casandbliz

46 minutes ago, Astro Flyer said:

Yes...we’ve brought flowers onboard many times from ports although they cannot be removed from the ship.

Oh, thank you so much for your response!! 

I was hoping to purchase a live flower lei in Hawaii. Will I be able to bring it on board the ship?

41 minutes ago, lasekeye said:

If you are wanting to buy a flower lei, double check the FAQ on the Carnival site (if you want to take it on board), I understood it to read, any fresh flowers must be delivered to the ship from a recognized/reputable florist..?

 

I was hoping to surprise my Mom with one before we cruise, but I’m not going to bother now, unless you are able to find confirmation that we ARE able to purchase and wear it aboard.

Oh, I hadn't thought about that!! We are sailing on Princess, and I just checked the FAQs and couldn't find anything regarding bringing fresh flowers on board. I'll ask on the Princess thread if anyone's been successful about doing it. 

We will also be on a cruise, leaving Honolulu at 11 PM. Very interested in this thread, as we too have an excursion planned for the morning-early afternoon, and will do a bit of city sightseeing (along with Waikiki beach) after our tour. 

I haven't read any thoughts/advice on nightlife in Honolulu.....anyone??

Any advice on where to buy leis (live floral, preferably plumeria) in Honolulu? Maybe within walking distance of the cruise port? I have a note that Cindy's Lei Shoppe is good. Any other options?

We are doing this cruise at the end of February. Friends of ours are concerned with the multiple sea days, but we WELCOME them! Port intensive cruises seem to go by SO fast, and we always seem so BUSY! So, hopefully, this cruise will not pass by as fast. We are not much for trivia games, bingo, etc., but the lei making class sounds great! Also, maybe some lectures. I always bring my Kindle and my husband has his Sudoku. MUTS is a great option too. Princess has a lot going on for their passengers.

I also agree with the Adagio lounge! We went there twice on our last cruise on the Ruby (first time was right before dinner at Share, and can't remember what time we were there the second time) and both times, I think we were the only people there. Very quiet and romantic!! The outside area of Share/Adagio was empty also and as I recall, there is a nice fountain too.

I searched for this topic, but didn't find anything.

Does the Emerald Princess have self service laundry facilities on board? Any info is appreciated!

Following. We will be on the Emerald to Hawaii Feb. 24.

8 hours ago, c-boy said:

wonderful... what ship was this?

The Ruby, just this past November.

On 12/16/2018 at 7:30 PM, Colo Cruiser said:

You usually have to pay in the DR.

Sometimes they don't charge but I would be prepared to pay.

If not its a nice surprise.

We took our bottle to the MDR on formal night, knowing that we would be charged the $15 corkage. Our waiter seemed almost apologetic that he had to charge us.

We were on the Ruby in early November, and they showed 2 games on MUTS. 

Just now, AZJerry said:

Not necessarily. We only had one outlet and two blanks where the TV used to be. I suspect it depends on the (de-)installer as to how many are left.

Guess we were lucky because we had 2!

We were on the Ruby Nov 3-10. I can't help with the original question about interior staterooms, but our mini suite had nice, wall mounted flat screens. We indeed got the ungraded On Demand TV system about 1/2 way through our week cruise. Lots of choices of movies, but the TV shows typically had only 4 episodes of each (altho there were a ton of TV shows!).

We will be on the Emerald next Feb., and I have inquired here on CC if the TVs are wall mounted. Sadly, I was told they still have the old ones on the upper shelf.

Oh, and FYI, since the TVs on the Ruby are now on the wall, you have an additional 2 electrical outlets where the old TVs were!

Does anyone know if the Emerald Princess has switched over to the wall mounted flat screen TVs, or are they still on the high shelves?

On 11/3/2018 at 8:27 AM, casandbliz said:

We will be boarding the Ruby today. Will report back on her dining times.

 Just got back- Ruby was still at 8PM

We will be boarding the Ruby today. Will report back on her dining times.

This position would be sweet for us! We will be on the Ruby next week and have a cabin on the starboard side. Would love to be able to see the Bay Bridge at night!

1 hour ago, Mary loves to travel said:

I love the change.   Previously, early was too early, and 8 pm was too late.  

Something between 7 and 7:30 pm is perfect for us.  

 

Hope this change sticks.   

 

Mary

We agree with you Mary! We like to watch sail-away, and then have a drink or two before dinner. Very tough to do with a 6pm- ish dinner time, especially when I need to start getting ready around 4:30. I was pleasantly surprised when I read times had changed and switched our next 3 cruises to the 7:15 TD, rather than the Anytime Dining (a whole other beast, by reading comments on THAT).  We typically do not go to the shows, so don't have to worry about that.

We will be taking 4 bottles with us on our next cruise- 2 free to have in our stateroom, and 2 to take to dinner. We will gladly pay the corkage fee of $15. It is a deal compared to restaurants near us that are charging $25 per bottle!!

Wow, this thread scared me! We are Princess newbies (1 cruise under our belt, with traditional dining). We have a cruise coming up next month and we opted for anytime dining, since TD @ 5:30 is a BIT too early for us. Yes, I know we can go have a drink and wait the 30-45-60 minutes for a table for 2, but we typically do this BEFORE we head to the dining room. But, thankfully, I checked and the 7:15 TD option is open, so we switched from AD to TD at 7:15. A bit later than we would like, but a heck of a lot better than 8-8:30, or whatever Princess had before.

Just caught onto this review! Love it so far!! Going on the Ruby Nov. 3rd!!

I always bring my own!

To me, yes, the specialty restaurants might be well worth it !

The charge is much less than Celebrity.

Find out about the menus in the Main Dining Rooms, and plan accordingly.

Are you saying that you can look at the week's worth of menus? How do you go about doing that?

We get a cheese plate to keep in our room. They add fruits and nuts to it. Great to have with a glass on wine on the veranda!!