LIVE From the Crown Princess - 10-day Southern Caribbean - Dec 7, 2019

[Bimmer09]

Hi Steve, thanks for your excellent photos. I'm not seeing the videos play though.

Have a great cruise!

 

Norris

[Scubadoc]

This is so awesome!  We will be on the Crown Jan 16 so this really helps us plan - especially the patters!  Keep em coming!  Have an awesome cruise!

[kaytamar]

Following along... doing this itinerary in March on the Crown!

[CanadianBurger]

6 hours ago, Bimmer09 said:

Hi Steve, thanks for your excellent photos. I'm not seeing the videos play though.

Have a great cruise!

 

Norris

Weird. The videos play for me when I tap on them. Anyone else having any issues playing them?

[CanadianBurger]

MDR Dinner. We always do late seating traditional. Usually on the first night there is a wait as people are shown to their tables, but not tonight. The staff was really on the ball. 
Menu was the usual fare.

 

[CanadianBurger]

Apps. I got the fettuccine, and the headwaiter promised me a Parmesan bowl later in the cruise. The Piña Colada soup is no longer served with a straw, but it tasted just as good with a spoon. 

[CanadianBurger]

Mains. Mixed reviews on the Prime Rib. I had the pork, which was excellent. 
 

I had the soufflé for dessert. Tip: Always get the soufflé. I was so eager to dig into it I forgot a pic. 
 

[CanadianBurger]

After dinner we headed to the Princess Theatre to catch the show of Vocal Impressionist Greg London. We didn’t last too long. He started off badly with Bryan Adams, and by the time he got to butchering Bruce Springsteen (one of our favourite performers) we’d had enough and left. 
 

[CanadianBurger]

So it was back to Crooners to catch the end of Tommy McPhee’s set. He is one of our favourite performers aboard Princess. 
 

[CanadianBurger]

I love magician shows, so we headed to Explorers to see the show of Canadian magician Ryan J. Birda. Great performance. Lots of audience participation, and Ryan did stuff that left me with my mouth agape. Highly recommended. He’s also the Magic Maker in the production show Magic To Do, which I’m looking forward to seeing for the fourth time. I’ve seen two shows with the the original Magic Maker Michael Misco, before they took out the darker scenes, and another with a different magician whose name escapes me right now. Easily my favourite Princess production show. 

[CanadianBurger]

After the show in Explorers, we headed back to Crooners to catch Tommy’s last set of the night at 11. I was surprised there were so few passengers there. Many of the entertainment staff came, and we were treated to a couple of duets with the female singer from the production show. I’ll have to get her name later. Great time, and we closed down the place. 
Time for bed. Princess Cays tomorrow, but we’ve been there before, and don’t plan on getting off the ship. The clocks go ahead an hour tonight, so we lose an hour of sleep. 

 

[CanadianBurger]

Loving MedallionNet. There’s no way I’d be able to upload video from a ship without it. No more logging off and on is wonderful. 
Here’s the deal on embarkation day for Platinum & Elite. 
 

[JEH]

Thanks for your timely review . We will be on the Crown for 2 ten day cruises beginning  1/6/20 so reading your postings are giving us advanced planning  options. 

In re, Internet  options with the unlimited option can you use an I Phone with this option ?

[CruisinFinsUp]

Thanks so much! We live in Oakville and are boarding Crown Dec 27 for 10 days - we are glad to be getting away from our early winter!   I'm impatiently counting down the days and your posts are a a very appreciated peek at our trip! 

Edited December 8, 2019 by cruisintoddler

[CanadianBurger]

1 hour ago, JEH said:

Thanks for your timely review . We will be on the Crown for 2 ten day cruises beginning  1/6/20 so reading your postings are giving us advanced planning  options. 

In re, Internet  options with the unlimited option can you use an I Phone with this option ?

Yes. All my posting and pics are done on my iPhone. Turn on airplane mode, connect to the WiFi, login, and you’re good to go. 

Edited December 8, 2019 by CanadianBurger

[Tatka]

Thank you very much for posting!
We will be on Crown for New Year with slightly different itin, but dud exactly the same for New Year 2017 on Royal Princess. Nice one.

I’m happy to see such a great internet speed! We will have 4 device unlimited courtesy of our agent. Last time on Royal we had 500 minutes as platinums, but internet was so so and even though I was able to upload some videos to Facebook I had to reconnect so often. Basically I spent all these minutes just uploading photos and videos! :) I’m surprised at this speed though. We just disembarked from RCI Anthem last week and while internet was literally flying speed tests showed something like 3.5 on upload and download.

Great to see my favorite fruit soup and various choices for entertainment!

I will be following your great posts.

Have a great time!

[wrongwaywatson]

We love The Crown and the Southern 10 Day Cruises.  We have done 2 different itineraries of it and enjoyed them both.   Enjoy!

[CanadianBurger]

Today’s Patter

[CanadianBurger]

View of Princess Cays from our balcony this morning. We love stopping here on the first day because it affords a relaxing day aboard ship with half the passengers ashore. 
 

[CanadianBurger]

I’m a technology geek, so I had to try Ocean Now. It worked perfectly. 

Edited December 8, 2019 by CanadianBurger

[Colo Cruiser]

Loved that first drink free promo on the Crown and then the Sky!  

[PrincessDano]

11 hours ago, CanadianBurger said:

Weird. The videos play for me when I tap on them. Anyone else having any issues playing them?

The videos play fine for me.  Love your reviews.

 

Diane

[Lucky TGO]

I just like to say Thanks Steve Great review as always !!! 
Tony

[mellon1]

Enjoying your photos, patters and tips on the entertainment...not to mention the food reviews.  Can you let us know how long laundry is taking to come back?  Last year we were on the Crown and it was 3-4 days.  Starting to look at my packing list as you inspired me.  😀Thanks.

[CanadianBurger]

10 minutes ago, mellon1 said:

Enjoying your photos, patters and tips on the entertainment...not to mention the food reviews.  Can you let us know how long laundry is taking to come back?  Last year we were on the Crown and it was 3-4 days.  Starting to look at my packing list as you inspired me.  😀Thanks.

Funny you should ask. There was a note in the cabin last night that said to allow 72 hours for Elite laundry.