Have Princess Patters from last week on the Star -- any questions?

[kosmo]

If you have any questions about the Star W Carrib cruise (such as activities, events, spa specials, etc), I might be able to answer them by looking at the Princess Patters so ask away!

[sandysav]

Kosmo were you in the wheelhouse bar one night I was just looking at my pictures and somehow I have a back sideview of some with hair just like yours and I remember she asked me about my hair?

[kosmo]

Sandy --

 

No, we never made it to the Wheelhouse Bar. We usually were in the Explorers Lounge around 7pm each night and then in the casino, sports bar or Skywalkers later in the eve. I always wonder though if I ever encounter any cc'ers and don't know it! :)

[willysgrandma]

You can have the Patters posted for others to see at Cruisedailies.com

[ccrain]

You can have the Patters posted for others to see at Cruisedailies.com

 

They are running about 4-5 months behind schedule.

[ccrain]

If you have any questions about the Star W Carrib cruise (such as activities, events, spa specials, etc), I might be able to answer them by looking at the Princess Patters so ask away!

 

Are you ready for this? Sorry for the extensive list, but I suffer from OCPD (Obsessive Cruise Planning Disorder)

 

1 - Any listing of Horizon Court theme nights and what are they?

 

2 - Line Dance class?, usually sea days, what time?

 

3 - Ballroom Dance class? What time?

 

4 - Ballroom blitz? Which nights and times?

 

5 - Island Deck Party Night? When? Where?

 

6 - Spa specials at Ocho Rios?

 

7 - Time gym opens in morning or is it 24/7?

 

8 - Country Western Night? When? What time?

 

9 - Number of different comedy acts? (The performers will change, but probably not the theme.)

 

10 - Movies nights instead of live acts? Which nights?

 

11 - Any names of the cruise staff?

 

12 - Dock or tender in Cozumel and if tendered, did they tender excursions off first?

 

13 - Did they tender excursions in Grand Caymen off first?

 

14 - Did you try the steakhouse? How was it?

 

15 - Any other theme party nights? (50's, disco, stuff like that?)

 

Thanks much for any information.

[willysgrandma]

You can have the Patters posted for others to see at Cruisedailies.com

 

If you keep on top of Brian, he will finally get them posted. It works faster if you can send him the file via e-mail instead of actually mailing the paper for him to do it himself.

[willysgrandma]

You can have the Patters posted for others to see at Cruisedailies.com

 

If you keep on top of Brian, he will finally get them posted. It works faster if you can send him the file via e-mail instead of actually mailing the paper for him to do it himself.

[sandysav]

Kosmo,

 

If you saw the pool games on the last sea day, I was one of the judges.......I was the old broad :cool: (had a white ball cap on) and I will be posting my pictures on my picasweb site for anyone insterested.

[CruiseKing]

I would like to know which are the 2 Formal Nights and which night is Island Night?

Thank You,

[rianvi]

First of all, thankyou for taking the time to do this. You have already answered a few of my questions on other threads and were very helpful.

My questions echo those of ccrain {well, done by the way} covering just about everything. I have just one more,,,were the specialty restaurants ever opened at lunch. I read that sometimes they are.

Thanks again.

Peace, Anna:)

[ccrain]

First of all, thankyou for taking the time to do this. You have already answered a few of my questions on other threads and were very helpful.

My questions echo those of ccrain {well, done by the way} covering just about everything. I have just one more,,,were the specialty restaurants ever opened at lunch. I read that sometimes they are.

Thanks again.

Peace, Anna:)

 

I'm thinking that most people on these boards suffer from the same obsession I do.

[kosmo]

1 - Any listing of Horizon Court theme nights and what are they?

Only mention about themes in Horizon Court is Wednesday when it was Bierfest with a selection of hot and cold Bavarian dishes. From sausages to roast pork leg, choice hams and saurkraut.

 

2 - Line Dance class?, usually sea days, what time?

Line dancing at noon on Sunday and 9:45am on Thursday (Vista Lounge)

 

3 - Ballroom Dance class? What time?

Sunday 10am, Walt & Merengue

Tuesday 3:15pm, Swing & Salsa

Thursday 10:15am, Rhumba & Tango

 

4 - Ballroom blitz? Which nights and times?

Sunday, Monday & Thursday (Finale), 9:30pm

 

5 - Island Deck Party Night? When? Where?

Tuesday, Tropical Island Night Deck Party. Aft decks 12, 14, 15, 16. Music from 9:15pm with Dewitt Coppin - The fun starts at 10:30pm. Featuring: Limbo, Conga, Dollar Dance and much more ... Starting at 11pm is the Island Night Buffet in Horizon Court.

 

6 - Spa specials at Ocho Rios?

Mix & Match Specials, Combine any two of the following treatments for only $89:

25 min massage--25 min mint body scrub--25 min spa facial--25 min foot & ankle massage--25 min hot stone massage

Oxygenating facial + micro dermabrasion

Only $208 + FREE neck & shoulder massage

Couple metabolism test save $33. Cost is $33 per couple.

Ionithermie -- Super Detox today only $125

Men Only! "Shave of all Shaves" $65 OR "Deep Cleanse Shave" $55

Frangipani Scalp Ritual + Blow Dry from only $59

 

 

7 - Time gym opens in morning or is it 24/7?

7am - 10pm

 

8 - Country Western Night? When? What time?

I don't see any reference to a country/western night

 

9 - Number of different comedy acts? (The performers will change, but probably not the theme.)

3 different comedy acts

 

10 - Movies nights instead of live acts? Which nights?

Live acts are every night but there are also movies on Saturday at 8pm & 10:15pm, Tuesday at 7pm and Wednesday at 10pm. They may typically show even more movies as they had football game on in two of the lounges on two different nights on our cruise.

 

11 - Any names of the cruise staff?

Kelvin was the CD and Adam was the Deputy CD. We recognized Adam from the Grand Princess last year and he is a hoot. He and Winnie teach the dance classes so you'll probably run into him there. Kelvin and Adam do the bingo sessions too.

 

 

12 - Dock or tender in Cozumel and if tendered, did they tender excursions off first?

We did not stop in Cozumel as it was too rough. My understanding is that the ship will dock if there are not too many other ships already there. In that case, it will be tendering. Excursions booked through the ship are usually tendered first.

 

13 - Did they tender excursions in Grand Caymen off first?

 

14 - Did you try the steakhouse? How was it?

We did not try the steakhouse. Some friends did it last year and they didn't think it was worth the extra cost as you can get steak in the regular dining rooms most nights.

 

15 - Any other theme party nights? (50's, disco, stuff like that?)

On Wednesday at 9:30pm there is a 50's Sock Hop in the Explorer's Lounge. I was there for the beginning of it and it was getting pretty rowdy in there! I later saw the Reflections DVD of the event and it looked like a good time was had by all.

Hope this helps! Please feel free to ask anything else and I will do my best to answer.

[kosmo]

I would like to know which are the 2 Formal Nights and which night is Island Night?

Thank You,

 

Island night was on Tuesday and formal nights are Sunday and Thursday. HTH!

[CruiseKing]

Thank you for your help.

[sandysav]

we did both the steak house and sabatinis. Steak house was not worth it and we tipped the girl 20 per couple (cash) we were 3 couples and she didnt even thank us. Whereas sabatinis the food and venue are different and excellent we again tipped 20 per couple and we had 2 servers and the nice young itlalian kids thanked us profusely and even thanked us again later that evening when they saw us in the explorers lounge.

[sandysav]

we did both the steak house and sabatinis. Steak house was not worth it and we tipped the girl 20 per couple (cash) we were 3 couples and she didnt even thank us. Whereas sabatinis the food and venue are different and excellent we again tipped 20 per couple and we had 2 servers, the nice young itlalian kids thanked us profusely and even thanked us again later that evening when they saw us in the explorers lounge.

[sandysav]

we did both the steak house and sabatinis. The steak house was not worth we tipped the waitress 20 per couple (cash) and we were 3 couples and she did not even thank us. Sabatinis the venue, food and service were excellent and we again tipped 20 per couple and we had 2 servers and the nice young italian kids thanked us profusely and thanked us again when they saw us in the explorer lounge that evening.

[sandysav]

sorry didnt so that on purpose.

[Getting Away]

Is there a Coke Club and if there is what is the cost. We are going on the Star on Feb 10 and would really like to know. :D

[kosmo]

DH did the Coke stamp and he said it was $26-27 +tax/gratuity.

[CruiseKing]

Hello Getting Away,

If you mean a soda card Princess does offer that for fountain soda only. I believe the cost to be around $30. But more importantly come on over to our Roll Call @ http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=371533

We cruise in 19 days.

[ccrain]

Great information.

 

Thanks for taking the time!

[CruisinFinsUp]

Thank you for doing this!! We just booked for April on the Star, and I was wondering about the menu selections -- Did you notice please if there was a lot of seafood offered either on the buffet or in the dining room? I know it won't be like the piles of crab on the CB, but I'm hoping for some seafood!! Thanks much in advance!!!:D

[kosmo]

cruisintoddler --

 

If I recall correctly, there was some type of seafood dish on the dining room menus most nights and there was always a fish or two in Horizon Court (even salmon omelettes in the morn :confused: ). Tuesday or Wednesday there were split crab legs in the dining rooms. The menus for the dining rooms are posted early in the day in front of the entrances so you could check it out each morning and plan accordingly. Hope this helps and have a great cruise in April!