Cruiserkenn

Thanks, all, for the thoughts on the wine.  Interesting about Mondavi.  I also kinda like Woodbridge.  

1 hour ago, memoak said:

You do realize the wine is the worst on the ship

Isn't it Mondavi?  I will look forward to trying it, on the suite balcony🍷🙂

7 hours ago, Ferd Berfle said:

It says that still:

 

Truly Luxurious Accommodations at Sea

Surrounding you with deluxe accommodations, a spacious Suite with balcony^* includes all the amenities of a Club Class Mini-Suite, plus incredible premiums. Enjoy more living space, a sofa bed and separate seating areas, and wonderfully enhanced amenities that range from priority embarkation and disembarkation to a complimentary mini-bar setup in suite and so much more. Learn more about the Suite experience

*Some suites have windows rather than balconies and are labeled as Window Suites.

That should cover it!  I'm getting the wine.  Cheers!  🍷🍷

2 hours ago, cruzsnooze said:

Only on cruises of 6 nights or longer. I have sailed on the 5 night cabo cruise and it's not included. There have been exceptions where we did get the card in our cabin with a dining invite and time for the first night so it's like everything else with Princess a MAYBE!

   I didn't get the 2 little bottles of wine that is stated in club class and asked where mine were since the brochure clearly states full suites get everything club class mini's get. When I was told that's just for club class I clearly stated what part of EVERYTHING is excluded and they gave me the 2 little bottles of wine. Bring the brochure with you if you want the wines. 

Glad you received the wine, and thanks for the hint on how to get it🙂🍷🙂

17 hours ago, Ferd Berfle said:

Club class entrance:

 

 

 

It is nice! but ...

• Complimentary specialty dining dinner on embarkation evening ††

 

††Available on cruises 6 days or longer.

OK, fair enough. I have always had it on my Alaska cruises and Hawaii cruises on the Grand. It is such a nice touch that I just had to mention it.

I really like the red arrow showing the entrance to Club Class!  

Also suite guests receive a complimentary dinner at one of the specialty restaurants  on the first night.  Crown Grill or Sabatini's.  Nice!

Aft is fantastic!  You can't beat the view or the sound of it🙂⛴🛳🐋⚓️🌅🌈🌝

This will be a great cruise!  New Zealand is stunningly beautiful.  What an experience!

The Pacific Princess is a nice little ship, a very different experience from the Grand Class ships.

Enjoy every minute!

Aloha!🙂🌅⚓️⛴🐋🐳🛳🌈🌞

3 minutes ago, Travlin grrl said:

haha I was wondering what Hapuna was ?

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17 minutes ago, JimmyVWine said:

Hapuna Matata is a wonderful phrase...if you have no worries in Hawaii.  😁

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Wonderful🙂 Seattle is where my fab Cruise Planner is located⛴⚓️🐳🐋🌈🛳🙂

32 minutes ago, Cruiserkenn said:

Princess had much to do after cruises were cancelled in March.  

 

I received my refund after a long wait.  I did not call, and I never complained.  I never pestered them,.  My refund eventually came through, as I knew it would.

 

Be patient. It's all good.

 

No worries!  Hapuna Matata!

Oooh, I should have said:  Hakuna Matata!  Sorry to Timon and Pumba!

Princess had much to do after cruises were cancelled in March.  

I received my refund after a long wait.  I did not call, and I never complained.  I never pestered them,.  My refund eventually came through, as I knew it would.

Be patient. It's all good.

No worries!  Hapuna Matata!

Don't miss views of Denali (the mountain itself) while in the Anchorage area.

The museum in Anchorage is fantastic!

I came back to say that I really like the fish sticks at the buffet!  But then that's without the upcharge and the upnoise🌝

I was worried that many of the red wines would not be stored in proper conditions, especially proper temperature.  Glad that many here feel that all will be OK.

Cheers! 🌊 🍷🍾 🙂

On July 24, 2020 at 4:58 AM, Knickearth said:

use to go canoeing down the Russian River and always drove over to Jordan Winery.  You sir have excellent taste in wine.

Canoeing on the Russian River sounds fantastic!  Thanks for the great comments!

Wow, I forgot about the noise issue.  I have read this before.  I would be upset if I paid for noise and fish sticks.  Thanks, all, for the honest responses.  

2 hours ago, azbirdmom said:

Yes, that is what it was when we dined in the venue on the Majestic Princess.  We didn't ask if we could have two in the appetizer / salad category so I'm not sure what their answer would be.  I can say that the servings are large, so we didn't leave hungry.

The online sample menu says that an additional main would cost $10.  Perhaps an additional appetizer could be had for an upcharge?.

20 hours ago, JimmyVWine said:

I doubt that the wine has been removed from the ships as long as the ships continue to be occupied and have whatever power is necessary for daily life onboard.  The only reason to move the wine would be if all power were being cut off and the storage conditions would change.  Moving all of the wine off of a ship is not worth the effort and there is far more risk of damage, loss and theft during the moving and re-stocking.  Best to leave it be, as long as it can maintain a reasonable temperature.  Remember that not all of the ships have been in Princess-controlled ports this whole time, and some have just been stationed wherever it was convenient for the time being.  So it isn't as if Princess had a safe, secure, trustworthy (and perhaps most importantly) free place to store the wine.  If they had to rent wine storage space for all that wine, it would be costly, assuming they could even find suitable storage in the first place.  Bulk wine storage is kind of a niche market that you don't find everywhere.  Now, for ships re-positioned at Port Everglades, they could probably find free, safe storage for their inventory if they wanted to.  But the time, effort and risk of moving the wine still comes into play.

 

 

Champagne in the refrigerator is a risk, but does not spell surefire doom.  The issue is with the cork, and not the wine itself.  (Wine can be frozen and thawed with no detectable loss of quality, though I don't recommend it beyond conducting an experiment.  The wine might be fine.  The bottles?  Not so much.)  But corks vary greatly.  A really good, high quality cork can withstand a spell in the fridge and Dom is using high quality (expensive) corks that won't shrink too much from the lack of humidity in the refrigerator.  But an $18 bottle of bubbly with a $0.12 cork?  No telling how that might shrink in a dry environment.  That said, even high quality corks can fail, so the fridge is usually not your best option for long term storage.

Thanks for the great answers about it being unlikely that they would move the wines, and also about champagne.

So interesting about the corks!

Sogne Fjord, above.  It won't let me fix it.

Port side will be fine.  For me, in the past, port side view was great going into Oslo Fjord, Geiranger Fjord, and Sogne Fjoed.

Enjoy!

21 hours ago, PORT ROYAL said:

 

Slightly off topic.  This thread brought back memories of the "incident" on a Cunard ship that went into German dry dock for work some years ago.  While the work was being undertaken, crew and workers were security checked on arrival very day.  Unfortunately, the "rubbish" bags etc. and workers were not checked on leaving.  Somehow the all the very expensive wines (Petrus et al) were not removed prior to dry dock, and to date Cunard and the police have no idea where they went.  

Value?

Some say well North of $300,000.00 

 

Wow!  A really good story!  Thanks!

I wonder what is happening to the wines on the ships?  Who is caring for them?  

Or, do you think the fine wines were taken off of the ships?

i was all set to have Jordan Cabernet, on my next cruise, when it was cancelled the day before embarkation, in  March.

i hope someone knows the answer about the wines.  Thanks!