Binoculars in Mini Suites

[Plato123]

We have usually found a pair of binoculars in Suites on Celebrity cruises.  Does Princess have these available too?

[capriccio]

Not in mini-suites (which is a misnomer on Princess' part).  It's been a number of years since we were in a full suite but I don't remember them there either. 

[dides]

No, not in mini-suites or full suites. You need to bring your own

[chrysalis]

If I'm not mistaken, the Sky Suites have telescopes, tho

[dides]

5 minutes ago, chrysalis said:

If I'm not mistaken, the Sky Suites have telescopes, tho

True, Sky Suites include a deluxe telescope on a tripod. 

[capriccio]

1 minute ago, dides said:

True, Sky Suites include a deluxe telescope on a tripod. 

 

Just an FYI for the @Plato123 - Sky Suites are only of the most recent Royal class ships (IIRC that would the Sky, Enchanted, and Discovery Princess).

[donaldsc]

4 hours ago, dides said:

True, Sky Suites include a deluxe telescope on a tripod. 

 

I would love to know exactly what brand and model the "deluxe" telescope is.  Also the brand and  model of binoculars.  We recently did a small ship AK cruise where they supplied binoculars for each person and there were also telescopes scattered around the ship.  The binocs were Nikons and priced on Amazon at ~$250.  The scopes were zoom 20-60 models priced at over $300.  I will bet that the ones on Princess are Amazon $29.95 specials.  

 

DON

Edited December 21, 2022 by donaldsc

[Rick&Jeannie]

40 minutes ago, donaldsc said:

 

I would love to know exactly what brand and model the "deluxe" telescope is.  Also the brand and  model of binoculars.  We recently did a small ship AK cruise where they supplied binoculars for each person and there were also telescopes scattered around the ship.  The binocs were Nikons and priced on Amazon at ~$250.  The scopes were zoom 20-60 models priced at over $300.  I will bet that the ones on Princess are Amazon $29.95 specials.  

 

DON

Walmart specials?

[memoak]

We usually stay in full suites and have never had them

[Upper Bob]

7 hours ago, donaldsc said:

 

I would love to know exactly what brand and model the "deluxe" telescope is.  Also the brand and  model of binoculars.  We recently did a small ship AK cruise where they supplied binoculars for each person and there were also telescopes scattered around the ship.  The binocs were Nikons and priced on Amazon at ~$250.  The scopes were zoom 20-60 models priced at over $300.  I will bet that the ones on Princess are Amazon $29.95 specials.  

 

DON

You definitely lost your bet, as the Sky Suites (at least on the Enchanted Princess) have nice spotting scopes instead of traditional telescopes. Spotting scopes are excellent for daytime observations of wildlife and other distant features. The model Princess provides is a Gosky and retails for $400 (without the tripod).