LIVE! Crown Princess 1/28-2/4

...Well, almost LIVE, as we embark the ship tomorrow. We arrived in FLL yesterday and are enjoying the sun and warmth. We checked into the Renaissance at 2:00 yesterday, walked to Crown for several bottles of wine, had a very nice dinner at Bimini Boatyard, watched a Lifetime movie, then fell asleep after a long travel day from Detroit.

We enjoyed breakfast at Joe's Cafe where I had Eggs Benedict for my birthday. Then, we rode the Sun Trolley to Las Olas so I could get a couple of new outfits at Fresh Produce - love that shop! We will walk down to the bridge to watch the Emerald Princess sail at 4:00. We plan to have dinner at Carlos and Pepe's while we await my sisters' arrival from DTW tonight.

Will post tomorrow after we've gotten settled in our stateroom, checked our late seating table location, and made reservations at Crown Grill.

Last day before we sail away on the Crown Princess :)

Chris and Mike from Michigan

Will be following this carefully Chris! We board Feb 11. Love the Rennaisance and the Bimini - our routine too!

I will be following too!! We also love the Renaissance! Kim

Wave so we can see you on the Port Everglases web cam....we'll be watching sailawa. Bon Voyage and have a great time.

My sis lives in Detroit know who wants to buy a great house? It's in a condop. Have fun I sail in march . Will be reading!

Have a margarita (or 2) for me at Carlos & Pepes - we LOVE that place! Have a great cruise. :)

Cheers,

Kirsten

Hello, again!

We walked down to the 17th Street bridge to watch the Emerald Princess sail, waited until 4:30, and headed back to the hotel when it hadn't left (gangway still up). Just past 5:30 now, and it still hasn't left :confused:

My sisters' flight has left the gate at DTW, so we are on our way to dinner at Carlos & Pepe's prior to their arrival. Cheers!

Chris and Mike from north of Motown

We're on the same cruise, can't wait.

Chris, You're true to your word.

Last week you told us all you'd do a "live from", and here you are.. Fantastic !!! :)

Srpilo

Boarding tomorrow as well, it has been a busy day here as we flew from Seattle to Miami and did a number of things around here. We are staying at the Marriott Harbor beach resort, which has the second most ridiculously huge pool I have ever seen. We also made the walk from the resort to the jetty for sailaways, and I got some cool photos, but missed Emerald Princess due to the late sailaway.i

Looking forward to your reports. We board the Crown in Rome in October.

Wave so we can see you on the Port Everglases web cam....we'll be watching sailawa. Bon Voyage and have a great time.

We are port side a couple of doors behind aft elevators/stairs on Baja deck. We will be displaying our University of Michigan banner over our balcony.

Bon Voyage!

Chris and Mike

Mike and I were waiting in the lobby (OK, the bar :D - it's my birthday!) when my sisters arrived several minutes before we expected them. Everything has gone very smoothly for all of us, and we hope it will be smooth sailing on the Crown, too. They were :eek: about walking over to Walgreen's in the dark, so Mike is escorting them. What a guy!

Less than 24 hours 'til we're onboard the Crown Princess :)

Sweet dreams!

Chris

Hubby and I sail on the Crown on March 31st so I'm eager to eat up any info I can get, lol. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on your post this week - thank you for sharing your holiday with us! Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Chris! Reading your live gets me excited for another cruise. I was on the Crown New Year's eve cruise. Love the Crown we also sailed last April. I am happy to report we had a new pillow top mattress & slept like a baby. We did the Chef's table in April-worth every Penney. We had picture perfect weather in the southern Caribbean hope you do too. Have a terrific cruise. I'll be following your live and looking for your Michigan banner while cheering for OSU!

Lindy Sails

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Looking forward in hearing from you along the way. We will be boarding as you get off next week :)

Happy (belated) Birthday, Chris! And thanks for doing a 'live'! I'll enjoy following you to the Caribbean! We're from Metro Detroit too and can't wait to sail on the Emerald in only four more weeks! Have a fantastic cruise and thanks for taking us along! Bon Voyage!

:)

Elaine

Cruzinchris: watched the Crown sail in this AM on the webcam, pretty as a picture. Happy belated BD and have a wonderful time. You'll be boarding soon. My favorite thing is always when the ship posts a sign over the gangway door that says "WELCOME HOME" Bon Voyage!

Happy birthday Chris. Today we board the Crown, our third time on this fabulous ship. Then the Grand the following week.

Add another fellow cruiser closely following your reports, cruizinchris! Our gang of 10 (4 families) is sailing the Crown for the first time in early April. We are all fans of Princess and are very excited. Can't wait to read all your posts.

Safe travels and enjoy your cruise !

Another belated birthday wish - we will be cruising the Crown boarding in Venice in December! So you all take good care of her in the mean time! I will be subscribing to hear all the details as we have never cruised on the Crown before! Bon voyage!

Good Morning.

Chris and I got up this morning and walked up the 17th St Bridge to see the Crown and all the other ships in port. The last few times we cruised from Port Everglades, we've been on a mid-week sailing. It's overwhelming to see how many ships are departing today.

Just had a 2nd lovely breakfast at Joe's Cafe and will be leaving to board the ship in about an hour. It's mostly cloudy and there's a chance of showers this afternoon but we won't let the weather detract from our first voyage on the Crown. We'll check in again when we're onboard.

Mike

I forgot to say happy birthday.....great way to spend a bd knowing you are cruising the next day.......have a blast!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! We're sailing on the Crown in mid March and getting so excited. I heard Nick Nash is the captain, if you get a chance, could you let us know if he'll still be there in mid March? I've never sailed with him, but I've heard great things.

We'll look for your banner waving during sail away this afternoon. Have a great cruise!!

Happy Birthday Chris!!!!

Have a great cruise. I know you've been looking forward to it and I can't wait to hear about your time on the Crown. You know we had a good time and I know you will too. Ft. Lauderdale looks pretty and sunny today.

Susan