Cruise Raider

when we docked, I don’t think anyone else other than cargo ships ere here. nice of you to join us!

My DH would comment that it is much worse than elevator music but I think he exaggerates that point. It it piped in music but it’s not horrible at all. It’s a mixture of local music and French music? There is some commotion on the promenade deck but nothing excessive. As mentioned, the music is welcomed, IMO!

It seems like they discontinued their contract with Rombauer once Gallo bought them out.

No copies and no photos .. not sure why that is but it is what it is! There were some sailings out of SF that we had already booked during the 50% sale. I only looked at those from the west coast when I perused the list and there was nothing from 2025 and nothing new during the time frame when we could go.

As to my recollection , there were a couple of Canada/New England cruises offered for the fall on the Enchanted Princess. I think there was a Hawaii cruise out of SF also listed but nothing at 50% off. Sorry I didn’t look much further into the list as we aren’t ones to fly very long distances to join a cruise.

No, we haven’t been there so looks like now we are on a mission. We’ve been there in the past but don’t drink soda so not sure we’ve seen any soda machines. Let me try to get back there .. I will check out what you are taking about.

We have never heard it on any other ship except on the Discovery and we’ve only ever heard it when our room is on the port side midship. We are also on the Crown in earl Feb .. I’m sure it won’t be on that ship. It more so suits the gorgeous weather are experiencing on this sailing.

We are midship on the port side on the Emerald deck. We have been on both starboard and port side on this ship several times and the port side is always the one with the music and yes, it is all night. Even with the balcony door closed, you can hear it faintly from inside your cabin. It does not bother me in the very least and I actually like it. My DH may not hear me always but he can hear that music. lol! It is coming from the deck below right outside of the Catch by Rudi. We were in a cabin right down the hall from our current cabin back in April 2022 and my DH complained of the same issue. But, we’ve never heard it on the starboard side. And again, I love it and I’m a light sleeper. It just does t bother me one bit but it’s constant and loud sudden noises are what keep me awake.

Rombauer is great in any glass but a lesser wine in a good glass is better than a great wine in a cheap glass. 😆

Actually, we don’t really go to the dining room when we have the premier package as a rule. However, I will try to remember to pop by the take a photo of a menu or two. BtW, I think I saw you in a post about good whiskey. Guess what we found at the Retreat Bar today?

We do cruise quite a bit .. mostly because Covid taught us that life is so fragile and there are no guarantees for a tomorrow. But, I never expected this cruise to be as phenomenal as it is turning out to be. It just doesn’t get better than this!

Approaching Mazatlan

The weather was just perfect in Cabo yesterday. We don’t really go on tenders much anymore so, we stayed onboard. Usually, there is not a seat to be had in the public spaces onboard while people are waiting for their tender number to be called but we didn’t see that so much yesterday. I’m not sure but perhaps a lot of people stayed onboard because w didn’t arrive there until 2 PM. We went to GiGis for lunch. At times, it is crowded and there were a fair number of people in there but still had a nice table by the window for us. We split a rollata and a pizza. Wow! The food was great! We went to the future cruise desk and booked a couple more sailings, both being on the Majestic. I looked over their list of discounted cruises for onboard bookings but there was nothing that interested me too much, well at least ones we haven’t already booked previously. There were a couple of cruises I’ve had my eye on but was out of FCDs so waited until we were onboard to book them. I was also hoping for some discounts on but those two cruises were not on the list. Still, cruising is our favorite form of travel and prices are up all over the place so, what are we going to do? The folkloric show in the theater was outstanding! While we always attend that show when offered, this one was the best one yet! The talent and costumes were spectacular. Because we got into port at 2 PM and the show was at 5 PM, the show wasn’t well attended. That’s unfortunate but I know they have to plan these shows for when we are in port. After that, we went to the PES lounge for a light dinner. It really did not disappoint! They had both vegetable and pork pot stickers and vegetable and tuna maki rolls, chicken salad, fruit cups, chheses, nuts and breadsticks / bread rolls. It was one of the best assortments that I’ve seen. We stayed to watch the comedian, Ken Boyd. He was really funny .. and the audience gave him all the material he needed. His shows were only 30 minutes long but he had 3 shows that night. On our way out, we listened to that great duo. I did find out that they are Cola Sounds! They get an A++++ in my book and I told them so. I will definitely include them in my survey. We headed back to our cabin early as I haven’t slept the best on the first two nights onboard. There really is something to it for me for that the bed faces in the right direction for my best sleep. I asked the room steward for a twin sized duvet so I could put my pillows at the foot of the bed. I slept like a baby. Plus, the queen sized duvet under me made the mattress oh so comfy! So, there is music playing from the deck below us and does so all night. I love it but my DH is not a fan and used the crew chat to ask them to turn it off or down. We will see what they do but like I said, I love it! It feels more like cruise to me while having music out on the balcony. By the way, it’s only on the port side. Speaking of the port side, we normally stay on the starboard side. I’m not even sure why, we just do. So, we are sitting out here on our balcony and it’s not that hot humid weather as we normally experience in Mazatlan. It’s so pleasant .. I will have to remember to sail down here in January more often. So, as we are sitting here we just got the show of a lifetime with the whales. One came straight up out of the water and made a huge splash down! Wow! Port side .. music and a show! ❤️❤️❤️ Another great beginning to a fabulous day in paradise.

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Of note, we were on Celebrity last April and they served all of their beverages out of Riedel glasses. They even had Riedel water glasses in the MDR. I didn’t even know the Riedel made water glasses or martini and margarita glasses, for that matter.

Tom, you can find Riedel glasses pretty much everywhere. Even Target carries them from time to time. I would just wait for a great Christmas sale at one of the major department stores. You can get something close at Ross or Marshall’s, though for very little cost. Just look for the really thin rim and the shape to go properly with either red or white.

He won’t be on our April 3rd cruise. Kristoff will be on the Discovery as the Cd then. But yes, Cole has been amazing!

Yes, it is at the IC. I liked the old style cups better but these certainly will do as long as the coffee is good. And, this morning, the coffee was great!

Yes, I think so! It really does make a world of difference. I would treasure going to a Reidel wine course. Not sure if they still have them but we had such a great time going to the wine blending and the champagne tasting at Vines on different Princess ships! They were definitely highlights of some of our cruises.

I bought refundable air on both the 13th and the 20th just in case we were given a decent price to stay onboard. It’s waitlisted only. That’s ok, we have hinges to do at home anyway.

A proper wine glass is the only way to drink nice wine, IMO! I don’t require a Reidel but something with the right shape and a thin rim is a must. I even request my coffee is served in a a ceramic mug instead of paper. This is what we got the morning … Thanks to Arun!

Yes, they do!

Almost forgot to mention, there is a duo, a man and woman, him playing the guitar and both singing that perform in the piazza and Crown Grill Bar area. Wow! They are phenomenal. It may be Cola Sounds but I will find out and confirm on here. I love their choice of music. Perfect background music for eating dinner at the Crown Grill or having a pre dinner / after dinner drink. I think instead of dinner tonight, we will check out the PES lounge for some nibbles and report back.

There will be some but I wouldn’t count on anything being available if a lot of people have the premier package. He was able to change our reservation from the Crown Grill to return to The Catch for the second formal night, though. We are on the Crown Princess for a couple of cruises next month so, will go to the Crown Grill there.

Looks like this is definitely turning into a live from thread .. so will add a few notes in case there’s anyone reading this that hasn’t followed my live from thread from October. The beds are firm n this ship and not the normal Princess beds that we’ve had on other ships. They are comfortable, just not super comfortable. We booked this last minute so picked a wonderful location but I do sleep better when the head of my bed faces the other direction and there were none like that available when I booked. Perhaps that is more in my head but I found myself sleeping the other direction last night to fall asleep. I’m going to grab a blanket from up top or ask my room steward for an extra balnket for tonight. Our room steward brought us some appetizers last night before dinner consisting of some little bread rounds with shrimp, with prosciutto and one with sun dried tomato and olive. They were quite tasty. The Discovery always set itself aside by serving only nice wine glasses. I can only imagine that was a costly venture as they now do serve wine from those heavy duty wine glasses unless you specifically ask for a nice thin rimmed glass. The bar staff is most accommodating. I tell them if we don’t return them, they can charge our account $25 for each glass. We always return them! I’ve mentioned already that the food has been fantastic. There are a few changes, though. I was surprised to see the edamame beans are already shelled and there was no pickled ginger at the sushi place. Definitely not a deal breaker for us .. just a change, is all. Also, my concerto pasta wasn’t topped with Chilean sea bass as was on the Majestic at The Catch! There was, instead, langostino, and not a complaint as the meal was superb! We did split an extra appetizer so, definitely got our fill of seafood. I didn’t even think about that until we were well out the door. @RLK33853the formal nights are the first full sea day (yesterday) and again on day 6, so the second to last day while in Mexico. Thevstaff has been just amazing! I’m going to start my list for my survey. Many of them that were so impressive on our last sailing from a couple of months ago have been promoted. They all seem like a happy group and that is reflected through the service they offer. The officers engagement with the passengers is impressive! We are in Cabo today but not until 2 PM. I don’t much ever get off in Cabo so, will probably hit up the future cruise desk. Late this aftrenoon, there is a Folkloric Show in the theater so we will definitely be hitting that up! Another wonderful day onboard the most gorgeous Discovery Princess. Cole, our cruise director and the ever so gorgeous, Josie, his assistant!