IrishMis

We have done 25+ cruises on both lines. Started on Princess then were wowed by Celebrity for many cruises. X has far better loyalty perks which seems crazy and since we live in Orlando and Royal and Celebrity now do reciprocal benefits it’s REALLY FUN. But just earlier this month we did the Emerald repo, Lauderdale to Quebec with Princess Plus. We had the best time playing with it. I am still trying to loose the pounds I gained on that cruise🫣😂was it overpriced….YES….but we loved the service esp in AM where we ordered Lattes to our room instead of coffee. They came FAST AND HOT without having to decide the night before what time we “might” wake up so we could order in advance. The 2 speciality restuarants were just ok, but a decent change from MD on a 14 day cruise. The speciality desserts are a joke….we are 1 each the whole trip..in my review I suggested they do away with that perk and think of something else.hubby likes hamburgers and NEVER had to stand in the long line and PP had their waiters find us by medallion multiple times. ALL the service on the ship was terrific. We came home and booked another trip next year just to use PPlus.

This is a luggage story that’s half “confession” half “embarrassment”but fully happy ending. We live in Orlando and cruise quite a bit out of Lauderdale. Most times we carry our luggage off so we can hit the road quickly. But since turning 70 I have been badgering my semi-control freak husband that we should SLOW DOWN and let them do the work for us. Soooo this past New Years cruise on the Reflection he allowed us to do that. We pack fairly light, each 1 medium bag. Mine is purple with lime green tags….pretty easy to find. We were the first group off, each grabbed a bag and off we go to the turnpike. 2 hours into the drive I get a call from X saying they have MY BAG with my name on it in the terminal and believe I have someone else’s. As no doubt you can imagine the next 30 minutes were pretty “unpleasant” though stronger words could apply😂. I’ll spare you the rest of the gory details but we were blessed beyond believe that the other couple lived in Fort Pierce and would be driving up the turnpike with our bag while we waited VERY PATIENTLY to correct my mistake. They were as nice as could be which could have been WAY different…..because the delay didn’t improve either of our days but nothing as awful as you encountered. Both bags WERE identical, Travelpro purple with lime green tags. All of us were about the same age, had eaten next to each other in BLU 3 nights earlier. Ohhh…..and just for a laugh….they said they spent the first hour looking for a black bag because they thought that’s what they brought.🫣😜watch out us old folks WE are everywhere🤷‍♀️. If I meet you in a cruise I’ll see you at the walkoff. Sue