Feb 28 Royal Princess picture heavy review

[easyboy]

Thanks for the review and nice photos!

[Lucky TGO]

Thanks for the review and nice photos!

 

There a lot better then just nics photos.

Tony

[wongcruise]

Thank you. Absolutely beautiful photos!

[nbsjcruiser]

Thanks all for the nice words - there's plenty more to come. Lets continue this morning with a few pictures of the ship before we hit St Thomas.

 

 

 

Bellini's bar in the Piazza

 

Horizon Buffet

 

Part of the shopping area on Deck 6 - the Casino is straight ahead

 

 

Crooner's Bar - a piano bar

 

 

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On one of the at sea days they did a cooking demo in the theatre

 

 

The back of the Sushi Bar in the Piazza

 

The Piazza decorated for Mardi Gras - Pictures aren't capable of portraying the size of the Atrium on this ship but I'll try

 

 

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Two pictures of Sabatini's - we didn't get there on this cruise so I can't offer an opinion on it but I hear it is quite nice.

 

 

 

Crown Grill - don't forget to try the salt samples with your steak!

 

 

 

 

 

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Next stop - St Thomas. We grabbed a bus downtown, did some sightseeing and shopping and then took a cab out to Secret Harbour for the afternoon. It was a hot day so Secret Harbour was the perfect beach break for the afternoon.

 

From Havensight Dock

 

A few pictures from the downtown shopping area

 

 

 

My favourite stop :)

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A few more from downtown St Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the way out to Secret Harbour

 

[nbsjcruiser]

Secret Harbour - easily my favourite beach in St Thomas. Its always quiet with nobody hassling you - I mean nobody. There's a nice restaurant out here that serves cold beer and great food. You can rent chairs and umbrellas from the Dive Shop and its a nice quiet inlet - perfect for anyone to have a swim in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The building in the right of this photo is the restaurant and bar

[nbsjcruiser]

Three sailaway photos from St Thomas and then on to Grenada

 

 

 

[nbsjcruiser]

Thank you so much for the fantastic review and gorgeous pictures. We'll be sailing in a few days on the Regal--your review and pics are making getting through these last few days even harder!

 

You'll enjoy the Regal. If you are interested, here's my review of the Regal (with Pics) from last November

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2430661

[PensFan1028]

We board in one week for a 10 day... can't wait! Thanks for your review, I will continue to follow along until we board.

[AF-1]

I am going on my first Princess cruise in July. Is the wheelhouse bar like RCI Schooner Bar? By that, I mean; every Princess ship has the Wheelhouse Bar; like RCI every ship has Schooner's

[nbsjcruiser]

I am going on my first Princess cruise in July. Is the wheelhouse bar like RCI Schooner Bar? By that, I mean; every Princess ship has the Wheelhouse Bar; like RCI every ship has Schooner's

 

Well, the Regal and Royal have the Wheelhouse bar - its located directly outside the Crown Grill steakhouse. There's a piano there and often you'll find several people sitting there listening in. I'd say that Crooners Bar in the Piazza is more like the Schooner Bar to be honest.

[nbsjcruiser]

So on to Grenada. I really enjoyed our time in Grenada and it was a great stop to walk around. It was a bit cloudy that day and we did get a shower or two so our plan to just walk around was perfect for the weather.

 

 

 

 

We walked through the tunnel and it was a tight fit with the cars passing by - had to pay attention in there.

 

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More from our Grenada self guided walking tour

 

 

 

 

 

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The House of Chocolate - the smell of this place when you open the door was something else.

 

 

 

Back to our walking tour

 

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On our way up to Fort George

 

 

 

There she is!

 

 

 

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On my way up to Fort George it began to rain which sent me scurrying looking for a plastic bag to put my camera in so I only got a couple pics from up top.

 

 

 

After climbing back down from Fort George it was time to visit a local establishment for some refreshments

 

 

and then back out for some more sightseeing

 

 

The weather continued to be unpredictable

 

 

Would take some dedication to climb that hill to go to church but we later saw several people doing that.

 

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4 more from Grenada and then on to Bonaire

 

Buildings like these next two are not uncommon

 

 

 

 

Two from the pier then on to Bonaire

 

 

[desiro]

Thank you for your review and gorgeous pictures!! We will be on board April 9th!

[PrincessMelody]

Beautiful photos!! Thanks for posting!! We will be there April 9th :)

[riclop]

Thanks for the review.

[ckb104]

Absolutely gorgeous photos!

[nbsjcruiser]

A few more ship photos and then on to Bonaire

 

The retreat - adult only area. I enjoyed a few afternoons out here.

 

 

 

I never tire of taking pictures around the Piazza area

 

 

 

Elevator on deck 7 - Promenade

 

 

Deck 15 - Just outside our room