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I also expected the same thing. I was on the last cruise & was told by management, the move was because it’s the largest dinning room, so that there isn’t a large line outside. Understood when I heard the explanation. Tom😀

On the Previous cruise they had the Chef’s table at $100. I’m surprised to see the increase. Tom😀

I guess that anyone going to Skywalkers doesn’t have the early 5 pm dinner in the MDR. Thank’s for the photo’s. Tom😀

I’ve seen in the MDR where they bring out a special menu for some people. Perhaps this is for people with special needs. I would request that you have the same table each day so that the staff knows your special requests. Tom😀

Any reason to not try & reach someone? If nothing happens at least someone tried. Tom🤔

Any help as who to contact & how to reach them helpful. Tom😀

Do you & others think a zoom meeting would be helpful/productive & if so who should we target? The CEO of Princess or others?

If we could get Princess upper management to agree to a zoom meeting where questions could be asked about the new app would other people be interested? That would help with a lot of our questions & the meeting could be posted for other members to see. What do other people think & would you be willing to attend such a meeting? Tom😀

I signed in yesterday with my email address & password & got logged on. I tried using my booking number & it didn’t work. Tom😀

Thanks for the advice. Hopefully that will help. Tom😀

Do you have any photos of a Mini Suite which might help? Tom

Here’s what I found from the Princess Web site. A mini suite is usually larger plus instead of a shower you have a bathtub. You also have 2 TV’s & a curtain separating the sleeping area from the area with the sofa & the other TV. My deluxe balcony is an Obstructed View Balcony which may have a lifeboat outside which only blocks part of your view. There is a new stateroom on some ships called the Reserve Collection Mini-Suites. I'm enclosing information that is on the Princess Web Site about the Muni Suite & the new Reserve Collection Muni Suite. . Hopefully someone can post photos of their mini suite. In looking at deck plans on the Discovery I’ve found that some Mini Suites are larger than others. I hope that this helps. I have enjoyed having a sofa in the Deluxe Balcony. Tom😀

I just finishes a Chef’s Table on the Emerald Princess. I’ve done about 10 of these & there is no set price for Princess ships. We paid $100 each & I’ve seen it as high as $130. I arranged this dinner just for our Cruise Critic group & posted the dinner on the site that was for our cruise. Remember that they will let you know the date & time once on the ship. If you can find someone that just did one on the Island Princess that will help with what the price might be. I’m enclosing some photos of my recent dinner along with the menu. We met & went to the galley for or dare than champagne. Then we went to one of the dinning rooms that had a table just for us. Each course was served with special premium wine just for that specific course. I’ve had some people say that our dinner was the best that they had ever had. Please let me know if you have any questions. Tom😀

I’ve worn a tux before because I enjoyed going out wearing one. I never wondered what other people would think so since you enjoy wearing one PLEASE do & post your photos here for us to enjoy. Here's myself at a formal night in a tux. I have 2 jackets…with & without tails. Tom😀

Thanks for all of the people that I met that always said “Hello” when they saw me but I couldn’t remember their names. Here’s my observations… The service in the MDR, deck 6 midship, was extremely slow. Especially if you were trying to get a good seat for the 7:30 show in the Princess Theatre. I agree that both comedians were not good in my opinion. One highlight for me was dancing 🕺 the last night with one of the servers. My next cruise is on the Discovery Princess, April 4, 2024, 10 day Solar Eclipse cruise. Chefs table & 360* table already arranged & full. My only speciality restaurant was the chef’s table which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. I had a tour booked & had purchased the airlines luggage tags & and was instructed to get & take my luggage to the tour bus which was a BIG mistake on Princess part as I didn’t need to do that. When it was sorted out in the cruise terminal everyone was already on the bus. My 36 Princess cruise & I was surprised that I only have 219 days. If you’re interested you can follow the Discovery Princess, April 4, 2024 Cruise. A BIG thanks to CanadianBurger for everything that he did. Happy Holidays to everyone. Tom😀 IMG_2118.mov

Thanks for all of the people that I met that always said “Hello” when they saw me but I couldn’t remember their names. Here’s my observations… The service in the MDR, deck 6 midship, was extremely slow. Especially if you were trying to get a good seat for the 7:30 show in the Princess Theatre. I agree that both comedians were not good in my opinion. One highlight for me was dancing 🕺 the last night with one of the servers. My next cruise is on the Discovery Princess, April 4, 2024, 10 day Solar Eclipse cruise. Chefs table & 360* table already arranged & full. My only speciality restaurant was the chef’s table which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. My 36 Princess cruise & I was surprised I only have 219 days. If you’re interested you can follow the Discovery Princess, April 4, 2024 Cruise. A BIG thanks to CanadianBurger for everything that he did. Happy Holidays to everyone. Tom😀

Yes it is. Thanks for your comments. Tom😀

Thanks. You are right. A Deluxe Balcony, obstructed view with probably a lifeboat outside. I misread the deck plans. Tom😀

I’m in stateroom E510. It’s an obstructed view Mini Suite. Anyone been in this stateroom & have any photos? It's my 1st cruise in a Mini Suite. Thanks! Tom😀

Latest information about the Carnival Corporation which Princess is a part of. https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/12/carnival-corp-reports-record-2023-revenue-and-fourth-quarter-earnings/ Tom😀

I’m on the Emerald now & have found the dinner service extremely slow. This is my 37th cruise on Princess so I’m surprised as to the service & am nor sure why it’s so slow. I’m in the Da Vinci dinning room. Tom😀

I use a T/A & they have honored any fare reduction. That’s why I’m always checking the fare plus someone usually in the thread for my cruise will post something. Tom😀

I’ve been on the island princess before and loved it. Thanks for taking your time to post your feelings and experiences. Tom😀

This is my 37th cruise & it’s one of the few cruises where the dinner service was sooo slow. Not sure why. Anyone else on this cruise experience this? There was one production show that started at 7 pm instead of 7:30 pm & as I like to sit in the front row I almost had to sit in someone’s lap. Other than that it’s been a great cruise. All of the staff has been great. Tom😀