Barbie075

On 7/27/2023 at 10:41 AM, AtlantaCruiser72 said:

As someone who always books with Plus the ability to dine at Ocean Terrace and/or O’Malleys on my upcoming cruise on Enchanted, with no extra fees, is a win as these were both a’la carte previously. 
 

In essence it feels that Princess are adding dining charges in formerly complimentary venues, and for room service, for those who choose not to Plus. This makes Plus that much more attractive a value. 

You had better upgrade to Premier then, as you will only be entitled to two meals for free as a Plus, after that you will have a pay a la carte pricing.

It has been great looking at your many pictures of Tuscany and Florence.  Brings back many memories.  Looking forward to our on our own in Florence on Nov. 8th and our Tuscany wine tastings on November 18th.  It is hard to not have a great time in Italy.   Looking forward to more postings as you continue your journey.  We leave home a week from tomorrow and I am so ready.

Looks like a wonderful spot in the Tuscan countryside.  Seems you are having rather nice weather too.  

Look forward more pictures of your adventure.

I look forward to your reporting on all the ports, the ship, the food, and the entire experience.  See you on November 9th at the Meet & Greet.  Love putting faces to names.  Wishing you good weather and good sailing.

7 hours ago, Mo Jito said:

Yes, didn’t attend, but we were seated in Amalfi behind the chef’s table and saw it take place twice.

Thank you.  We had planned to do one, but were worried they would not mix people from different groups.  B.

Did they have a chef's dinner on this cruise?

When looking for roll calls the first thing is where we put in cruise line, ship and date.  The new Princess ship Discovery is not listed there.  It is however listed if you go further down and look under individual cruise line Princess.  Can it be added to the easier way to get to you roll call?

Have not yet done a River Cruise and am considering one for next year. Are there months of year that are best to travel the Rhine and not have problems with water levels?? If so, what months?

Thank you. Barbara

We were on the regal a week ago. Our cabin was further aft right over the theater and we never heard anything from below. There were only a few people ever out on that deck and we never heard them at all. You are over the doors, but I think the reference on noise was from cabin doors slamming as they often do if you have your balcony door open. I doubt you will hear the doors to the deck. The deck below you is actually 1 1/2 floors below or more because of the higher ceilings on the promenade deck. I hope this is helpful.

Hi, my Husband and I are docking in Hamburg on the Regal Princess - April 17th.

The ship will be docking at Steinwerder Cruise Terminal (I think it is going into dry dock). We are trying to find local car service that we can arrange ahead of time to take us to the Hauptbahnhof (Main Train Station) in Hamburg.

Do you have any recommendations??

Thank you,:)

She left St Thomas last night at 10:00 PM. She is on her way big to Fort Lauderdale.

I am assuming you mean at full speed, and the issue is corrected??

We used Reef Discovery in Bora Bora for snorkeling trip. Were very disappointed. It was a windy and rough day, so that probably had some bearing our on experience, however, there were several thins that happened that we were not happy about. Safety: we were never shown where the life jackets were at any time while on the trip, when we asked we were told that he would do that later. At one snorkel point my husband who is a very good swimmer, even if he is in his forties, said that he would go in and tell the rest of us whether we should try this adventure as we were somewhat novices. He got in the water and at one point decided with the roughness of the water and the current he should head back to the boat which was not particularly nearby. He had difficulty getting back to the boat as the current was taking him in the opposite direction. When he did get back he was exhausted. You would never believe but there was no ladder to get back into the boat. Actually, I should not say there was not a ladder there, was, but it was not down. With a little looking we (those on board) managed to kind the ladder and let it down for him to get back on the bus. All of this with no guide in site to help. Now, there were nine of us on board. Seven of us decided that it was too rough to enjoy and asked if we could just be put on one of the islands while the other two snorkeled. That did not happen. Through all of this only the two experienced snorkelers got to do anything, and that lasted until we finally had to go back to the port as the weather was getting worse.

Just did not think that any attempt was made to satisfy the majority on board, even after a suggestion from us. I would not use them again.

I thought I posted this question -- but I don't see it here. We are planning on driving in Pago Pago, Papeete, Apea, Moorea and Tahiti. How were the roads? Was their much traffic. We are six people and I don't believe they are going to have larger taxis.

What port was it you took the local bus? Do they have these buses on all of the islands? Great pictures. Thank you for any information you can give me.

Were all of the roads very drivable in the various islands. We are thinking of renting a car on several of them and doing our own touring.

Go for it. We had a very nice group. There is not a lot of interaction among guests as you are being informed and entertained by your hosts (The Chefs & MD). The food is really great and the service is outstanding.

I am sure that they would wait for you if it was one of their excursions.

The cost is definitely high. I have arranged many such private tours on my own and never had a problem with people not showing. Have had people who could not make it pay for their trip anyway. Mainly, however, we have always traveled with a couple of other couples and the six of us have arranged our own transport and guides.

I think this is an excellent idea for Princess to recapture some of those arranging personal tours. They should re-think their pricing on some of these tours. They might make more money doing more smaller tours at a reasonable price and count on increased #'s of people utilizing their services.

It definitely depends on wind, tides, etc. etc.

Do you intend to spend that much time on the ship looking at shore? I wouldn't really worry about which side of the ship I was on. Good views either way.

You will never find a more accommodating service. We have used them in Rome, Naples and Florence and each experience was wonderful. On time, informative drivers with great suggestions for dining, views, etc. etc.

Would highly recommend them.

We are traveling to Port of Cadiz and then going into Seville. Does anyone have a recommendation for private tours in Seville (want to see the city itself with a guide). There are four of us and we do not want to share with more than 2-4 other people or we would want to just do it the four of us. Can we just pick up a tour when we arrive in Seville via the ships shuttle?

Any info would be helpful.

You will get all the benefits of the promotion, plus the benefits of the purchase for future sales. You can actually purchase the credits and book the cruise both on board and get all the credits applied at that time.

Will be boarding on January 3rd. Two quick questions: Where do they hold the platinum/elite/suite cocktail parties? Have not been to a Chef's Table for a couple of years -- what is the current price per person??

Good updates, keep them coming.

Really need more detailed information here -- anyone.

Can you tell me what hours are for the morning and afternoon rental? What about the cost of a cabana?

thank you.

I will be doing a Caribbean cruise in the next couple of months and would like to know what daily price I can expect to pay for using the Sanctuary. Are they morning and afternoon times or all day usage? Any information you can give me would be appreciated.

As most people have stated, even with three sea days, you have a very part intensive cruise. We had a balcony and hardly ever used it. The money would have been better spent on our shore excursions. If I did a similar cruise again, I would get and OV room.

It would be the first OV room for us as we have either had mini-suites or balcony rooms. But I would not think twice about it. Just too busy to really spend any time on the balcony. When at sea we just found places on deck to relax and enjoy the day.

Whatever, choice you make, I am sure you will just love the cruise -- it was one of our favorites. In the Italian ports we used Rome in Limo for our tours. One company to work with and they have very knowledgeable tour guides and drivers. We had six of us and the cost per person was significantly less than the Princess tours and we saw a lot more as we did not have a large group to wait on at every stop.