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Enchanted Princess sailing into Port Everglades, February 7th, 2023. The shot didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped but it was fun seeing the ship sail in. 

Regal Princess sailing out of Port Everglades, February 5th, 2023. The wind was settling down. 

Celebrity Apex sailing out of Port Everglades in high winds, February 4th, 2023. 

Sky Princess sailing out of Port Everglades in high winds on February 4th, 2023. 

Sunrise in Curacao, taken from Enchanted Princess, February 5th, 2022. 

Enchanted Princess approaching Dominica, February 2nd, 2022. 

Enchanted Princess anchored at Princess Cays, January 30th, 2022. 

Wind Surf in Bonaire, February 3rd, 2022. 

MSC Seaview coming to dock in Granada, February 2nd, 2022. 

MSC Seaview in Granada, February 2nd, 2022; picture taken from the Enchanted Princess. 

On the Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess, these bedside lamps had one USB port each, which I used for my phone.

We were on the 1/29/22 sailing. Shops were open in St. Thomas but many stores appeared to have gone out of business during the pandemic: no signs outside and the doors were padlocked. 

We've sailed in Lido 108 on several of the Royal-class ships and recently took Caribe 101 on the Sky. There is a lot of ship motion in forward cabins, depending on the seas. I'm not prone to motion sickness on cruises, so the motion doesn't bother me. The furniture on the balcony does get blown around occasionally. You have to be careful going outside while the ship is underway because the wind can take your glasses right off your face. When the wind is calm, the forward balcony is a wonderful place to be while sailing. I'll also say you will hear and feel the thrusters when they're operating. Caribe 101 is very close to the winching deck, so when the anchors are dropped, there is a lot of noise! All this tends to be very early in the morning. 

From Lido 108, you can look up to the Sanctuary but looking down from the Sanctuary, I can't really see much of the balcony. There was occasional noise coming from above but not much and not often. Nevertheless, we love these unique rooms and balconies and forward views. 

14 hours ago, seastheday said:

Hey jadn (or anyone who has cruised recently)…we board Enchanted tomorrow and I have no idea what the going rate is to tip the porters per bag? I know from experience they will be glad to inform us, loudly, if we appear clueless at the port. 🙄😂

We usually have only four bags and I give them at least a twenty; they seem pleased with that. Inflation may be pushing their expectations up. These guys are worth taking care of, since your bags are out in the open for a while and the porters are guarding them for you. 

I'm searching for port webcams to watch the Majestic Princess sail out on July 25th, 2021. Elliott Bay Marina camera has Pier 91 in view but not sure how much of sailaway we can see. Here's another webcam looking at the bay but it seems to be far south of Pier 91. So far, no direct view of sailaway. 

We're curious to know where they have the Elite Lounge, and what time does it start and end? 

We were on the Regal at the end of October and the Medallion.Net was excellent speed. We had some challenges switching our account between phone and tablet. The pamphlet we were given says use "login.com" to start, and use "signout.com" to log off the device. Not "logout.com" like it used to be. But that was on the October 27th sailing; maybe it has changed since then. 

Thank you posting all the pictures and pages. We’ll be in this suite in March!

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If you can play the Love Boat theme you could get away with it. How's your version of the "Star Spangled Banner?" Can you play the Simpson's theme? What else?...

Very well done! Thanks for this. And I'll second that South Street Seaport is a fun place with a lot of dining choices and things to do.

Royal Princess, at sea in March 2017.

Picture taken on March 5th. As the Regal Princess left Port Everglades, the Caribbean Princess followed us out.

CaribbeanPrincessLeavingPortEvergladesMarch2017 (1 of 1) by KirkBidwell, on Flickr

On Saturday, March 11th, as the Regal Princess was sailing past the Bahamas, we passed the Royal Princess on it's way south. We just happened to be walking around and stepped out onto the Promenade and there she was! Shortly after, the Captain made a general announcement to tell everyone it was there. The Regal crew sounded the Love Boat theme twice but the Royal didn't respond.

I will add that my experience with putting a tip on the check, at the beginning of the cruise, paid off for us. In a crowded Ocean Terrace or Crooners our favorite waiters spotted us from across the room and brought us our usual drinks quickly.

I'd like to know for certain if the tips are shared or not, and does cash versus account matter. I don't usually carry cash when I'm on board.

Ok, by changing profile setting, I can get the embed code like I used to. But the image src has changed. I think I may need to switch to Photobucket.