donna5 Posted July 19, 2009 #51 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I love Keeping Up Appearances - and that was so funny!!! Remember Hyacinth and Onslow dancing.:D Yep, and Hyacinth seeing Daisy and Onslow getting out of the canvas covered lifeboat, which she believes means they were stowaways, when they had actually just finished making whoppee in there. They don't seem to show that one very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted July 19, 2009 #52 Share Posted July 19, 2009 OMG Bill, you actually kept notes on this? :confused: Yes. They come in useful in threads such as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Boat Dream Posted July 19, 2009 #53 Share Posted July 19, 2009 On one recent cruise, there were 196 Elite passengers. Cut off for the cocktail party (in Skywalkers) was 223 days. Most traveled passengers: 1st 644 days, 57 cruises 2nd 576 days, 58 cruises 3rd 486 days, 59 cruises In this inspires you, start booking your future cruises so you can catch up. Wow! What ship and itinerary? Even with my cruise days under 200, I've been invited on my last 4 cruises! This time, 2 people didn't show up at the lunch although they had RSVPed yes. That was too bad because the Captain Circle Hostess said that she would have invited the next 2 people on the list. I know that the lunch is the "top 40" people but I have heard that when there is a cocktail party, they invite more people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted July 19, 2009 #54 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Does anyone remember that about 20 (? 30 ? :o) years ago anyone sailing in a suite got invited to the Captain's cabin for cocktails? THAT was memorable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBP&O2/O Posted July 19, 2009 #55 Share Posted July 19, 2009 "If all my sailing had been on Princess I would be in better number than I am. :D Miserable sentence, but you know what I mean. " Yup - I know what you mean - mine tally up to 2667 days at sea ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted July 19, 2009 #56 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Does anyone remember that about 20 (? 30 ? :o) years ago anyone sailing in a suite got invited to the Captain's cabin for cocktails? THAT was memorable! And I remember exactly where/when that was. It was 1996 on the old Royal Princess. Definitely a different kind of experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted July 19, 2009 #57 Share Posted July 19, 2009 "If all my sailing had been on Princess I would be in better number than I am. :D Miserable sentence, but you know what I mean. " Yup - I know what you mean - mine tally up to 2667 days at sea ;) Working on a ship or serving your country on a ship don't count. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted July 19, 2009 #58 Share Posted July 19, 2009 And I remember exactly where/when that was. It was 1996 on the old Royal Princess. Definitely a different kind of experience. Pia How did you remember that? I looked back at my personalizer and it was the Crown in 91 or 94. (Were they sister ships?) I also remember our suite was 2 steps up to the pool and the entry for the pool had a window where you could watch underwater. Does that sound right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted July 19, 2009 #59 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Wow! What ship and itinerary? Emerald on the Baltic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted July 19, 2009 #60 Share Posted July 19, 2009 PiaHow did you remember that? I looked back at my personalizer and it was the Crown in 91 or 94. (Were they sister ships?) I also remember our suite was 2 steps up to the pool and the entry for the pool had a window where you could watch underwater. Does that sound right? Karen, that was the cruise where we first met Lorraine and Joe Artz and the hostess, tall statuesque blonde, was also quite memorable. Don't remember the captain, but I sure remember his quarters. :D Signs of aging are when you can remember old stuff and forget new stuff. So, what did I have for dinner last night? LOL ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxury For Less Posted July 19, 2009 #61 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Never say never! We sailed with Celebrity for the first time last month and one day we were chatting with the Hotel Director (same rank as Captain). We got into a conversation about the Cotswolds where we live in England, lousy English service, cruising in general amongst other things. 30 minutes later we continued on our merry way. That evening we arrived back to our cabin after dinner to find a formal invitation to the Captains table for the last formal night of the cruise. We just could not believe it! Suffice to say it was a magnificent evening, a true honour and a special memory forever. There were only 3 other couples invited and we received the best service, expensive wines were provided and we felt like royalty sitting facing everyone in the dining room. Indeed, most probably a once in a lifetime experience. Maybe it is not all about days and cruises cruised but a bit of luck too ........:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfv379 Posted July 19, 2009 #62 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Karen, that was the cruise where we first met Lorraine and Joe Artz and the hostess, tall statuesque blonde, was also quite memorable. Don't remember the captain, but I sure remember his quarters. :D Signs of aging are when you can remember old stuff and forget new stuff. So, what did I have for dinner last night? LOL ;) I'm surprised that you remembered the "Statuesque Blonde" and not the Captain.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 19, 2009 #63 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Never say never! We sailed with Celebrity for the first time last month and one day we were chatting with the Hotel Director (same rank as Captain). We got into a conversation about the Cotswolds where we live in England, lousy English service, cruising in general amongst other things. 30 minutes later we continued on our merry way. That evening we arrived back to our cabin after dinner to find a formal invitation to the Captains table for the last formal night of the cruise. We just could not believe it! Suffice to say it was a magnificent evening, a true honour and a special memory forever. There were only 3 other couples invited and we received the best service, expensive wines were provided and we felt like royalty sitting facing everyone in the dining room. Indeed, most probably a once in a lifetime experience. Maybe it is not all about days and cruises cruised but a bit of luck too ........:):) Celebrity does this regularly Princess does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfv379 Posted July 19, 2009 #64 Share Posted July 19, 2009 "If all my sailing had been on Princess I would be in better number than I am. :D Miserable sentence, but you know what I mean. " Yup - I know what you mean - mine tally up to 2667 days at sea ;) Not Fair:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted July 19, 2009 #65 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I'm surprised that you remembered the "Statuesque Blonde" and not the Captain.:eek: Had you seen her, you'd know why she was memorable. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted July 19, 2009 #66 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Had you seen her, you'd know why she was memorable. :D I hate that I missed her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted July 19, 2009 #67 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I hate that I missed her. LOL. Too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfv379 Posted July 19, 2009 #68 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Had you seen her, you'd know why she was memorable. :D My imagination is active enough:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted July 19, 2009 #69 Share Posted July 19, 2009 My imagination is active enough:eek: Calm down. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto2Kansas Posted July 19, 2009 #70 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Never say never! We sailed with Celebrity for the first time last month and one day we were chatting with the Hotel Director (same rank as Captain). We got into a conversation about the Cotswolds where we live in England, lousy English service, cruising in general amongst other things. 30 minutes later we continued on our merry way. That evening we arrived back to our cabin after dinner to find a formal invitation to the Captains table for the last formal night of the cruise. We just could not believe it! Suffice to say it was a magnificent evening, a true honour and a special memory forever. There were only 3 other couples invited and we received the best service, expensive wines were provided and we felt like royalty sitting facing everyone in the dining room. Indeed, most probably a once in a lifetime experience. Maybe it is not all about days and cruises cruised but a bit of luck too ........:):) This happens frequently on RCI and Celebrity, but afraid it isn't going to happen on Princess. RCI and Celebrity still have the 'captain's table' for those booking the highest suites and others that staff thinks would be able to carry on interesting table conversation, on other cruise lines, but don't count on it happening on a Princess ship I am afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaerobear Posted July 19, 2009 #71 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Also, the Hotel Manager/Director on any line does NOT have the same rank as the Captain, NOBODY does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 19, 2009 #72 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Also, the Hotel Manager/Director on any line does NOT have the same rank as the Captain, NOBODY does. Agree there are only (2) 4 stripers, Staff Capt/Capt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted July 19, 2009 #73 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Also, the Hotel Manager/Director on any line does NOT have the same rank as the Captain, NOBODY does. I wondered about that comment when I read it. Thanks for clarifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandrina Posted July 20, 2009 #74 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Agree there are only (2) 4 stripers, Staff Capt/Capt The Captain and the Chief Engineer have four stripes. Staff Captain has three and a half. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 20, 2009 #75 Share Posted July 20, 2009 The Captain and the Chief Engineer have four stripes. Staff Captain has three and a half. Cheers. Have not seen 4 for Engineers on Princess ... Red for engineers though. Not gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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