Silvara7

On 8/9/2019 at 8:46 AM, Biker19 said:

 

On 8/9/2019 at 8:46 AM, Biker19 said:

On 8/9/2019 at 8:45 AM, brywood said:

Meaning, when DD is finished streaming, I can connect on my device to check email, etc?

Correct.

Edited yesterday at 08:46 AM by Biker19

So we could get by with one pkg for two people if we trade off on screen time? Really? 

I've done this cruise twice and both times it was rough the first night and second day out of port. Some days the seas were like glass but I've come to expect anything while on the Pacific. It seems to me that it really warmed up about the 3rd day out but don't quote me on that since it might be another cruise I'm remembering.

We sailed the Crown round trip to Hawaii out of LA last year and it looks the same except for the festive holiday decor. Thanks for bringing back very nice memories!

I was watching sail away on the bridge cam. Looks lovely! I'm so jealous atm so have a mucho Mango for me.

Yay!

 

 

 

The creamed artichoke bisque is heavenly. We had it last month when we were on the last calif coastal.

That is the Bon Voyage Experience, where you pay to tour the ship while in port.

I thank you for the info. Most acronyms I can figure out but this was beyond my skill level.

I've stumped my brain but can't figure out what a BVE cruise is. Please help me understand, thanks!

the best strategy is to have a leisurely breakfast and hang out near the HC or on an open deck until just before the time to report to the designated venue. I hope you didn't just sit in that crowded room for 90 minutes; that really would end the cruise on a downer.

We do this and find it very relaxing. Sitting just outside HC eating breakfast and pretending I'm still cruising.

Idk about other ships but on the Ruby you can get waffles, scones, cookies, cakes, tacos, guacamole, etc at Café Caribe after 3:30pm. It's aft of Horizon Court.

I suggest that you drop off your luggage and visit Ports O' Call Village for a couple of hours. When I lived in LA, Ports O' Call was an occasional destination on its own right, so I would always be happy to go walk around there while killing time waiting for a ship. (I almost never arrive early enough at the ship to have this problem, though! Once, there was a problem with the ship arriving late and no one was allowed to board until very late, so we did visit Ports O' Call for a late lunch before boarding began around 4 p.m. or so.)

 

Due to a bad knee, the Iowa is not an option for us, but that too would be a great way to spend some time.

Don't try it now. It's closed and scheduled for demolition (except for the fish market).

Just off the Ruby on 11/11 and had to take them. I agree it makes far more sense to have them at the master station.

The first day is very limited. In order to move the most people through, each section is cordoned off into two with the same selection on both sides. At least it was that way at lunch, Idk about dinner.

Maybe we should start calling them “IFFY”

 

 

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I was thinking this from the start! :')

Does the princess platinum insurance cover if one of the p passengers has to work? I was under the impression that work schedule wasn't covered.

We disembarked the Ruby on 11/11 on the last calif coastal of the season and thought the ship in very nice condition. The deck crew always seemed to be out and about cleaning something or other and with the exception of embarkation day the food was very good in horizon court.

800 kids? Seriously? Holy cow! It must be because of the US Thanksgiving holiday week. I think I only saw about 20 kids the whole cruise.

The new parking fee makes a day in a nearby hotel with "free" parking very affordable. We already decided that we will do a hotel or a shuttle from home next time we go out of LA.

I never considered this. Will have to look into the local hotels now. Usually a friend drives us there and back and watches our car for the week, but that wasn't an option this time and the parking fee was a bit of sticker shock.

Just curious, what was "substandard" about the rolls? We have always found them a little too appealing and have a hard time not eating too many of them with our meals. :cool:

I agree! I have a love/hate relationship with their crunchy rolls and the various foccia breads. Crunchy rolls were nommed morning, noon and night and only the toppings changed.

We were also on the Ruby but didn't arrive at the port until around 2:00. (Much stress and drama from an uncooperative CVS and then dealing with dog boarding!)

I agree with the above statement about the road access to port in San Pedro. It's a nightmare most times we've been there, but adding another ship sailing near the same time and it was just too many cars! So much for easy check in if you arrive later. The snake lines were interminable and we didn't like the "back up pier" as we called it, at all. Having to queue in the sun was very uncomfortable and I saw a lot of people getting burnt before the cruise even started.

We were in R514 and experienced no problems at all with our cabin or the steward. Many, many carts and so on in the halls at all hours though. I thought it was just us that our steward was scarcely seen or heard from. I'm sorry to hear so many had toilet problems and fear having that experience. Our toilet seat was also gouged and scuffed. How does that even happen? The public toilets near the pools were in worse shape, though.

We were assigned late seating in the Botticelli DR, but didn't end up going even once. Dressing up just seemed like too much of a bother from the first night and we just continued the same as the cruise progressed. Horizon Court was lovely and we enjoyed being able to go in and eat without any stress and choose from a diverse number of foods. I have a strange love for the fruit tartlets on Princess and wander in to grab one 2-3Xs a day. Bartenders were hit or miss and one had never heard of a Dirty Banana despite it being on the menu and a fixture recipe for at least our first cruise on the Island in 06.

Because of health issues, we haven't cruised in over 5 years but thought the itinerary was a great choice with fun ports of call. Staying in San Diego a bit later would have been nice, but it seems like any time we've been to that port sail away was by 6 PM or so. San Francisco was wonderful and I'm glad I booked an excursion to Muir Woods. Beautiful Place! Ensenada is just another port day for us and we didn't go to Santa Barbara either (we really enjoy "sea days" in port).

Movies under the Stars is a great idea, but I had a very hard time hearing dialogue and just had to kind of guess what was going on. The fresh popcorn, pizza and cookies with milk they served were nice touches.

I thought it was odd that they netted off the pools so often when it was calm sailing. Shocking the water? I do know there was a biohazard incident of some kind in the Neptune pool on the last day, so I get that. Ew. There was a deck crewmember with a biohazard bag, gloves and face mask on Fri afternoon. I'm going to guess it was a kid since there were so many on Spring Break. The kids didn't really bother me at all except for the roaming gangs of teens wandering the decks throwing ice at each other on the last day/night. None of the crew who saw them being disruptive would say anything, though.

Disembarking was low key and we didn't experience any problems. $16 a day for parking was painful but I can't see another way around it. Ideas?