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  1. Basically no swimwear. Shorts in the MDR on informal nights can be worn as well as jeans in good repair. Tshirts with sleeves (no sleeveless), athletic shoes or flip flops or some kind of shirts. Dress standards on PCL has been going towards the more informal like other mass market cruise lines.
  2. We were on the Regal for the 3/10 sailing. We were not told anything about door decorations but then we seldom put up anything on our door. This door was two doors down from our cabin and stayed on the entire cruise.
  3. We just got off the Regal on Sunday. In the MDR I saw shorts and tshirts plus hat. It appears that they do not enforce dress codes at all. I was shocked. We both wore more respectable clothing to the MDR with long pants etc. Felt like I was on a carnival ship!
  4. For someone who is accompanying wine aficionados but does not like wine, an alternative is offered. The other reason may be that Good Spirits is crowded.
  5. Texas state liquor laws requires all alcohol served in Texas has to come from a Texas licensed distributor. It further bars all discounts and "offers" such as 2 for 1 or doubles for the price of one which makes the package illegal in Texas which includes offshore waters up to 12 miles. It is a PIA. Further if you purchase any alcohol or cigarettes while on the cruise from any source, you must pay Texas excise tax when you debark in Galveston with the alcohol regardless of your final destination. The state sits just outside the exit from the terminal to get their pound of flesh. In days passed one could simply hide it and just walk by. We deboarded the Regal on Sunday and they had a notice in the pater to scan in a code that I presume collects the fee. We gave up taking alcohol home years ago as it is just as inexpensive locally.
  6. Some of the port charges when you booked had gone done by the time you sailed. So they refund the difference which happens quite regularly.
  7. The night of the first sea day which is most likely the second day aboard having boarded the day before.
  8. We have always ordered a glass of wine at dinner from our table attendants. One can do that whether or not they have a "package". If no package they will ask you to pay for it. Regardless the server will always charge any drink you order to your account which will or not be charged to your folio. Go to dinner, sit down and order your preferred drink from your server first. They will go get it.
  9. Older and experienced cruisers covet the window suits so always expect that they are sold out unless you book when the cruise is first announced or you are lucky and find one just after it was cancelled. They usually are less $$$ than the minis but have the same room.
  10. It could cause problems if you get an immigration officer that is very picky. However the immigration at Port Everglades uses facial recognition and it should not be a problem. In answer to your passport question, you would have to file and pay for a new passport needed only if you meet an immigration officer that is very strict. All the ones that I have had the occasion to present a passport are not that concise.
  11. It means you do not have the medallion primarily because they only mail it to pax in the USA and now Canada. You will get your medallion when you check in. You will leave most likely from #28 but the two terminals are side by side and one can easily walk to the other one. If you are coming by bus on the day of departure they will drop you off at the correct terminal If you are arriving from a hotel, the driver will know which terminal to drop you off. However it is easy because you see the ship behind the terminal. As to arrival you must be there on hour before boarding time to allow the ship to transmit the manifest to the US government. They will lock the doors. We usually arrive by 10:30 or so but then we are elite which is the first to board. In spite of what they may tell you onboard, lunch the day of boarding is in the MDR (usually deck 6) from 12:00 to 1:30 pm. We will be boarding the Regal next Sunday. We have sailed many times out of Galveston every year since we can drive to the port. Happy sailing.
  12. I have seen the ducks on the ship and usually just pass them by. One time I took the duck and kept it until a young family sat near us on the Lido. so I put the duck in a conspicuous space so the little kid could find it and waited. They found it and were so happy. Good use for it.
  13. It is military protocol that the underlings do not leave until the commanding officer leaves. Therefore I am not surprised when the officers do not leave until the captain of the ship leaves.
  14. I have never seen a heated pool on any Princess ship so far. They rely on the sun to heat their pools. I will be watching this thread to see if anyone can offer better response.
  15. That post was not mine. teecee60 is the speaker that is doing the presentation. One of the reasons we will be on the Emerald next month for the TSE and the trip through the PC using the new locks. We did the through PC over a decade ago on the Island through the old locks and it was fantastic.
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