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TorontoTL

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Wow Bernadette! Great first days review. Thanks so much for taking the time out from your cruise to feed those of us hungry for information on the Royal Princess. Sounds like you like the ship so far. :D

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Thanks Bernadette, for using those precious minutes to let us know more about the Royal.

What cabin are you in that has a large "obstructed" (that isn't really obstructed) deluxe balcony?

Do you miss the drawer space from the regular balcony cabins?

We're all waiting to hear how the elevators and pool area work with a full passenger load.

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Shogun

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Hi There

 

Have a great cruise the Royal is a fine ship we are following you with much interest

 

Check out the spa for some wow

 

Yours Shogun

 

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-Lew-

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Last night and tonight at door we were asked for our cruise card to confirm we were anytime diners.

Great news! Hope they keep it up and reinstitute checking cards on other ships.

 

Lew

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The hot tubs were not hot by the sanctuary. They were warm.

Day of boarding elevators were HOT. I miss the center stairs, but it just means taking different routes.

Our AC and all over the ship is working great!

A few passengers have no luggage due to airlines. :(

B

 

 

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Thanks for all the info! You answered my question about Muster - 815am. Thanks so much for doing this.

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FlynnRider 78 thank you so much for posting photos of an inside Cabin. We were beginning to wonder if we were the only ones who booked them!! :) One question, normally the inside cabins have a mirror above the bed and we noticed there isn't one on the Royal. Did this make the room feel smaller (since the mirror gave the impression of more room). thank you.

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As I'm sitting here in scorching heat in the UK I had a sudden thought about. Ice cold facecloths and water .

On the 7 day maiden there were no cold face lithe as we went back onboard at the ports - we were told it wasn't jot enough yet. Are they there now she had hit the med proper ?

 

 

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Arrived to ship 11:10 AM. Luckily we are at 107, not 117- so no long walk like last years Ruby. We were checked in without any wait-5 people assigned for preferred boarding. Sign says boarding 12 Noon, but the desk told us about 15 minutes more...woo hoo....I got my wine out of my suitcase cause I asked a Princess rep if I could leave it in since we handed over our carry-ons....she said it had to be carried on, so I opened my bag with bated breath, but my double bagged (prevent leakage if bottles got damaged) wine was safe. They were surrounded by my gowns, so I was a tad nervous. Some may say why bother with gowns? Hell, I am on a brand new ship....and we do enjoy the chance to wear fancy schmantzy stuff...for those who say... No room on the luggage....I prove ya wrong....my suitcase with 2 bottles of wine, gowns, clothes, and dresses was 49.5 pounds after I added a few shirts of my husbands...he left the tux home though...

You can barely see the ship from the terminal building.

Anxious to get on the ship, so we can get off the ship. :) We went to Frari Church before breakfast (amazing) , Guggenheim next...11:29, they just called for Elite...we are lowly Platinum...;) went on at 11:33 am, normally do not make note of times so specifically, but trying to be precise....

Entered ship, yep "feels like Princess"....room was 99% ready, but all we wanted to do was charge my camera in one of two American sockets on desk. Deluxe balcony obstructed, husband & I both like having the couch...walk to balcony doors ...breathe held OMG, OMG....the angled balcony feels almost as large as a standard CB balcony....<jumping for joy!!!>...next- look for the obstructions.....deck below us juts out... But no Davit or lifeboat AnYwhere near us...Wow, Wow, wow...typing this from the balcony loving the cool breezes, and greatful for this cabin assignment...

Totally thrilled because I truly had not realized how small the new balconies were...when i booked...my bad...after sail away we pulled out chair from inside and made do with the oval table as the 4th seat...we could have comfy fitted two more.....so embarcation day, we checked out the Horizon Court for lunch... So many calories, so little time...there were these huge sides of beef... Being carved...Melted in my mouth...regarding coffee, it did taste better at Horizon Court, wedding dinner bad quality in dining room...maybe Need to do a blind taste test to truly evaluate. :) darn, shoulda packed a tape measure for some statistics but a swimmer asked about pool depth... The one by Serenity goes from 3 feet 9 inches to 5 feet nine inches.

Regarding bottles brought on board, we stopped at COOP market and got 4 1liter bottles.. In our bag, not one word was said...in NY they always made us empty any water bottles you might be drinking from, not here.

This might be all over the place, but trying to post things as I think of them....ship water in dining room was good....we signed up for the wine tasting....bought a coffee card for my fresh brewed...have old cards with me to use for Gelato...same old Ugly coffee card, nothing special...

We went back to our rooms before 1 and all our luggage was there! We took a few to hang up some things...then used PM to take vaporetto to Peggy Guggenheim Museum....then we had a sunny and hot vaporetto ride, back to ship- showered and changed for dinner. No wait for table for two cause so many were in Venice...so we took advantage, but we never mind sharing..best Prine Rib I ever had on a Princess Ship. We've found a few staff from Ruby already.the couple we knew found us and we hung out, so we didn't get back into Venice till 11... After we were done, we walked back to the ship as the schedule posted said last run was 10:50 pm. We got back on ship just after 1am, must was about 8:15am. I ordered the balcony breakfast and thoroughly enjoyed the drinks and food! We could not finish it all...we did the CC meet and greet at 11 and that went well...we were told ship was full, with only 4 people missing....think she said 3800....

Love the bathroom sinks, deep and rectangular..I'm left handed so the TP placement doesn't bother me, the three bathroom shelves are a big yet simple inprovement. The shower with shower gel and shampoo in the wall containers seem much more environmentally friendly. The lower shelf where you can set your leg on is nice. In this room, the shower seems larger than on Ruby or CB. Got to have nearly new waffle robes and towels.sweet.. Bed and pillow seem fine, but hard to truly opine as exhaustion changes perception...

Have not had Gelato or pizza yet or the fondue chocolate to cover fruit.

Went walking about the shoppes...then to the casino....played a few machines... Kept making $$$, and refeeding....left my bank at 25 dollars ahead to play another day.

The Internet cafe on boarding day said Internet not available till 5pm and we have not tried to get to intra net since we don't have the instructions yet.

The lighting in the room is really nice and soothing at night. The skywalk was interesting, but only enclosed on one side. Haven't made it near the shooting area, the Piazza is beautiful, many different conversational areas to hang out with. None of the daily drink specials for Platinum attract me...but I will make time to get a Royal Bellini at the Bellini bar at some point.

The safe is larger with a shelf.

I went from the balcony for a bit, to the bathroom to give me visual clues for comment and while the view from the couch is not perfect, loving the space. The TV is just perfect and there at least three in-room movies we will TRY to see.

Last night we skipped the entertainment since getting back to Venice one last time was our priority.

My obc from ccl stock, and FCC were posted correctly, but our TA OBC, Princess Visa 50$, and our prepaid OBC did not show yet. I remember being told on a recent cruise that it would show up after MN, so I will recheck today.

Gotta hand in our unused Aliguna tix later. Done before dinner!

Trivia was hard 10 out of 20, but we were just a team of two. Husband napped, I shopped then put 20$ in the slots and kept winning...stopped NS left 45 $ in the bank for another day. Had first slice of Princess pizza- yum as always. Dinner - table for two was good, I had pork chop, husband had seafood and enjoyed it. (Last night and tonight at door we were asked for our cruise card to confirm we were anytime diners.)

Can you tell I don't eat seafood cause I cannot tell you what he ate? :) we skipped dessert to get to MUTS for 8pm. We stopped for gelato, but sadly no lemon flavor. the movie tonight was Tom Cruise in jack Reacher. First MUTS, I did not fall asleep during. So breezy and comfy. Ended movie with cookies and milk.

We then made it to the intro show in Princess theatre. Plenty of seats for 10:15 show, but it filled quickly.

Then we made quick stop at Bellini's Bar for a Classic Bellini. Typing under the influence I am. We took our drinks to the 11:15 water fountain show- Bond Tribute, but it felt short...portions of four songs. Little snack at IC....

FYI- the Internet cafe guy could NOT tell me how to get on Princess intranet, so this afternoon we waited to ask customer service....wait for it...all we had to do was enter royal.princess.com...cannot believe Internet cafe person did not know that...simple and basic...in 36 hours we have done so much already...fun and relaxing...

It's midnight and I have an 8 am date with my husband in the hot tub...gotta get to gym or walk on the walking deck after breakfast...wine tasting 3pm, formal night tomorrow night.

Buon notte, Bernadette[ATTACH]278224[/ATTACH]

 

 

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Astro Flyer

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Bernadette: Which deck are you on? I don't see a deluxe balcony with an angled balcony with that number.

 

I believe 107 was the dock # rather than her room. :)

Hi Gay, it appears that 107 is the pier number...we were at 107 with you on the Crown last December; 117 is the pier further away from Venice & the People Mover.

 

http://www.vtp.it/terminal/crociere.jsp

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[quote name='Egret32']Bernadette: Which deck are you on? I don't see a deluxe balcony with an angled balcony with that number.[/quote]

I found E107-category DZ on the deck plans months and months ago. The space looks wonderful. We're booked in a DZ guarantee for our Royal cruise.

Joanie
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