resordanis Posted May 8 #1 Share Posted May 8 Hi all, Does anyone have any information on Dolphin Deck Mini Suites on Crown Princess? In particular are they covered? The we are looking at is to FNQ so we need some protection. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted May 8 #2 Share Posted May 8 (edited) I've not sailed on her, but it would appear from doing a bit of research that Dolphin Deck (Deck 9) balconies on Crown are uncovered which is also the case on other grand class Princess ships. Edited May 8 by ceeceeDee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resordanis Posted May 8 Author #3 Share Posted May 8 15 minutes ago, ceeceeDee said: I've not sailed on her, but it would appear from doing a bit of research that Dolphin Deck (Deck 9) balconies on Crown are uncovered which is also the case on other grand class Princess ships. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted May 8 #4 Share Posted May 8 Correct. Nice balcony size, but no overhead cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted May 8 #5 Share Posted May 8 Caribe deck balconies are larger (9’x9’) and are half covered & half uncovered however they are balcony cabins & not minisuites. I don’t know if having a larger balcony or a larger cabin is preferred by the author but they are options that could be considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resordanis Posted May 8 Author #6 Share Posted May 8 2 hours ago, Astro Flyer said: Caribe deck balconies are larger (9’x9’) and are half covered & half uncovered however they are balcony cabins & not minisuites. I don’t know if having a larger balcony or a larger cabin is preferred by the author but they are options that could be considered. On our particular cruise the only ones offered are Dolphin deck where I can actually pick a cabin, not a deck. We need the same cabin as we are doing B2B. We originally booked an AFT premium balcony on Baja deck (booked whilst on board Royal) but now that we are home I have realised Crown Princess balcony cabins do not have sofas so now wondering whether we should go up to a mini. Unfortunately we do need a little protection from the sun for this particular cruise to FNQ. Thanks all for the input. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted May 8 #7 Share Posted May 8 Like you, we prefer to have a sofa so that means a mini suite. I'm open to correction here, but I THINK the mini suite balconies on Emerald Deck are covered? They also appear to be in an aft location. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resordanis Posted May 8 Author #8 Share Posted May 8 4 minutes ago, ceeceeDee said: Like you, we prefer to have a sofa so that means a mini suite. I'm open to correction here, but I THINK the mini suite balconies on Emerald Deck are covered? They also appear to be in an aft location. Yes, you are correct, but my problem is we are going to do B2B and can’t seem to line up two cabins except on Dolphin Deck. Might speak to Princess today and see if our cruise planner can help. Thanks again. I really did think a premium cabin gave a sofa, but not so on Crown unfortunately. The extended balcony is really not that of a priority for us, even though very nice. So many times lately we have barely been able to use the balcony because of the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted May 8 #9 Share Posted May 8 Well, that's a nuisance. Well worth tapping your cruise planner on the shoulder to see what can be done. Sometimes with a bit of prodding a miracle happens. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colourbird Posted May 8 #10 Share Posted May 8 These must be the balconies we always look down on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resordanis Posted May 9 Author #11 Share Posted May 9 1 hour ago, ceeceeDee said: Well, that's a nuisance. Well worth tapping your cruise planner on the shoulder to see what can be done. Sometimes with a bit of prodding a miracle happens. 😉 About to do just that!🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted May 9 #12 Share Posted May 9 Good luck. Let us know how you go 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resordanis Posted May 15 Author #13 Share Posted May 15 On 5/9/2024 at 11:11 AM, ceeceeDee said: Good luck. Let us know how you go Just an update. We changed to a covered mini on Emerald deck, extra OBC with an increase of just under $1000 for both cruises. We are quite happy as I worked out the increase to a lot more and less OBC. Finally the Princess Cruise Planner earned his money. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jean C Posted Thursday at 09:06 PM #14 Share Posted Thursday at 09:06 PM @Ozwoody Hi there, I believe you have an upcoming cruise on the Crown Princess. I'll be away for the next few weeks but had a reminder in my calendar to ask if you'd be kind enough to take a pic of the power and USB sockets in Crown cabins. The info is for my daughter and a group of her friends. No worries if you forget or your plans have changed 😊 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozwoody Posted Thursday at 10:19 PM #15 Share Posted Thursday at 10:19 PM 53 minutes ago, Jean C said: @Ozwoody Hi there, I believe you have an upcoming cruise on the Crown Princess. I'll be away for the next few weeks but had a reminder in my calendar to ask if you'd be kind enough to take a pic of the power and USB sockets in Crown cabins. The info is for my daughter and a group of her friends. No worries if you forget or your plans have changed 😊 Hi Jean Yep I have a note in my Cruise doc's to take the photos and pass them onto you. Only 28 days to go, getting excited, first Princess cruise since 2018. our last cruises were with Cunard & P&O Aust. I've missed Princess, their like a comfortable pair of shoes.😂 I'm toying with doing a "live from", comparing the current Princess with our past experience. Hopefully it will have the same comfortable feel to it. John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jean C Posted Thursday at 11:40 PM #16 Share Posted Thursday at 11:40 PM 1 hour ago, Ozwoody said: Hi Jean Yep I have a note in my Cruise doc's to take the photos and pass them onto you. Only 28 days to go, getting excited, first Princess cruise since 2018. our last cruises were with Cunard & P&O Aust. I've missed Princess, their like a comfortable pair of shoes.😂 I'm toying with doing a "live from", comparing the current Princess with our past experience. Hopefully it will have the same comfortable feel to it. John Thank you very much. Not long for you, I hope you have a very relaxing and fun cruise. I'd be interested too in the general condition of the ship. Kind regards, Jean 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbeh Posted Thursday at 11:54 PM #17 Share Posted Thursday at 11:54 PM Does anyone know about Aloha Deck? Are balconies covered, in particular cabin A242? Any other head up about this cabin? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted yesterday at 12:03 AM #18 Share Posted yesterday at 12:03 AM 1 hour ago, Ozwoody said: Hi Jean Yep I have a note in my Cruise doc's to take the photos and pass them onto you. Only 28 days to go, getting excited, first Princess cruise since 2018. our last cruises were with Cunard & P&O Aust. I've missed Princess, their like a comfortable pair of shoes.😂 I'm toying with doing a "live from", comparing the current Princess with our past experience. Hopefully it will have the same comfortable feel to it. John That would be great if you could, John. Although we are not on the Crown until February 2026, I would like to hear all about her. 🤗 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted yesterday at 12:09 AM #19 Share Posted yesterday at 12:09 AM (edited) 15 minutes ago, Bubbeh said: Does anyone know about Aloha Deck? Are balconies covered, in particular cabin A242? Any other head up about this cabin? Thanks. I've not sailed on her so don't have first hand knowledge, but she's a Grand class and I believe balconies on Deck 12 are covered. I've just googled it and there was a thread on CC back in 2015 that stated all balconies from Deck 11 up are covered, same as Pacific Encounter. Edited yesterday at 12:10 AM by ceeceeDee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted yesterday at 12:12 AM #20 Share Posted yesterday at 12:12 AM 18 minutes ago, Bubbeh said: Does anyone know about Aloha Deck? Are balconies covered, in particular cabin A242? Any other head up about this cabin? Thanks. Covered. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffinz Posted yesterday at 12:15 AM #21 Share Posted yesterday at 12:15 AM 3 hours ago, Jean C said: @Ozwoody Hi there, I believe you have an upcoming cruise on the Crown Princess. I'll be away for the next few weeks but had a reminder in my calendar to ask if you'd be kind enough to take a pic of the power and USB sockets in Crown cabins. The info is for my daughter and a group of her friends. No worries if you forget or your plans have changed 😊 apparently the power sockets on Crown Princess are by the desk and there is a USB on each of the night stands. We've been watching a couple on youtube (Port Monkeys) who cruise a lot and they've done several videos from Crown Princess from earlier in the year 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted yesterday at 12:25 AM #22 Share Posted yesterday at 12:25 AM She is just about to depart LA and head across the Pacific. As she will be based here, they will be adding an AU outlet during the crossing. This is likely to be at the expense of one of the Euro outlets, although if anything like Coral, it could be an additional desk mounted outlet with extra USB-A's. Whichever way, there will be a change before she arrives in Sydney. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffinz Posted yesterday at 12:28 AM #23 Share Posted yesterday at 12:28 AM 1 minute ago, arxcards said: She is just about to depart LA and head across the Pacific. As she will be based here, they will be adding an AU outlet during the crossing. This is likely to be at the expense of one of the Euro outlets, although if anything like Coral, it could be an additional desk mounted outlet with extra USB-A's. Whichever way, there will be a change before she arrives in Sydney. that would be great if they add an AUS / NZ outlet! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted 18 hours ago #24 Share Posted 18 hours ago 7 hours ago, Muffinz said: that would be great if they add an AUS / NZ outlet! They usually do when a ship is operating here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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