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thank you all so much! neverbeenhere, one of our friends served in the navy. i don't know if he realizes that he might be able to get an extra OBC for that. thank you! i will let him know!

Hi, all! We are a group of six dear friends booked on the Crown for her September 2019 transatlantic (Southampton to Pt. Everglades). I have sailed Princess twice, and both times, I just took my chances and booked specialty restaurants and the sanctuary while on board. But, seeing that this time there is a group of us, and it's the first transatlantic cruise for most of my friends, I really want everything to be special for them and I don't want to leave anything to chance! Can I book specialty restaurants and sanctuary ahead of time? I know that we're aways away from sail away, but this group is biting at the chomp and I really do want to get it right! Thanks ahead of time for any and all help!

library lady, thanks so very much for your incredible review! question for you regarding the art center ~ did you sign up ahead of time for the classes you went to, or did you just show up the day of? and what kind of classes did they offer? my dm and i will be on reflection in april (transatlantic to rome) and the art center sounds like something we'd like to investigate. any info you can share would be much appreciated. thanks again!

hi, miss uk. X dress code gets people pretty fired up...but i bet you've figured that out right about now. :)

i've only sailed X twice...and both times to the caribbean. my DM and i usually wear a sundress or shorts w. a nice t to breakfast in the mdr. for lunch, usually the same. the guys i have sailed with usually wear shorts and a golf shirt or nice t...again, for breakfast or lunch in the mdr.

dinner in the mdr...definitely no shorts, no t's. can't speak to the first night as DM and i just order up room service. the rest of the nights...no shorts, no t's..no kidding. we have a friend who tried to bend the rules one night on solstice and was asked by the maitre d to please return with proper dress. DM and i were (thankfully) at Tuscan that night but DM was completely appalled w. our friend when she heard about it the next day. she would, infact, be appalled that i'm even mentioning it now! :eek:

for breakfast and lunch in the mdr...think neatly casual (no tank tops), for casual dinner - think county club casual (no shorts, collared shirts for the guys), for formal, jacket & tie or tux for the guys, nice dress for us gals (long and flowing is good - allows for more indulgence with the desserts and such!).:)

remember, a good part of the fun of planning a cruise is shopping for stuff to wear on the cruise! and i know there are a lot of gals out there who will back me up on that!:)

bon voyage!