Jeter02

Also you get double cruise credits if you travel as a solo passenger, as you pay double occupancy. 

Nope. You understood correctly!

I applaud you on your composure, and your positivity. I'm so glad you still were able to enjoy the suit you had paid for, along with some lovely compensation for your inconveniences. More importantly, minus the hurdle you experienced non the high seas, you still had a lovely trip.

No. Not yet. Howevert they do have the the nice new large flat screens, but still sits on that upper caddy corner shelf above the fridge cabinet counter. 

3 minutes ago, janina said:

Does anyone know when they are going to upgrade the Pacific Princess?

It's currently not on the medallion rollout list. Most of those on demand TVs have been installed on the ships receiving the medallion upgraded. Along with the medallion net.

One of my favorite cruise itineraries.

Yes they provide directions to night before your second leg. it's a very smooth operation usually you have two options either one you can disembark whenever you would like if you want to spend time at fort Lauderdale meandering around or doing a tour.bhowever when you get back to the poor you have to enter where the newly incoming passengers enter, meaning you need to be scanned and screened . Afterwards head upstairs to reboard. Your second option, if you choose not to get off and would like to stay onboard, they will tell the time and meeting place. They will have the group exit once all other guests have left. They take into the port terminal, name sure to have your Medallion and or cruise card with you along with your passport. they don't actually check your passport but you supposed to have it on you and then once customs has cleared the ship then you can re-enter back on and carry on for your day. Since you mentioned you're switching cabins, they have a great system. You don't need to pack your clothes that are hanging in hangers. Only your lose stuff needs to be packed. The stewards take a bellcart  where they keep you hanged clothes hung and place your luggage and bags on the cart. They move it into your new cabin and hang your clothes back up in the closet.

Yes. You're correct.

14 minutes ago, CineGraphic said:

Our a/c is finally cranking out cold air!

Woohoo! Glad to hear. Btw whereabouts is your cabin? Just curious if it was somewhat near the vicinity of where I stayed a few weeks ago.

6 minutes ago, cherylandtk said:

On most ships, but not all, the elevator doors face forward.  Coral and Sapphire are two exceptions that come to mind, there are likely others, though.

 

There is a new carpet design where the obvious pink or blue background has been changed to a subtle three dots of muted teal and rose.  I know a much earlier thread had pictures.

unfortunately the direction of the elevators on how they open doesn't work for the atrium area. But I do agree I remember the Ruby as well having two different shades of trim whether it was blue or red to decipher if you were port or starboard. on the newer ships I believe they have just gone with the same carpeting on either side did away with the colors. I know on the gold and they use like a circular pattern. 

20 minutes ago, voljeep said:

we drove past it ...

 

we enjoyed a nice, very casual lunch at the Southport Raw Bar - we got outdoor seating , had a minimal wait for a table by our request ... it was this past Mothers Day, and place was packed when we left

 

also pet friendly if that matters

 

planning on going back in December , pre SKY cruise

I live in the FLL area. Yes the Southport Raw Bar is very popular down here.

27 minutes ago, allanna said:

Thank you Jetr02,

 

It seems I will have various ways to remove my Debit Card (I do not own a Credit Card )

 

How do i gift myself OBC ?

 

Thanks

You're very welcome. to get yourself OBC go onto your cruise personalizer and then after you've clicked your sailing click on onboard reservations. When you scroll down to the bottom there's a spot to purchase onboard credit. And when you get to the next step it shows different amounts that you would like to purchase.

9 hours ago, Colo Cruiser said:

The Curtis Stone steamed mussels sound good.  😎

Those are excellent. I've had them a few times.

8 hours ago, CineGraphic said:

It’s midnight, and we’re waiting for someone to come check out our air conditioning. Neither one of us can sleep. 

Oh no! had the same issue with my AC a few weeks ago on the CB. Unfortunately nothing was done about it. My mornings consisted of a god-sent called a shower, to cool me off. But I totally understand the discomfort.

2 minutes ago, allanna said:

Can I remove my debit card from my cruise account when on board so I can then pay cash for my purchases?

once you get on board go to passenger services and then if I'm not mistaken you can put cash down on your accounts and then remove your debit card. Or what you can do is gift yourself with onboard credit prior to your cruise either talk to your TA or go onto your cruise personalizer to do that and that would be similar to having the cash technically just prepaid.

Unfortunately  they do not. Sorry.

29 minutes ago, kywildcatfanone said:

Is that the area at the back of the ship?  Went looking at that when we were on 3 weeks ago and it looked really nice, including the cabana's.  Not sure if they charge for those or not, but they looked nice.  The loungers at the terrace pool were so much better than the older ones, I hope they put them on fleet wide. 

This section is on deck 17 near the sports area if my memory serves me correct

Just now, wizard-of-roz said:

Thank you so much for the quick replies.  I appreciate the help.

You're welcome

Prior to the cruise you would be falling out your cruise personalizer which is all your immigration information and credit card information and all of that. And then your relative will be doing their own Cruise personalizer were they will fill up their information as well. If you are using your credit card to put on file with theirs they can plug in your information cuz there's a check box that asks if they are the owner of the credit card or not. there's no need for you to get off the ship to help him out at the pier they will just do check in as normal. At the periods a quick 1-2-3 where they will either give them a medallion or Cruz card based on which they will be traveling alone.

September in the UK area in general typically is nice temperature wise as the heat waves are usually done if they have any and the cooler temps haven't exactly arrived just yet. As mentioned above AC is not a typical thing in that area. Honestly you should be perfectly fine with the motor coach in September. And it's a lovely part of the world so your mind will be looking at all the beauty anyhow

Thanks for pointing that out. Pooh. What to do? I like to cruise. Therefore it is, what it is.

5 days or less cruises: from 60 days prior to sailing changed to 75 days

6-24 days cruises: from 75 days prior to sailing changed to 90 days

25-29 days cruises: from 75 days prior to sailing changed to 120 days

30+ days cruises: no change at 120 days prior to sailing

Yes. Wear what makes you comfortable, as you'll see some will do gowns, others do cocktail dresses, and some will do slacks with a nice top.

21 minutes ago, Dani24 said:

Our second day we enjoyed breakfast in Crown Grill. There were only a few other tables occupied, so it was a nice, quiet and relaxed experience. We were able to easily make a few  simple off-menu selections. Our wait staff was also the same excellent group from Sabatini's the night before.

 

We dropped my daughter off at the kid's club after. She's in the 3-7 group. The room is not that large, and I saw something written on the sign in sheet saying "30 max". There are 108 kids onboard in her age group though! And another 178 in the 8-12 range. They did not give us a pager this time, saying they were prioritizing those for the 3-5 year olds, and suggesting we just come check on her periodically. We did take her back there in the afternoon, and that time they gave us a pager (though I did ask). My daughter LOVES the kid's club. She says the staff is very nice. The activities have been fun. She comes back with crafts each time. Yesterday she got an adorable stuffed humpback whale too! And she made a cute beaded whale bracelet.

 

Meanwhile, my husband and I checked out the Tess Julianna lecture. I found it a bit underwhelming. A little too chit chatty, and not enough depth of the information. Although, I have been reading Michener's Alaska, so maybe its made me too familiar. 

 

We collected our daughter, and headed up to the One5 Lounge for a Cruise Critic meet and greet. Our roll call was pretty quiet, and only two groups showed up (or at least that we connected with). But the place was full of people because, by chance, they were doing the Escape Room sign ups at 11:30 there. 

 

The Escape Room is $5/pp. They recommend kids 12+. But it sounds like they let kids younger (but you have to sign a waiver). They had several slots available the morning of Ketchikan, and on a sea day (the one after Ketchikan). 8 people per slot. There were maybe 10ish slots? It was a zoo signing up though. Everyone just sort of pushed and crowded up to the front. Lots of people were booking groups of 6 or 8. We were just doing my husband and I, so we squeezed in with a family of 6. 

 

We did the Pub Lunch with another family we met. They were able to set up a table for 9 for us. There's no kids menu. The two kids present weren't interested in the food, but they brought a plate of fries for them. Food was good, though not amazing. I don't think I'd bother with that menu again.

 

We got some pizza from Slices after. It's okay... Not as good as we remember the deck pizza from 9 years ago (our last Princess cruise). I also tried the Cali avocado toast. Also pretty underwhelming. The avocado was like a runny paste. Maybe I'm too spoiled from being a Californian and having easy access to avocados. 🙂

 

Dropped my daughter off at the kids club again (she loves it, and was begging to go!) Meanwhile, my husband napped and I wandered the ship, taking pictures and learning the layout. Discovered that the golf course is closed for repairs. No word on when it'll be back up.

 

The shopping program on board is offering a new charm bracelet thing. If you show up at a bunch of designated times you get a cruise related charm. There's also a voucher for a bracelet to attach them too. Technically you're supposed to go to an initial shopping lecture to get the list/voucher for the bracelet. I missed it, but was able to sweet talk a list/voucher from a sales staff member. The lines for these can get crowded/long. It's very popular. I'm collecting them for my daughter though as a fun (and free!) souvenir. The quality of the bracelet and charms are very nice.

 

My husband was still snoozing, so I attended afternoon tea, joining a table of others. Service was great. The pastries were yummy (especially the v scone!) But the sandwiches were just okay. Not as good as I remember.

 

Dinner in Club Class tonight. For some reason we got seated at the very inside border, next to non Club Class tables. It was fine... But we felt a bit "shoved aside" by the location (service was still excellent). There were tons of tables available closer to the windows. Maybe because we have a kid? She's very well behaved... But maybe they were trying to avoid disrupting/annoying other guests if her behavior wasn't good? Or maybe I'm projecting. We'll see where they sit us tonight, and maybe ask for something closer to the window next time. 

 

The Club Class specials were Shrimp American with Lobster Sauce. Very tasty and light! There was also a penne with tomato sauce and shrimp. Also really good. The tomato sauce was rich and nicely spiced. 

 

We caught the comedian, Andrew Kennedy. He was funny (though nothing mind blowing). He mostly talked about race, and his experiences being half Columbian, half English. 

21 minutes ago, Dani24 said:

We got some pizza from Slices after. It's okay... Not as good as we remember the deck pizza from 9 years ago (our last Princess cruise). I also tried the Cali avocado toast. Also pretty underwhelming. The avocado was like a runny paste. Maybe I'm too spoiled from being a Californian and having easy access to avocados. 🙂

I have an avacado obsession. Pictures I've seen of the avacado toast from slice, like you said just doesn't look appealing. When I was on CB a few weeks ago I didn't bother trying it at slice. What have done and continue to do is.... For breakfast I go to the MDR. I order my toast, side of avacado, and an over easy egg. Then I build and make my delicious avacado toast. Oh, I also have them bring me chili flakes. Love it!!!! My waiters and head waiters always compliment my masterpiece.

1 minute ago, KG2019 said:

Not sure about other ships....we were on Royal Princess week of July 6.  I was VERY disappointed in the movies available on stateroom tv.  It's "on demand", but very limited.  Then when you selected a movie you wanted, it would say "sorry this is not available at this time".

 

Hmm. I've never had that experience where I would watch a movie in the stateroom and it would say that. Must have been a glitch with the on demand.

check your patter daily as they will tell you what the movie is that's playing each evening or during the day. The movies that they have playing at night are movies that have typically finished up in the theater not long ago. It's a nice relaxing thing to do in the evening as there's popcorn and blankets. ships that have the new on demand TVs have the movies play the following day in the state rooms. On the older ships that don't have the on demand they do play the movies throughout the cruise on the TV there is a guide through the day but little difficult to tell when they would actually be on.