Treasure Hunter

We are. Sunday through Tuesday. Hopefully the ship will arrange excursions for us. I really want to go to the D-Day Beaches. And perhaps Monets gardens.

Uh oh. I’m on the Symphony in September 2024. With only 60 days to choose, if you don’t like the prices there’s not much time to make alternate plans. The cruise we booked has two nights on the Seine in Rouen. Every other cruise we’ve ever been on (50 on many other cruise lines) has let us choose excursions six months or more before embarking. This is our first Crystal. Is this the norm? What do mean “A&K “ forgot? We only took A & K on African Safaris and found them to be professionally run.

It has nothing to do with the ship's WIFI. I used it mainly to text to my daughter at home all day long while at sea. It's what I'm used to doing.

My husband does black chinos and collared shirt , loafers

Pretty sure it’s just a massage table or two that you can arrange for use with the spa

Often the spa will send someone to the Haven in order to sign people up for treatments. They usually set up next to the concierge

My cruises were on the Getaway and Breakaway.

I’ve always reserved specialty restaurants with the pre cruise concierge and the shows in the pre boarding Haven lounge at the terminal with the asst concierge. They hand you a sheet with listings of shows, times and days while you are waiting to board and the confirmation is in your room later in the day. Unless it’s changed since February.

Yum, garlic butter and French bread

The bread on Princess ships has always been wonderful. It's that like bringing coals to New Castle?

AT&T has cruise plans for use at sea. I take the silver plan for $50 for 30 days ( you decide when you want it to start) .

The AT&T plan works great. I take it out every cruise and in Europe recently I had unlimited use of phone ( calling and texting) for $10 a day. It started on the day I used the phone.

My Husband just heard an advertisement about Celebrity Apex "Legends of Baseball " cruise Dec. 9, 2023 out of Fort Lauderdale. Does anyone know what retired baseball players will be on this cruise? So far we have heard rumors of Chris Chambliss and Ron Blomberg.

I have been on the Regal three times and have never seen a kettle, however I was told to ask your steward if you want one and they will try their best to get it for you!

But remember you are on a cruise and can then go to the entertainment and walk back to your stateroom. I guess everything for me is better when I'm cruising, I have a permanent smile on my face.

I’m envious. I have cruised 50+ times and the Haven is so amazing. The concierge even printed my husbands NYTimes crossword puzzle for him daily . You are going to have the best time.

And remember in the Haven restaurant you can make changes to the menu if they have the ingredients! For instant, surf and surf, classic shrimp cocktail instead of shrimp Louis, shrimp or chicken over Caesar salad, chicken BLT ( yummy) etc. they are more than accommodating.

That’s very encouraging because it’s my exact situation. 🤞🏻🙏

Look for concierge staff in the pre boarding lounge. They will give you a paper with shows, days and times to fill in. After you board speak to the concierge in the Haven to change or add specialty restaurants. But I’ve never had better food anywhere else on the ships than the Haven restaurant. It’s just if you want a change of pace.

We usually book our specialty dining as soon as it opens online and the big shows in the Haven lounge with an asst concierge just before boarding

I guess I’ll just have to spend the saved money in the casino

No it is New England/Canada on Sept 9.😢

Booked mini suite through the casino ( free balcony and they wouldn’t let me upgrade any higher). Would like to cruise Club class and put bids in for club class mini and suites. Pretty substantial for the mini. Haven’t heard anything and 35 days out. Looked online and ship say sold out for all better than an inside. Any hope?

If you want to cruise from NY/NJ you are very limited outside of Haven for anything comparable. Royal Caribbean and Celebrity ( usually the small older but lovely Celebrity Summit) and the crappy RCCL Anthem or similar sail from Bayonne. Princess doesn’t have a Haven or Retreat. Just a roped off part of the main dining room and no sundeck or separate pool. Princess has great sized suites and a suite concierge ( and lounge) on the newer ( Royal class and newer) but it’s not even close as an experience. I too would love to sail the newer ships year round.

Tell them in the lounge. Everything is so great that it’s surprise after surprise