mike&elena

Cruise Raider, We met you guys on a cruise last year. Remember the great book-onboard sail we stumbled upon? We are going to be on the Total Solar Eclipse cruise in April and we have taken your advice by booking the Premiere package to enjoy the better wine selection and casual dining options. We hope you will share some tips regarding the best venues and wines to enjoy during the cruise. You can email us directly at michaelpaules at gmail dot com if you like. Looking forward to reconnecting onboard! --Mike&Elena 🌴👫🌴

Has anyone cruising this month had any luck getting eggnog (with or without booze) while onboard? It really wouldn't be Christmas without a good 'nog.' 🎅🤶

This is Day 4 for us on the Enchanted. We've walked Gigi's by Alfredo every day at lunch and dinner (on sea and port days) and never seen more than six tables occupied. There is some good news: the ridiculous Premium Dessert benefit included in the Plus package includes all the offerings at the gelato bar! Going for some cones today!!

We've never had trouble using our Kindle Fire tablets onboard any Princess ship. Maybe the problem is with the stand-alone Kindle readers.

We haven't been to Iceland or Tahiti. Our most recent 'long' cruise was 20 days on the Diamond last year to Central America. More recently, we've taken the Emerald to Alaska and along the California Coast. You'll probably recognize Mike because he's 6'3". See you soon! Mike & Elena

We like your style! We'll be on the 22-day Enchanted cruise this month too and we look forward to joining you in Take Five. It appears that the daily Elite and Platinum reception will be held there. Mike & Elena

HaveDog--- Glad you're on the case to stop this no-sharing nonsense! The next task will be to get an equitable number of casual meals based on cruise length. We have 2 upcoming cruises booked with Princess for 22 days and 4 days, respectively. It is ridiculous that we will receive 2 casual dining credits with the Plus package for each cruise. Last week, Carmen Roig, VP of Sales, commented on her webinar that Princess has received so many complaints about the 2 credit per cruise policy that they are reviewing it and will be making adjustments. We can only hope that they do this soon. Enjoy your cruises! Mike and Elena 🌴👨👩🌴

HaveDog-- Loved your post! As you know, we were on this cruise and observed the same thing. Someone remarked, "It looked like a clown threw up." The premium desserts were completely different than the food onboard which was really good. Message to Princess: Skip the sprinkles, the mush and the stale cake. How about a nice hot fudge sunday? Mike&Elena 🌴👨👩🌴

The bottom line is that Inclusive Cruising will soon go the way of the dodo bird. If you put a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will jump out, but if you put the frog into a pot of normal water and then slowly boils the water, the frog will eventually be heated to death due to its unconsciousness of the gradual temperature change.

The complexity of this new system boggles the mind! Guests are often being mischarged now for things. For example, we have the Plus package on our next cruise and still had to enter a credit card for the $10 shipping fee which was supposed to be complimentary. Can you imaging how things will be with all these new charges. There are so many unanswered questions. Will 2 comped Plus "casual dining" meals be provided for each segment of a multi-part cruise (2 cruises sold as 1)? Will Standard package passengers have to pay "activation fees" for every segment? Think about what this will mean for World cruises! One of the greatest benefits of cruising is not being nickled-and-dimed. One can see enormous confusion for the guests and the staff and l-o-n-g lines at the Purser's desk. Hang on for a bumpy ride!

fpsphil- We will be on the Enchanted in October and would love to get invited to the 360 Experience. How do we locate the 360 manager?

We've seen how busy the waiters are at dinner fetching drinks for the guests. With the Plus package, can you order 2 drinks per person when you sit down to make it easier for the waiters and improve delivery speed?

If anyone on the Emerald right now can confirm that there are foot rests on the Caribe deck balconies, please let us know. Thank you!

We've heard a rumor that foot rests are not part of the new balcony furniture being rolled-out on most Princess ships. Since we have booked a Caribe deck balcony on the Emerald next month, can anyone tell us if we can expect to find foot rests? (If not, we plan to bring our own.) Thanks, Mike & Elena 🌴👨👩🌴

Is there a good, affordable place for a 60-minute message near the dock in Ensenada?