Lovetocruise38 Posted September 24, 2023 #1926 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 hour ago, sauna director said: How many of the older Princess still have the "free" areas? I think all the gang who enjoy these facilities should ask the cruise lines to put it in writing that we will have these facilities...before booking. Maybe the lines will take notice that not everyone wants slides and rides. Mature, retired cruisers are a very large market. I know for sure Caribbean Princess still has their free sauna and steam. Great place to go and relax. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs99mjs Posted September 24, 2023 #1927 Share Posted September 24, 2023 5 hours ago, Lovetocruise38 said: I know for sure Caribbean Princess still has their free sauna and steam. Great place to go and relax. Great! Will be on her in November for a Chumley's cruise... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2023 #1928 Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 10:51 AM, Lovetocruise38 said: I know for sure Caribbean Princess still has their free sauna and steam. Great place to go and relax. They don't care.The almighty dollar overrules everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cenotediver Posted September 27, 2023 #1929 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Caribbean , Crown , Ruby , Sapphire, Diamond , Emerald. All have free steam and saunas in the fitness room locker rms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauna director Posted September 27, 2023 #1930 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Just off the Emerald. ..they have eliminated the "free" S&S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejwee Posted September 27, 2023 #1931 Share Posted September 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, sauna director said: Just off the Emerald. ..they have eliminated the "free" S&S. What exists now? Is there a single sex paid spa area or all coed or nothing? Thanks for the clarification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsquare88 Posted October 2, 2023 #1932 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I just got off Crown Princess couple days ago. Here is a short video tour of men's changing room and sauna. When I use the sauna, usually 3 or 4 people were there. Most of the guests use sauna with a towel or completely naked. This was my 4th time on Crown Princess. I had to say I was a little bit disappointed. Most of the lockers couldn't be locked. In the video you could also see the towels wasn't refilled. On the third day, the dry sauna was out of order. @CruisinwithMark also post a video tour of men's sauna for Caribbean Princess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted October 3, 2023 #1933 Share Posted October 3, 2023 On 9/23/2023 at 2:11 PM, sauna director said: Just a note on the "free steam and sauna": If you use the cruise lines deck plans, they may not be up to date. We just experienced the Emerald Princess where the cruise line stated that there WAS free steam and sauna because they didn't change the plans after a refurbishment. They told us and our agent that the locker room had these amenities. They did not. We were on Emerald last year and the free sauna and steam were there. We went again in March this year and they had gone . Very passed pff. All signage on ship and on deck plans still showed them as being there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted October 3, 2023 #1934 Share Posted October 3, 2023 17 hours ago, bigsquare88 said: I just got off Crown Princess couple days ago. Here is a short video tour of men's changing room and sauna. When I use the sauna, usually 3 or 4 people were there. Most of the guests use sauna with a towel or completely naked. This was my 4th time on Crown Princess. I had to say I was a little bit disappointed. Most of the lockers couldn't be locked. In the video you could also see the towels wasn't refilled. On the third day, the dry sauna was out of order. @CruisinwithMark also post a video tour of men's sauna for Caribbean Princess. Hope they don't remove them like they did on Emerald. We were told some BS that it was because they were not ADA compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipWalker Posted October 3, 2023 #1935 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, alexdw said: We were on Emerald last year and the free sauna and steam were there. We went again in March this year and they had gone . Very passed pff. All signage on ship and on deck plans still showed them as being there. The database reported in Dec 2022 & again in Feb 2023 they had been removed. Edited October 3, 2023 by ShipWalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauna director Posted October 4, 2023 #1936 Share Posted October 4, 2023 They have been on notice at least since 9/9/23 about their "false advertising"., both on the ship and to the front office. But since they already have our money, I suspect they don't give a dam..."feel the love". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix8 Posted October 5, 2023 #1937 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Recently on Liberty of the Seas (9/7)... Sauna and steam both still present and great for relaxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauna director Posted October 5, 2023 #1938 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Yes, we did the Liberty in the Spring.That's what we are used to! With over 40 cruises under our belts, we expect certain amenities It looks like Princess, RCL ,etc.are going the way of amusement parks. Since we do not know when ships will be "updated", and we can't depend on the deck plans, I recommend following the google sheet in our forums. Too bad the cruise lines don't realize that a large amount of cruisers, who have helped build the industry, Now just want to Relax! While it's nice to have a daily schedule of many events, we are past that...just cruise, eat, exercise and sweat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted October 5, 2023 #1939 Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 12:58 PM, ShipWalker said: The database reported in Dec 2022 & again in Feb 2023 they had been removed. I did see a comment on here but we had already booked and paid for the cruise and could not change without penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejwee Posted October 5, 2023 #1940 Share Posted October 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, alexdw said: I did see a comment on here but we had already booked and paid for the cruise and could not change without penalty. I wonder if you could have taken a credit and changed without penalty due to the fact that their deck plans were currently incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted October 6, 2023 #1941 Share Posted October 6, 2023 19 hours ago, bejwee said: I wonder if you could have taken a credit and changed without penalty due to the fact that their deck plans were currently incorrect. Think that would have been a loosing battle. Not impressed with Princess and will not br sailing with them again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouse456 Posted October 7, 2023 #1942 Share Posted October 7, 2023 I just noticed some info that some might find helpful. If you go to the Vacations to Go website and then near the top of the page click "ships and ratings" you will find the year of the last refurbishment for many ships (listed by cruise line) It is not entirely current or accurate. Emerald Princess is one example. It doesn't list the most current date. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejwee Posted October 7, 2023 #1943 Share Posted October 7, 2023 On 10/6/2023 at 12:18 PM, alexdw said: Think that would have been a loosing battle. Not impressed with Princess and will not br sailing with them again. Maybe. Good to know about princess. I sailed with Silversea in August and once was planning to know I won't be returning to that line either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted October 9, 2023 #1944 Share Posted October 9, 2023 (edited) Recently returned from a week on Oceania Insignia. Great free all tiled 9-10 man free steam room in mens locker room. Unfortunately it was very under used only saw two other men in there the whole week. Edited October 9, 2023 by alexdw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejwee Posted October 9, 2023 #1945 Share Posted October 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, alexdw said: Recently returned from a week on Oceania Insignia. Great free all tiled 9-10 man free steam room in mens locker room. Unfortunately it was very under used only saw two other men in there the whole week. The food and service are awesome though 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted October 13, 2023 #1946 Share Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 6:37 PM, bejwee said: The food and service are awesome though 👌 I did not havethat same experience. Food was good but not great, staff was good but not as warm as other lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejwee Posted October 13, 2023 #1947 Share Posted October 13, 2023 52 minutes ago, alexdw said: I did not havethat same experience. Food was good but not great, staff was good but not as warm as other lines. That's surprising. I have always found oceania service to be just the right amount of engagement. I want them to be there when I need them but I don't really need any warm and fuzzies from them. I do find that with any cruise line, the management and staff and vibe on individual ships can be better or worse.. I found the food better on riviera than insignia or nautica. Perhaps your expectations were too high as far as the food? That was probably part of our frustration traveling on silversea. They certainly have lots of marketing as far as how sophisticated their food is supposed to be etc, but fail in execution much of the time. What line have you found the best food in your experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2023 #1948 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 6:37 PM, bejwee said: The food and service are awesome though 👌 Will be on it in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybeachboy Posted October 14, 2023 #1949 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Has anyone any idea if MSC Euriba has a free sauna in the gym locker room ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygcharles Posted October 18, 2023 #1950 Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) Just checking that database is correct? I'm due to go on Jewel summer 24 & Independence later on. The database said the sauna is a part of Thermal suite , and not sure how its payable But reading reviews of passages who recently been on them That its still free , and that theres not even a Thermal suite on either ship ? Edited October 18, 2023 by tonygcharles Word sauna missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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