Sapphire-Let the Journey begin

[Richard Stein]

Dear Pamwinn: Getting on plane shortly will join you and the rest of our group on the Sapphire sunday for the best Alaska cruise ever.

 

Horizon, 9/5/04, Sapphire Princess, 6/13/004

Zuiderdam-2003, Constellation -2003, Infinity-2002, Vision of the Seas-2002,

Mercury-2001, Norwegian Sky-2000, Horizon-2000, Ryndam-1999, Grand Princess-1999, Westerdam-1998, Grand Princess-1998, Oriania-1997

1985-1996-3-HAL, 1-RCCL, 2-NCL, 11-Princess, 1-Royal, 1-Cunard

[meemeec]

Pamwinn (both of 'ya)

I am loving your journal and am grateful for you taking the time to share all this with us.

Don't forget to relax and have FUN!

Happy Sails

 

10/2/04 Sapphire Princess

 

[Lynda90]

Pam and Rex,

 

Your journal is terrific. You guys ought to write a book. Absolutely hilarious. I got back from Alaska last week at this time and I hope you enjoy your trip as much as I enjoyed mine. You will have a great time wherever you go. Can't wait for next installment.

 

Lynda

[Lizzybell]

Pam and Rex-Your entrys are wonderful and funny. I cant wait to read the installments from the Sapphire. Thanks for all the info and the laughs Liz - Sapphire 7/18

[momofcnb]

Great job Pam and Rex, I am eagerly awaiting the rest of your journey. Could you please tell me if there is a head waiter on the Sapphire named Nello, he is from Italy. We have been searching for him, and was told he might be transferred to this ship. Thanks!

 

UNTIL OUR FIRST ALASKA CRUISE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kadao]

Pam and Rex - just found this thread. You guys are great! I am looking forward to hearing about the rest of your trip!

 

NCL SEA 6/19

 

[Flintstone]

No word from Pam & Rex since 6/11!! Maybe we should have all chipped in and got them unlimited internet access to keep us entertained!! The wait is killing me!

 

9/2000 Carnival Tropicale

12/2001 NCL Norway

9/2002 NCL Norway

10/2003 Disney Wonder

6/19/2005 Sapphire Princess

[Lynda90]

Maybe the internet access isn't working. It was very sporadic on the 5/29 cruise. Or, maybe they are just having such a fantastic time that they just don't want to stop. That sounds good and I hope it's true.

[srphnx]

I just got a shiny new FAST wireless laptop, will be putting the network to the test when I sail her next time. Also you can pre-type on your laptop, something you can't do on theirs at .35 a minute.

 

Life is at it's best when your address floats

Two MORE open Bookings.

<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>

Diamond Princess 05/04 ~~ Mercury 06/02

Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 ~~ Legend o.t. Seas 09/95

<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>

Diamond Princess 12/04

Diamond Princess 11/04 ~~ Diamond Princess 04/04

Sea Princess 01/02 ~~ Vision o.t. Seas 04/02<FONT color=red>

West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>

Ecstacy 09/01

<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>

Century 12/97

<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>

Century 9/96

 

[HeartofTexas]

I can't wait to hear from Pam and Rex. The internet service must be down on board.

 

Sapphire Princess 6/2004

Zuiderdam 10/2003

Grand Princess 9/1999

Carnival Fantasy 1/1997

Carnival Imagination 1996

 

[Guest]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I can't wait to hear from Pam and Rex. The internet service must be down on board.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> or maybe they're having such a good time that posting here isn't a priority...?

 

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Sun Princess, 03/2004; Pacific Princess, 07/2003; Star Princess, 05/2003; Grand Princess, 10/2002; Grand Princess, 10/2002; Sun Princess, 05/2001; Sun Princess, 04/2001; Sun Princess, 09/2000; Sun Princess, 09/2000; Regal Princess, 10/1999; Sun Princess, 08/1998; Holiday, 05/1998; Westerdam, 09/1997; Regal Princess, 11/1996; Royal Odyssey, 09/1995; Starward, 11/1993

 

 

[srphnx]

Or perhaps they are recovering from an attack by a group of formally attired dress code enforcers.

 

Life is at it's best when your address floats

One MORE open Booking(s).

<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>

Sapphire Princess 09/04

Diamond Princess 05/04 ~~ Mercury 06/02

Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 ~~ Legend o.t. Seas 09/95

<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>

Diamond Princess 12/04

Diamond Princess 11/04 ~~ Diamond Princess 04/04

Sea Princess 01/02 ~~ Vision o.t. Seas 04/02<FONT color=red>

West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>

Ecstacy 09/01

<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>

Century 12/97

<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>

Century 9/96

[sue d. miller]

LOL!!

 

Sue

7 days on Star 10/24/04

GROWING OLD IS MANDATORY

GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[meemeec]

OR.....they are walking in circles trying to avoid all the dumbells who can't figure out how the Horizon Court works

 

10/2/04 Sapphire Princess

[GandGinSoCalif]

I think Rex is busy changing clothes...

[srphnx]

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Those aren't dumbells, that is the nautical version of Darwin at work, only those who can feed themselves survive.

[B] Life is at it's best when your address floats [/B]
One MORE open Booking(s).
[B]<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>[/B]
Sapphire Princess 09/04
Diamond Princess 05/04 ~~ Mercury 06/02
Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 ~~ Legend o.t. Seas 09/95
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Diamond Princess 11/04 ~~ Diamond Princess 04/04
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West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>[/B]
Ecstacy 09/01
[B]<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 12/97
[B]<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 9/96

[Logie]

Hi Pam and Rex!!!!

Can't wait to hear about the second part of the cruise. It was great to meet you both and had fun drinking with you and dinner the 2nd night.

I thought it was hilarious when the Victoria afternoon at the martini bar bar Rex casually kicked up his drink a notch with the ever so handy pocket mini!!

Rex and Pam are both high school teachers and they have a great sense of humor, I commend them for the the jobs they have and they still have this kind of great attitude and they are a ton of fun. I sure hope you consider meeting us on the Star December 26th.

Can't wait to hear the rest of the review. I will email you soon too so hopefully you can email me some pics of the cruise.

Lynn

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[pamwinn]

We spent a busy day in Seattle today. It is very late and we have an early flight in the AM. We did get to busy to post on the ship. The internet is also sporadic when you get into Alaska. It appeared to be up and going by the end of the cruise as business picked up in the internet cafe. The journal is just about finished. We just need to do a little editing and finish up with todays adventures and the arrival back home.

We loved our cruises!!! I miss my puppies.

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[pamwinn]

Here's a little that I guess is finished.

06/11/04 cont. The Ship

Embarkation was painless. We arrived at the port about 11:20. We were in our cabin by 11:35. We were originally assigned D629 for the preinaugural. We stopped by passenger services and requested to be moved to D415 since that is our assignment for the inaugural. No problem. Done deal. Now we don’t have to worry about moving in a couple of days.

The ship is beautiful and immaculate. Yes, you can smell the new and I love it. The robes in the cabin have never been worn. Whoever said (and someone on the CC boards did say this) that he couldn’t understand why anyone would book a maiden voyage, might want to give it a try. This newness is nice! The new color scheme is very pleasing.

We met with some great fellow cruise critics at Tradewinds Bar and shared a few drinks and many laughs. We met Lynn and her friend Cindy, and Karen and her husband Howie. All nice people. The next thing I knew they were in the hot tub. They wanted us to join them and I might have if it had been really, really dark outside. I didn’t tell them about my aversion to swimwear and more importantly public swimming facilities however and they are none the wiser…until they read this that is.


Our cabin steward is Andrew. He’s very, very nice. In fact, we’ve seen nothing but smiling faces all day. The crew is very attentive. Of course, I think they may out number the passengers on this sailing. I’ll try to remember to ask for numbers tomorrow.

Originally we were told there would be no personal choice, only traditional on this 2-day cruise but that isn’t the case. We went to the International dining room at our assigned dining time and approached the Maitre’D. There was a very sad lady speaking to him. It seems she and her husband had not been assigned a table with the rest of the family. We had. What a coincidence! It was nice to make her day.

We choose the Santa Fe dining room for no particular reason. Our dinner was delicious. We both had crab-stuffed avocado with cream sauce, (this had a fancy name that escapes me) Caesar salads, and lobster thermadore. We passed on dessert basically because we were exhausted and although I look like I’ve never missed a dessert, I almost never eat sweets. Strange isn’t it? We toured the ship a little more, checking out Club Fusion, and the wake bar as well as Skywalkers and the aft pools….all beautiful.

We stopped in the horizon court to see if the coffee had improved…it’s the same. We had a bowl of fresh fruit and strolled through the Atrium. By this time I wanted to lie down on the floor.

FYI Several of the bars have some sort of new elaborate coffeemaker for making fresh brew but something is wrong with them…ALL. Hopefully, the technicians will take care of that for those of you who don’t pack your own coffee maker.

9:50 PM

Rex is snoring. Butchart Gardens is tomorrow. I hope we get over this Jet lag.



6/12/2004 Victoria

5:30 AM

Up and showered. Ah, I smell like Princess bath products. Life is good. We are on the starboard side of the ship. There is a magnificent view of snow-covered mountains, which I wasn’t expecting this early in the cruise. I am geographically challenged after all.

Room service delivered a carafe of hot water and some cream for our coffee. The hot water is to heat the carafe prior to our pouring our homebrewed coffee into it. You didn’t think with all that luggage we didn’t bring a coffee pot did you?

Incidentals.
1. We are mid-ship on the Dolphin deck. You can smell the Diesel fuel. We also noticed it last night when waiting on the sun deck. Not unbearable, but noticeable, and intermittent I suppose dependent on the breeze.
2. Bring an extension chord. The outlet is mounted under the mirror in such a way that it makes plugging in boxy things like our battery charger difficult.
3. The bed is hard as a rock and I slept like one too. Firm bed lovers will like it. We had Andrew make it up with an egg-crate pad.
4. Brush up on your metric conversions if you need to.
5. Uncovered balconies….this is my first (uncovered) and I discovered what is wrong with them….you forget! The snow-covered mountains beckoned me. I stepped out to enjoy the view. I was wearing a T-shirt and nothing else. That would probably be okay for small people who can wear T-shirts like dresses. For me however, the t-shirt is more like a crop top. When it occurred to me that I was putting on quite a show, I ran inside. I did not look up to see who that was I heard snickering. Rex told me he did the same thing. If I had some post-its, I’d post a note on the glass doors to remind myself not to do that again. I am memory impaired after all. So is Rex.

Wow, I just realized we are still moving….very slowly. We must be docking. The snow-covered mountains are now to my left. Jet Lag. That’s my story and I am sticking to it. What a beautiful day! (50 degrees Fahrenheit)

Rx here: We waited to get off the ship and go to Butchart Gardens. There was quiet a delay. We waited. Not fun. No explanation. The crew seems somewhat disconnected. The delay was about an hour. While waiting we met a nice couple from Chicago who were on their way to a (pardon me Dave Berry but I’m not making this up) Wine and Chocolate tasting thing. Hello? Can you say, “Headache”? How about, ”Pounding headache”!?

After about an hour delay we were excursion-bound. The Grayline tour-guy was very informative and the drive through the city was enjoyable. Victoria is very beautiful although I never did spot that company that makes those secret things for women.

Butchart Garden was wonderful. It’s like things you see on the Discovery Channel. I don’t know the names of the trees, flowers, and stuff but I do appreciate them. There is a Japanese Garden, a Sunken Garden, a Rose Garden, and an Italian Garden. The Japanese Garden was my favorite. Indescribable. It reminded me very much of our own back yard except without the trees, flowers, and stuff.

We walked about 257 miles and I was worn out. When we got back to the ship we saw the nice couple from Chicago walking through the lobby. They indicated that they had a good time but we couldn’t understand what they were saying because they both were crunching handfuls of Excedrin like they were M&M’s.

6/12 Continued

At 8:00PM we pulled along side the Diamond and played dueling fog horns. We got a lot of great pictures from a vantage point you don’t often see. There was a helicopter flying over heard. We think maybe they were shooting some promo pictures. Passengers from both ships were out on the decks waving and whooping it up. (Southern Colloquialism) We cruised in Tandem for quite awhile…very cool. And I want to emphasize cool…freezing really. Most people were scantily dressed in their dinner clothes and there was some shivering going on.

We had dinner in Vivaldi’s with Lynn and Cindy our cruise critic buddies. All had Crab legs except me. I’d never tried the Beef Wellington so I opted for that knowing I could snatch a few crab legs from Rex if I so desired. Good Service. I like Marco. It was nice to meet up with our cruise critic friends. Ken, the party animal, was a no show. We figure he drank too much pre-cruise and had a 2-day hangover. During the cruise, every time a man walked by fitting the description Ken gave of himself, Cindy took it upon herself to call out, Ken! Ken! She did it so much it caused her to develop a strange twitch. 8^) This was very funny but we never did find him.

We went to bed at 11:00 PM content in the knowledge that we weren’t getting off the ship the following morning.

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March 28, 2004 - Mariner of the Seas
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[pamwinn]

I am on pacific time now...I'll have another round of jet lag once I get home today. We are packing now for the airport, see you all soon.

You are going to love the ship. It was interesting watching the crew and basic ship operations adjust and improve right before our eyes during the 9 days we were on the ship.

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[chubby_faye]

Hi Pam and Rex! I will be on the same cruise in less than a month. Will you please provide some more information such as the scheduled actitives at sea (could we tour the kitchen, etc) and the menus? Also did you encounter any problems with personal choice dining? Any thing to avoid? What did you do in the ports? Thanks!

[happy to be cruising]

Welcome back. You and your husband are hilarious! You both sound like such fun people. It was very comforting to read that you liked the ship and had a great time. Hope you get over your jet lag quick, so we can read about the rest of your trip. We will be on the Sapphire in August. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[pamwinn]

6/13/04

We had a leisurely breakfast in the horizon court. While others were bustling around to disembark, we were content and anxiously awaiting the new adventure. As the new group of passengers embarked, we began to get a feel for the rhythm of the Alaska cruise. It seems much more energetic. We are full of optimism. There was a bit of confusion with the in transit passengers this morning. We did not receive any instructions as we have on previous back-to-backs and as a result, Rex and I were the only in transit passengers to show up when the announcement was made though there are 65 of us. Had I not done this before, I don’t think I would have known that announcement was meant for me. The purser’s desk had to make multiple inquiries as to what to do with us and once we got off the ship and went through customs, no one seemed to know that we were to be allowed back on the ship if we so desired. They(Customs Officials) tried to make us go into the terminal and wait with those early birds who were waiting to embark. Been there, done that, so we tricked them by separating. Rex stayed behind in the customs area and I went forward to turn in our paperwork that I had been given by the customs agent that had to be turned in at another location even though the agent had stamped it. The second agent tried his best to get me to walk into the terminal so I told him I had to get my husband. I walked beck to where Rex was and we got back on the ship. Then, it became quite confusing because no one could figure out where the rest of the "in transits" were…they had not gone through customs. Oh, well…time for a bloody Mary. 8^).

For some reason, they are not mixing the drinks. They just poor all the ingredients into the glass…no shaking, no stirring. I don’t know if that has to do with sanitation or not. There are automatic antibacterial dispensers located outside of all the food service facilities. I like that but I see many people choosing to ignore them. The ship is gorgeous and I am in hog heaven.

I discovered there were 2033 passengers on the 2-day pre-inaugural. It seemed like much fewer to me and I doubt that figure a little. There were very few children. This cruise is said to be at capacity but one of the assistants to the cruise director (Michelle) told us the number is 2600. She said true capacity with a “bum” in every bed is over 3000. I later heard the figure was 2980. There are 300 children on this cruise and she stated an upcoming cruise would have over 900. (I am secretly glad I won’t be sailing on that one). Rex is snoring.

We are waiting for Muster to end. We were told we did not have to attend since we attended on Friday. It was the most laid back muster I have attended thus far by the way. I really like the way Princess conducts this procedure.

There are little signs here and there which indicate to me there was a little bit of a rush to complete the ship by the turnover date. Bits and pieces of trim coming unglued and the like. I don’t think most people would even notice these things but I am looking for them. (Apparently the crew noticed these little things to as they have all been taken care of) There are no little surprises in the panoramic elevators, just black steel. I miss those squiggly light things. I hope they add some.

06/14/04 A Day at Sea

All this eating is really starting to wear me out. I need more exercise. It’s difficult to acclimate to the climate of the ship. If you dress for the upper decks you need to be bundled; but should you wear that same stuff into the atrium you are going to swelter….at least if you are a female anywhere near my age you will.

I love sea days. That’s what I cruise for. Almost anything else a cruise offers can be had at home, but not the sea days. I bought 3 port of call t-shirts today at 3 for 30 dollars. They are screened and not embroidered. We didn’t have room in our luggage for sleepwear as you might guess so I needed something. Going out on the balcony in my pj’s (or lack thereof) scared some lady on her caribe balcony. At least, I think it scared her. She made a shrill screaming sound followed by what I can only describe as what a cackling woodpecker might sound like.

Our air-conditioner does not work. Since we are in Alaskan waters we can keep the cabin cool by leaving the balcony door open but that is not ideal. The air is quite chilly at night. This would not be easy to deal with in the Caribbean or Mexican Rivera.

When the TV that did not work was replaced, whoever did it marred the wood a little bit. If I had some liquid gold scratch cover I’d use it but Rex forgot to pack that.

The seas are rough, so all the pools have been closed thus far today. The Calypso pool however is not only covered with the netting…it has been drained and sanitized...baby poop!?! Never did find out the reason. I am only speculating. I also saw them drain and clean the two aft pools. Maybe they are simply being extra cautious.

We met our fellow cruise critics today, Dick and Mary, Eric and Lisa, Bronwyn and Stewart, Karl and Ruth….all nice and interesting people. I hope I didn’t scare them. We’ll see over the next few days I suppose. The martini of the day (I’ve never had a martini before this cruise) went to my head. Besides that, I was wearing long silk underwear under my clothes. That fact, along with these instantaneous flashes of volcanic heat I’ve been experiencing the last month or so made me rather “flushed” feeling. This may also have something to do with my thing the A/C is not working in our cabin. 8^/

I made an open cruise booking today after our get together. Rex and I have always pack for and yet never participated in formal night. It is approximately 45 minutes until the Captains welcome aboard cocktail party and we plan to attend decked out in all our “faded” glory. We’ll see…..

We’re back. We dressed formally, but many did not. I saw some bizarre outfits too….mostly on the women…strange combinations of fabrics that to me didn’t compliment each other all wrapped up with a shawl. Lot’s of crushed velvet….I didn’t know they still made that stuff. Blue jean jackets over short, too-tight black mini-skirts…picture midriff BULGE. Of course, I tend to prefer the way men look any way and I certainly admit to being fashion impaired. Nonetheless, I was entertained and I know it’s not polite for me to snicker so I didn’t…out loud. There were a few very beautiful gowns and a tux here and there but mostly dark suits. There were many walking around in their sweats though who didn’t appear to feel out of place. That surprised me as we have always steered clear of the atrium if we were not dressed for formal night. I am thinking this must be atypical. We have come back to our cabin and changed into comfortable clothing, it is almost 10:30 and that was as long as I could make it. We may not venture out again as we arrive in Ketchikan at 6 AM and I plan to be ready to go. We did not book an excursion for tomorrow. We have taken the floatplane into Misty Fjords in the past I highly recommend that to those who have not done it. I want to explore the waterfront on foot and let the day take it’s course. I NEED some sweats really bad. My clothes don’t seem to be fitting properly…cleaners must have shrunk them. 8^)

We had dinner in the Pacific Moon tonight. We now have been to all the themed dining rooms. Though we haven’t dined from all the themed menus. It was our best experience thus far in the PC dining rooms. We did not make reservations but waited until 8:30 or so to go there. I think this is the secret to the PC rooms. Just walked right up and were seated with no wait at all. I think the wait problem has to do with the check in procedure, which probably looks like a good idea on paper, but instead of making things more efficient, it creates a bottleneck and the entrance. I am sure they will work this out, as they are aware a problem exists. The food was excellent. I had the most perfectly cooked scallops I’ve ever had….flawless. I want more!

They came to repair our air-conditioner today. I’ll let you know how it is after I’ve had a nights sleep in here with the balcony door closed. It seems better to me right now (Mental note to self-Look up formula for converting Celsius to Fahrenheit).
Are you supposed to brush your teeth after eating the chocolate on your pillow?

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[kimba595]

Pam - I LOVE reading your posts. Truly hilarious, yet completely sincere! I have never cruised before and am addicted to these boards... finding out who has done what, what to wear, etc. Now that you are back and giving the details, I can't wait until I leave!!

Oh, and no, you don't have to brush after eating the chocolate!!! ~Kim [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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