need2cruisesoon Posted March 8, 2021 #1 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Here are some early photos: Photo Credit: Fincantieri FB 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tak8 Posted March 8, 2021 #2 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Still cool to see, but not as exciting since my New Year cruise is now the Regal. Nothing against the Regal, but I was looking forward to the shiny new ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted March 8, 2021 #3 Share Posted March 8, 2021 thanks for rubbing it in ... "was" scheduled for the little 4 day US 'inaugural' on 12/9/21 - since changed to Regal - which we cancelled bummer but thanks for the pics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted March 8, 2021 #4 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Thanks for the pictures...In just over a year we’re scheduled to sail B2B West Coast cruises on Discovery & hoping the ship arrives in LA as scheduled for the first cruise on 3/1/22. 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS2BS Posted March 8, 2021 #5 Share Posted March 8, 2021 We were bumped from Discovery for a b2b South America cruise to the Diamond, “the ship that started this mess”. Hal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milolii Posted March 8, 2021 #6 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Thanks. We are scheduled for April 2022. Hope she sails, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoozecrooze Posted March 8, 2021 #7 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Excited to see her develop, but I'm also excited to be done with the Royal-class phase. I know the new orders have already been made for the next vessels to come online, but I'm really hoping Carnival develops an actually innovative and mindful concept for Princess that doesn't indulge on the many flaws that plague most new ships today. But I'm not holding my breath. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemnibabe Posted March 9, 2021 #8 Share Posted March 9, 2021 13 hours ago, snoozecrooze said: Excited to see her develop, but I'm also excited to be done with the Royal-class phase. I know the new orders have already been made for the next vessels to come online, but I'm really hoping Carnival develops an actually innovative and mindful concept for Princess that doesn't indulge on the many flaws that plague most new ships today. But I'm not holding my breath. Interested in your topic. Could you be a little more specific? Thanks Judy from SW Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted March 9, 2021 #9 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Thanks for the pics. We're booked on her for Alaska, Sept.2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare c-boy Posted March 9, 2021 #10 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I see my cabin 😀 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted March 9, 2021 #11 Share Posted March 9, 2021 18 hours ago, snoozecrooze said: Excited to see her develop, but I'm also excited to be done with the Royal-class phase. I know the new orders have already been made for the next vessels to come online, but I'm really hoping Carnival develops an actually innovative and mindful concept for Princess that doesn't indulge on the many flaws that plague most new ships today. But I'm not holding my breath. 4 hours ago, Jemnibabe said: Interested in your topic. Could you be a little more specific? Thanks Judy from SW Florida Not snoozecrooze but, some well-known flaws in the Royal-class are: Balconies ridiculously narrow. Soot on aft balconies. Initial builds without mid-ship stairs going all the way up to Lido deck. Venues that don't work, i.e. the original Princess Live and that god-awful Club 6 (now Take 5 on newer builds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare c-boy Posted March 9, 2021 #12 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) whoa there skippy ! being a musician, I happen to like the jazz venue. Edited March 9, 2021 by c-boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loge23 Posted March 9, 2021 #13 Share Posted March 9, 2021 3 hours ago, beg3yrs said: Not snoozecrooze but, some well-known flaws in the Royal-class are: Balconies ridiculously narrow. Soot on aft balconies. Initial builds without mid-ship stairs going all the way up to Lido deck. Venues that don't work, i.e. the original Princess Live and that god-awful Club 6 (now Take 5 on newer builds). Wrap-around promenade deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted March 9, 2021 #14 Share Posted March 9, 2021 5 hours ago, c-boy said: whoa there skippy ! being a musician, I happen to like the jazz venue. Oh sorry! I shouldn't have been so vague. The music is great but the space is awkward and horror of all horrors, they try to use it for Bingo! 🤣 And BTW, how did you know my grandfather from Scotland used to call me Skippy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare c-boy Posted March 10, 2021 #15 Share Posted March 10, 2021 16 hours ago, beg3yrs said: Oh sorry! I shouldn't have been so vague. The music is great but the space is awkward and horror of all horrors, they try to use it for Bingo! 🤣 And BTW, how did you know my grandfather from Scotland used to call me Skippy? I read it on your FaceBook page 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2cruisesoon Posted March 15, 2021 Author #16 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Couple more from today: Photo Credit Fincantieri FB 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted March 16, 2021 #17 Share Posted March 16, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 10:59 AM, beg3yrs said: Initial builds without mid-ship stairs going all the way up to Lido deck Fixed and retro-fitted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted March 16, 2021 #18 Share Posted March 16, 2021 11 hours ago, Steelers36 said: Fixed and retro-fitted. Yes that's true but the question pertained to problems with initial builds. So yes, mid-ship stairs were definitely a problem with the Royal as evidenced by Princess eventually correcting the situation. To make matters worse, IIRC, the Grand Princess had the same or similar problem with the mid-ship stairs when she first sailed. Somebody didn't learn from a past mistake and, to me anyway, that's a pretty clear indication there will again be new-build problems with the next class of ship coming down the line and, some of those problems may be repeats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfWhit Posted March 16, 2021 #19 Share Posted March 16, 2021 What all are they doing to her? I might have to book a cruise for Alaska 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondogy Posted March 16, 2021 #20 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I already booked 8/27/22 for Alaska, and the countdown begins.....🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted March 17, 2021 #21 Share Posted March 17, 2021 14 hours ago, beg3yrs said: Yes that's true but the question pertained to problems with initial builds. So yes, mid-ship stairs were definitely a problem with the Royal as evidenced by Princess eventually correcting the situation. To make matters worse, IIRC, the Grand Princess had the same or similar problem with the mid-ship stairs when she first sailed. Somebody didn't learn from a past mistake and, to me anyway, that's a pretty clear indication there will again be new-build problems with the next class of ship coming down the line and, some of those problems may be repeats! On the Royal the stairs were there from the start but were not finished to look nice for passenger use in order to save money during construction. Thus they were crew-only stairs for several years until they were modified for passenger use. On the Grand, the stairs are also there, but from deck 7 to the Lido deck are reserved for crew use only. Still true today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfWhit Posted March 17, 2021 #22 Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 3:11 PM, need2cruisesoon said: Couple more from today: Photo Credit Fincantieri FB Any chance you can get a photo of the aft cabins? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted March 17, 2021 #23 Share Posted March 17, 2021 16 hours ago, caribill said: On the Royal the stairs were there from the start but were not finished to look nice for passenger use in order to save money during construction. Thus they were crew-only stairs for several years until they were modified for passenger use. On the Grand, the stairs are also there, but from deck 7 to the Lido deck are reserved for crew use only. Still true today. I attended a pre- center stairway talk on the Royal by one of the corporation's architects. One of the main complaints was lack of a center stairway. His initial response was that no one used the stairs plus the millions it would cost to convert them. A challenge to him was that the cost of converting the stairs was probably less than the amount of negative social media comments about the ship. He stated we could be right. Of course, we were, and the stairs were renovated. The customers were also correct regarding Princess Live, lack of Crooner's on the Sky, no aft pool on the Royal as well as other design issues in royal class designs. I think it's probably as right as they can get it on the Enchanted and Discovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted March 17, 2021 #24 Share Posted March 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, skynight said: I attended a pre- center stairway talk on the Royal by one of the corporation's architects. One of the main complaints was lack of a center stairway. His initial response was that no one used the stairs plus the millions it would cost to convert them. A challenge to him was that the cost of converting the stairs was probably less than the amount of negative social media comments about the ship. He stated we could be right. Of course, we were, and the stairs were renovated. The customers were also correct regarding Princess Live, lack of Crooner's on the Sky, no aft pool on the Royal as well as other design issues in royal class designs. I think it's probably as right as they can get it on the Enchanted and Discovery. It would be great if they would get customer input on the design of the next generation of ships. https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/princess-cruises-build-two-next-generation-lng-cruise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dides Posted March 18, 2021 #25 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Discovery Princess was floated out today, 18th March 2021, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone. Interior fittings will now begin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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