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charliedalrymple

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  1. On our 13-day NZ cruise in December 2023, Majestic had four production shows: Sweet Soul Music, Fantastic Journey, Fiera and Encore. I will freely admit that live shows are always a highlight of any cruise for me (and I'm very disappointed when shows don't measure up). I will say that the current cast on Majestic is probably the best I've seen on any cruise. If nothing else, I would encourage you to give Encore a try, which is a wonderful show (with classical and musical theatre elements, as well as an amazing guest operatic soprano on our cruise).
  2. Or you could just take turns going to the bar to pick up the drinks to ensure even distribution. We didn't worry too much about it, because we didn't even reach 15 drinks a day between the two of us.
  3. Former lawyer here. As others have said, the chances of winning a lawsuit claiming negligence are very slim. Also, someone mentioned that you are unlikely get an apology that could be used against Princess. You best bet would be to write a very strongly worded letter saying how angry you are at their lack of follow-up and implying that you might be feeling litigious. I think Princess would be very eager to offer you some form of compensation to make the whole thing go away. If you have a friend who is a lawyer who could write it for you, even better. However, I don't think it would be worth the money to hire an attorney.
  4. We did mid-May on Coral and it was perhaps our best cruise ever. The weather was perfect--though I would note that many of the locals mentioned how "lucky" we were with the weather. We loved the smaller ship for that particular itinerary. Nothing we wanted to do was closed.
  5. Masonchar, we are all waiting breathlessly for the resolution. Please keep us posted!
  6. We did a private tour (six people in a small boat) with Rum Runners Charters in Juneau. It's called a whale-watching tour (2.5 hours), but they also bring raw meat to feed to the eagles, who swoop around the boat to grab the meat. Quite impressive. (We did see whales as well! 🙂) Rum Runners starts early to get out onto the water before the big charters and cruise ship tours, so you can have the area to yourself for a while. We got some amazing close-up photos of eagles!
  7. Our soprano on a NZ cruise (from the Sydney Opera) sang the Queen of the Night Aria and was awesome!!
  8. The best show I have seen on a Princess ship is "Encore," even though it has no story. However, the guest soprano opera singer might have met even Strauss1020's exacting standards.
  9. Haljo, I just tried to send you a message but it bounced back as undeliverable!
  10. I can't speak to the other countries, but tipping in Scandinavia is not expected and generally not done. That isn't to say that they wouldn't appreciate tips!
  11. Hi again, Roy. I just tried to send you a message but it seems that feature is not available.
  12. So you know what I'm talking about with Princess! I thought maybe I was just becoming a cranky old man. Thanks for confirming what I've also noticed!
  13. Thanks for the tip. I don't know what Club Orange is but will investigate. Are there perks other than a free upgrate?
  14. Definitely love to read on cruises! Otherwise, I never seem to find the time to commit to a long novel. Oh--and I'm talking about actual books, not Kindle. Yes, I'm a tech dinosaur!
  15. We booked this itinerary for both the ports (never been to Hawaii) and the sea days, which sound very relaxing--although I'm not sure about ten sea days during a 17-day cruise. We'll see whether we get bored!
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