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I’m curious as to how you can get their email addresses? Where are these address available? Tom😀

Yes I was there with the Red Hat Ladies. That was special as I had never heard about that group before. Tom😀

If you don’t need a lot of hooks consider this from Amazon. Note that they are 100 lbs. Tom😀

You don’t mention what type stateroom you have but if you have a balcony I would do a balcony dinner, plus you get a free photo. I’ve done this several times & it was great. Tom😀

Ever since I’ve been cruising with Princess I bring hard copies plus I have a folder on my mobile device with screen shots of the same thing. Tom😀

You’ve brought up a good subject as a reminder to occasionally check your charges, especially the last night of your cruise. I always do this to avoid any questionable charges. Tom😀

If you have seen what you feel is a better stateroom in the same category elsewhere, I’ve heard where people have called Princess & they have agreed to change them at no price change. Tom😀

Not aware of hooks but I have my own hooks plus clips that I use on all of my cruises. From my experience just make sure that you get strong enough hooks. Another option is to bring a strong hanger & hang it of the shower head. Tom😀

I just did the Chef’s table on the Royal Princess. I created a list with a cover letter asking for the chef’s table for our group. The chef’s table is usually 12 people, I had 13 people, & they accommodated all of us, 13 people. There was 80 people on the waiting list. I organized my list through the thread for our cruise. Even tho I’ve organized many of these dinners, I realized that I needed to confirm peoples stateroom numbers, a week before the cruise as someone’s stateroom number had changed. Remember our Cruise Critic group is well known with Princess so that helped our group. If you decide to organize a group please post back what happens. I suggest that you 1st go to the PSD, immediately when you get on the ship & have them call the dine line plus go to the MDR for lunch & turn your name into the supervisor. Personally I would not wait until dinner. Tom😀

Bill, I use a T/A which is helpful as we can discuss the + & - if I rebook so I can see what I loose & gain. I’ve never had any problems & I have rebooked before. Are you using a T/A? Tom😀

Every cruise is different as to what the min or max bid might be. What a max bid for a mini on one cruise might be different on another cruise. Just use the bidding app & you’ll see what your options are. Tom😀

Ship Royal Princess Class Royal Deck 8 Emerald Stateroom E319 Category DW Port/Starboard/Bow/Stern Midship Starboard Connects With Cabin No Accessible No Quiet Yes Balcony Size Small View Partially Obstructed Privacy Issues None Wind No Soot No

Thanks! Tom😀

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Interesting as I’ve never heard of a staff leaving without someone replacing that person so that position is always staffed. Tom😀

Here’s the current officers on the Royal Princess with one exception. The Entertainment Director, Ruth Sandell, left on Sunday when we arrived in San Francisco & they didn’t announce her replacement. Tom😀

I agree!!! Tom😀

Yes I turned in a list of people, with their stateroom numbers along with a cover letter asking for a dinner just for us. Here’s 2 flyers that I used. Feel free to use any of my flyers. FYI…One of the persons on my list had a different stateroom number than what I had. I will now ask before if their was any changes of stateroom numbers. We paid $139 & it was well worth it. I turned one letter into the PSD & one in the MDR on Embarkation day at lunch. That was where the stateroom number was discovered. Tom😀 Chef's Table Flyer.pdf Royal Princess..November 27, 2022, 15 Day Hawaiian Cruise Flyer.pdf IMG_9137.mov

Today we were in Seattle. I have a cousin here & he was our tour guide & we went to many places. Great weather today. Here’s some photos of our tour around Seattle. I have photos from the Seattle Main Library, Pikes Market Place, some of the buildings in downtown Seattle & our Chef’s dinner something not to be missed. There is an alleyway where people for years have put their gum. Enjoy my photos. Tom😀

Hello from the Tom Barton Fan Club. I’m currently on the Royal Princess from San Francisco 7 day Coastal cruise. Astoria, Ore, Seattle, Wa, Vancouver BC, & Victoria BC. The weather has been OK but the seas have been a little choppy. Today leaving Astoria we were delayed leaving 1 hr because of the winds. Tomorrow we arrive in Seattle about 1 hr late. I’m in stateroom E319 which is an Obstructed Deluxe Balcony. We’ve had music of Elton John & Elvis. Our 1st Production show was Encore. Our Cruise Director Cortnne Steel, just returned from her holiday. She remembered me as a trouble maker which I enjoy the title. I’ve added a photo of myself dancing with other friends. The staff has been excellent & I have a group for the Chef’s Table. There are 80 people on a waiting list. Much appreciated that they are having a special dinner just for our Cruise Critic Group. We had about 20 people for our Meet & Greet along with a number of officers plus a group photo. After this cruise the Alaska Season starts. I’ll post more when I can. Tom😀

I cruised in August last year and if I remember right, I received & both military & stock credit so perhaps things have changed. Tom

FYI….Any credit I’m not going to use I load it onto my Medallion App on a computer in the casino. Then I go up to the cashiers desk & cash it out. That way it’s $ in my pocket. The military & stock benefits are available on any ship that’s a part of the Carnival Corporation. Earlier this year I got Military credit on NCL. Tom😀

Here’s an email from a friend currently doing a B2B. These two cruises were sold back in January with Deep Discounts. Remember, they were selling the Feb. & Mar. 15 DAYS Hawaii cruises at $100.00, Mexico was selling for $50.00. I'm guessing Princess needed to have sold out cruises before their Alaska Season start up, so their books will show cruising returning to per-pandemic. I have some cruises in mind & I plan to check while I’m on my 7 day cruise, starting on Sunday. looks like their may be some specials only available while you’re on the ship. Couldn’t hurt to check. FYI…If you currently have some FCD’s they are good for 2 years. New ones are only good for 1 year. If not used they will refund your $ so nothing lost. Tom😀

Here's the letter that I use. I also submit my list of names & stateroom numbers. Remember that the Chef's table holds 12 people. I'm turning letters to several places as on one cruise I was told that they never saw it. I've enclosed the form that I use with everybody's names. Sunday, April 23, 2023 Restaurant Operations Director Claudio Giullaini Royal Princess Dear: Claudio: On the behalf of the Cruise Critic, Group, we would like to request the Chef’s Dinner. I’ve attached our list with the names & stateroom numbers of our members so that they can be contacted. Yours sincerely, Tom Barton Cabin # Hope that this helps. Tom Names Cabin # # of people Discovery Princess Chefs Dinner, October 23, 2022 Below is people on my stand by list incase of any cancellations.