Pacific Princess Questions

We're considering a cruise on the Pacific Princess and we've never been on one of the smaller ships. I know that a lot of people love them. Perhaps, some of you can help with my questions...?

We are considering a mini-suite. All are on the deck below the pool area. Is there any problem with noise from either parties or chairs being moved?

Is there a side of the ship for smoking or a room like Churchill's for smoking? We don't smoke and try to stay away from smoking areas as much as possible for our comfort.

Any help will be much appreciated.:)

We're considering a cruise on the Pacific Princess and we've never been on one of the smaller ships. I know that a lot of people love them. Perhaps, some of you can help with my questions...?

 

We are considering a mini-suite. All are on the deck below the pool area. Is there any problem with noise from either parties or chairs being moved?

 

Is there a side of the ship for smoking or a room like Churchill's for smoking? We don't smoke and try to stay away from smoking areas as much as possible for our comfort.

 

Any help will be much appreciated.:)

We had 8008 and could hear chairs moving from above for around 15 minutes in the mornings around 6am. For us it wasn't a big deal. The cabin is under the tables and chairs that smokers sat in near the pool bar. We never smelled the smoke from our cabin or the pool deck, other than walking through the door to get to the pool deck. Further forward above 8006-8000 are the restrooms, internet cafe and card room. They would be completely silent.

We choose 8055 for our next cruise on the Ocean. That is under the opening to the Horizon Court. We have heard some commentary about hearing carts wheeling through in the rooms below. We'll take our chances as we like the aft location so much better than forward.

We love the small ships and while they don't have some of the amenities the bigger ships have, the friendliness of the crew and passengers makes up for it. :)

We were in 8041 on the Ocean Princess, the Pacific's sister, a few years ago when she was still the Tahitian, and never heard any noises from above.

The location on the Pacific of the smoking area, when I was aboard her last year, was in a corner of the pool deck. That area can be completely and easily avoided by entering the pool deck area from the door on the opposite side of the ship from the smoking area.

We're considering a cruise on the Pacific Princess and we've never been on one of the smaller ships. I know that a lot of people love them. Perhaps, some of you can help with my questions...?

 

We are considering a mini-suite. All are on the deck below the pool area. Is there any problem with noise from either parties or chairs being moved?

 

Is there a side of the ship for smoking or a room like Churchill's for smoking? We don't smoke and try to stay away from smoking areas as much as possible for our comfort.

 

Any help will be much appreciated.:)

We've been in 8002, 8020 and upcoming 8049 in 12 days. No noise problems anywhere.

Ship does not have dedicated smoking room, and unless they have stopped allowing smoking at the casino bar, that area sometimes is awful. Could be there are new rules; haven't been on since 2011. Will find out shortly.

Smoking is permitted at the forward end of the port side pool deck, on the starboard side of the Pacific Lounge at the back, and on the starboard promenade deck (that is, outside) That's as of February anyway.

Not certain about the casino, though I don't think it's allowed at the bar.

Thank you all for the information - especially the specifics about where smoking is allowed. That will help us with our cabin location selection. The noise info was helpful too. Deck chair movement is fine - we're up early, but it sounds like parties and music are not a big issue.

One last question - Are there tables for 2 in the dining room? We normally do anytime dining and request a table for 2. Hubby is "somewhat" resigned to sharing a table, but we would love a table for 2. We are elite. Would it make it easier to get a table for 2 if there are any?;)

Thank you all for the information - especially the specifics about where smoking is allowed. That will help us with our cabin location selection. The noise info was helpful too. Deck chair movement is fine - we're up early, but it sounds like parties and music are not a big issue.

 

One last question - Are there tables for 2 in the dining room? We normally do anytime dining and request a table for 2. Hubby is "somewhat" resigned to sharing a table, but we would love a table for 2. We are elite. Would it make it easier to get a table for 2 if there are any?;)

We were on the Ocean Princess in Jan/Feb for 28 days. We were in cabin 8002 and loved the cabin and the cabin stewart!! We didn't hear any noise from above. Perfect location!. There were some tables for 2 in the dining room...actually more table for two than I remember from our last cruise when the Ocean Princess was the Tahitian Princess.

One more question - the pictures of the balcony staterooms look like a standard size balcony stateroom that Princess offers, but the minisuites look huge in the pictures. Is this accurate? Are they substantially bigger than the typical minisuite on bigger ship? ;)

 

 

One last question - Are there tables for 2 in the dining room? We normally do anytime dining and request a table for 2. Hubby is "somewhat" resigned to sharing a table, but we would love a table for 2. We are elite. Would it make it easier to get a table for 2 if there are any?;)

Try to follow me on this one. The only true decent tables for two will be those that back into the club bar. Otherwise the others are so close to each other that they may as well be called tables for four. There is hardly breathing room between them. There are also tables for two when you walk into the dining room just before the step up to the center section. Those sit right below and you wouldn't want to be there. It's like an afterthought and being out in a corridor.

Try to follow me on this one. The only true decent tables for two will be those that back into the club bar. Otherwise the others are so close to each other that they may as well be called tables for four. There is hardly breathing room between them. There are also tables for two when you walk into the dining room just before the step up to the center section. Those sit right below and you wouldn't want to be there. It's like an afterthought and being out in a corridor.

Pia, Thank you very much. All of your information has been really helpful. :)

We are elite. Would it make it easier to get a table for 2 if there are any?;)

We once had a table for two on the Pacific Princess. It was maybe four inches away from a table for six. We all treated like an 8 top, with one small problem. The 6 top had a different waiter, so they always got their food before we did. We had some great conversations on that cruise.

We were in room 8040 for a Tahiti cruise.. I think we were under the ping pong table.. It could be somewhat noisy during the day but mornings and nights were quiet..

Being Elite means nothing other than what you get with the published perks. You will most likely be one of many Elite onboard.

Dang ;)

Dang ;)

Try to follow me on this one. The only true decent tables for two will be those that back into the club bar. Otherwise the others are so close to each other that they may as well be called tables for four. There is hardly breathing room between them.

Two pictures can help show this. Go to http://fp.caribill.com/ for some pictures from the Pacific's twin, the Ocean Princess (taken when it was the Tahitian).

Select the "Food" link near the bottom of the page.

Picture 001 has two paintings on the wall on the upper left. Below each painting is a table for two. These are the ones Pia referred to as the "only true decent tables for two."

Picture 002 shows a table for six and another table in the lower left. This other table is a table for two and you can see how close it is to the table for six.

Two pictures can help show this. Go to http://fp.caribill.com/ for some pictures from the Pacific's twin, the Ocean Princess (taken when it was the Tahitian).

 

Select the "Food" link near the bottom of the page.

 

Picture 001 has two paintings on the wall on the upper left. Below each painting is a table for two. These are the ones Pia referred to as the "only true decent tables for two."

 

Picture 002 shows a table for six and another table in the lower left. This other table is a table for two and you can see how close it is to the table for six.

Bill, your photo album is perfectly timed; thank you! What was the typical age on that cruise? Retired or working? Well traveled with Princess or people that just wanted to take that particular cruise because of the South Pacific? What nationalities? Sorry to pepper you with questions but we were talking about this cruise just today and wondering what it would be like.

Two pictures can help show this. Go to http://fp.caribill.com/ for some pictures from the Pacific's twin, the Ocean Princess (taken when it was the Tahitian).

 

Select the "Food" link near the bottom of the page.

 

Picture 001 has two paintings on the wall on the upper left. Below each painting is a table for two. These are the ones Pia referred to as the "only true decent tables for two."

 

Picture 002 shows a table for six and another table in the lower left. This other table is a table for two and you can see how close it is to the table for six.

Wow! I loved all of your pictures. Thank you for sharing. I do see the table situation and will share with hubby so he's prepared. All of your pictures give us a great idea of what the ship is like and how it's different from the big ship experience. This is making us really excited to experience it ourselves!

Bill, your photo album is perfectly timed; thank you! What was the typical age on that cruise? Retired or working? Well traveled with Princess or people that just wanted to take that particular cruise because of the South Pacific? What nationalities? Sorry to pepper you with questions but we were talking about this cruise just today and wondering what it would be like.

We took that cruise in early December, a time when few young families will be cruising. So I would say most passengers were middle aged and up.

Possibly the picture below of the Marriage Game participants can help answer your question.

Almost every passenger was from the USA or Canada. I do not remember how many were new to Princess.

Possibly the picture below of the Marriage Game participants can help answer your question.

Yikes. I was wrong, DH was right (I hate it when that happens). Do you recall MTP cutoff? How was the weather in December...much rain (I saw overcast skies in some photos)? Did you do B2B (looks like you do from the photos)? Again, thanks for your answers. I was tasked today with finding these things out, and you're helpfully giving me a cheat sheet.

Yikes. I was wrong, DH was right (I hate it when that happens). Do you recall MTP cutoff? How was the weather in December...much rain (I saw overcast skies in some photos)? Did you do B2B (looks like you do from the photos)? Again, thanks for your answers. I was tasked today with finding these things out, and you're helpfully giving me a cheat sheet.

So far I have not found my notes from that trip, so I do not know the MTP cutoff. I know we made it with 166 days, but that was 6 years ago.

Only rain other than a brief shower was on embarkation day. It rained (poured) when went from the hotel to the ship and again later in the afternoon.

Not a B2B.

Yikes. I was wrong, DH was right (I hate it when that happens). Do you recall MTP cutoff? How was the weather in December...much rain (I saw overcast skies in some photos)? Did you do B2B (looks like you do from the photos)? Again, thanks for your answers. I was tasked today with finding these things out, and you're helpfully giving me a cheat sheet.

Cheat sheet hint: Just resurrect one of my Lives and you will find the cutoff numbers every time. ;) Sea, Sun and Dawn not included.

Cheat sheet hint: Just resurrect one of my Lives and you will find the cutoff numbers every time. ;) Sea, Sun and Dawn not included.

I just went through six pages of your post starts and have two questions:

1.) I didn't see the 10-night South Pacific cruise listed, but saw your other elevety-hundred LIVE FROMs. When did you do it? And yes, they are cheat sheets, every one. Like Cliffs Notes. Take the cruise, or just read the Pia's Notes. ;)

2.). How did you go from first posting on CC in 2007 to owning the Princess board in 2014 (actually, long before that even)? :D

I just went through six pages of your post starts and have two questions:

 

1.) I didn't see the 10-night South Pacific cruise listed, but saw your other elevety-hundred LIVE FROMs. When did you do it? And yes, they are cheat sheets, every one. Like Cliffs Notes. Take the cruise, or just read the Pia's Notes. ;)

 

2.). How did you go from first posting on CC in 2007 to owning the Princess board in 2014 (actually, long before that even)? :D

OMG, I am so embarrassed. :o I guess it's because I have no life other than cruising and CC. In between, I read. ;)

The Tahiti cruise was way back in 2004; pre LIVES. Sorry. But we were in Tahiti again on the Sapphire in 2010, but that one started in Seattle and ended in Sydney, and back again to L.A. Guess it doesn't count, huh? :D

Caribill, the pictures are fantastic and we cannot wait to do this ship. We just spent 21 days on the Oceania Regatta, which is identical in size, furnishings and decor. We loved everything about the experience. Oceania is changing out the decor next month so I am glad we got to see it before they update.