poncho1965 Posted March 27, 2014 #126 Share Posted March 27, 2014 My brother and SIL invited us on our first ever cruise on Emerald Princess in 2009. We have been hooked since :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAF Retired Posted March 27, 2014 #127 Share Posted March 27, 2014 First cruise was also first Princess Cruise. Golden Princess out of New York for 5 day Canada/New England in August 2002. We were hooked and now cruising is the only vacation for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnasMom&Dad Posted March 27, 2014 #128 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Our first cruise was on the Big Red Boat I think in 1993. :confused: Our next (First Princess) cruise was November 2008, for my 75th birthday, 10 day Panama Canal, on the Coral Princess, from Fort Lauderdale to Acapulco, we were a party of 11 Family & friends, since then we've added 25 on Princess & 2 on other lines, with 5 more booked this year, two of them B2B on the Royal for Christmas & New Years. ;) :D Cato :) Completed Cruises ! Pre-cruise Days - The Big Red Boat, 1993 ?? 1st cruise - Coral Princess, 19 November 2008, 10 day Panama Canal, FLL to ACA 2nd cruise - Coral Princess, 15 May 2009, 3 day Repositioning, Los Angeles to Vancouver. 3rd cruise - Sapphire Princess, 25 November 2009? 7 day Mexican Riviera. 4th cruise - Golden Princes, 12 June 2010, 7 day Alaska. (Golden Anniversary Cruise) 5th Cruise - Island Princess, 04 October 2010, Vancouver - Los Angeles, Repositioning 6th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 05 January 2011, 10 day Mexican Riviera. LA to LA. 7th cruise - Golden Princess, 11 May 2011, 3 day, LA to Vancouver, Repositioning 8th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 14 May 2011, 1 day, Vancouver to Seattle, Repositioning 9th cruise - Coral Princess 19 May 2011 2 day, San Francisco to Vancouver, Repositioning 10th & 11th cruises - Coral Princess 02 July to 16 July 2011, round trip Vancouver - Whittier Alaska, B2B 12th & 13th cruises - Sapphire Princess, x2, Cabins, 18 Sep. 2011, 1 day, Seattle to Vancouver, Repositioning 14th & 15th cruises - Golden Princess, x2, Cabins, 24 Sep. 2011, 1 day, Seattle to Vancouver, Repositioning. 16th cruise - Oasis of the Seas, 26 Nov. 2011, 7 day, Western Caribbean, Ft. Lauderdale, Ret. 17th & 18th cruises - Crown Princess B2B, 03 - 10 Dec & 10 - 17 Dec 2011, 14 Days, South & western Caribbean 19th cruise - Grand Princess, 31 Mar. - 07 April 2012, 7 Days, Eastern Caribbean, FLL - FLL 20th cruise - Island Princess, 06-16 June 2012, 10 day cruisetour Vancouver - Wittier 21th cruise - Emerald Princess, 16 day, 10 - 26 Sep. 2012, TA, Copenhagen - New York 22nd cruise - Carnival Ecstasy 10 - 14 January, 2013, 4 Day Bahamas, Port Canaveral Ret. 23rd cruise - Sapphire Princess 30 March - 06 April, 2013, 7 Day Coastal LA - LA 24th cruise - Coral Princess, 19 May - 22 May, 2013, 3 Day Repositioning Cruise, LA - Vancouver 25th cruise - Royal Princess 16 June - 05 July, 2013, 19 Day Inaugural cruise, Southampton - Venice. 26th cruise - Emerald Princess, 06 - 16 October, 2013, 10 Day Canada - New England, Quebexc city to New York 27th cruise - Royal Princess, 24 November - 01 December, 2013, 7 Day,Eastern Caribbean, Fort Lauderdale Ret. 28th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 20 - 24 Jan, 2014, 4 Days, California Coastal Future & Hopeful Cruises ( Already booked ) 29th cruise - Crown Princess, 03 - 10 May, 2014, LA - Vancouver one way 30th cruise - Golden Princess, 09 - 16 August, 2014. Seattle - Skagway, round trip 31st cruise - Emerald Princess, 16 - 23 November, 2014 Houston round trip 32nd - 33rd cruise - Royal Princess 19 Dec. 14. - 08 Jan, 2015, 20 Day, B2B, Christmas/New Year, Fort Lauderdale Ret. Edited March 27, 2014 by Donna's Dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1113 Posted March 27, 2014 #129 Share Posted March 27, 2014 We're about to ry our first Princess cruise, on the Diamond, which I am exited about. First time in Asia, too. It's our third cruise overall, having previously tried Thomson in the eastern Med and RC in the Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kmkub Posted March 27, 2014 #130 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Ruby, early December, 2008. (It was one of the early Ruby sailings.) Also, it was our first cruise. We've been hooked ever since and just finished our voyage that made us Platinum level. We've only done Ruby & Crown and always in the Caribbean. Next cruise, we are venturing out of the Caribbean and the Ruby/Crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanibel*Gal Posted March 27, 2014 #131 Share Posted March 27, 2014 First cruise was the Carnival Tropicale - 1998:eek: Then we tried RCCL but heard that the Grand Princess had the most balconies at sea. So in 2001 we booked our first Princess cruise on the Grand, the largest cruise ship at the time and our Captain was Captain Romano who is now the Commodore. Loved that ship and have sailed mostly Princess ships ever since:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchip Posted March 27, 2014 #132 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Our first cruise was on the old Golden Princess (Royal Viking Sky) for our 30th anniversary in June 1996. RT San Francisco/Alaska. Our cabin had portholes ($1,400 extra!!!) and twin beds attached to opposite walls. We had the same table for two for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Entertainment was in the Dining Room after the tables were cleared. We were hooked!! DH asked if next time could we try a new ship, so in September 1998 we boarded the Grand Princess for her inaugural TA. We were gobsmacked by her size. The rest is history!! Cheers, Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoneGoddess Posted March 27, 2014 #133 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Golden Princess September 2003 Canada/New England It took forever for my boyfriend at the time to convince me to go as I have an intense fear of being in large bodies of water. We hit a really rough storm in the Atlantic on the way back and I was extremely seasick :eek: OMG that ship was rocking & rolling! It's a miracle that I ever got back on a cruise ship again, but despite the rough journey, I was hooked and cruising is now my favorite way to vacation. I especially enjoy the Princess experience. It's the perfect fit for me so far but I have many other cruise lines to try yet ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineforhealth Posted March 27, 2014 #134 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Like a few others here mine was 1982 on Sitmar. Things sure have changed from then. It was much more of an experiance in cruising from getting onboard to dining. Still love the escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justprettynpink Posted March 27, 2014 #135 Share Posted March 27, 2014 December 2013 :cool: Ruby 5 day New Years :-) We fell in love with Princess and as you can see we have several cruises lined up :-) Plus the Hubby bought 100 shares...whoo hoo! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themerle Posted March 27, 2014 #136 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Our first Princess cruise was on the Golden. San Juan to New York. Just this month completed our 17th cruise and our 5th on Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddybeachpete Posted March 27, 2014 #137 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Our first cruise was a 7-day Western Caribbean on Crown Princess. Enjoyed everything about it and have since had 2 great 10-day cruises on Emerald Princess - Eastern and Southern Carib. Loved all of them!! Hoping for another cruise in 2015 to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alolewis Posted March 27, 2014 #138 Share Posted March 27, 2014 in 1985 timeframe, Mexican cruise with ex-wife. First cruise ever, had an inside room. It was so different than today, all meals were in dining room even breakfast. No room service, no buffet, no specialty restaurants, no International Cafe but morning bullion, ice cream in the afternoon and midnight buffet. Cruise director knew all passengers by name by end of cruise. (only 600 passengers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyCruiser Posted March 27, 2014 #139 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Our first Princess cruise was on December 8, 1989, on the original Star Princess. This ship was supposed to be one of two new Sitmar newbuilds. I remember being disappointed when I learned that Princess had bought out Sitmar. Then we took the cruise. Princess has been our favorite line ever since. Especially memorable was a cruise on the Crown Princess in January of 1992. Our "cruise souvenir" arrived exactly 9 months later. He just turned 21, and celebrated this milestone in the casino and lounges of the new Royal Princess. (I think his liver survived the trip, but he did stop going to the casino after 4 days...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariakitty Posted March 27, 2014 #140 Share Posted March 27, 2014 My first Princess cruise was on the Caribbean Princess, Eastern Caribbean itinerary. I had already been on Carnival, RCL and NCL, but I will never forget stepping onto the CB and knowing this was my cruise line. My husband felt it too. The decor was tasteful, soothing and elegant. You never felt like you were on a ship with 2000+ people. We have stayed with princess ever since and are now platinum. The CB will always be one of my favorites as it was our introduction to Princess, but now I am ready to try one of the newer ships. We just got off the Grand and are already planning our next cruise. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupcrazy Posted March 27, 2014 #141 Share Posted March 27, 2014 My first Princess Cruise was a 14 day Caribbean voyage aboard Grand Princess in November 2010. This was only a couple months before her shopping cart handle was removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise2rejuv Posted March 28, 2014 #142 Share Posted March 28, 2014 First with Princess - one year ago this week - B2B - Mexican Riviera (March 23 - March 30) and California Coastal (March 30 - April 6). We had an Aft Cabin on Dolphin Deck D740 - A wonderful trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisematic Posted March 28, 2014 #143 Share Posted March 28, 2014 1993 The old Star Princess out of San Juan, 5 stops including the Mayreau private island stop, which was the best. The sailing boat excursion to Palm Island was unforgettable. Almost like the south pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwitt2 Posted March 28, 2014 #144 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Our first Princess cruise in 1982 on the earlier Sun Princess to the Caribbean was our second cruise. Our 58th cruise will be on the Royal Princess in October to New England and Canada. Over the years we had difficulty booking with Princess as their cruises seemed to fill up quickly. One of our favorite ships was the original Royal Princess which we helped to name when we were on the Pacific Princess. It was a beautiful ship, such a nice size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEFOUR Posted March 28, 2014 #145 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Our first princess cruise is in T-three days and counting. We have mainly cruised with RCI but this cruise is a family cruise with eight of us going together. My parents are big Princess cruisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted March 28, 2014 #146 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Star Princess 2003. Ship was very new. First cruise ever, 1992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted March 28, 2014 #147 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Our first cruise was on the old Golden Princess (Royal Viking Sky) for our 30th anniversary in June 1996. RT San Francisco/Alaska. Our cabin had portholes ($1,400 extra!!!) and twin beds attached to opposite walls. We had the same table for two for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Entertainment was in the Dining Room after the tables were cleared. We were hooked!! DH asked if next time could we try a new ship, so in September 1998 we boarded the Grand Princess for her inaugural TA. We were gobsmacked by her size. The rest is history!! Cheers, Denise I remember when my parents sailed on the original Golden in 1993 out of SF Didn't it hold about 800 passengers? I drove them to Pier 35 to catch the ship and waited until she sailed. My mom still talks about how horrid their cabin was. They had received an upgrade to a porthole cabin, but there was leakage in the cabin and they could barely turn around. However, that cruise was one of the best cruises they had been on. They loved their dining companions and loved the food, the table side preparations, just the whole ambience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted March 29, 2014 #148 Share Posted March 29, 2014 First cruise was Oct 2001 on the Voyager of the Seas. It was my and the ex's 15th anniversary, and right after 9/11. First Princess cruise was with the (now) DH on the Crown in 2010 for my spring break. We'd been dating about six months and I figured if we could survive seven days in close quarters, we had a chance. Next cruise is the Island/Panama Canal full transit for my graduation (Yay!) and his 60th birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessVIP Posted March 30, 2014 #149 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Island Princess. We enjoyed cruising before that but were homesick after Island. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travellovers2 Posted March 30, 2014 #150 Share Posted March 30, 2014 2009 Island Princess to the Panama Canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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