RNRcruisers

I am another who prefers smaller ships. We were on Caribbean February of 2023 and it was fine. We were on the Regal this past February and actually decided we prefer the Caribbean. No ship is perfect but for us, smaller is better. That isn't to say we wouldn't go on the Regal again but it would depend on the itinerary. And personally I would always cruise for 6 days over 4 days! 😅

Yay! I’m so excited to have traditional dining back!

Totally agree with OP. It is a fun splurge for me and worth it to have little to no balance due at the end of the cruise. Where I would probably not purchase the Plus, would be for a longer, port intensive cruise. For me, the object of the trip is different than a warm weather cruise and the "spoil myself" aspect wouldn't be the same.

100% agree with this. There are so many better places for this type of entertainment. We were sitting in the International Cafe one morning (on the Regal, not Sun), enjoying our coffee and ocean view, and a zumba class starts in the piazza. Not very peaceful. And in the evenings the piazza is just too crowded and loud. Crooners didn't even get used because of the noise in the piazza. Doesn't make sense to me.

Thank you! That looks pretty roomy but I am not sure if the noise would bother me. And I believe that level is the only one with these window staterooms.

Do you have pictures of these rooms? I wonder if there are others like 5429 that are noisy or if more are like the one you are in now. Is the noise the reason that you would prefer an inside higher up? The insides look really small from the one picture I have seen. I think the average sq. footage of them is substantially less than the insides on other Princess ships.

We will often order an entree for our table to share - maybe a pasta dish or just something we all want to taste. We did this as recently as this past February. We have never been charged for it.

We took a cruise to Bermuda once. The weather was the worst we have ever had on a cruise. It poured the whole way there and poured the whole time we were at the island. The sun finally came out on our last morning. And this was in June! Should probably give it another try.

On Regal last month Alfredo's was open before the MDR for embarkation lunch, maybe 11? We boarded early.

Seems like those living in the area already have an advantage in that they don't have to fly to cruise.

There is a lot of time for everything to start running smoothly. I would go into it with a positive attitude and I bet you'll have a great cruise.

I agree, that is another reason I would hesitate.

We cruised out of Galveston last month and decided we will avoid it in the future. The airports are too far and a hassle and expense to get transportation.

I am curious about this also. I loved traditional dining and would definitely do that if it were an option. I also wonder if it means Princess might bring it back on some other ships?...

DH and I always have it set up as a queen and it is fine. Last year on the Caribbean Princess we had a guaranteed room and they gave us one with the upper bunks folded up against the wall. In that case, it would have been better to have the bed set up as twins since the bunks made walking around the outside of the bed difficult - even for me and I am short! Our very first cruise in 1990 we had twins that couldn't be made into a queen. I think that was more common on older ships 🙂