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Drdarkknight

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    Calgary, Canada
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    Princess, Celebrity
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    Europe

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  1. 6am came way too early this morning and the struggle was very real. We managed to head up for breakfast at 6:45am and we’re surprised to see it was still dark out. We watched the sun rise while we ate and began wondering why we seemed to still be moving. Shortly after 7am the captain came on and announced that due to high winds and unsafe conditions, we would be missing Amber Cove, Dominican Republic. It was a little disappointing but it’s the right call. I have a friend in DR at the moment and she mentioned there was a big storm last night and that it was pretty windy. That meant we were getting a bonus sea day. I went back to bed for a bit and was surprised that within an hour the cruise director staff had planned an entire day’s worth of activities. I was pretty sunned out so we had an inside day. We spent the morning in one of the window nooks at Vines, reading our books. It was very nice and relaxing and once it got a bit later I enjoyed a refreshing glass of La Crema Rosé. We headed to Palms for lunch where I had the most amazing Thai spring rolls and some more aglio e olio spaghetti. No dessert for us as we rushed off to watch Deal or No Deal in the theatre. I wanted to play but they had stopped selling tickets before we arrived. The first contestant won $1 and the second won $150. It was fun watching the crowd get rowdy as more numbers were called. Keeping up with the busy afternoon it was off to Club Fusion for a presentation on the real pirates of the Caribbean. The speaker was absolutely hilarious. We finished off our afternoon with some beer at Outriggers Bar. I love this place because it’s in the shade but we can still be outside. Dinner was at Coral Dining Room and I swear I ate half the menu. I had the smoked salmon, escargot, bisque, tortellini, surf and turf and the chocolate pistachio dome. Then it was time for Marriage Match. I was in the game show last time but it was equally as fun being on the other side. We were crying laughing. We meant to end up at the I Love This party in the piazza but we ended up at Skywalker’s Nightclub which was bumping. We still are back in the room at a reasonable time, 12:30. Was today what we expected? Absolutely not. But we made the best of it and there’s no regrets. These things happen.
  2. The staff did and I kindof did but I can’t say anyone else really participated in that way
  3. We’ve travelled back in time this morning so I was wide awake before 7am, despite having the opportunity to sleep in as we don’t arrive in Turks and Caicos until noon. We decided to change things up and had breakfast at the International Cafe. I didn’t enjoy it as much as the one on my Alaskan cruise but it did the trick. Then it was up to the pool deck and once again it was pretty hot. We ended up moving to the Outrigger Bar which was in the shade and perfect. We knew Turks and Caicos was known for beautiful water and beaches but it still took our breath away when we got close. The water was so clear. We grabbed lunch at the buffet and then disembarked. We met our tour at the end of the pier and briefly saw my sister and her friend. I was doing the Junkaboo Party Bus. Things seemed a bit ‘not as advertised’ at the start when most of the group was older, immediately complained about the volume of the music, and asked why there was rum. Not entirely sure what was going on there but my friend and I brought the party to the party bus. First we headed to the far end of the island. We were given some rum punch for the journey (this will be a theme today).I think Grand Turk must be mostly known for their beaches because the tour was hilarious. “this is Tony’s car wash…this is Tony’s dry cleaning…this is the gas station”. Having grown up in what is now a cruise port, I often joke I wouldn’t know how to give a tour. When we reached the end of the island we got off to do a rum tasting. We tried regular, spiced and coconut rum. Coconut was my favourite. Back on the bus and heading to ‘town’. Town was about five buildings. We found a little stall selling drinks and each grabbed a Pina colada - the best I’ve ever had. It was so fresh and delicious. It blew my mind. On the next bus trip we received more rum punch and some bonus drink because the other people didn’t want any. The last stop was Governor’s Beach. We headed to the beach and then went looking for a drink. To our surprise nobody was selling beer. They had rum punch (of course) but only in bags that looked like blood donation bags. We had some but it was a bit bizarre. But the real highlight was the hour we swam in the ocean. We went all the way out the buoy and just hung out there. The water was so clear and beautiful and the sand was amazing. I could have stayed there all day. And we almost did. We weren’t given a specific time to be back on the bus but when we saw everyone else packing up we followed suite (there was no rum punch involved!). We went to the bathroom directly in front of the bus when all of a sudden I heard our guide on the microphone. I rushed outside just as it was driving away. Thankfully we were pretty notorious at that point so people quickly pointed out we were missing. It wouldn’t have been the end of the world but definitely would have been a pain. We went back on the ship and had some beers on the pool deck before heading to dinner at Island Dining Room. I had the Caesar salad, French onion soup (I can’t get enough of it), cheese-stuffed breaded chicken and chocolate soufflé. Afterwards we grabbed our customary glass of wine from Vines before setting up camp on the pool deck for the 80’s party which was set to last all night long. The 80’s party was fun! They had decorations up at the pool deck and the staff was all decked out. Did they sometimes play songs that were very much not from the 80’s? Yes. But when I did my Alaskan cruise it was in the piazza and there was a lot of 70’s music so this was way better. They also got their service game in check compared to the first day Sailaway. Tons of people walking around. Not much of a wait for drinks at any point. I honestly forgot how bumpin a deck party could be. It was awesome. We did get tired around 11 (them rum punches) and hit the hay early but since there’s a time change and an early wake up tomorrow it’s for the best.
  4. We booked as soon as we were ready to leave without any issue. So that would have been around 10am. Because there were so many ships in port it took us until about 10:45 with traffic but I never received any type of surge pricing
  5. We woke to our alarm at 7:30am and immediately played America from West Side Story. Once that was done it was time to get ready for our day in San Juan, Puerto Rico! After breakfast we headed straight out to start walking and were basically knocked on our butts from the heat. I’m having a flare up from a chronic health condition I have and am on a lot of steroids at the moment and I basically swelled up like a balloon. But we pushed through and I took us to La Fortaleza. The streets were relatively empty which was nice. But then I started feeling really sick so we headed back to the pier. We found a little cafe where I purchased a giant water bottle and we tried some local passion fruit beers. We returned to the terminal ahead of our walking tour of San Juan, which also incorporated lunch. It was an informative tour and well run. The guide did a good job of being heard despite the crowds. I was still pretty hot but there were chances to sit and a few stops into the air conditioning. Lunch was at a restaurant called Juanes. We had corn sticks for an appetizer followed by some amazing mofongo we made ourselves. Dessert was flan and we also received a mojito. I had done a similar tour last time I was in Puerto Rico. I found this one had more history/culture and less food - probably a good trade off depending on your thing. My sister’s friends’ family lives in Puerto Rico so we went to meet up with them for a couple drinks at my favourite San Juan bar, La Factoria. It’s always a good time there. Usually a lot of locals and good music. It gets pretty rowdy at night. When we told our guide we were headed to La Factoria she said “oh you’re here to party!”. We had time for two drinks before heading back to the ship. I’m glad I managed to make it through the day, despite swelling up like a human staypuff marshmallow man. Getting back onboard was a piece of cake and I took the greatest cold shower of my life when I returned to the ship. We got ready pretty quickly and headed up to the pool deck for the sunset Sailaway. Finally! Gorgeous views as we sailed away. And because I thought we were going to eat more in San Juan our dinner reservation wasn’t until 6:20. Plenty of time to enjoy ourselves. It was such a gorgeous Sailaway - I loved it. We went to multiple different areas of the ship to watch it, finishing at Outriggers Bar. Dinner was back at Palms, which I think is probably the fastest dining room. I had the vol au vent, spaghetti carbonara, goat cheese soufflé and chocolate cheesecake. I’m not sure why the goat cheese soufflé has been moved to mains - it is so tiny. We actually made it to the theatre tonight. We saw the production show ‘Born to be Wild’ which I have never seen. Or should I say we tried to watch it. First there was a twenty minute delay due to technical difficulties. This was actually fine as they pivoted and did the Yes No Gameshow. My friend thought it would be so easy and I told her it was actually really hard and it was fun watching. Then the show eventually started and it was So. Bad. So cheesy. Very elementary. We ended up quietly ducking out three numbers in. Since it was a bit of a crazy day in terms of my health we didn’t push it and stay up too late (though we really wanted to hit up Skywalkers). We had some Malbec and now we’re back in our room so we can enjoy Turks and Caicos tomorrow. This will be country #40 for me and I’m very excited.
  6. For the person asking about temperature - I’ve found it a bit on the warmer side. The air conditioning her doesn’t seem to be kicking in as much as I’d like (but I’m also very sensitive to heat). This has included our cabin.
  7. It’s a sea day today and a time change day. Time change day always messes with me. Unsurprisingly I woke up to find my phone hadn’t changed automatically so I set it ahead manually and went back to bed. Except when I woke up the ship time in the app had moved forward another hour, my friend’s app said it was 2:30pm and we were fairly sure it was 7:45am. We fell back asleep and gave the waking up thing a try again at 9am, to a lot more success. After some buffet breakfast we headed out to the pool deck to try to find some chairs. We were successful one level up. It was sunny but WINDY. We stayed out listening to music, chatting and drinking Prosecco until lunch time, though we never got in the pool. Then it was off to Palm for lunch. They asked if we would mind sharing a table and we said sure and were sat with two couples from Michigan. We had a great time and the food was tasty too - I had the calamari, aglio e olio spaghetti and sundae. We had the Princess Fine Wine Tasting at 2pm so we stopped off at Vines for a glass of cremant and listened to Sunny Duo in the piazza (a pianist and violinist). Now that we’ve discovered them we’re probably going to follow them around the ship because they were amazing. The fine wine tasting was as I have come to expect. Some basic wine knowledge. Some nice wines. We shared with two ladies from Alaska which was fun conversation. The wine tasting didn’t blow me away but it’s all about the vibes. The food pairings got off track fast. By the time we reached the Caymus we had three cheeses and some foie gras left. It did finish on time however. Then it was back up to the pool deck until it was time for formal night. Dinner was at Coral Dining Room this evening. I had way too many courses but everything sounded so good! I had the crab cake (probably my favourite of the night), pâté, beef consommé, gnocchi, beef tenderloin and turtle cheesecake. Afterwards we went to Vines for another glass of cremant. We caught some of the champagne waterfall. We headed to Explorer’s Lounge for the 8:30 game show Liar’s Club. We have found the sweet spot for getting there where we have a little two seater available for us for the show. It was awful. We left halfway through. I feel like I’ve seen Liar’s Club before and enjoyed it but not today. The stories went on so long and they weren’t funny and so we ended up just heading out after the first round. We basically spent the rest of the night up on the pool deck drinking Prosecco. Didn’t want to go too crazy as we’ll be in San Juan, Puerto Rico tomorrow and plan to have a very busy day.
  8. Movies so far have been NFL, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Little Mermaid and The Haunting of Venice
  9. After a very comfortable night’s sleep my alarm went off at 8am so we could start getting ready for our stop in Princess Cays, Bahamas! I have been to the Bahamas before, but only Nassau and Castaway Cay, so I was excited for a change of scenery. Truth be told, I was pretty nervous in the lead up to this stop. I was watching the weather and it kept calling for significant windy conditions, which I know isn’t the best at a tender port. We had a nice breakfast at the buffet, though it was a bit chaotic. I was able to get some red Bull to drink with my breakfast - hallelujah! Then it was off to the Princess Theatre to wait for our tender. Things were pretty organized and we were at Princess Cays by 10:15. The tenders were huge and reached the island quickly. Then we queued up for our bungalow. We were assigned Bungalow 12 - Avocado - and it was such a great location. Literally spitting distance from the washrooms, the bar and the beach. It was somewhat overcast and windy but since I legitimately thought we would miss the port I will take it. Plus I’m so pale lack of sun is good. We had a drink and then hopped in the water for a good hour. It was chilly but we got used to it pretty quickly. It was fun to just float around. Some people near us saw a stingray but we didn’t. When we arrived back at the cabana there was a charcuterie and vegetable plate waiting for us, along with a delicious lobster mango salad. Super refreshing. We had just finished that when they showed up with a full barbecue buffet plate for each of us - bun, corn, pork ribs, chicken drumstick and sausage. It was a lot of food and we were not expecting it. The bar managed to run out of both Prosecco and corona (it wasn’t us, I swear!). We thought the food was done but then they brought us all fruit and cheese plates! The pineapple was absolutely amazing. And then pastries showed up! This was an insane amount of food. We hopped back in the water again for a bit before packing up and returning to the tender. Despite leaving an hour before the final tender the queue was massive. It took us thirty minutes to make it to a tender boat. Glad we didn’t wait until the end. We reached the ship at 2:45pm and headed to Club Fusion for an enrichment presentation on great white sharks by Martin Graf. It was interesting but we were definitely a little sleepy after a full morning/afternoon. The bar was closed so we used the app to order some Prosecco. It took over thirty minutes. Not very efficient. Then it was time for a shower. I missed part of sailaway but that’s life. We made it up for the latter half but the island was already out of sight. The sun was starting to go down. It was windy! Thankfully I was wearing booty shorts under my dress (a must). Dinner was at the Island Dining Room and it was a lot more disorganized than we’d experienced yesterday at Palm. A lot of diners were commenting they’d been split up from their group. It took us twenty minutes before we could order. My sister and her friend have food allergies and ordered last night and they had no record of it. Our waiter honestly looked kindof pissed off about the allergy situation. It was tense until everything was sorted and then you could actually see him relax. We received our first course about 45 minutes in. I had the smoked salmon and crab and artichoke dip, which were both good. They came before my groups’ soup course so I watched them eat for a bit but that was okay. I want that French onion soup again…My entree was the ponzu miso salmon and for dessert I had the cheesecake. The macerated cherries were so good. Overall we ended up finishing dinner about two hours after we started. From there my friend and I headed to Vines for a drink. The wine list has changed somewhat since my Alaskan cruise which was nice but I was disappointed to see that they serve the wine in the same small dinner glasses. On Sapphire Princess we had the nice glasses when at Vines. In the piazza there was a man playing steel drums, which was festive. Then it was up to Explorer’s Lounge for a game show called Can You Survive? We didn’t play but it was pretty fun to watch. A combination of trivia and ‘minute to win it’ style challenges. We went up to the pool deck afterwards to enjoy some Prosecco in the fresh air. Bravo was in the theater tonight but we skipped it. I’ve seen it a couple times and it’s honestly not my favourite. My sister and her friend had tried to make the 7:30 show but left when they saw people sitting on the floor and returned for the 9:30. We weren’t sure how we wanted to end the night. Our choices were Crooners or a comedy show. Crooners was already packed when we checked so we continued on to the comedy show with comedian Phil Tag. Princess I guess is trying this new ‘laugh lounge’ concept in Club Fusion. We enjoyed ourselves. Definitely had a few laughs, even if it was geared for an older and more American crowd (to be expected). Tomorrow is a sea day and since we’re 2/2 for running completely through our drink package, we decided to head to bed. Looking forward to a full day onboard tomorrow.
  10. In this particular case, I was joining my sister on a cruise she’d already booked. But additionally since I have a cruise booked with PCL in June this will mean I will be Ruby by that time instead of Gold.
  11. Despite how tired we were I can’t say it was the best sleep of my life. I woke up at 6:45am with a sore neck but excited for later this morning. The room was perfect for us. Very spacious and the King bed was ridiculously comfy. There was a bar in the lobby that seemed really popular last night when we came back from dinner. Our hotel offered a shuttle to the cruise terminal for $15 per person but since Uber was $16 total we decided to use that instead. It was about a twenty minute drive to the terminal. I’m so thankful for the email Princess sent earlier this week notifying us which cruise terminal to go to. I haven’t embarked at a large cruise port in several years (I think Miami was the last one) so it would have been a struggle trying to figure out where to go. We went for 10:30 as that’s when the app said out embarkation window was. Port Everglades is crazy busy! We were so glad we were in an Uber. Definitely the right call. We were a little confused when we got out but one of the porters pointed us in the right direction. Once inside the terminal things were quite organized. We had to sit and wait for a bit but we were onboard and in the Palm Dining Room by 11:30. I always eat embarkation lunch in the main dining room. The buffet is too chaotic for my liking. A nice sit down lunch is the best way to start a cruise. I enjoyed the shrimp and avocado appetizer, the spinach and ricotta ravioli, beef tenderloin and Nutella gelato. Everything was delicious. Then we checked into our muster station and it was up to the pool deck, which was unfortunately a little rainy. We weren’t bothered though so we set up camp for the afternoon. My sister and her friend showed up around 1:30pm and we waited around for the Sailaway festivities to begin, complete with a lot of Prosecco. DJ Calvin came on 2:30pm to get things started. It got really busy and people were being a little rude. Our view was very quickly blocked without acknowledgment and getting a drink was like the Hunger Games. We kept a positive attitude throughout but it does show one of my least favourite parts of cruising. We essentially missed the Sailaway Celebration as we couldn’t see anything. The ship left pretty late - we didn’t get to see Sailaway as we had dinner reservations at 5:20. Dinner was quite good. I had the garlic prawns, French onion soup (amazing!), mahi mahi and creme brûlée. We took around 90 minutes, though dessert took longer than the rest of the meal. From there it was off to the Princess Theater for Comedy Magic with TJ Tana. We arrived there 15 minutes early and the theatre was about 50% full. I’ll keep that in mind as we get to the production shows. I wish we hadn’t come in the end - it was brutal. Not funny. So painful and cringe and ran long. We were so glad when it ended and quickly rushed to Club Fusion for musical bingo. Thankfully they were running into technical difficulties so we made it. We played three rounds and I managed to stand up twice (meaning I was one away from bingo) but I never won. Afterwards my friend and I headed back up to the pool deck for some bevvies and good conversation. We met up with my sister and her friend again at the Explorer’s Lounge for the 70’s party. I was surprised to see it wasn’t crazy busy. But it was a long day - I’m sure people were tired. I certainly was but I was determined to make it through this final event. I am really enjoying the house band, Symphonee so far! Very talented. By the time they finished I was pretty exhausted so it was back to the room and in a few minutes here, off to bed.
  12. Trying to figure out flights to Fort Lauderdale was beyond a pain in the butt. It was only a few years ago I booked similar flights direct to FLL - also in January - for about $400. When I checked this time it was $1800. We waited weeks. I was continuously checking Westjet, Air Canada and Expedia and the cheapest I could find was $1200 - and that was usually if I wanted to stay overnight in Toronto. Unreal. And then I remembered Princess does EZAir, which I had never tried before. It was really user friendly to check out prices through the system and to my surprise, the ticket price was significantly more manageable than I was seeing anywhere else. The only caveat was that the flight to Fort Lauderdale was going to be early - 6:30am. My friend and I chatted and decided this was our best option. It was cheaper and we’d actually get into FLL at about 6:30pm which gave us an evening to explore before the cruise. Thankfully I bought a house last year and it happens to be really close to the airport so my friend stayed over last night. We also combined our luggage so we’d only have to pay one baggage fee. The airport was surprisingly busy for 4am but I have Nexus and was sitting at the terminal bar by 4:45am. We grabbed a light breakfast and some beer. The airport is a lawless place. We headed to the gate for boarding and…nothing. Mechanical issue. I was getting a bit nervous since there was a lack of updates but we were able to board about 40 minutes late. We had a long connection time in Dallas so it wasn’t an issue for us but some people looked pretty stressed. I’ve never flown American Airlines before but they sure are efficient. We boarded quickly and landed with only a 15 minute delay. Even getting off the airplane was super streamlined. And they give you the full pop can! We had three hours to waste at DFW so we had a nice meal at Maggiano’s and a beer at Beer Union to kill time. The airport is massive. We totally missed that there was a tram between terminals and walked all the way. Boarding the second flight was on time and quick. I was impressed with the leg room in economy. I was definitely comfortable, for an airplane. And once again we arrived early, although there was a fair amount of turbulence. Once we arrived in Fort Lauderdale we waited for our baggage and then located the airport shuttle. Things got a little chaotic at this point. Our bags were sent ahead of us on an earlier flight for some reason. So we had to find them. Then we couldn’t figure out how to get the airport shuttle. However, as soon as I called the hotel they had someone there in literally two minutes. That’s good service. When booking a hotel for tonight we debated between booking somewhere near the beach or near the airport, since it was just for the night. Since our flight wasn’t landing until 6:30pm and we would have to get an Uber to the cruise terminal regardless we opted for a hotel with an airport shuttle. Not to mention all the hotels were incredibly pricey. Saturday problems. We landed on the Four Points by Sheraton Dania Beach. We previously stayed at Four Points when we did Halloween in New Orleans and liked it so figured let’s keep the trend going. For dinner we wanted something within walking distance. I had noticed on Google Maps when I was planning our trip that there was a place nearby called Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant so that was an easy decision for us to make. I loved how their menu had wine recommendations for each dish! We did end up taking an Uber there and back - we were just a bit too tired and honestly didn’t want to walk around this late by ourselves. To our surprise the place was packed! Thankfully I had made reservations so we were seated in about ten minutes. To start we shared their cheese plate with a wine flight which was really fun trying the different combinations of flavour profiles. We then ordered a full glass of wine paired to our entrees. I had ordered the short rib risotto, which meant paired with the Cabernet Sauvignon. We waited awhile for our meals but were having chatting so didn’t really notice the time until a manager came over and apologized for the delay and then proceeded to cover our entire bill. We were shocked, to say the least. We hadn’t even mentioned anything. So if anyone is ever looking for a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale please show Cooper’s Hawk some love. Now we’re back in the hotel and can really feel that we’ve been travelling all day so I’m going to fall into a deep sleep for the rest of the night. Boarding the Caribbean Princess tomorrow morning!
  13. This Live From will be short but sweet. Tomorrow my best friend and I (both 32F) will be heading out from Calgary to Fort Lauderdale for the 7 January sailing on the Caribbean Princess on a 7 day Caribbean cruise. We are both from Canada and have known each other for twelve years. We have travelled together before to multiple destinations including New Year’s in Mexico and Halloween in New Orleans and even lived together in Europe for a few years, so we know one week will be a piece of cake. My friend has never been on a cruise before. We had one booked for April 2020 but I’m sure we all know how that worked out. This will be my eighth? cruise and third with Princess. This was a rather spontaneous decision we made only three months out from the departure date. I’d been itching for another vacation and I asked her if she’d like to do a cruise and she said sure. This is where our group expands a bit. My sister and her friend are also cruising in January and suggested we join them (albeit in separate cabins). We didn’t really have a specific location in mind so that’s how we ended up booking this cruise! I’ve never done a Caribbean cruise with Princess before (I’ve done them with Disney and Celebrity - I loved Celebrity) so it will be a new experience and a smaller/older ship so we’ll see how it all pans out in the end. The itinerary itself is a mix of new but with some familiarity. My last Princess ship was the Sapphire and the deck plan seems pretty similar. Day 1 - Princess Cays, Bahamas - since there’s four of us we’ve decided to all go in one one of the private beach bungalows Princess sells. This solves our biggest problem, which is me. I am the palest person on the planet and cannot stay out in the sun for very long. This can be challenging at a tender port when folks want to enjoy the beach and the water. But with the cabana I have the ability to hop back in for some shade as often as I need without ruining anyone else’s fun. Although it looks like it will be windy so maybe it ends up being an unexpected ship day. Day 2 - At Sea Day 3 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - I’ve been here before but I’m the only one in our group. We decided to all purchase the same excursion through Princess so will be spending half the day doing a historical tour of old town with some food tastings. I’ve actually even done this tour before (or similar) but didn’t want to prevent the group from doing the excursion they wanted. Plus, I loved doing it the first time. San Juan was my favourite port when I did Caribbean with Celebrity so I’m very excited to return. As our excursion doesn’t start until 11 we plan to walk around ourselves beforehand. My sister’s best friend’s in-laws live in Puerto Rico so we’re going to meet up with them afterwards for a quick drink. Day 4 - Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos - This will be a new country for me! Number 40 I believe. Excursions are a little lacking and it seemed challenging to get anywhere outside Margaritaville (not that we won’t be going to Margaritaville) but we found an excursion on a party bus that takes us around the island and even has a beach stop. We decided to go with that. We will be splitting up from my sister and her friend for this one, as they are going to go snorkeling and see some stingrays. Day 5 - Amber Cove, Dominican Republic - I’ve been to Punta Cana so it seems only appropriate to hit up Puerto Plata this time. Complete with a rum tasting. The four of us will be together for this one. Day 6 - At Sea I’ve also never been on the Caribbean Princess but looking at the layout it seems pretty similar to the Sapphire Princess, minus Alfredo’s and a bigger Vines (I will not complain about a bigger Vines). We were happy to get a cabin only two levels below the pool, since we suspect that’s where we will spend a lot of our time. As Princess opened up their Medallion shipping to Canadians we took advantage of that. We both received email notifications on December 15 saying they had been shipped and they arrived 28 December (possibly earlier - neither one of us checks our mail daily). Considering the holidays I’d say getting our medallions over a week in advance went smoothly. I’m looking forward to posting my adventures!
  14. I know I dressed really fancy because I’m dramatic like that but for the most part it was fairly laid back. The first formal night had a lot more participation. Simple dresses mostly. The second formal night barely existed. Very few people dressed up.
  15. I didn’t try any myself but I believe they are at the ice cream place on deck 14
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