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Any ship can have an outbreak of Covid and Noro. If they do they are going to have a real complete scrubbing and there is no more danger on that ship or a different one. People bring disease on board and it can happen on any ship.

Can anyone confirm if there is a section of Pandora charms in the shops on the Grand ?

I think that anyone who has cruised even a few times know that things like casinos and spas are contractors and have been for a long time

Please note many suites cannot be booked for 4 people. As far as I know only the premium suites which are usually extremely forward and family suites will handle 4. Also this assumes that there will be no intimacy. This might work for a family but I don’t see it working for 2 couples

Anyplace but the buffet

Except that fast food workers always have name tags with the name of the food company but hardly any of them work for the parent company since most fast food places are franchises with different owners

There are 2 types of mini suites. Regular and Reserve. Reserve minis include dining the the Reserve section of the dining room. Extra entree, no wait and great service. They are also midship and more expensive

I would think it would be a little uncomfortable for 2 adult couples not to mention a lack of closet space and bathroom time

Thanks for the 411 Sailing July 31 for 14 days

So is Reserve dining in Botticelli the whole cruise ? On most Grand Class ships it has been in De Vinci the last few years Sailing B2B Alaskan cruise in the summer

I totally agree

I assume you have a fully stocked refrigerator. Do you never go out to lunch or dinner ? It would be a lot cheaper to eat all your meals at home. The only lunch available on port days on ship are the buffet and burger/pizza slices on deck. I don’t consider those as perfectly good food.

You really need to define staff. As far as I know all stewards, waiters, cooks, bartenders, laundry workers etc are all employees of Princess. Spa, Future cruises and casino employees are all contracted by the venue

Covid, the flu , the common cold, Noro etc are still around and zi doubt they will ever go away completely. Vaccines do keep the symptoms down for Covid and flu but cannot completely prevent them. That is a fact of life we still cruise 3-4 times a year total around 60 days total We bring masks for situations where there is an out break and test about every 10 days while traveling. We have both had covid twice but the symptoms have been mild I believe because we are vaccinated twice a year

No CVP I know would ever call themselves an advisor. This has all the signs of “Princess Promotions”. They are a 3rd party not Princess employees although there calls show up on your phone as Princess They have absolutely no idea of what they are doing. Also Princess would not just assign a CVP if you have a TA