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No longer necessary as someone posted them on Discovery now in another venue. Thank you for willing to do this.

Do you recall the movies that were playing in the evenings on MUTS? The only one I know of is Barbie but my sister would like to know what other movies will be shown. We leave in 6 days!!

Hello, I wish to make some dinner time reservation changes (as well as the # of people at a table) since the app is so fussy. Are each of the 3 MDR open during embarkation upon arrival to talk to the Maitre-D / Host / Hostess in charge or is there only 1 MDR open to handle each all of the 3 dining rooms? I rather not wait til dinner time as it will be hectic.

Thank you for the advice.

Do you recall the table number you were at in Juneau? I might go ahead and request Haro for the entire cruise.

Can you give us an idea what floor and cabins Stewart might be responsible for?

At home at my favorite restaurants, that's the amount of time I prefer to finish my meals with guests. On a cruise ship, I try to set the pace with the waiters / waitresses that I would like to be in and out in 45 minutes (our party always get there right at opening as we are realistic that our requests won't work during peak dining hours). After the 1st or 2nd day with the same waiting staff, the requests are usually accommodated (we don't mind them serving plate after plate before we are done as we are fast eaters). The key for those who want quicker service (IMHO) is to get to the dining venue as soon as they are open, let them know your preferred pace, and be flexible how they are able to accomplish them (sometimes it's the kitchen that hold things up).

No disagreement with anything you said here.

I lived in Toronto for a few years and enjoyed my time there. I think many who are responding to my comment are missing my tongue and cheek intention.

Don't drink coffee but if I did I'd rather be out enjoying the GB scenery than inside ordering a drink. ☺️

The 4th choice is to openly state you will NOT buy ship items til they provide bags for to actual purchasers. 🫠

What a great idea for my next cruise!! People need to start doing this as there are other venues where you can play cards as tables can be scarce for eating during prime hours.

Disappointing news for West Coasters. Thought we were finally getting some respect when the Discovery came here as a new ship but now any replacement is going to be older.

Agree with this sentiment. All these changes by current CEO John Padgett continues to accelerate the decline of a once proud cruise line.

Cost cutting specialist and current CEO John Padgett will scour the planet to bring the smallest of ingredients to the Princess cruiser. Bon Appetit!!

Under current CEO, John Padgett, there's no such thing as brand goodwill..it's all about cost cutting.

Haven’t seen the new shows yet on Discovery but Princess has been using background tracks on some of their shows/ships for at least 10 years with their bands playing over top of it for a fuller sound on the cruises I’ve been on.

Food is very subjective! Out of these Cruise Lines, E = Entertainment F = Food P = Price Celebrity E 2, F 1, P 5 Elite + MSC E 4, F 5, P 1 Diamond NCL E 5, F 3, P 4 Saphire Princess E 3, F 2, P 3 Elite 55 cruise RCI E 1, F 4, P 2 Diamond + We traveled in 2022 & 2023 on all of those lines 2024 we have booked RCI & Celebrity as of now. There is not much difference between them all. Personal choice. We consider ports, price, ship, perks, in that order. Hope I answered your question. Happy Cruising! Thank you for responding...quite helpful what you did!! Food is indeed subjective but the context with the other cruise line helps me gauge your tastes (pun intended) even further - much appreciated. Going on Discovery in Jan and am tempted to try Apex next year but am balking at the price. Apex entertainment looks refreshingly diff but was curious about the food (my previous Celebrity food experience was lower in ranking compared to Princess but was fascinated you rated that low compared to competing lines..again I agree it's subjective).

How would you compare the food in both the MDR and buffet as well as the entertainment compared to the Royal class ships of Princess? Given the price difference, which would you travel again in the future and why?

Agreedwith this observation I'm glad someone else is able to notice this. Though the layout is slightly better (IMHO) with Celebrity's buffet, they "cheat" and serve the same foods most of the time each day at lunch and dinner for the entire week. Princess Royal Class buffets provide more variety since they change it up daily for the most part. I am quite critical of the entertainment on Princess compared to RCL, NCL, and even CCL. However, I have to agree completely on your statement. Unless you are a drinker (I am not) and like to socialize at the bars, the activities are sparse compare tp Princess. As much as I am unhappy with the decline in the food quality with Princess (although I am hopeful that Rudi Sodamin can reverse this trend and bring some of food quality from HAL over to PCL but unsure what type of food budget he has to work with and being under the management of John Padgett I'm not that optimistic), I think Celebrity's food quality is over-rated in the MDR and buffet (I don't do specialty dining). Thank you for sharing your thoughts!!

@Jeter02 How early can you check into your mustard station (want to beat the crowds) before going back to the stateroom to watch the drill?

@Jeter02 We too will be doing a B2B and enjoy eating at the MDR on embarkation. With in-transit privileges, did you find you could enter the MDR earlier than 11:30am on your 2nd week or were they firm on the 11:30 am starting time? Also, did you have to do the fire drill requirements the 2nd week?

Is there a waiter / waitress you can recommend booking an entire cruise in the dining room (s) you ate at? We also like to eat early and want to have the old mdr experience where the mdr team knows our preferences. I know times have changed but we can still try.

Please don't give Princess Management any NEW ideas for cutting costs. It will be their new excuse for making further cuts. "We are diverting operational funds to protect the interests <<translation: reputation>> of Princess Cruises. We apologize in advance to our loyal customers that we will have to cut back in XXX, YYY, and ZZZ ..."

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