RSS from SF

On 11/7/2019 at 9:03 AM, Amtrack Springfield said:

We are going on an Alaska cruise in August, 2020. Do you suggest any hotels near port or downtown. The prices for hotels are $300.00 a night.  

In Seattle I stay Downtown.  The two places I've stayed there that are under $200 in August 2020 and that I can recommend (and definitely would stay at again) are:

1. Executive Hotel Pacific:

-- Currently as low as Total* $165 Friday, $185 Saturday nights in August.

-- 10 minute walk to Pike Place Market.

-- Here I prefer a High floor, nearest the corner, on the Spring Street side for a view of the Central Library.

-- https://www.executivehotelseattle.com/

-- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60878-d100547-Reviews-Executive_Hotel_Pacific_Seattle-Seattle_Washington.html

2.  Moore Hotel:

-- Currently as low as Total* $186 Friday or Saturday nights in August for room with ensuite bathroom.

-- 5 minute walk to Pike Place Market.

-- Here I prefer the Top floor, on the 2nd Ave side for a possible peekaboo Puget Sound view.

-- https://www.moorehotel.com/

-- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60878-d100544-Reviews-Moore_Hotel-Seattle_Washington.html

*Found by using a major 3rd-party travel website search.

On 9/30/2019 at 8:18 AM, dreaminofcruisin said:

Excellent.

Glad to hear a 2nd (requested) chair of some sort 'may' be an option.

Thanks for reporting your experience!

3 hours ago, dreaminofcruisin said:

Just off the Sapphire and we requested a barrel chair from our steward as soon as we met him. He said he would check, but did indicate that there were a limited number of them. We came back from dinner the first night of the cruise and a barrel chair had shown up! 😊

@dreaminofcruisin:  

I'm happy to hear this worked well for you too. ☺👍

29 minutes ago, 40yearcruiser said:

Thanks for the information. We just booked on the Golden and I wasn't aware that the barrel chairs have been removed from the balcony cabins. Any explanation from Princess why? We will be on the Golden for 29 days trans-Pacific and my husband will be quite unhappy if there is nowhere to sit in the cabin. I will be sure to ask the steward right away if it is possible to get a 2nd chair, although they don't look very comfortable. 

-- I didn't ask for Princess' explanation.

-- FYI the 2nd chair was very comfortable for both of us.

-- Also FYI we were just on Star Princess on October 6 (Seattle-Vancouver 1 night) and our regular balcony cabin (Category "BE") had a 2nd chair inside: a barrel chair.

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*NOTE*:

• This intended audience for this post is the Princess cruiser who is interested in getting a second indoor chair for the cabin.

• If you don't want a second chair for your cabin but have helpful suggestions, please feel free to contribute.

• Please ignore this thread If you don't want a second chair for your cabin and don't have helpful information for cruisers wanting a second indoor chair for their cabin.

       Thanks!
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I just got back from a B2B aboard Golden Princess a couple of days ago.  (Yes I did have a great cruise!)

There were two of us in our cabin -- a regular BE balcony (A630). The cabin had only one chair in the room: the desk chair.  On the balcony were the two outdoor chairs.

I did not expect to see the barrel chair in the room, given the helpful reports here on CC. 
(On my prior cruise ending the first week of January -- on Ruby, my unobstructed "obstructed" oceanview cabin still had a barrel chair in addition to the desk chair.)

On this trip aboard Golden, before my steward was available to meet on the first day, I stopped at Guest Services and requested a second indoor chair for the cabin. The rep said that this request would be forwarded to my steward. 

I later met my steward before dinnertime.  The steward had not received the chair request, but confirmed that barrel chairs (which he refers to as tub chairs) are gone from Golden.*
*At least from regular balcony cabins and lower categories, was my guess.

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-- Later on Day 1, after late dinner --

I returned back to the cabin to find that our awesome steward was able to secure a second chair for us:

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We used both chairs every day, to actually sit in.

This was our setup for early morning coffee (and sometimes IC's almond croissant) before heading out later for breakfast or elsewhere:

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So, even if there are no barrel chairs to be found, if you want a second indoor chair there may be other chairs available aboard that might work for you. 

Cheers,
-RSS-

2 hours ago, JRG said:

Grandma's Chocolate Cake.........its all about the frosting.

2 hours ago, Ep010835 said:

 

Where did you find this?

2 hours ago, JRG said:

Last week in that fabulous glass enclosed desert station at the rear of the buffet  (with all of the other desserts) on the Coral Princess.

I've also enjoyed this on Ruby Princess from the Horizon Court dessert section, on at least two days of a 7-day sailing (12/29/2018 New Year's Mexican Riviera).

22 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

 On a seven day Mexican Riviera cruise would you rather have a balcony on the port or starboard side of the ship and why?

For the 7-day Mexican Riviera, such as

1-San Pedro, 2-Sea, 3-Cabo, 4-Mazatlan, 5-Puerto Vallarta, 6-Sea, 7-Sea, 8-San Pedro:

With all the above port stops going North-to-South I *definitely* prefer an oceanview or balcony on the PORT side *if* I want to see more Coastline from my cabin; Days 1-5 would have more Coastline, and the return Days 6-7 would have more Sea (with minimum 2 sunsets from the cabin if desired on the way home). 

-- Three of my booked cruises have this itinerary and I have Port cabins for all 3.

Conversely, if Puerto Vallarta was the first stop, then Mazatlan then Cabo, I usually would book a Starboard cabin if I couldn't get an Aft.

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20 hours ago, mcrcruiser said:

It has been a very long time since there was a RCCL ship sailing from California  ports   . There is San  Diego ,San Pedro (near LA) & San Francisco  . . . .

. . .

 Will RCL corporation   place  ships here in California ports  in the near future ?

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For whatever it's worth, the following is something posted last month (October 1, 2018) on an unofficial Royal Caribbean blog site:

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