Live Caribbean Princess - Iceland , Ireland , England and Scotland

[azbirdmom]

On 6/4/2024 at 1:16 PM, cr8tiv1 said:

I am really trying to make sense of this "LIVE".  I know that you are NOT on the Caribbean Princess until July 2024, yet you are posting as if you were on the ship now.  

 

Am I the only one confused?  Maybe you could ask the moderators to change the title of this thread and THEN start a live when you are actually on your next cruise?????

No you're not the only one confused.  There's a lot of lovely pictures from the OP's past cruises from north Atlantic ports and oddly Cozumel.  But it's not a live from.  I really do think it would be more helpful to have this one renamed to something more appropriate in recognition of the fact that it's really about past cruises on Princess so as not to mislead other CC'ers.  And them maybe they can start a real live from when they are on the way to the actual cruise?  Which of course we all love following.

Edited Wednesday at 11:50 PM by azbirdmom

[scubacruiserx2]

 We purchased 1000 £ from our bank today but no ISK . It will be interesting to see if we get the King or if the Queen is still in circulation .

Edited Thursday at 03:17 AM by scubacruiserx2

[MicCanberra]

7 hours ago, azbirdmom said:

No you're not the only one confused.  There's a lot of lovely pictures from the OP's past cruises from north Atlantic ports and oddly Cozumel.  But it's not a live from.  I really do think it would be more helpful to have this one renamed to something more appropriate in recognition of the fact that it's really about past cruises on Princess so as not to mislead other CC'ers.  And them maybe they can start a real live from when they are on the way to the actual cruise?  Which of course we all love following.

If you read through the thread, it is live but with some memories thrown in, and they are on the journey to the cruise.

[MicCanberra]

3 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 We purchased 1000 £ from our bank today but no ISK . It will be interesting to see if we get the King or if the Queen is still in circulation .

I hope the Queen isn't in circulation, it may be a bit smelly if she is.

[Host CJSKIDS]

6 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

If you read through the thread, it is live but with some memories thrown in, and they are on the journey to the cruise.

 

Technically it's not a live from thread as it was started two months prior to a sailing, it's more a live from their life and their memories. This is technically a REVIEW of past cruises and ships. They still aren't on the journey to the cruise if you read the thread.

 

Live from threads have started to come about maybe a week earlier as people are traveling to their destination and cruise.  I have done that myself.  I will say that this is a first for me in the many years that I have been both a member and a Host on the boards where one is started so far in advance. I think this is what has confused many members. 

 

New members as well as seasoned members,  may not realize that what they are seeing is not coming from a current cruise and time.

 

[MicCanberra]

Fair enough. 

[scubacruiserx2]

20 hours ago, Host CJSKIDS said:

 

Technically it's not a live from thread as it was started two months prior to a sailing, it's more a live from their life and their memories. This is technically a REVIEW of past cruises and ships. They still aren't on the journey to the cruise if you read the thread.

 

Live from threads have started to come about maybe a week earlier as people are traveling to their destination and cruise.  I have done that myself.  I will say that this is a first for me in the many years that I have been both a member and a Host on the boards where one is started so far in advance. I think this is what has confused many members. 

 

New members as well as seasoned members,  may not realize that what they are seeing is not coming from a current cruise and time.

 

 

 

  We started this thread less than a month ago as we booked the cruise at that time on post #7 . We have also made it clear to people who have become confused when we stated what area that our suite was in  ( Post #6 )  on the first day .

 Sometimes if people come in late to a movie show ( Or on a thread like this ) , they may become confused if they miss the beginning . I'm sorry if that is the case , but have never tried to portray that we are currently on our upcoming cruise . We will fly to London to stay for a couple of days on July 9th , a week from Tuesday . Meanwhile , we have labored to walk people through the process of booking dining reservations , and shown some of the locations that we hope to visit in the future , by using photos from past cruises . Are we allowed to do this ?

 

 

Day-by-Day Itinerary:

 

 

Fri, Jul 12Friday, July 12th 2024	Southampton (for London), EnglandView excursions in Southampton (for London), England on Friday, July 12th 2024		04:00 pm
Sat, Jul 13Saturday, July 13th 2024	Portland, EnglandView excursions in Portland, England on Saturday, July 13th 2024	07:00 am	07:00 pm
Sun, Jul 14Sunday, July 14th 2024	Cornwall (Falmouth), EnglandView excursions in Cornwall (Falmouth), England on Sunday, July 14th 2024 ( Water Shuttle Required, Wheelchair Access Limited )	07:00 am	06:00 pm
Mon, Jul 15Monday, July 15th 2024	Cork, Ireland (Cobh - For Blarney Castle)View excursions in Cork, Ireland (Cobh - For Blarney Castle) on Monday, July 15th 2024	07:00 am	06:00 pm
Tue, Jul 16Tuesday, July 16th 2024	At SeaView onboard experiencefor Tuesday, July 16th 2024
Wed, Jul 17Wednesday, July 17th 2024	At SeaView onboard experiencefor Wednesday, July 17th 2024
Thu, Jul 18Thursday, July 18th 2024	At SeaView onboard experiencefor Thursday, July 18th 2024
Fri, Jul 19Friday, July 19th 2024	Reykjavik, IcelandView excursions in Reykjavik, Iceland on Friday, July 19th 2024	08:00 am	10:00 pm
Sat, Jul 20Saturday, July 20th 2024	Grundarfjordur, IcelandView excursions in Grundarfjordur, Iceland on Saturday, July 20th 2024 ( Water Shuttle Required, Wheelchair Access Limited )	07:00 am	04:00 pm
Sun, Jul 21Sunday, July 21st 2024	Akureyri, IcelandView excursions in Akureyri, Iceland on Sunday, July 21st 2024	09:00 am	06:00 pm
Mon, Jul 22Monday, July 22nd 2024	Seydisfjordur, IcelandView excursions in Seydisfjordur, Iceland on Monday, July 22nd 2024 ( Water Shuttle Required, Wheelchair Access Limited )	08:00 am	06:00 pm
Tue, Jul 23Tuesday, July 23rd 2024	At SeaView onboard experiencefor Tuesday, July 23rd 2024
Wed, Jul 24Wednesday, July 24th 2024	Orkney Islands (Kirkwall), ScotlandView excursions in Orkney Islands (Kirkwall), Scotland on Wednesday, July 24th 2024	07:00 am	06:00 pm
Thu, Jul 25Thursday, July 25th 2024	Invergordon, ScotlandView excursions in Invergordon, Scotland on Thursday, July 25th 2024	07:00 am	06:00 pm
Fri, Jul 26Friday, July 26th 2024	Edinburgh (South Queensferry), ScotlandView excursions in Edinburgh (South Queensferry), Scotland on Friday, July 26th 2024 ( Water Shuttle Required, Wheelchair Access Limited )	08:00 am	08:00 pm
Sat, Jul 27Saturday, July 27th 2024	At SeaView onboard experiencefor Saturday, July 27th 2024
Sun, Jul 28Sunday, July 28th 2024	Southampton (for London), EnglandView excursions in Southampton (for London), England on Sunday, July 28th 2024	07:00 am

 

 

Thanks for the large font.  What is a "first side suite".  Are you in a mini-suite or aft suite?  I love the Caribbean Princess.  Enjoy your cruise.  I am looking forward to hearing your comments.  

 

 You're welcome . We usually book aft corner suites on our other favorite cruise line for the wake show . The only full suites that we saw were the Penthouse Suites on the side . We chose Starboard as it faces the land the most . We like your locations . We went to Kauai and San Francisco for our anniversary last March .

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Edited yesterday at 09:51 AM by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

  One thing that we have never done on the CB is the Ultimate Breakfast which we will try to reserve with Princess today . We also hope because it's a longer cruise that they will have a Winemaker's Dinner . The last time that we did it was on our last cruise with Princess , The Enchanted for Valentine's Day and our anniversary  .

 

 

 

The Wine Makers Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

On 6/27/2024 at 3:09 AM, MicCanberra said:

I hope the Queen isn't in circulation, it may be a bit smelly if she is.

 

 

  All new uncirculated Queens @ $ 1.33 USD = 1 GBP .

[scubacruiserx2]

  The Enchanted Princess is currently going in and out of the port in Fort Lauderdale . If you are coming to Florida please be aware of couple of possible threats . Florida is the shark bite capital of the world . But more deadly are rip currents which have killed 5 tourist live in one week .

 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/fifth-tourist-in-four-days-dies-at-florida-beach-said-to-be-deadliest-for-rip-currents-in-us/1663297

 

 I as a child was caught in a rip current at age 6 when my father taught us to swim in the ocean using the " Sink or swim " method . He carried  me and my 5 year old brother out into the ocean  in about 6 of water with waves and told us to sink or swim . We survived by holding our breath and bouncing off of the bottom to the surface for another breath of air , while moving toward the shore . My brother made to shore but I got caught in a rip current dragging me out to sea . Fortunately I also got caught in a longshore current which moved me away from the Rip into deeper water . Again employing the bounce and breathe method in about 10 feet of water , I made it to shore . My Mom was frantic and afraid of drowning ( Thalassophia ) so she never learned to swim . But she did my father an ear full on the ride home and it's the only time that she ever yelled at my father that I remember . We all learned a lesson that day .

 

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

 We have asked our guide in Inverness to show us one of these .

 

[MicCanberra]

53 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 We have asked our guide in Inverness to show us one of these .

 

Highland cow pronounced as hilund coo.

[scubacruiserx2]

2 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Highland cow pronounced as hilund coo.

 

  That's one cow that I 'm afraid to milk .