EDVM96

On 4/17/2024 at 10:30 AM, robncruise said:

I was on Royal Princess in Jan. and Sabatinis was $58 AUD and Crown Grill was $63 AUD.

I believe this included the 18% gratuity whereas the us quoted prices usually do not

It was 63 AUD for Crown Grill and 55 AUD for Sabatini's on the Royal.

8 minutes ago, arizonaperson said:

I’ve seen a 7 ounce filet mignon for $19 every night in the main dining room, but again, it could very ship to ship ?

You can find these upcharge dishes on every ship in the fleet.

5 hours ago, clojacks said:

I'm looking at cabins on the Dolphin Deck (deck 9) on the Emerald Princess. I see it is right above the Emerald Deck, which is where the lifeboats are stored. Do the lifeboats obstruct the Mini-Suite views on the Dolphin deck?

No worries.

10 minutes ago, cynbar said:

Looks like there is a lot of variety from one ship to the next. I admit I have never seen Fish&Chips on an always available menu, but I'd like to run into it on one of my cruises! The Lamb Rogan looks like a nice alternative also.

This is what you get when you cruise from Southampton Just more UK dishes.

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43 minutes ago, Teddy560 said:

Did you drive by Windsor?

Princess Stonehenge debark tour doesn't stop at Windsor. You can just take a glimpse look out of the driving bus. And only if you sit on the left side of the bus...

(picture taken from the bus with 10x zoom)

It's from the intersection of Albert Road and The Long Walk foot trail.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/x7iAYAVg4iifi5SY7

5 hours ago, 555 said:

It's been a rare occurrence in the last few years that an included steak has been on the menu, except for the one with the lobster tail. 

Recently, this Cowboy Strip Loin Steak was daily available in Royal Princess MDRs as an always available dinner dish at no extra charge:

And last summer on the Regal Princess, a Grilled New York Strip Steak was daily available with no surcharge:

10 minutes ago, Teddy560 said:

Thank you EDVM96. Do you happen to remember the suggested flight time? 

For flights departing after 5:30pm.

6 minutes ago, TAW1963 said:

We had a forward facing mini-suite on the Discovery to Hawaii (see post #12) above.  We loved it.  If you find an evening that you are in port, or just leaving port, the forward facing balconies can be extremely nice for the UBD.  Ours was nearly perfect.

Hawaii instead of Norway makes a big difference.

The Sky Princess in Olden 2022

Norway can be very chilly, even in summer.

On 4/14/2024 at 11:40 PM, karatemom2 said:

We have a forward facing balcony, so lots of room to spare.  

Oh well, that's not the best place for a balcony dinner. It will be extremely windy.

And keep in mind that the weather in Norway can be unpredictable and really really wet.

The front facing balconies on the Sky are not covered.

8 hours ago, Teddy560 said:

Hello, I would like to know if anyone has used Princess transfer from Southampton to Heathrow via Stonehenge before? What time did you get dropped off at Heathrow?

Last year they dropped us at 01:40pm at terminal 5. 01:45pm was the planned arrival time.

11 minutes ago, Muffinz said:

one would assume the chef's on Princess cruises wouldn't serve raw or undercooked meat..

Well, of course they do if you want. Just like many other restaurants.

Some people like their steaks just rare.

Beef tartare is coming with raw beef and raw egg.

Fish is sometimes undercooked to not dry it out too much.

And remember all sushi dishes are raw fish.

19 minutes ago, Muffinz said:

Do you know what the * means beside these dishes? 

* Public Health Advisory: Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, egg or any product containing these raw or undercooked food items may increase the risk of foodborne illness especially if you have certain medical conditions.

It looks like the harbour WebcamSydney has been upgraded.
It's now a Youtube full HD stream in superb quality.

The Solstice is still at the terminal.

27 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

In fact in Australia there are even biosecurity checks between some states.

Just like in California.

38 minutes ago, 4x4bob said:

In a loud voice to draw attention of those around her, she boldly stated NO I will stand right here until I finish eating this.

Now, that sounds like a classic Karen.

40 minutes ago, Esprit said:

For our Princess visits however we’ve always had tenders take us to the town’s harbour.

I was in Mykonos on the Regal Princess in 2022 and we docked at the berth.

The Norwegian Epic was there in the morning but cancelled the port (high winds). The MSC Sinfonia was also there, they had to tender.

1 hour ago, tngman said:

Does anyone happen to have the contact information for the port agent in San Juan Puerto Rico?

https://www.continentalshipping.com

OFFICE ADDRESS
360 San Francisco Street
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901

OPEN
Monday-Sunday
08:00 – 17:00

PHONE
+1 (787) 725-2532

EMAIL
operations@continentalshipping.com

7 minutes ago, karatemom2 said:

By the way, the drinking age on Princess is 21, so the 18 year old will not be able to purchase alcoholic beverages with the Plus package either. 

No. The Sun is in Europe in August.

"When sailing from North America, the legal drinking age on Princess Cruises is 21. However, when sailing from Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand, the legal drinking age is 18."

https://www.princess.com/en-int/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages

1 hour ago, memoak said:

We like staying in Brooklyn and having some good old school Italian food

We understand. 😉

3 hours ago, Sox Fan Cruiser said:

I doubt they will tell us the real reason but we get on the ship tomorrow so we will see. We still port in Montenegro but we will be going to Bar instead of Kotor 

Princess Cruises - Port - Bar, Montenegro

Princess has shore excursions for this port, including Kotor... 😁

That's odd, how long has Bar Montenegro been in the list of Princess shore excursions?

Diamond Princess mini bar setup.

(without the wine, of course)

8 hours ago, cr2000 said:

So what’s the truth on this port? Is it really just an issue with tenders like Santorini, or is there a miscalculation by Princess on the ships ability (due to size and LNG requirements) to call on this port?

1 hour ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

Ships have to pass through a very narrow channel to get to the anchorages near Kotor. Perhaps Sun is just too big to safely navigate this channel.

The biggest ship that stopped in Kotor so far was the Norwegian Epic (330 m long, 40.6 m wide). That's pretty much the size of the Royal Class ships.

Sun Princess is 345 m long and 47 m wide. So yes, the Sun may be too big for the channel.

5 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

Hey, no one told us that the clocks went back an hour at 3 am!

😄

5 minutes ago, HippieChick02 said:

What about COVID vaccine/negative testing requirements? When I search this cruise it says check closer to date. Cruise is 19 days out!

They no longer exist. Even 16 months ago on a LA-FLL sailing.