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To those who are aboard, Bon Voyage!! We'll be boarding in 17 days!! Frederick

I made the "mistake" a couple of years ago of booking my wife and I in a suite. Now she won't sail in anything less. My fear is that she'll discover the bigger suites... Frederick

We understand that they can't eat in the Reserve section. We'll have one of the others give it a try to see if they can make the reservations. I think Princess was having system problems when we tried it a couple of weeks ago (shocking, I know). Thanks!! Frederick

We board Ruby Princess in 30 days and will be in a Family Suite. There will be 12 other family members with us (not in a suite). So far, we have been unable to figure out how to get dinner reservations (not in Reserve Class) for our group of 16. The only thing I can book thru the Dine My Way app is specialty dining. When we have sailed in suites on RCCL and Celebrity, we were contacted a few weeks before sailing by the Concierge Staff to find out if we needed anything. We have already added the other booking numbers as travel companions. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!! Frederick

You will be much more comfortable in two staterooms for four adults. I agree with the others in regards to the Princess Plus. If you are only looking for pre-paid tips and WiFi and won't spend $30 (per person) on drinks, it's probably not worth it, unless you're just looking for cost certainty. We'll be on the sailing two before you. We're keeping our fingers crossed for good weather but it should be a great trip in any case. Frederick

Have a great cruise!! We'll be on the same cruise in 80 days (not that we're counting or anything). Frederick

The unfortunate reality is that the RC security people on the ship who are screening luggage have the ultimate say in what is and is not allowed to be brought onboard. There is way too much inconsistency. Most of the time, as long as what you're bringing does not obviously have some sort of surge protection, they let it go. That being said, I have seen where an item is confiscated (and returned at the end of the cruise) that clearly has "no surge protection" printed on it. You can try to argue with the security folks in the naughty room but good luck getting them to change their mind. Bottom line is bring a non-surge protected adapter and take your chances. Worst case, it's confiscated and returned at the end of the cruise. Frederick