Rare nreeder Posted May 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted May 28, 2022 This post was recognized by LauraS! "Thanks for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic!" nreeder was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' Ok after a few last minute Covid test adventures we are on board for our 40th Anniversary! I’ll post pictures of the Patter as we go along. My wife just got a massage and I go in a hour. They had a 25% off special on embarkation day. We are in a suite so we get free Crown Dinner tonight. This cruise is two back to back Eastern Caribbean cruises but with different ports each week. Much more to come 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadn13 Posted May 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted May 28, 2022 On board as well 😎 I have been on the Sky and Enchanted since the start up and I have to say, This Ship Is Packed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonbird Posted May 28, 2022 #3 Share Posted May 28, 2022 We join you next Saturday so appreciate all your insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted May 28, 2022 #4 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Living vicariously thru you as we depart in 6 weeks on Caribbean Princess. DH is doing Western the 1st week & I am staying on for Eastern the next myself--it was too good a deal not to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted May 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Embark Caribbean Princess Patter right side up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabmab Posted May 28, 2022 #6 Share Posted May 28, 2022 We disembarked today. DH tested positive as soon as we got home (he didn't mask, I did). We are both healthy and double boosted. Very little masking on board last week. Suggest taking precautions. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted May 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Happy 40th Anniversary. I hope you guys have a wonderful cruise with lots of memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonbird Posted May 28, 2022 #8 Share Posted May 28, 2022 53 minutes ago, kabmab said: We disembarked today. DH tested positive as soon as we got home (he didn't mask, I did). We are both healthy and double boosted. Very little masking on board last week. Suggest taking precautions. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of others. It is surely an act of kindness. The reality is that this virus is still here and that some of us will get much sicker than others. Ignoring Covid precautions is dangerous. I know that I don't want to look back on a cruise remembering how sick we got. Wear masks and wash hands frequently. Don't pack into elevators. Be sensible. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebels82 Posted May 28, 2022 #9 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I tested positive the day I got off on 5/21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad0576 Posted May 29, 2022 #10 Share Posted May 29, 2022 3 hours ago, kabmab said: We disembarked today. DH tested positive as soon as we got home (he didn't mask, I did). We are both healthy and double boosted. Very little masking on board last week. Suggest taking precautions. We disembarked today too..... both tested negative when we got home... didn't mask at all on the ship but spent most of time outside or away from people that looked like they would not be pro-science. 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger55 Posted May 29, 2022 #11 Share Posted May 29, 2022 15 hours ago, Jadn13 said: On board as well 😎 I have been on the Sky and Enchanted since the start up and I have to say, This Ship Is Packed! yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger55 Posted May 29, 2022 #12 Share Posted May 29, 2022 looks like the venues recommend mask lots of guest are not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Olympic Posted May 29, 2022 #13 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Thank you for posting. my last three cruises....ships were less than half full.....not sure what a full ship will be like. If the staffing is adequate, it should be fine in my opinion. If the ship is understaffed...I question Princess in risking the quality of the onboard experience. I look forward to boarding next Sat the 4th. Save some bacon for me😛 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted May 29, 2022 #14 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I watched the sailaway on the Port Everglades webcam yesterday. Commented at the time how crowded it looked just from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherman931 Posted May 29, 2022 #15 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Wife and I just got off yesterday 5/28/22. She test positive today. We were on Oasis of the seas last month and I tested positive. Both spent a lot of time in the casino(s). I wonder how wide spread Covid is throughout the cruise lines. Fortunately our cases were/are mild thanks to vaccination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabmab Posted May 29, 2022 #16 Share Posted May 29, 2022 44 minutes ago, RMS Olympic said: Thank you for posting. my last three cruises....ships were less than half full.....not sure what a full ship will be like. If the staffing is adequate, it should be fine in my opinion. If the ship is understaffed...I question Princess in risking the quality of the onboard experience. I look forward to boarding next Sat the 4th. Save some bacon for me😛 It's been at least three years since we cruised Princess. Two cruises since Covid on Celebrity. Last week on Caribbean Princess the crew really had to hustle to service full ship but they did their best. Food had gone downhill, especially Marketplace. Service much more impersonal. Cruisers we met new to Princess said they probably wouldn't sail them again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadn13 Posted May 29, 2022 #17 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Many debates about Elite status not being worth it anymore….this is a cruise where it will come in handy. -Early boarding (Lunch in the dining room was full and line out the door, we beat the rush) -No waiting today for water shuttles -High tea delivered to stateroom (only on sea days and I’m sure it will be packed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nreeder Posted May 29, 2022 Author #18 Share Posted May 29, 2022 We have arrived at Princess Cay.Will go ashore after room service breakfast. Here’s the Princess Patter. No one is wearing masks except us. We don’t care as we want to stay healthy. Wetting Crooners last nigh after wonderful dinner at Crown Grill. Service a little slow but we didn’t care. Duo piano and singer at Crooners was a little loud but she toned it down for the later set. Norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadn13 Posted May 29, 2022 #19 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) Overcast weather today in Princess Cay, so we’ll be staying on board.🌧 Observations so far 🛳 -This is my 5th Princess cruise since restart the others were on the Sky and Enchanted. -The App has always worked for me in the past but I’m having issues onboard (no issues prior to boarding) nothing is loading correctly. -I was able to easily stream TV from my phone through my Hulu App last night so it's not the Wifi. -They don’t have a kiosk to print out your account on this ship SO don’t forget to double check your charges -Leave a note for your steward if you want printed patters each day -A full wrap around Promenade deck is always a plus for me -Breaking back out my mask because it’s a bit difficult to social distance (2 were provided but I brought some from home as well) Tonight we are doing dinner in the MDR and checking out the comedy show. I’m enjoying a drink in Crooners and relaxing so it’s a good Sunday. Edited May 29, 2022 by Jadn13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted May 29, 2022 #20 Share Posted May 29, 2022 29 minutes ago, Jadn13 said: Overcast weather today in Princess Cay, so we’ll be staying on board.🌧 Observations so far 🛳 -This is my 5th Princess cruise since restart the others were on the Sky and Enchanted. -The App has always worked for me in the past but I’m having issues onboard (no issues prior to boarding) nothing is loading correctly. -I was able to easily stream TV from my phone through my Hulu App last night so it's not the Wifi. -They don’t have a kiosk to print out your account on this ship SO don’t forget to double check your charges -Leave a note for your steward if you want printed patters each day -A full wrap around Promenade deck is always a plus for me -Breaking back out my mask because it’s a bit difficult to social distance (2 were provided but I brought some from home as well) Tonight we are doing dinner in the MDR and checking out the comedy show. I’m enjoying a drink in Crooners and relaxing so it’s a good Sunday. We'll be on June 4 so this is quite helpful. Planning to stay on board at Princess Cays regardless of the weather and just hang out by the pool. Two things if you happen to wander that way. Are the casino and Churchills open today? No bigee if you don't have a chance. Crooners was our goto pre-dinner bar. Got very fond of the Bourbon & Blood. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priszm Posted May 29, 2022 #21 Share Posted May 29, 2022 21 hours ago, nreeder said: Ok after a few last minute Covid test adventures we are on board for our 40th Anniversary! I’ll post pictures of the Patter as we go along. My wife just got a massage and I go in a hour. They had a 25% off special on embarkation day. We are in a suite so we get free Crown Dinner tonight. This cruise is two back to back Eastern Caribbean cruises but with different ports each week. Much more to come I'll be on this ship in August and considering a massage. Can you share the onboard price before the discount? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadn13 Posted May 29, 2022 #22 Share Posted May 29, 2022 18 minutes ago, cltnccruisers said: We'll be on June 4 so this is quite helpful. Planning to stay on board at Princess Cays regardless of the weather and just hang out by the pool. Two things if you happen to wander that way. Are the casino and Churchills open today? No bigee if you don't have a chance. Crooners was our goto pre-dinner bar. Got very fond of the Bourbon & Blood. Enjoy. Casino opens at 3pm today-last water shuttle is 4:30. Churchills is open but the bar portion isn’t serving. (It’s noon currently) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nhsaltshaker Posted May 29, 2022 #23 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) Well, Norm. You're wrong. There is one more wearing a 😷. I wish you all would have gotten off the ship. The weather is wonderful without the sun. Oops, there it is...still good. Of course it helps to have a Sanctuary bungalo. Not rich, just a shipload of obc. You all look beautiful on the ship! Edited May 29, 2022 by Nhsaltshaker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nreeder Posted May 29, 2022 Author #24 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Yes I exaggerated a little about the masks. There are a few. We wear ours because we want to spend two weeks in our suite not in a quarantine cabin. My mask is a medical issue not a political issue. I will never understand how the two got mixed. We did the Hobie Cat at Princess Cays and had a lot of fun. It isn’t hard to do and we’ve done it before at Sandals in St Lucia and Montego Bay. Norm 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1emerald1 Posted May 29, 2022 #25 Share Posted May 29, 2022 7 hours ago, cltnccruisers said: I watched the sailaway on the Port Everglades webcam yesterday. Commented at the time how crowded it looked just from that. I noticed that as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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