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A few notes about the Discovery Jan 6-13
cheezenip replied to Cruise Raider's topic in Princess Cruises
No longer necessary as someone posted them on Discovery now in another venue. Thank you for willing to do this. -
A few notes about the Discovery Jan 6-13
cheezenip replied to Cruise Raider's topic in Princess Cruises
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.
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Can you give us an idea what floor and cabins Stewart might be responsible for?
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Length of Dinner service in Main Dining Room
cheezenip replied to Jayhoaps's topic in Princess Cruises
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.
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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.
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Don't drink coffee but if I did I'd rather be out enjoying the GB scenery than inside ordering a drink. ☺️
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The 4th choice is to openly state you will NOT buy ship items til they provide bags for to actual purchasers. 🫠
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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.
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Cost cutting specialist and current CEO John Padgett will scour the planet to bring the smallest of ingredients to the Princess cruiser. Bon Appetit!!
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Under current CEO, John Padgett, there's no such thing as brand goodwill..it's all about cost cutting.
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Celebrity User Just Off Discovery Yesterday (First Princess Cruise)
cheezenip replied to Guindalf's topic in Princess Cruises
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).
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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?
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Celebrity User Just Off Discovery Yesterday (First Princess Cruise)
cheezenip replied to Guindalf's topic in Princess Cruises
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!! -
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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