BamaVol

Day 4 on the Caribbean and it has been wonderful. I filled out the dietary restriction form online. There was a note in my cabin day one to give to the maitre d. He walked me through the first nights menu and gives me tomorrow’s menu each night. I can order virtually anything and he prepared it without dairy. And it is hidden in unexpected places so I might have made mistakes without his help. Last night he made salmon with his grandmas recipe for us. It was incredible. He also made a special raspberry cream cake for me even though I didn’t ask for it. His name is Dejan if you ever encounter him, you are in good hands. yesterday there was no MDR open for lunch so we went to the buffet. I asked a server about dairy and he brought someone from the kitchen to show me what I could safely eat. I would say dietary restrictions are something Princess handles exceptionally well.

I have not been to the Coffee and Cones yet, and may not. There are rotating smoothie selections at the International Cafe. This morning, the fruit one is orange in color. There is another labeled banana that is a sort of cream color. And a third with no label is yellow. No green veggie like yesterday morning. Maybe later in the day. Loads of donuts though.

Knowing what’s served on the Princess line, do you have a recommendation? My very limited experience with Irish whiskies has been unfavorable. I don’t recall which, but I found it quite harsh.

Did you get off on Grand Cayman and if so, what did you do?

The confusion is on the part of Princess.

Safari

There were loads of bar menus from a Live from Royal thread. 👍🏻

Is there an updated bar price list posted somewhere on CC? I’d like to look it over if you can point me in the right direction..

In a word: gross. My grandchildren would enjoy ordering them. But I don’t see even them ordering a second. Even on a 10 day cruise.

My problem is, at default settings, the tags print on 2 pages. 85% gets everything on one page, but they are short and fat. I printed them correctly once. Haven’t been able to duplicate that success. I tried from iPad, iPhone and MacBook.

I’m certain it will be $15. But I too see $12 in my “payments and packages” description for the $60 Plus package I purchased. Incompetence or bait and switch? Time will tell.

Probably just the ones who catch norovirus.

Sailing on Caribbean Princess March 2.

That last menu posted: there’s more desserts than mains. I’ve never seen that on a menu before - on land or at sea. Ok, maybe at Dairy Queen.

Internet is one facet of cruising on Princess that I am still prepared to be delighted with. The last time we sailed, 6 years ago, there was no internet. Or if there was, we chose to go without. I’m not looking to conduct zoom meetings or stream tv shows. Just check a thing or two online while I’m away.

Anxiety? Not really. I’m resetting my expectations lower so that I can still be delighted.

Sailing in 3 days. It’s too late to cancel. I’ve never tried specialty dining. One of the main attractions to cruising when I started was a decent MDR experience included in the price.

I hate to sound like a crabby old person, but an awful lot of change has taken place between booking and sailing. And that’s less than 3 months. I’m trying to cope. Still waiting to see whether the drink prices have increased as predicted here.

Probably didn’t work in Panama City either. I would have been shocked if you were that dentist. The bridge you made me broke about 2 years later. Just in case it’s really you. 😆

I do try to keep my expectations low so I can be delighted. I think the problem is it won’t come close to living up to the hype. There was a much better set of menus, IMO, prior to this change. I saw them on CC. The MDR has always been my favorite part of any cruise. The juice bar was hyped. Then in reality, it’s a couple of 5 ounce concoctions that may not be available when I sail. I don’t care about the desserts, but they may also not be available. I thought the medallion was cool, but the app has been awful. I’m not alone in that thought. I’m still hopeful and I’m sure I will enjoy myself. But I can’t help thinking about all those menu choices I’ll never see. Will I sail in Princess again after this? I do not know. But it may turn out I don’t enjoy cruising like I once did. The last cruise as a minor disaster. So it’s been 6 years. I want this one to be relatively fabulous.

I see it as the start of a trend. The day is coming when you will pay for anything better than a baloney sandwich in the MDR. And we will have seen the last of these items in the MDR at no charge.

I see that “specialty dining” has crept into the MDR. Another disappointment.

She has four mats. I think one is lighter weight and has its own case. I’m sure that would be her choice.

Amen on the jet lag. Flying west, never an issue. Flying east overnight, I always feel awful for a day or two. I have looked at different TA repositioning cruises for the future. You make a good point - TA east is the way to go.

I had a dentist who retired at 55 and went back to work at 60. As a dentist. He claimed he got tired of fishing every day.