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I will also be on that sailing with my 14 year old daughter. She is shy with those she doesn’t know. Elena feels that everyone else in the teen club has a friend from home. What is your daughter’s name? I will tell her to look for her.

Hopefully she will manage to go, even if it was for 30 mins, I'm sure she would enjoy it. It will be everyone's first night so they will all be nervous. One other suggestion is to book the set dinning time and request a table with children around your daughters age. This way she will know someone, I really feel for you and your daughter as we have been through it.

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Thank you, if you rarely saw your teen I’m going to take that as a positive that they were having a good time!

 

 

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We have been on quite a few cruises with our daughter since she was 4 and as she is an only child we love cruising. It really suits us, but as already mentioned they really have to go to the club on the very first night. It's the first thing we do when we get onboard, check out the teen club and the times. Our daughter has always had a fantastic time, she's shy and not very outgoing but has always made friends. She's 20 now and came on a cruise with us last year after a few years of holidaying with friends. I understand your concerns as we went through it again as she felt out of place, it was mostly couples and the first couple of nights she came with us. On the 3rd night I noticed a single sailers night, she went ( she was worried it was a dating night!) but she met up with some lovely people and had a great time. Cruises are great for kids but they need to get to the clubs/ teen zones to make friends.....they have such a great time you won't see her.....don't be disappointed when she knocks back dinner with you for dinner and a hot tub with all her new friends.

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No still waiting

30 minutes ago I checked my e-mail....And there was one from our TA to say we had been upgrade on our cruise leaving next Tuesday! Never happened before to us, can't believe it! We are from Scotland and booked with a local TA :hearteyes:

We are also on the 29th of August sailing, any "inside information" on theme nights etc. Much appreciated. Going by previous cruises it looks like a white party and masquerade party. Looking forward to see the Cruise Compass x

No you can only use it for new bookings to pay for your cruise as long as the cruise is over £510 pp not including taxes and for 7 days or more

If obc is part of a promo you would receive it.

Thank you......might be a good reason to book another cruise!

Are you able to use the vouchers for on board credit? We are already booked via a travel agent, I received the same flyer in yesterday and was curious. I'm a Sainsbury's shopper but would consider switching supermarkets to subsidies my cruises!

Is there any other kind? ;)

 

As for your question. YES! It is heavy to travel with though..so his call, or yours... I wish mine wore one :/

Yes, it's a formal traditional Scottish kilt, Someone on an earlier post showed a picture of a "utility" kilt, I have never seen any Scottish man wearing these, maybe for of a fashion skirt! I suppose if David Beckham can wear a sarong anything goes 💗💗

I OFTEN wear me kilt on formal nights. Never heard the first negative word, in some 25 cruises on 4 different lines. On my last cruise, there were only 3 of us kilted, but we became quite popular!! Several ladies asked for their picture with me and another kilted gentleman. (SO glad milady doesn't mind.) On a cruise several years ago, I even had a crew member thank me for wearing the kilt.

 

As for the comment about "dagger" last page: if you are talking about the dirk, the big "dagger" worn on the belt, never on a ship. If you are talking about the sqean dubh (worn in the sock), I always have mine. It is simply the equivalent of a pocketknife, when one has no pockets.

You can now buy a Sgian Dubh (it's Gaelic for black dagger are the handle used to be made from bog oak) that sits neatly in the sock without a sharp blade, it's more like the blade on a butter knife

We've seen plenty of Kilts. Hopefully it's for his family heritage & not something he just bought in a specialty store.(kind of like the crap I see Americans wear, especially if there's no heritage related to it)Oh, & by the way I have "patent leather" shoes to see what's really being worn under those kilts. Consult "Pee Wee's play house" bit with shoe mirrors to get the joke!

I'm loving all these replys, I was hoping to get one or two! I know what you mean about the polyester kilts and I think you might get a fright if you use your mirrored shoes with a true Scotsman 😱

It sounds to me that your DH is quite the gentleman who has a keen eye for traditions that have gone by the way side of late...its refreshing to have read such a post of someone wishing to display their heritage with such vigor and enthusiasm regardless of what other mainstream thinking men think of his outfit while their wives are snuggling up with him for a picture I'm sure the ladies will treasure forever. I say never stop never stopping!!!

 

Best,

Mark

I agree, I think the kilt is making a come back, it's very popular now for milestone birthday gifts and a good Kilt can last a lifetime. The only problem is the weight of the full outfit and air travel. The kilt itself is heavy with the jacket weighing over twice as much as the kilt, then there's the sporran etc. That said its well worth the extra weight,

Yvette

Hi Potstech,

 

But do we agree with what should not be worn under the kilt,:)

 

 

yours Shogun

It depends on if you are a true Scotsman 😊

As long as Hubby does not do as the kilt-wearer once (maybe more than once; who knows?) did at Nelson's Column in Montréal...On a park bench, legs spread wide for the benefit of two schoolgirls.

This really happened; we saw the whole exhibition.

😱😱Not a pretty sight, my husband knows how to dip his kilt 😀

Thanks everyone for your replies, please be assured he will not be on deck if there is more than a light breeze. When we were on a Middle Eastern cruise a few years ago he had his photo taken quite a lot, especially with the lady's!

Lots of Kilts. Hopefully he has the legs for it...............

Lol, I have to say he has 😊

This is our first Princess Cruise and on all our other cruises my husband has worn his kilt, I notice that there's a few comments on what's acceptable attire for formal nights and what's not! The kilt is heavy and if it's not going to be worn he may as well leave it at home.

I have to say, I find this thread bizarre, full of inaccurate generalisations.

 

It is true that in Churches and Mosques there are certain dress codes that mean shorts are often not allowed for both men and women (probably including capri trousers for women - longer dresses are often requested) and it is best to research individual sites such as the Vatican etc.

 

I am a European from UK and I have visited most of western of Europe. In towns and cities I see locals and visitors wearing skirts, dresses, trousers, shorts and capri trousers out in the streets, no issue. Younger ladies can also be seen wearing 'hot pants' - again no issue. but never in a church of course.

And just for the record, I have checked with my wife and she has packed summer dresses, trousers, shorts and capri trousers for our visit to ports across Italy, Greece and Turkey.

 

And us Europeans don't get offended when seeing people in shorts on a cruise ship (LOL).

 

So apart from showing respect by following the dress code for religious sites (which I presume is the same in the US?), where does this view of ultra conservatism in Europe come from?

 

 

Just check out sites you will visit before you pack and then enjoy yourself. You will love Europe!

I have to agree with all of the above, whether it's a cruise stop or a European city, to cover all eventualities pack a fine ( not see through) sarong or large scarf in your bag. This can be used in so many ways and not just to cover up you shoulders and knees! Last August when I visited the Vatican I had Capri trousers and a t-shirt on as did a lot of women, I would dress for the weather which is going to be very warm. Enjoy!

Hi Jim,

We are also thinking of booking the transatlantic cruise in September to New York. We are a bit undecided and I was wondering if anyone had mentioned the weather between Cork and NYC? Our previous cruises have been on Royal Caribbean, this will be our first Princess cruise. We are looking for something a bit different from our usual cruises but I'm not sure if this might be too different. Any insight into transatlantic weather in September much appreciated 😀

The road back to the port had several these wartime guns on display

 

20150629-WesternMedCruise-0255 by Alan Potter, on Flickr

 

And this hastily-grabbed shot through the bus window was probably the best picture I managed of the ship the entire week

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And then it was time for our Meet and Mingle

 

20150629-WesternMedCruise-0278 by Alan Potter, on Flickr

 

20150629-WesternMedCruise-0279 by Alan Potter, on Flickr

 

20150629-WesternMedCruise-0280 by Alan Potter, on Flickr

 

At the Meet and Mingle we had a wee welcome speech and a buffet, a chance to chat to our fellow Cruise Critic members, and a raffle. One of the items was an art book that Jenni really wanted. When she didn't win it, one of the other Cruise Critic members (really sorry, I didn't catch your screen name!) was really kind and gave her the book. Thank you so much, it was hugely apreciated! What was really nice was that when this gentleman was given Jenni's raffle ticket, he later won a bottle of wine - beautiful!

 

It was formal night, so we all got on our glad rags and looked great for dinner. We didn't get many photos of that, though - there will be more from the photos of the second formal night. We were on the 1830 dinner slot. This was a little too early, but the 2100 slot was too late. But it did give us time to go out and do stuff after dinner.

 

In the evening we went again to the Oceanaria show. Last night some of the party had gone straight to bed, and our enthusing about the show made them want to come and see it. This time I left my camera in the stateroom, and we sat in the very front row.

 

And got very wet :-)

 

20150629-WesternMedCruise-0289 by Alan Potter, on Flickr

 

Good night!

Thanks for the great review, we sail on the 30th of August, can't wait you pictures make it so real now 😀

If anyone has the 7-night Allure Compasses and would like to share them, lots of people are interested. :)

Can't wait to see these x:o

We had 12727 on Oasis last year. Next to last Boardwalk balcony starboard side. Loved it! Great views of Aqua Theater, port side big screen, wake. Noise not an issue ever. Have the same cabin booked for Allure in February.

Hi, I'm interested to see how you liked cabin 12727 as I have booked this for August 😀

J

Hello,

I came across you post this morning, we are on the Enchantment 13th of October and my daughter was wondering if every cabin has an iPad? At the moment we are booked in a balcony family room. You post was very helpful and has us looking forward to out cruise even more x

Was just scoping out some potential sailings for 2014 and came across a Navigator cruise out of Galveston TX. I've never sailed from any ports other than those in Florida, San Juan, or Long Beach. Although the itinerary looks really nice (Honduras/Belize), I'm not sure what departing from Galveston is like. What about the Navigator itself?

 

If you've ever been on Navigator, I'd definitely like to know how the ship is. Also any thoughts on the Port of Galveston. Thanks, gang!

We came of the Navigator yesterday in Rome and had a fantastic time, it is a beaumtiful ship, not too big and not too small. The crew were lovely, the ship felt really spacious and I'm sure she will be even better after her refit.