Please, Share Some Royal Princess Love

[MsSoCalCruiser]

2 minutes ago, DrivesLikeMario said:

Oh!  I forgot about the passenger photos.  I love looking at those (including my friends' pic)!  I walk all the passenger deck halls and look at them - good way to get exercise without the promenade!

 I also love looking at the passenger photos but it never dawned on me to walk on all the decks to see them all. Where is your friends photo located? I’ll look for it next week.

[CruzeQueen2]

Water fountain shows at night.Mini bellagio style experience! Sabatini, Alfredos, both excellent. All staff, yes, Matt O is a gem. Vines expanded bar, and seating for international cafe , all good. I'll take this beauty of a ship, anyday! Nothing negative in my mind.

[BarbinMich]

On 10/12/2019 at 8:55 AM, jondfk said:

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*. Lotus spa.  It makes so much sense to put this on deck 5.  The treatment rooms need to be private in any case and putting them on a top deck blocks great views.

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The location of the spa on the older Princess ships hardly block views IMHO; please explain.  It's between the gym (all the way aft) and the rear elevators.  And its relocation to Deck 5 was a major disappointment to those loyal pax who liked to book cabins in that area for the convenience to the atrium, dining rooms, Intl Cafe, theater, etc. and for the price point.  Not everyone wants a balcony or an inside cabin.  We used to cruise Princess 2-3 times a year, usually doing 2 TAs and one Caribbean cruise so being able to book Deck 5 cabins made it more affordable and having a window was very welcome on those long TAs!

 

On the positive side, I will say the ship was stunning (esp. the atrium) on our first cruise on her (we've done 2 for a total of 24 days) and I loved the Horizon Terrace (covered area behind the Horizon Court) on our Carib. cruise.  But there are other somewhat mysterious deficiencies:  casino is tiny and very crowded with slots, gaming tables and pax, Princess Live! is an inadequate and poorly planned replacement for Explorers on the older ships, no OV non-balcony cabins as noted above.

Edited October 13, 2019 by BarbinMich