Lucky TGO

What I like the most about the international café was it doesn’t close down and it’s open all night. I am a night person as you can. See by most of my post come at two 3 o’clock in the morning. I always like being there to have a quiet cup of coffee, sometimes one or two people will be there at 2 a.m. 

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

On 4/16/2024 at 8:35 PM, 1965 said:

Is steak available in the mdr under the always available items? Tia.  

No, it’s been off the menu for years 😳

Tony

I always try to look my best first or last night 

On 4/1/2024 at 6:04 PM, Thrak said:

Burning Question: How much should I tip if I ask for salted butter??? 🙄

I think $5.00 should take care of it 🧈😁

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

On 3/13/2024 at 5:04 PM, chamima said:

 

 

🥵🥵🥵

So forty three loungers for 160 (or so) passengers.

I totally agree with you and my friend Mr.Steelers36.

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

I always like putting this on my cabin door just to see the faces on some of them people when I walk by😀😀 see photo.

Tony

I think I have the right answer to this question. Your next see photo 😀

The Captain of the Rowboat,

Tony

I guess I was just lucky we just made platinum and we were invited to the luncheon, but it was in Alaska. we have been on over 40 cruises and never been invited to the luncheon in the Caribbean go figure.

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony
 

13 hours ago, MissP22 said:

It's just another thing taken away from everyone to make it more appealing to buy their package. We can live without their casual meals very nicely. 

I totally agree with you.

Tony

Hi to all my Cruise Critic friends!! I just like being on any of the ships buy most of all is all the GREAT new friends I have made. You all know who you are 🥰

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

1 hour ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

LOL!!! I have *NEVER* had this problem!

LOL !!! Me to all my OBC way gone as I was filling out the health form. My wife was the best at getting rid it for me 😳 my friend once said what took her so long? 😀 

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

On 11/26/2023 at 2:35 PM, loge23 said:

Captain Tuvo is most definitely with MSC now.

We were on the Seascape three weeks ago and he was the Captain. 

Wow, it’s hard to believe Captain Tuvo jump ship, and moved to the dark side 😳 

The Captain of THE ROWBOAT,

Tony

Where is Captain Tuvo wanted by Princes Cruise Line 😳 He was very well liked by all passengers.

for now all I can say is I hope we find him By By 😀 😀

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

47 minutes ago, SargassoPirate said:

Princess seems to be reluctant to enforce much of anything for fear of receiving less than a 10 on the post cruise evaluation because the "ruined" someone's vacation.  In the absence of enforcement, chaos reigns.  Slovenly dress and behavior in the MDR, chair hogs, mobility devices blocking fire exit corridors, card players taking up tables in the buffet.  It's the new norm for Princess.  

 

The perfect storm of mass marketing to steerage.

 

It's sad to witness.

Pretty soon you will be able to dress up like these fine looking gentleman at one of the great takeout restaurants in Boston’s old Scollay Square. Only 1 or 2 maybe a little over dressed. 
The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony
 

This is what happened on the Star Princess from someone smoking on there balcony. It must be one of the main reasons why your not allowed to smoke on your balcony.

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

On 11/17/2023 at 4:34 PM, Knickearth said:

After reading cc for quite sometime and especially post major covid - I read the food is not what it was in quantity and quality, the elite perks also have dropped or disappeared altogether, and a lot of the costs have skyrocketed.  I can only surmise Princess is no longer interested in loyalty of slightly older or very much older individuals.  What is funny is that these same older folks have children and grandchildren who want to cruise now or later and a lot of us who use to automatically recommend a princess cruise, will no longer.  Losing business is not a good business plan.   

I totally agree with you. My father always said take good care of all the clientele they’re making us rich

so keep them happy. 

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony
 

11 hours ago, awatt said:

There are lockable bags you can secure to your chair. KYSS is one example.

 

i use a water wallet for money, ID and credit card.

Nice thanks for sharing 👍

Tony

14 hours ago, SargassoPirate said:

Ahhhh, the Crossbar Hotel.  Three hots and a cot. Soap on a rope is a very popular amenity there.

 

Love your sense of humor, Tony.

Hi SargassoPirate,

I love it the Crossbar Hotel 😀 and Soap on a rope 😳😀. 
I have call Princess about booking a solo cruise and decided to take my grand children it’s only a few dollars more but I rather not go by myself. I will miss Margie 🙏🏻 💖 not being there to much!!!
The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony
BTW thanks for your comment I try 😀 😀

1 minute ago, Thrak said:

 

Looks like Alcatraz to me. 🤪

Now I remember were we met how are you #346583 lol just kidding 😀😀

Tony

2 hours ago, awatt said:

Some lines have a limited number of solo bookings which is why they may show as unavailable.

 

Take a look at cruiseplum.com, where you can see a list of sailings with reduced single supplement

Thank for sharing.

Tony

4 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

Would you mind enlightening me where you find a LUXURY inside suite on Princess.  Or were you just joking?

Hi Mr Steelers,

Here’s a photo of my inside LUXURY suite 😳

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

27 minutes ago, eagletwo said:

Well, I don’t think it was excessive as it was shipped from the West Coast by truck. 

It must have been a battery powered truck? and ran out of power a couple of times and had to be change 😳 😀

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

2 hours ago, kywildcatfanone said:

I am not paying for something that was previously free.  But it sounds like priority check in for Elite is gone if you don't pay for it.  Another benefit removed.

You are right about being Elite it’s not much anymore. I remember getting my black card it was a pretty good benefit not anymore 😢 I’m not sure about paying to get the medallion in the mail. Ok probably not.

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

5 hours ago, SargassoPirate said:

Just grab a couple of pool towels earlier in the day and use them to "reserve" the seat you want.  If it like the Melanoma Deck, you can leave them there for hours and the staff will look the other way. 😜

 

Hi SargassoPirate,

I love it  😀 But it won’t work I know a guy that takes all the towels off the seats. 😳😀

Hi all to all my Cruise critic, friends. I’m a night person on the Royal Princess one morning I got up at 7am

and went to the adult swimming pool and took off all the towels on the lounge chairs that No one was on.

I went back to bed and went back at 11:30 am all that day people were talking about someone removing the towels. I said no kidding and couldn’t stop laughing all day. 😀

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony