dmwnc1959 Posted September 28, 2013 #76 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Ok! New to Princess.... please explain What is IC? Thanks, Joanne Hi Joanne, This will help too ;) http://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Royal-Princess-Offers-Dining-Options-for-Every-Craving.html#.Uf9w9aa9LCT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazinglife Posted September 28, 2013 #77 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Hown many Elites onboard and will you be in the top three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcruiseisnext Posted September 28, 2013 #78 Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) Glad you made it onboard! I know you will enjoy the Royal as much as we did on our cruise in July. Edited September 28, 2013 by whatcruiseisnext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPrincess Posted September 28, 2013 #79 Share Posted September 28, 2013 How exciting Pia, looking forward to your future posts. But what is IC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsqrl Posted September 28, 2013 #80 Share Posted September 28, 2013 How exciting Pia, looking forward to your future posts. But what is IC? Your question was asked, and answered, just a few posts above. Reading is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted September 28, 2013 #81 Share Posted September 28, 2013 But what is IC? http://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Royal-Princess-Offers-Dining-Options-for-Every-Craving.html#.Uf9w9aa9LCT Go to the website Dave posted for info on the Royal's dining options & here's what it says about the IC. International Café –Aboard Royal Princess the popular International Café serves up some new savory and sweet items including cupcakes, pies, and muffins to go with the café’s array of pastries, panini sandwiches, fresh-baked cookies and specialty coffees and teas. In addition, a new variety of hot sandwiches with international flavors debuts, including Cuban sandwiches and Mexican tortas. Open 24 hours, the space also has an expanded seating area, making it the perfect area to grab a light meal, meet friends for coffee or enjoy a snack while watching the array of Piazza entertainers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 28, 2013 #82 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Bon Voyage to you both and to all who are cruising on Royal . For all those following here is a copy of the itinerary for Pia 's cruise, 30 days ...Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale. The present cruise can also be done as a 12 day ...Barcelona to Venice ...and an 18 day ...Venice to Fort Lauderdale. Date Port Arrive Depart Fri 27/09/13 Barcelona / Spain 19:00 Sat 28/09/13 Toulon / France 07:00 18:00 Sun 29/09/13 Livorno / Italy 07:00 19:00 Mon 30/09/13 Civitavecchia (Rome) / Italy 07:00 19:00 Tue 01/10/13 Naples / Italy 07:00 19:00 Wed 02/10/13 At Sea Thu 03/10/13 Mykonos / Greece 07:00 14:00 Fri 04/10/13 Istanbul / Turkey 08:00 18:00 Sat 05/10/13 Kusadasi / Turkey 12:00 19:00 Sun 06/10/13 Piraeus (Athens) / Greece 09:00 17:45 Mon 07/10/13 At Sea Tue 08/10/13 Venice / Italy 13:00 Wed 09/10/13 Venice / Italy Thu 10/10/13 Venice / Italy 17:00 Fri 11/10/13 At Sea Sat 12/10/13 Messina (Taormina, Sicily) / Italy 06:00 15:00 Sun 13/10/13 Naples / Italy 07:00 19:00 Mon 14/10/13 Civitavecchia (Rome) / Italy 07:00 19:00 Tue 15/10/13 Cannes / France 08:00 18:00 Wed 16/10/13 Barcelona / Spain 09:00 20:00 Thu 17/10/13 At Sea Fri 18/10/13 At Sea Sat 19/10/13 Funchal (Madeira) / Portugal 09:00 18:00 Sun 20/10/13 At Sea Mon 21/10/13 At Sea Tue 22/10/13 At Sea Wed 23/10/13 At Sea Thu 24/10/13 At Sea Fri 25/10/13 At Sea Sat 26/10/13 At Sea Sun 27/10/13 Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) / USA 06:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted September 28, 2013 Author #83 Share Posted September 28, 2013 It’s Saturday Sept. 28th and we’re in Toulon. First, a little info. Toulon Harbor has long been a significant commercial port and a major naval base as well. Even today it is the headquarters of the French Mediterranean fleet. The military importance began about 1600, when King Henry IV built a naval arsenal, later strengthened by Cardinal Richelieu. During the French Revolution in 1792, the city was dominated by Royalists who opposed the revolutionary Republican government in Paris. They turned over control of the port and its fleet to the British navy, then at war with France. The Republicans then sent an army to retake the city, aided by an unknown artillery captain named Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon’s careful disposition of his guns made it impossible for the British Admiral Hood to keep his ships safe, and so he withdrew, which left Toulon back in French hands. I think we can say that Napoleon went on to bigger and better things. Docking is in the port of La Seyne and you need a water shuttle in order to get to downtown Toulon. Transit time is approximately 15 to 20 minutes and an all day pass is $15 per person. Of course you can take a taxi right at the pier for 20-30 euros or a DIY 30 minute walk into town. On board during the day is not much, with highlight being Forest Gump on MUTS. We sail at 6:00 and at that time there will be a talk: What to Explore Ashore: Rome, Italy. I don’t know whether or not this is a shorex thing or just interesting information for travelers with little or no Rome experience. At 7:00 in Princess LIVE, there will be a presentation on the lives of two artists: Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein and MUTS will have two showings tonight of Oblivion. After the art presentation, Alegria String quartet will perform in that same venue. Showtime in the theater is vocalist Mark Preston and in Vista, is music and dancing with The Volume. In the Wheelhouse is a piano player, Ray Coussins and the Rick Kilburn Quartet performs several times in the Piazza. The Crooners pianist is Kory Simon. Assuming the internet is working properly, I am attempting to post this shortly before we leave for our private tour. BTW, the IC doesn’t have egg muffins before 7:00 AM. Request: please understand that I do not have unlimited minutes, and I will not be able to answer all your questions. There is no way I can ask the MD for his email address and I do appreciate all you guys who answer questions like the IC. The library to answer one, has a table where passengers books are lying. There was not much, and the whole library is as large as a big bathroom. Bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 28, 2013 #84 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocks Posted September 28, 2013 #85 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Are coffee beans still being used in the food court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasret Posted September 28, 2013 #86 Share Posted September 28, 2013 If you are organizing a single's table in the mdr, how can I be included? Also, there are three of us interested in a gondola ride during the evening of the 9th in Venice. We need three more people to join us to make the ride affordable. Please post on this site if you would like to join us. I am currently in Florence and having an amazing time. See you all in Venice. Ciao, Sarina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasret Posted September 28, 2013 #87 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Thanks for the "Live from..." Don't forget to have fun and I look forward to seeing you again on the Royal. Ciao, Sarina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetz Posted September 28, 2013 #88 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Pia, it is so kind of you to post live. It does take up a chunk of time. I can't wait to hear more! :D Enjoy your day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longislanderluvs2cruise Posted September 28, 2013 #89 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Looking forward to reading your live from reports. Have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CQG67 Posted September 28, 2013 #90 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Pia - are Franky and Jack on the cruise with you? Glad to hear the problems got fixed and you guys didn't't have to come home. I look forward to your posts. We will be on the Royal in February. Hi to Mike. Barb abrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted September 28, 2013 #91 Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) It’s Saturday Sept. 28th and we’re in Toulon. First, a little info. Toulon Harbor has long been a significant commercial port and a major naval base as well. Even today it is the headquarters of the French Mediterranean fleet. The military importance began about 1600, when King Henry IV built a naval arsenal, later strengthened by Cardinal Richelieu. During the French Revolution in 1792, the city was dominated by Royalists who opposed the revolutionary Republican government in Paris. They turned over control of the port and its fleet to the British navy, then at war with France. The Republicans then sent an army to retake the city, aided by an unknown artillery captain named Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon’s careful disposition of his guns made it impossible for the British Admiral Hood to keep his ships safe, and so he withdrew, which left Toulon back in French hands. I think we can say that Napoleon went on to bigger and better things. Docking is in the port of La Seyne and you need a water shuttle in order to get to downtown Toulon. Transit time is approximately 15 to 20 minutes and an all day pass is $15 per person. Of course you can take a taxi right at the pier for 20-30 euros or a DIY 30 minute walk into town. On board during the day is not much, with highlight being Forest Gump on MUTS. We sail at 6:00 and at that time there will be a talk: What to Explore Ashore: Rome, Italy. I don’t know whether or not this is a shorex thing or just interesting information for travelers with little or no Rome experience. At 7:00 in Princess LIVE, there will be a presentation on the lives of two artists: Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein and MUTS will have two showings tonight of Oblivion. After the art presentation, Alegria String quartet will perform in that same venue. Showtime in the theater is vocalist Mark Preston and in Vista, is music and dancing with The Volume. In the Wheelhouse is a piano player, Ray Coussins and the Rick Kilburn Quartet performs several times in the Piazza. The Crooners pianist is Kory Simon. Assuming the internet is working properly, I am attempting to post this shortly before we leave for our private tour. BTW, the IC doesn’t have egg muffins before 7:00 AM. Request: please understand that I do not have unlimited minutes, and I will not be able to answer all your questions. There is no way I can ask the MD for his email address and I do appreciate all you guys who answer questions like the IC. The library to answer one, has a table where passengers books are lying. There was not much, and the whole library is as large as a big bathroom. Bye. Pia; Enjoy your day and don't worry about internet minutes. I'll give you a hand answering questions when we board on the 9th. I booked the cruise before the July 2012 free suite internet cutoff....:):):) Bob Edited September 28, 2013 by Woobstr112G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltd Posted September 28, 2013 #92 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Pia; Enjoy your day and don't worry about internet minutes. I'll give you a hand answering questions when we board on the 9th. I booked the cruise before the July 2012 free suite internet cutoff....:):):) Bob Way to go BOB. Now we will have two for the price of two. :) Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest USC Traveler Posted September 28, 2013 #93 Share Posted September 28, 2013 pia...so glad you're on the ship! bon voyage! thank you for posting the "live" so quickly. enjoy enjoy enjoy and have a safe voyage. i'll be so interested in reading your posts and when pam get on board, i'm sure you and she will give us all the latest happenings on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynda90 Posted September 28, 2013 #94 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Pia - are Franky and Jack on the cruise with you? Glad to hear the problems got fixed and you guys didn't't have to come home. I look forward to your posts. We will be on the Royal in February. Hi to Mike. Barb abrant I'm not Pia, but Franky and Jack are on this cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tequilasunrise Posted September 28, 2013 #95 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Thanks again for doing a 'Live' thread. I've been looking forward to "our" voyage! Enjoy! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted September 28, 2013 Author #96 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Hi Guys: this is not a happy post. First let me say we had a wonderfully, exhausting day, but right now I'm in the internet cafe using their equipment. It seems that the ship had a major power surge during the night, which knocked out my power cord. My computer now has a dead battery. They took the cord and will try to regenerate it tomorrow when electrical dept comes to work. Meanwhile we leave on a Cinque Terre tour very early, so hopefully I will be back in business tomorrow night. Sorry, but there is no way I can read and/or respond to anything. Bye for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmst220 Posted September 28, 2013 #97 Share Posted September 28, 2013 have a good cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted September 28, 2013 #98 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Hi Guys: this is not a happy post. First let me say we had a wonderfully, exhausting day, but right now I'm in the internet cafe using their equipment. It seems that the ship had a major power surge during the night, which knocked out my power cord. My computer now has a dead battery. They took the cord and will try to regenerate it tomorrow when electrical dept comes to work. Meanwhile we leave on a Cinque Terre tour very early, so hopefully I will be back in business tomorrow night. Sorry, but there is no way I can read and/or respond to anything. Bye for now. Sorry to hear that Pia. Enjoy the rest of the first segment. We'll see you on the 9th.....:):):) Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott4020 Posted September 28, 2013 #99 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Looks like "potable surge protector" will be added to my take on cruise list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyto Posted September 28, 2013 #100 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Ok! New to Princess.... please explain What is IC? Thanks, Joanne Mmmm mmmm mmmmmmmmm....Good stuff at the IC!!! A Must on any Princess ship with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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