great tip

When getting off the elevators on the Coral Princess, I was always confused which way I was supposed to turn to get to the starboard side. My steward showed me a great tip I'd never noticed. Look at the carpet in each hall. They are not the same. We were on the orange side. Easy Peasy!

When getting off the elevators on the Coral Princess, I was always confused which way I was supposed to turn to get to the starboard side. My steward showed me a great tip I'd never noticed. Look at the carpet in each hall. They are not the same. We were on the orange side. Easy Peasy!

That has been a very easy way to avoid confusion. However, as carpets are replaced, this color difference is not being repeated on other ships.

Yeah, I miss this on the ones that don't have it.

IOn the Sapphire refit in March they replaced the carpets and you will see small red dots in the pattern on the port side (left facing the front) and small green dots on the Starboard side (Right side facing the front)

Would be nice if they would put a sign on the wall as you got off the elevators showing Port /Starboard sides. That is Left/Right when facing forward for all those who do not know. Seems like a simple fleetwide solution.

I enjoy sometimes getting lost. Then I get to see a part of the ship I don't usually see.

One nice thing on NCL is the fish in the carpet always swim forward

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Would be nice if they would put a sign on the wall as you got off the elevators showing Port /Starboard sides. That is Left/Right when facing forward for all those who do not know. Seems like a simple fleetwide solution.

I'm pretty sure that every Princess ship we've been on has a ship map on the corridor wall of both sides of the elevator lobby. Granted you have to take a couple of steps to see it but you can't miss it (although I have managed to do that occasionally when over confident about knowing where to go ) when deciding which direction to turn for your room.

When getting off the elevators on the Coral Princess, I was always confused which way I was supposed to turn to get to the starboard side. My steward showed me a great tip I'd never noticed. Look at the carpet in each hall. They are not the same. We were on the orange side. Easy Peasy!

For most Princess ships when you get off of the elevators the bank of elevators are facing forward. In this cast you would always turn to the right to get to get to the Starboard hallway. The Panoramic Lifts are opposite from this so you would turn left when exiting. Now the Coral Princess is one exception where the mid-ship elevators face to the stern just like the Panoramic Lifts. When I’m on a Princess ship I visualize the floor plan in my head and I have no trouble in getting places. My wife on the other hand has to think about which way to turn every time we get off of an elevator.

Would be nice if they would put a sign on the wall as you got off the elevators showing Port /Starboard sides. That is Left/Right when facing forward for all those who do not know. Seems like a simple fleetwide solution.

Better to just have the sign say odd or even numbered cabins. Many people will have no idea if their cabin is on the starboard or port side.

Somehow I am always drawn to start in wrong direction. DW who doesnt have much of a sense of direction normally will go the correct way.

Wish there was an easy way to get me started.

One nice thing on NCL is the fish in the carpet always swim forward

 

 

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Certainly back in the day on the Gem class NCL ships the corridor carpet had fish swimming in it, all going forward except one fish which was swimming the other way.

That fish swimming the other way was meant to represent NCL who did things differently, like anytime dining, lack of compulsory formal dress nights etc.

We were on a newer NCL ship this year and there were no fish in the carpet.

Certainly back in the day on the Gem class NCL ships the corridor carpet had fish swimming in it, all going forward except one fish which was swimming the other way.

 

That fish swimming the other way was meant to represent NCL who did things differently, like anytime dining, lack of compulsory formal dress nights etc.

 

We were on a newer NCL ship this year and there were no fish in the carpet.

Maybe a result of climate change?

On board the Sea and Sun the port side carpet is red banded and the starboard side blue banded.

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I've never paid attention to carpet color, all these years of cruising, 6 different lines, haven't thought about it. I rather enjoy going the wrong way, having to back track, extra exercise! I rarely use the elevators and by the time I'm in the stairwell, I know which direction I'm going! :) In March, I was on the Emerald 30 days, used the elevator twice!

Better to just have the sign say odd or even numbered cabins. Many people will have no idea if their cabin is on the starboard or port side.

Then try - turn right for odd numbered cabins - Left for even. No sign needed. Usually works this way, but I haven’t been on every ship.

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IOn the Sapphire refit in March they replaced the carpets and you will see small red dots in the pattern on the port side (left facing the front) and small green dots on the Starboard side (Right side facing the front)

After a confusing day, the green and red dots were pointed out to us on the Star and we were no longer confused!!

I enjoy sometimes getting lost. Then I get to see a part of the ship I don't usually see.

I was thinking the same as you...:):):)

Tony

Better to just have the sign say odd or even numbered cabins. Many people will have no idea if their cabin is on the starboard or port side.

They have a sign that says this in each elevator vestibule ... plus, starboard / port. Problem solved.

When getting off the elevators on the Coral Princess, I was always confused which way I was supposed to turn to get to the starboard side. My steward showed me a great tip I'd never noticed. Look at the carpet in each hall. They are not the same. We were on the orange side. Easy Peasy!

Always found this but the new ships have the same colour both sides now

Great tip, thanks. We’ll watch for a difference in the carpets. 👍

The new carpet has red and green dots. Think "red" as in red wine, port wine, port side.

The new carpet has red and green dots. Think "red" as in red wine, port wine, port side.

What color is starboard wine?

Always found this but the new ships have the same colour both sides now

Recently sailed on Crown after dry dock. New hall carpets have red or green colored dots.

Always found this but the new ships have the same colour both sides now

That drove me crazy on the Regal last fall. I've never been so mixed up on a ship. Didn't help that our cabin wasn't in the usual location either. ;p