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One think I did like about about Emerald was pool area on Lido was divided so you could sit at one area of the pool without MUTS . 

I am no expert but have been on all 3 . Regal and Sky are newer than the Emerald and bigger .

Depends where you are going and what you like to do . We were on Emerald in March and enjoyed the Panama Canal very much , the enclave is much smaller and no Thallostherapy pool . International cafe is smaller but a lovely ship .

No helpful suggestions , my friend had to pay $60 for her records but we were still on board at the time.

Good Luck.

17 minutes ago, Boatmans Lady said:

 

When is your cruise? 

Hope it is everything you hope it will be and if you could review the cabin, that would be great. 

September 22 nd ....last cruise of the Season to Alaska.

We have one booked for Alaska never had one before . I was hoping for less wind and perfect views.

I have been trying to access Excursions on the Web site and Via App , .When I click explore excursions next to the port nothing happens.

I wondered if anyone else is having a problem.?

We do this cruise Sept 2025 , I am thinking we better book Princess Excursions seeing the changes you have had.

What a mess ,we booked 2 cruises this morning but not the Solar Eclipse $500 OBC Military on both bookings .

15 minutes ago, CTGirl said:

How did people know that this cruise was open to book?  Is it only open to Elites today?  My TA is waitlisting me.

My TA told me 23rd , unusual to post Elite a week early I think .

We didn't get an E Mail either , we did Emerald Princess in April the Eclipse was wonderful . 

Decided to pass on this one . 

We were also on Emerald Princess , I found the Lido deck not crowded at all I even found somewhere to sit . The Eclipse Cocktail was nice but I never saw the cookies .All in all a wonderful cruise .

I am not sure if we will do the next one , weather in Spain will be hot but not as hot as the Panama Canal was . 

We try to avoid cruising during school vacation time.

When we were on Majestic lots of children in the adult only covered pool ,spoiled the tranquility for sure . 

I have never noticed a discount on boarding day .

We made it home ... American came through for us after the most helpful lady worked hard to get us on a standby flight . I hugged her as I boarded our flight .

I have to say the not having to pay for flight until final payment is a huge plus for us .

Our friends on SW Saturday connected in Dallas Love Field maybe less rain there .

We survived , we made it have our bags and all is well . 

We do have Insurance thank goodness , our bags went to Portland early this morning

on standby for 2 afternoon flights .Hopefully not another night in Dallas.

EZ Air not so easy , will think hard before using it again.

coughers and sneezers everywhere.

We were told flight cancelled as no pilot . Stood in help line in airport until 2.30 am hoping for a hotel … no go . Flight had been coded as weather cancellation so no compensation .

We are in same situation 5 hour delay from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas . Sat on plane in Dallas waiting to go to Portland over 3 hours to be told flight cancelled due to weather . Strange as other lines SW and Delta were taking off .

No hotel availability spent night in airport . Around 3 am I called Princess EZ air help line and told them I had to book another airline home as no flights on American until Tuesday.

they were very helpful and said Princess will only reimburse for the new flight we had to book. Paperwork is on line .

3 minutes ago, Lady Arwen said:

I don’t think the OP is flying out of LHR.  I thinks it’s SOU to Amsterdam.

My mistake, Southampton is so close .

The traffic can be bad to LHR also ticketing and TSA can be slow . 
Lots of good shopping take a later flight and avoid the stress.

Doubt you would make flight.

8 hours ago, MTNest93 said:

People letting friends and family onto the cabana deck.  There are already 39 cabins that have access to the deck, bringing in random others would not be fair to those who paid for that access.

That concerns me also , in the Havana Outdoor Area on CCL you could not take guests at all .The Special green arm band was needed . 

We enjoyed ours on Majestic , we had issues with rain coming in through the door in a huge rain storm , quickly resolved by Princess with shop vac and a fan.

I am short and when sitting on the balcony could not see over the solid rail .....short person issue but the experience was fun .

1 hour ago, mtnesterz said:

We were on the Emerald in August. Access to the area has been changed and while the facilities might physically still be there, you must now pay for use, whereas before, it was included in fare.

Oh goodness I was looking forward to using the steam room but maybe I will not need it on Panama Canal , just stand on balcony .

1 hour ago, Thrak said:

 

We walked a fair amount during the trip. We walked to the Botanical Gardens in Sydney and around the grounds there and walked a fair amount in other cities and on the ship. We made some use of the stairs but not like we did years ago. I'm happy to be able to walk as not too long ago I was looking at walkers thinking I might well need to buy one for the long term. I graduated to walking with a cane  but it wasn't good and I couldn't do it for long or for very far. Now I walk without a cane or any assistance. I'll never be a long distance walker but I'm happy to get around on my own. It's great that simple things like going to Costco are no longer an issue. The secret to cruising without gaining weight is to not eat all the time just because there is food everywhere.

Well done , great achievement ...

The aft pool had kids in all cruise when it was filled with water.