Regal Princess Aft Pool

Does anyone have or has anyone posted real pictures of the New Aft Pool?

Anxious to hear comments from anyone that may have seen it, and or used it.

I believe the Regal has the new dipping pool and there is a photo floating around on CC somewhere..

Try this...

So this is their answer to the lack of a pool at the back of the ship.

So this is their answer to the lack of a pool at the back of the ship.

I saw a somewhat better picture on USA Today's travel section but can't find it now. It didn't make it look any larger, just more of a direct view.

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I found the pic: http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/cruises/2014/05/29/first-look-princess-cruises-new-regal-princess/9708799/ I think it is the 11th pic.

It will be an unfortunate spot if those soot problems are sorted yet.

The last I have heard on the subject is that Princess was "hopeful" the modifications will work. And the only sighting so far (from Av8tor's review) doesn't look encouraging...?? I live in hope...

Hopefully this works:

I saw a somewhat better picture on USA Today's travel section but can't find it now. It didn't make it look any larger, just more of a direct view.

 

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I found the pic: http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/cruises/2014/05/29/first-look-princess-cruises-new-regal-princess/9708799/ I think it is the 11th pic.

Okay, that's just ludicrous. Aft bathtub would be a more accurate description of that. I've seen bigger kiddie wading pools. Was the designer of these two new ships someone with a water phobia? A chlorine allergy? A crippling hatred of pool noodles or the game "Marco Polo"? (Actually, I'd be right there with him on the latter.)

Hopefully this works:

Yours works! Thanks!

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Thank you, Coral; that's a much better picture. But it still doesn't qualify as a pool--and I don't see any shade anywhere near it.

Okay, that's just ludicrous. Aft bathtub would be a more accurate description of that. I've seen bigger kiddie wading pools. Was the designer of these two new ships someone with a water phobia? A chlorine allergy? A crippling hatred of pool noodles or the game "Marco Polo"? (Actually, I'd be right there with him on the latter.)

I think it was done just enough to say they added an aft pool. It sort of reminds me of the weird pool that is aft on the Coral Princess. I keep asking "what the heck were they thinking".

I agree about the lack of pools on these ships. Disappointing! I am one who only gets to swim/use a pool on cruises.

It looks like a hot tub not a pool,

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I think it was done just enough to say they added an aft pool. It sort of reminds me of the weird pool that is aft on the Coral Princess. I keep asking "what the heck were they thinking".

 

 

 

I agree about the lack of pools on these ships. Disappointing! I am one who only gets to swim/use a pool on cruises.

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That pool was the Youth a Center Pool until the Sanctuary took over the area around it.

 

 

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It is just odd with the plastic/glass around it (Coral Princess).

Thank you, Coral; that's a much better picture. But it still doesn't qualify as a pool--and I don't see any shade anywhere near it.

Not much shade near the other pools either.

Yawn...

I think it looks good. Yes it's not an Olympic sized pool but it's a pool. Somewhere to cool off and plenty of shallow space around to sit in. Do people really expect a lap pool or something?

Do people really expect a lap pool or something?

Well, now that you mention it . . . yes, that would have been nice.

Yawn...

 

I think it looks good. Yes it's not an Olympic sized pool but it's a pool. Somewhere to cool off and plenty of shallow space around to sit in. Do people really expect a lap pool or something?

Hoping for something equivalent to the Grand class aft pools.

I was wondering how they did this...

Here's a comparison to the Royal

The Aft pool looks similar to the small plunge pool on Lido under the MUTS screen on Royal and Regal. There were plenty of people using that area on my Royal cruise. I think it is a nice addition... but I'm a wake-watcher anyway.

Yawn...

 

I think it looks good. Yes it's not an Olympic sized pool but it's a pool. Somewhere to cool off and plenty of shallow space around to sit in. Do people really expect a lap pool or something?

My husband was just saying basically the same thing:D. If you think of it, on other ships no one hardly swam in the back pools....they would do more sitting and chatting in the water than actual swimming;)

IMO, better than no pool at all and someplace to cool off with a great view!

Why couldn't they make it the whole width? Water shortage?:D

Also, when we were on the Royal the pools were too cold. I think in an effort to be "green" they didn't care about the passengers turning blue:eek: at least being "green" was the explanation I got from the supervisor I spoke to at the retreat pool. I miss the "indoor" pools on the older ships. A lit easier on the skin, providing some protection from the sun and heated. I do live so many of the features on the Riyal/Regal though.

I predicted that lovers of the Terrace Pool and the wrap around Promenade deck on other Princess ships would be underwhelmed by anything Princess did to address these shortcomings on the Regal and eventually the Royal. I'm a cup half full kind if guy and suggest not knocking it until you tried it. At least Princess tried to retrofit as best they could on a ship that was designed and well under construction. People were all excited when the saw an aft pool on Britannia, P&Os version of the Royal. As the deck plans have been revealed, the Regal's version looks better to me.

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I guess each cruise ship cannot be all things to all people. I think it looks nice.

Why couldn't they make it the whole width? Water shortage?:D

 

Probably a weight support issue.