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Caribill, thank you for your input too, in regard to the Champagne fountain. You mentioned it seemed to go along with the Captain's welcoming everyone aboard the ship, which gives me an idea to LOOK for when this is going to happen. Do you remember if it was early evening around 6:00PM or later? Just curious, as I don't want to miss it after doing it 23 years ago.

Looking forward to seeing/reading your review as well. So far I have been able to read a couple that have just happened, or still in the process now. There are 8 of us doing the Regal on the 25th of February (wanting to get AWAY from Missouri weather 😞 ), and I'm trying to read everything pros/cons about this ship. 🙂

There are 8 of us that plan to cruise in February. One of the questions was, WHEN is the best time to purchase one of these packages? I have been reading quite a few peoples comments, and several have been disappointed, after purchasing one of the packages, and one of the items that was on the package is NO longer. Do you think waiting until the end of December, or the first of January would be too late to order one of these packages, because of the changes that are going on?

Thank you for your responses to our my questions. I'm glad we still should (for ME) be able to have a picture taken (even if my family does it) pouring the champagne or whatever, as I did that 23 years ago. We have not purchased the Plus or Premier package as yet, but if I understand right, if we do, we should get the medallion free before our cruise, hopefully.

I just "discovered" you in regard to your postings on Regal, as the 8 of us plan to do it in February for the first time, and hopefully plan to follow in your postings.

So does it have to be the Plus Package to get the medallion mailed to us free, or can it be the cheaper package deal ($60, $80), if you know?

Well I am still NOT receiving your postings in my emails like I was before, so I'm glad I can go to CC and find them HERE. 🙂 Thank you for showing the picture of someone pouring the champagne (I did this 23 years ago on the higher tower) or whatever you call it, as I would like to do it again, for one of my family members to take a picture, once more. Someone mentioned that it didn't look like there were very many young people (they had been on Carnival) under the age of 60 or so, and I am much older than that (most people don't think I am by the way I look/act), and that may be true, but they must remember, this time of year, most young people are IN school.

I don't know what happened, but I was receiving ALL of your postings by email, and then all of a sudden they STOPPED! I had to go to Cruise Critic, just to find you, and "catch up!" Question about the fountain. I was thinking it had already happened, but you had said it was crowded, so maybe you didn't see. I was wondering how a person ( if they wanted to) would be able to pour some champagne in the fountain, as I had seen a picture where a lady was doing that?

I have a couple questions. Did I read some place that "IF" we wanted to make sure we received the medallion in time, we NEED to pay $10.00 for them to ship it to us? If so, did you find it worth it in the long run? I figured I put out enough for everything else on Princess, let alone "another" $10 to be putting out. I see where Regal Princess has the champagne tower. In the picture I seen, I seen a lady on a platform that helped her reach the tower to pour the champagne. If you have done it recently, or know of someone who has, do they charge for a person to do this (if so, how much), or if a person wants to do it, they will let you do it?

What deck is the sea walk on?

I liked the way they had the robe hanging up, and the way they had the arms folded around it. 🙂

CrusinSusan70, I'm GLAD to read NOW, that it was a joke.

Dreamscaper, thank you for letting me know there ARE some other items that are for sale close to the end of the cruise. The reason I say this, someone had just posted and said it was champagne, and I had NO interest in wanting to buy that. 🙂

That makes SENSE, that he (the friend that JUST got married) is NOT cruising with you.

Saint Greg, you JUST heard from your friend who is going with you, and he JUST got married to someone he has known less than a month. Oh my, what kind of decision is that??? 😞 Mary Ann 2, thank you for your input to give me a little "idea" of what some of the speciality restaurants, and other food places serve.

CruisinSusan, thank you for your input in regard to my question of "normally" the cruise ships sales of $10 - $15. If it is champagne, I definitely will not be attending that sale.

The different ones that have posted about different places to get food really helps me. Now one of my questions is, do I have to Google, or whatever the "name" of the "specialty restaurants" to find out what kind of food they serve, or how do I go about to see their menu?

Thank you Dides, and especially Duchessrn, that list is very helpful. 🙂

If you know, could you tell me where I can LOOK ( Princess website or what) for the different restaurants on the Regal ship, as well as the different eating places, that TELL what kind of food they serve, that is, if there is a place to look this up?

It just dawned on me to ask. I know down through the years with most of my cruises, they generally have a $10 - $15 sale close to the end of the cruise. Is that being done on the Regal ship?

CrusinSusan70, I don't like champagne in the first place, so I didn't want to drink it, even if it was offered to me. I just thought it would be an "unusual picture" to be taken, which it was, and it really turned out good with me pouring the champagne into the tower.

Tonit964, the picture you are showing of the champagne tower almost looks like the same one that I poured champagne into the glasses, back in 2000. I see there is a platform to stand on in your picture, and I had to stand on the platform to reach the glasses to pour the champagne too.

ICFT, the only thing I can tell you about the champagne tower was it was taller than me, 23 years ago, and I was 5'5" back then. I have a couple pictures and when pouring the champagne, I could barely reach the glasses then, and I had hi-heels on. 🙂 I just heard that since there is so much rocking/rolling at times, that is why they lowered the tower. How high it is now, I have no clue.

Thank you all for your advice in regard to Holiday Inn and what is going on in February in Galveston. Actually I am leaving that part up to my d-i-l, as her son/my grandson works for this company where there are certain discounts he can get on some hotels, and Holiday Inn on the beach is one of them. When she showed us the price, we thought it was pretty good, but then she said that was the "discounted" price, so we KNEW we were getting a good deal through where my grandson works.

Thank you all for your advice. Actually when booking our reservations for our flights in February, the customer rep mentioned (after we had mentioned none of us had ever been to Galveston) that Galveston was a pretty neat place to check out, which sounds good, as our flight will be coming in early in the afternoon.