Nee Nee and Biddy

Thank you for starting this thread and for any information you can give after your cruise! We have never sailed in a suite before, and decided to splurge on one for our 20th anniversary on the Sun.  I want to take advantage of everything we can since it might just be a "once in a lifetime" expereince for us. 

I'm glad you made this thread! We will be on the Sun in a suite for our first time in December for our 20th anniversary.  I want to take advantage of everything and have an amazing cruise! 

Great pictures! We love the Ruby and have made lots of good memories on her.  

What a nice New Year's surprise!! I'm very excited to read about your adventure.  The Ruby is one of our favorite ships.  

I'm enjoying your report! I have heard that some of the lodges are very hot and it's hard to cool down at night.  Has that been your experience or just a rumor? My sister and I would love to take this trip with our husbands, but with hot flashes it sounds unbearable to trapped in a hot room with no relief.  Thanks!! 

I'm glad you are blogging again! I really enjoy reading about your days.  

Love love love the Ruby!!! No complaints and the staff is out of this world.  We just got off on the 26th and it was a wonderful 10 days.  

We are doing this cruise on the Ruby in June! Thank you posting the menus.  I hope you have a wonderful vacation.  

I'm looking forward to your report!

I've enjoyed reading your report! We were on this cruise March 12-19 and it was about a near perfect trip for us.  I had to laugh when I read about your "lemon Pledge" hollandaise! The same thing happened to me.  On the surf and Turf night, the hollandaise that was served with the meal was SO delicious, so the next morning I ordered an eggs benedict so I could get some more.  Huge mistake!! It was sickly sweet and nasty the next morning.  Why isn't it delicious in the morning? We love the Ruby and are going on a 10 day to Alaska on her in June.   I hope you have many cruises in the future and continue writing reports! 

I don't have experience cruising with a 3 y/o, but my own kiddos have been cruising for 10 years (started when they were 5 and 7) and Princess absolutely spoils them.  We have only cruised on Disney and Princess, and my kids prefer Princess kids clubs by a wide margin. On one cruise, the workers in the kid's club knew my daughter loved to sing and dance, so they set it up so she my was able to go onstage during the evening show and sing with the entertainers! You will have a wonderful time and your babe will be loved and well cared for.   

Thank you so much for your wonderful review! I'm looking forward to hearing about your next cruise in June. All of your reviews are so well written and entertaining. 

My husband and I also came home with Covid after our Alaskan cruise in June.  On the plane ride home I suddenly couldn't smell anything and I knew we were in trouble! Oh well. As the days go by, you will continue to improve.  It took us about 6 weeks to feel 100% again.  

Strange question, but what kind of meat is in the new daily lasagna? 

My 2 cents (which means nothing!): I tested positive as soon as we got home from our Discovery Alaska cruise.  On the plane ride home I suddenly was unable to smell anything, and I knew soomething was wrong.  Over the next few days I was very ill, and am still dealing with side effects.  My kids were fine, husband felt a bit ill but wasn't positive when we got home.  Looking back, I have the terrible feeling that I had COVID for most of the week and just didn't realize it.  I was very tired all week, and I blamed it on time zones and just finishing a diffucult school year and finally being able to relax.  My husband was also passing a kidney stone for the first few days of our trip, so I was focused on helping him.  The only symptom I had was extreme exhaustion on the ship.  I didn't get really sick until I got home.  I'm sure I passed it on to many without knowing.  We wore masks anytime we were around others, and I was super diligent about washing hands and hand sanitizer.  You just can't out run it forever.  When I was so sick, I said I would never cruise again because I truly felt so bad.  But now I feel better, and I'm ready to go again.  Both Princess transfers from and to the airport were completely packed, and many were coughing. If you are cruising, there's a chance you'll get Covid.  There's also a chance you will have a perfectly wonderful vacation, like my kids did.  We saw amazing sights and made memories.  I just wish I wouldn't have gotten so sick.   

I"m enjoying your review, the trip sounds amazing so far!

14 hours ago, highloyo said:

We departed from Los Angeles with the cruise visiting Victoria and terminating in Vancouver. It’s a very simple app to complete, maybe 4 or 5 simple questions.  Prior to a recent change it was more complicated because you had to provide a quarantine plan. That no longer is the case. 

Quick question (If you know!): If you are traveling with minors, do you complete their answers on your app or do they need to download the app on their phones also?  Thanks! 

I hope they stay in Texas. We sailed out of Galveston Christmas 2013 (our first Princess cruise!) and I just booked the Ruby for spring break 2023. Texas is drivable for us, which is so nice. And we fell in love in Houston once upon a time, so many of our early dates and favorite restaurants are there, and it’s fun to reminisce when we are in that area. 

I'm excited to read the rest of your Live! I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing vacation.  

I'm sending all good thoughts and love to you both on the Ruby! I was so excited to see that you were cruising again...I've been reading your blog for years and I enjoy reading about your adventures. It's extra exciting to read your blog in "real time" as it's happening, so I felt lucky to see this post and know that you were starting your adventures again.  Take care of yourself and we will be here when you are ready to come back! 

I'm so excited for you! We have to wait until May 29.  I can't wait to see pictures of the menus and food.  Have a great trip! 

I'm interested in this also...both of our kids are teens now and will be going to the Beach House for the first time in May.  They have both loved all of the kid's club activities in the past, even saying they prefer Princess to Disney.  

53 minutes ago, iamaqt2 said:

Good Spirits menu

My husband and I tried everything on the Good Spirits menu on our last cruise and it was so much fun! The Butterfly was my favorite and I can't wait to have another one!

I enjoy your posts so much! I had to have surgery on the 7th and got very behind, but finally caught up today.  You are on my dream trip this year...the second we retire we will be doing this exact trip! I'm glad you are feeling better and I can't wait to read more.  

Thank you for all of the replies! So what should I do?  When I called Princess the agent was clueless.  Is there a specific medallion call line?  If so, I can't find it.  

We just received our medallions in the mail for our 8/3 cruise on the Royal.  Both medallions are blue with white lanyards.  I'm elite and my husband is platinum.  On our cruise in December on the Regal, my medallion was black.  I honestly don't care to flaunt my status, but I do like getting on the ship early and I like going to the elite lounge if they have a shrimp fountain.  😂 I called Princess to ask this exact question, and the agent who helped me said that the "color" of the Royal cruise is blue and everyone's medallion will be that color.  ??? She did not seem like a real authority on the issue, so I thought I would ask here.  This is only our second medallion cruise so I feel a bit like a newbie.  If I did get the wrong medallion, who should I call to fix the situation?   Thanks for your help!