research. OP asked for experiences comparing Princess with other cruise lines. That's what people are doing here. I have no doubt each one is telling the truth, based on their own individual cruise. That's what OP asked for.

It probably depends a lot on the itinerary. Caribbean cruises have been full, I hear. Families going to Alaska might fill ships. Also important is the season, or days of the week. I think anyone who wants to find a relaxing cruise can do it.

Never. LOL. After they finish this project they will start another one. I took my first flight out of LAX in 1967 and they have been “improving” it ever since.

The Wake Bar at the back of the ship behind the lido buffet has some nice outdoor couches and tables where we spent some pleasant evenings on theDiscovery while in Mexico.

Maybe you can answer a question. I was once told that certain kind of Hawaiian shirt was considered formal wear in Hawaii because the weather prevents gentlemen from dressing up in stuffy tuxedos. I always wondered if that was true.