letsgomets

We leave on the Gem in 3 days. Enjoying your review -- I had been wondering what it was like on the Hurricane Sandy cruise. Can't say that I share your baseball affections, although I think this year I need to switch my allegiances to the Jays given that they have my favorite ex-Mets!

Too bad you couldn't tender over the Nantucket to wait out the storm! Fantastic island (and lots of Red Sox fans).

Is it really true that the newest Princess ships (like the Crown and Caribbean) have absolutely no connecting cabins? So if we can't get one of only two family cabins, we really can't take Princess with little kids (completely separate rooms is not an option we would consider -- my wife and I have no interest in spending our vacation apart like that)? If this is true (as Princess reps told us on the phone when we wanted to book), then I don't understand why Princess would do that given how much Princess is trying to appeal to families with children. It had ve been our first choice for an upcoming cruise based upon my research about the ship, itinerary, etc.