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Well.. My husband was getting his Hennessy or Courvoisiers. I was getting very close thing to chocolate martinis, appletinis or cocktails close to what I am getting now (some were identical). But as D+ I LOVE new system with 5 drinks any time. We still go to some lounges. On Quantum class or any class with Viking Crown Loungers and use appetizers while departing from ports.

Sometimes we showed up earlier... around 6:15 (on Anthem) and they would put us in traditional restaurants. Only 2 of us.

NCL cannot do this. They only have MTD (Free style)

It is a common rule. For Columbia Turks & C (Royal does not stop there) passengers get instructions from RCI RCI warns about all exceptions. I remember in the beginning kids under 12 (unvaccinated) could only leave the ship with excursions, but this was in September of 2021(?) In some ports (not anymore) we had temperature taken and mandatory masks. I think that was Antigua especially, but if I remember correctly St Lucia too. Recently we have not noticed ANY rules in any ports This image is from Antigua Jan 2022

We cruised 10 times after restart. 1. Prior to our Thanksgiving cruise we had to answer about 10 or 14 questions 1 day before cruise and needed to attach vaccination forms and have a test. (except for the very first cruise with Celebrity when test was not required in July 2021) 2. For Thanksgiving cruise we did not need a test or attach vaccination card, but had to answer 3 Q 45 days before Vaccination Booster 24 weeks of pregnancy 3. For our cruise on Jan 2 we had to answer Vaccination Booster 24 weeks of pregnancy + overall question about health 1 day prior to cruise.

I do not think vaccination is mandatory too now. Booster was never mandatory

Well, you are supposed to answer questions truthfully (to the best of your knowledge ) . First 3 are protecting Cruiseline. Actually all four. Just in case of lawsuit I guess.

It was for a short time There was no questions of sickness symptoms back then. We had them for our January cruise.

4 questions now. Vaccination Booster Pregnancy Do you have any symptoms etc

We don’t spend much, but we always buy internet. Used to be for work, but now mostly for fun. Must have it for me, so we watch prices constantly (we have 5 cruises a year)

It is now Maine Lobster. Of course it is previously frozen I suspect, but still...

We received the first one in 2021 (Anthem), and waiting for the second one since June 2022 (Oasis).

Our last one was on Crown Princess for New Year of 2020. They did have Medallion internet etc. Yet, I do not remember reservation system available.

We sailed with Princess 7 times, always used ATD. I do not remember ever making reservation, remember lines and pagers...

What about photos? You need to send new photos, correct?

For 2 people it’s usually pretty fast.

This option existed for many years… We did it in 2011 and 2020. You still need to send documents of course.

Cheaper than on board for sure. On board it’s about $29 per day if you buy by day. Gets cheaper if you buy for many days, but still much more expensive than if you purchase before. There is not Surf option anymore. Just Surf & Stream.

I am soooo sorry. Hopefully both situations can be resolved 😞 We also sail alone (prior we sailed with our son when he was a student)...

We sailed on Grandeur several times, but during holiday. This ship is smaller that Jewel and has even less amenities. Our friends sailed with teens and they seemed to be enjoying themselves even though they sailed on Oasis class. There were many kids, but again it was during holidays.

Always in the first group. Yes, we log in at 12:01 AM when check-in opens. My first cruise day starts ASAP. I am also the first off the ship during disembarkation

We love Princess and it used to be #1 line for us even though we had only 7 cruises with them. Crown Princess during New Year 2020 made us to seriously rethink Princess. We had RCI Explorer for Christmas and Crown for New Year… surprisingly Explorer even though it was a quick 5 dayer won over Crown in quality. Food was nowhere near Princes food, paint was peeling all over elevators, there was some weird smell etc. We like NCL Jewel class.. and it’s fun, but nowhere here Oasis or most other classes of RCI. We were wowed buy Queen Mary 2 experience overall - history on the walls, quality of PAX, entertainment in lounges, cozy state rooms - … but food was weaker than even RCI much less comparable Celebrity. We were in Britannia accommodation so maybe in higher ones it would’ve been better. HAL still needs to be tried more. Zuiderdam in 2004 had very questionable service (room wasn’t made till we called at 1 pm 3 times a week, long and with many mistakes service in MDR). Veendam in 2016 offered good service, but ship itself was in questionable conditions ..

Hahaha. I see many things like that here. Russian salad, borscht etc. I did not even know that corn was not for people's consumption in Germany. Almost like buckwheat here in US. A great product. P.S. Our son was stationed in Vilseck in 2011-2013. He was supposed to be in Grafenwöhr, but due to last minute change was sent to Vilseck. 🙂

Yes. McDonalds adjusts food to cater to local people tastes. McDonalds though invented successful model, but food in MD is not something completely new.

I wonder if people feel the same way about Italian vs Americanized pizza? Most of pizza types in US do not exist in Italy even though pizza came from Italy.