kywildcatfanone

2 hours ago, kywildcatfanone said:

Mine fits in the open space under the tabletop nightstand.  I use a European plug adapter for the outlet.

I should add, the European plug goes into the wall, I then plug the light in and my extension cord with US outlets and USB plugs.  Then plug my cpap and other items into it.

5 minutes ago, 1025cruise said:

While that might be a logical thing, I also have never had a problem with the included food offerings. I can't see myself paying $8.50 for a pizza when I can get good enough pizza on Lido.

Yep, this is me.  Lido pizza is good enough to me to not feel the need to pay extra for another on the ship.  Weird to me they made another pizza option when they did.

7 hours ago, Cabunit said:

I am a new CPAP user.  We don’t know if I will be on it long term or not, so we don’t want to invest in a travel CPAP yet.  We think we understand how to use one on a ship with one exception.  We have been in the same cabin as on our next cruise, so we know that the nightstand will not hold the CPAP.  What do you do with the device?
A.  Put it on the floor
B.  Can the ship supply a little table?
C.  Bring something alone, like a cardboard box, to set it on.
D.  Other?
Thank you for any suggestions or information.

Mine fits in the open space under the tabletop nightstand.  I use a European plug adapter for the outlet.

3 hours ago, jshli said:

Thank you everyone who have been so helpful in answering my questions as this is my first Princess cruise.

If my cruise docks at Fort Lauderdale at 6AM, would an 11AM flight be realistic if I have priority disembarkation?

Easily.  We fly home Saturday and have a 10am flight  I typically don't book before 9:30am, but 11am is easy.  Don't rush either, leaving the ship around 8am is plenty of time. Have a nice relaxing breakfast. 

2 hours ago, Thrak said:

Does anybody know early in the morning can one book an upcoming cruise? Is it tied to Pacific time? Does the main office need to be open or can it be booked at 12:01 AM on the day it becomes available? Looking to book an upcoming cruise that will likely sell out quickly and want to "jump on it" as soon as it's available to book.

 

As early as booking is open  for the cruise you want. It's automated.

No surprise here with the way their customer service is now

How do you like Virgin?  Been thinking about trying it.

Send more money. It costs green to be green lane.

I'm kidding, sort of.

Food is very subjective, and IMO, I'm the quality isn't what it once was, but I always find items I enjoy and never go hungry.

The beauty of cruiseline food is if you order something and don't like it they will bring you something different.

8 hours ago, No Sea Legs! said:

 

Does the Plus Beverage package include bottled water that we can take back to our cabin rather than buying the 12 bottles in the specific water package? 

 

Thank you in advance. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, all you want 

1 hour ago, memoak said:

When was the last time you saw a lido deck grill scraped down while cooking beef, chicken and I guess now plant based “meat”.  They cook all day of that same surface nothing comes out very hot and for someone who hasn’t eaten chicken in years my hamburger did not even taste like beef 

Some of the best food I have ever eaten has been on cruises off the ship. Not usually in the port area itself but with a little research you can get some remarkable meals. 
you could not pay me to eat in any buffet on ship or on land 

I see them scraping the grill regularly as well as spray water on it.

We get it, you don't go to the buffet and that is fine. Others do, and that is fine as well.

11 hours ago, wintrev said:

Well what has Australia done to be treated so poorly?

Not tip apparently

We were in Cozumel two days ago, Belize yesterday and Roatan today.  Port areas seem very safe to me.  I would only venture out on a ship excursions or reputable excursion company.

3 hours ago, ChutChut said:

Bottom line is when we're on a cruise, staff/crew/consultants, etc. are acting on apparent authority from Princess (unless expressly indicated otherwise) and will/should be treated as such if anything happens. 

Yep, and while most are contractors,  they operate as employees of the cruise line in their duties.

1 minute ago, 555 said:

Do you really believe that any of the restaurants in ports are much cleaner than the ships facilities? 

This was going to be my comment.  Makes no sense to think that tourist restaurants are any more sanitary than those on the ship.

1 hour ago, Wishing on a star said:

Honey mustard, Your favorite soft drink, sweetener,  hot sauce....  Hey....  cruise happy!!!!

We bring our own coffee creamer

4 hours ago, memoak said:

You really need to define staff. As far as I know all stewards, waiters, cooks, bartenders, laundry workers etc are all employees of Princess. Spa, Future cruises and casino employees are all contracted by the venue

Talked to my friend onboard who is a deck supervisor and he confirmed my comment. He said very few are true employees of the cruise line and receive salary, and benefits via Carnival Corp. Most all are considered contract employees. Like I said, most are contractors of 3rd party vendors.

If they are onboard then they represent the cruiseline in all their interactions and transactions with the customer.

8 hours ago, gizfish said:

How comfortable or uncomfortable is the bed.  My past experience is princess is worst then rccl then msc with ncl regular rooms and haven more comfortable than any other bed anywhere other than my own.  I'm hoping princess is better now?

I will say the beds are decent to good.  The pillows, those are pretty terrible.

2 hours ago, ontheweb said:

The Princess rep also confirmed that the staff at the FCD do not work for Princess (as has been stated here).

 

Most staff onboard are not employees of Princess.

Best of luck getting it resolved.

Never pay an upcharge for a standard grade of meat.

You can buy onboard.  They sell to everyone who wants it. Packages never sell out as long as there is a customer who wants it.

3 minutes ago, karatemom2 said:

Oh my gosh. We haven’t seen Alfred and Seymour for years. They were regulars on many of our West Coast cruises for many years prior to COVID. They are very funny guys and super personable when you run into them around the ship. 

Seem like good guys. No idea how their set can be so good one night,  and so bad the next.

1 hour ago, 555 said:

Do you recall a name?

Alfred and Seymour.  They were very funny in the princess theater on embarkation night, but not at all in Vista lounge.  Weird.

I may not be right about this, but I think even with plus and premier, you cannot book them in advance without your card being charged.  Someone will know for sure  though. 

The comedians were great in the theater and awful in the Vista lounge.  I wanted to walk out

The quality of the specialty dining has gone downhill.  We quit going about 5 years ago as a result.