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24 hours.

I would have preferred 4 or 5 stops in 7 days. Many trips have 4 stops and that's what we are used to. No desire to be stuck on a Carnival ship for 7 days

This is always a sticky subject when we cruise. I detest long pants and anything doing with dressing up. I did it for 20 years (not including military) for work. I would go in swim trunks for the week if she let me.What you have on is of no interest to me and doesn't change the meal.

We did the partial last October into November on the Coral. Great ship, great crew and the Canal was amazing. We had some very brief showers at the Canal but nothing to be concerned about. Perfect trip except Jamaica. Just a waste in my opinion. We were just talking last night about doing it again last night, maybe Fall 2019.

We really enjoyed our Canal trip on the Coral. We might have been sad if we were Casino players but instead had the great covered pool. We told get tied up in the bells and whistles. Some whistles are louder than others. We are on the Regal in April so things might change.

Have no fear, by the time you get home, you will have an email asking if you're ready to sail again.

Skipper said "Not favorable to sail"

Gilligan said "It's only a 3 hour Tour"

You know the rest.

We took this class last Nov when we were doing the Canal on the Coral. The class is at a jewelry school/museum and you get to make some jewelry with some senior students. Very basic jewelry using some emerald rough. Then for the cost you can keep one and then they squeeze you to buy the rest. The class was rushed because the language hampered the speed of the class. My helper knew two words of English and then 3/4 way through class, my helper is animated with Class Instructor. 10 minutes later the Instructor told me she was upset I had not tipped her yet. She mumbles 6 words tops and was minimal help but wanted that money. My wife rescued them because I understand we are in a foreign country but rude is rude. So her tip was nothing to write home about and my wife bought hers and one of mine. Definitely not wort the money.

And I am sure all those complaining about being "tracked" do not carry a cell phone, have a car manufactured after 1990, carry a laptop or I-pad or wear a fitbit or other fitness tracker.

 

Even my work ID has a tracker inbedded.

None of the above. Sent from Iphone through new car using nonbearing fitbit hand.

Some items never leave the suitcases. Hats, snorkel gear, bug sprays, various things.

We did the Canal aboard the Coral last November and it is our favorite ship now. Smaller ship, smaller casino, great service and the covered pool area was our group hangout. We would use her if possible every trip.

I appreciate your participation, but could you please clarify... are you a lawyer?

I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night and an avid Judge Judy watcher.

Haven't been on the Vista but as far as the Conquest, I'd rather sail with Gilligan on a 3 hour tour.

Truth: Inch of Gold Plating. We fell into the trap years ago and it started flaking within a couple of weeks. Chalked it up to on a cruise and we gotcha.

Kids just don't get it any more and parenting is going down the dumper. I'm surprised it's Princess but here's video proof. Should be enough to trace down this family and ban them for life. I don't feel bad. That's why we cruise when the angelic cherubs are in school. I watched the video for 5 seconds.

I haven't seen the survey, but I'm not enthusiastic about wearing the medallion. I'm hoping it's something I can just keep in a pocket like I currently do with my cruise card.

We plan on opting out. Firm believer in If it Ain't Broke, Down Break it.

Just checked Safari this morning and it is working there. As stated must be ad blocking on Chrome.

Can you try a different browser?

I'll check a different browser. I currently do use Chrome. I see what happens on my IPhone as well.

Thanks

On the Coral, they are side by side with no wall between. It's an extremely small Casino but smoke will roll out and into the IC. During the day it's okay. At night, depending on crowd mix, it would be like sitting next to a smoker..

All I see is the welcome page. None of the channels/locations go to the actual webcams.

Does not say anything about subscribing.......

Maybe it's down.

 

http://www.ftlauderdalewebcam.com/

I used to watch them all but now I don't have the correct Flash version (something like that) and when I say click here, it didn't and still doesn't work.

I used to watch the webcam for hours and the plane tracking software. We've been there several times but stayed on the beach bar deck.

That title was from a line in a movie from years back. Well, since the "formal" threads seem to have all gotten shut down, let's try dining on Princess, instead. For us, we found the food on the Regal(only Princess ship we've sailed)really quite good. The steaks in Crown Grill/Sabatini's are pretty boring. Our local Outback simply blows them away. Having the catering company & buying $500,000+ in beef each year alone, I've gotten pretty good at judging beef quality. For Princess & most standard lines, it would be "select" in the specialty rest. & USDA Standard grade everywhere else. While a select is NOT as good as choice or certainly Prime, in the hands of a good chef I'd eat that over a prime cut butchered by an amateur.

Seafood on the Regal, we found to excellent overall. The "Chilean Sea Bass" was in fact the best I've had anywhere! We found the Buffet to be the most varied of any ship we've been on. At times, we ate there instead of the MDR. We were early seating so that shows which MDR we ate in. We recommend the Crab shack, even though we missed the nights. We did a Valentines dinner special in the buffet. It was the best dinner on our 14 day B2B cruise. We missed out on the "Lumiere" special Chef's dinner. It fills very fast. At about $100 it's really pricey, but considering how fast it filled, I guess it's popular. I'd say the only let down are the desserts. The Norman Love are good, but other than that they're pretty bland. I know a lot of pax "swear" all these desserts are "homemade". When you're feeding over 1000 pax at any one time, sorry, they can't be! A lot is purchased from vendors such as Sysco/US Foods/Performance Food Group & many others. Food budget determines food quality. You can't expect "Crystal Cruises" quality on Princess Cruises budget. What you CAN expect is decent food that is for the most part pretty tasty & appetizing. Of course mishaps occur. When feeding over 3000 people any given night, how could something not go wrong? It can, it does & it will! Overall while I've had boring & bland food on any line, I can't(for myself)say I've had really "bad" food. You've heard my experience's, let's hear about yours!

Having owned my own restaurant and our son has his Medallion, I can agree with your review. I eat more in the Horizon Court than MDR. Don't get me wrong, it's all edible but lacks good seasoning. Desserts are bland. It's funny how many chefs are good with a bologna sandwich.

Also, how formal are the Formal Nights on this itinerary? Are men expected to wear jacket and ties to dinner in the MDR? I've read things have recently changed on Princess to a more relaxed dress code for men and women.

 

I can't remember what I wore for dinner on my last cruise with Princess. And I need to pack.

I was denied MDR entry because I had neither long sleeves or a jacket on. I had on slacks, short sleeve dress shirt and proper neck tie. They said I needed one or the other, which I did not bring. The gentleman wearing his well worn pants, shirt and tie from the 50s was allowed in. We just went to Horizon Court and enjoyed our evening.

I just booked the Regal for next April. Hopefully I can opt out of this nonsense.

The only option is Carnival

It's the Final Nail. The wife got some time in October and the only thing doing the Caribbean is Carnival. Even she said, No Thanks after I told her the news.