jeanandjim

Today's movies

11:15AM The Martian

1PM (PT) Together Together

3PM The Second Best Marigold Hotel

7&10PM Yesterday

10 hours ago, luv2cruisin said:

 

Jim, could you check with waitstaff in MDR and see if they are selling the wine package  🙂

I checked with our head waiter tonight. He said no they are not because of all the inclusive drink packages being sold. He also said that they used to get a commission on drink related items like wines, after dinner drink glassware etc. But that has now gone away. There is no incentive for them. There is no hard sell by the dining staff, so guess, bad news/good news.

Jim😎

3 hours ago, alexdw said:

 

We had problems with the app.

We had problems with the app at home. Made dinner reservations for our upcoming Enchanted cruise next Wednesday, but couldn't make it for this cruise. Once on board went to nearest dining room and five minutes.... Done for the entire voyage.

the lady at medallion help desk told me it was Android specific because of the many different platforms, Samsung, Motorola, etc. She hooked me up with ocean concierge, a completely different program. I have had difficulty staying on WiFi this cruise. Have to keep reloading my room and birthday. Feel like I'm getting one year older each time, lol. Hang in there everything will be ok.

Jim😎

1 hour ago, rabin1 said:

Were you able to find out any info about the Dry Dock please???

Yesterday you asked about drydock, 22 hours ago I said that I would check into it. Just now I had a discussion about it with an officer. He told me that it was a normal every two year drydock. Nothing significant being addressed. Stop stressing!!! Have a nice day

Jim😎

24 minutes ago, Thrak said:

 

That was an excellent cruise. If I'm remembering right you were a really great Colonel Sanders at Halloween. 😁  

Michael, I have no idea what you are talking about. Hope to see you on another cruise in the future.

Jim😎

4 hours ago, Daedalus50 said:

 

Do you know if all the speciality restaurants are open?

Crown Grill yes $29,

Sabatinis yes $25,

Gastro Pub yes $18

Steamers no

Planks no

2 hours ago, Poulsbo Cruisers said:

 how to chat with you on the Medallion app

In the medallion app there is an icon that looks like silhouette of two people. Click on that then you can add or accept a request. My icon looks like a tree. No problems if it doesn't work will look for you in lounge around 5:15 today and tomorrow Jim😎

1 hour ago, #1Nanna said:

Where is the PES lounge located?

PES lounge is in Skywalker's deck 18 aft elevator every evening I think 4:30-6:30.

Jim😎

We have attended PES lounge every night except one. We have had Tortilla chips and guacamole, Steak tartare, Smoked Salmon, Stilton Wheel, and Goat cheese balls with bruschetta. Assorted cheeses that have been excellent, dried fruits, olives (only calamata) vegetable platter. Nothing, special but fully appreciated. They do a great job of presenting this to a small audience, as numbers increase will they be able to handle the 'mob'?

I have asked my favorite source,, Romeo in Vines, about what they have heard about any covid cases on board. He said they have heard nothing, but believes they would have heard if any. Will continue to pursue this item.

I will check with an Engineering officer re. upcoming dry-dock.

Jim😎

On 1/11/2022 at 10:46 AM, jeanandjim said:

 

Poulsbo cruisers

Thanks for adding to the 'live from'. If you would like to meet, have a drink, chat, look up Jim Hicks on the shipmates portion of the medallion app. I will accept and try to set up a meeting. Thanx again.

Jim😎

On 1/12/2022 at 10:38 AM, Poulsbo Cruisers said:

 

Sent you a shipmate request. If you would like to meet for a drink and chat, text me on the medallion app.

Jim😎

We spent the morning transit on a front deck forward of the Lido deck cabins, plenty of chairs set up, and of course a photographer. It was a great place to watch the transit. We then are spending the outbound transit in our room and on our balcony (thanx uprade fairy)

Jim😎

15 minutes ago, Essiesmom said:

Coming back out.  Entering the upper lock:

 

Thank you Essiesmom for providing great pictures of our transit. For those on future cruises give these webcam locations to your friends and family to follow you along. I googled Agua Clara webcam and got the one that is showing the ship as it progresses thru. The delay is about three minutes so it is tough to coordinate waving. When you are on the ship the webcam is on a huge tower to the port side just before the main building as you are coming in, obviously after the main building on your way out. The other picture is from the bridge cam accessible thru the Princess web-sight.

We had a great day, little humid but a lot of hazy cloud cover so not a very oppressive heat. 600+ are out on excursions leaving a mere 300 of us on board. No lunch served today in the main dining room.

Jim😎

5 hours ago, suers515 said:

What movies are they playing under the stars?

Here is the listing so far.  note PT indicates Princess Theater

Sat: NFL Football

Sun: 10AM: Date Night, 1PM&4:30&8:15PM: NFL Football

Mon: 10AM: The Devil Wears Prada, 1PM (PT) I Care a Lot, 2:30 PM Ad Astra, 7&10PM Cruella

Tue: 9:30AM Big, 3PM Edw. Scissorhands, 7&10PM Jungle Cruise

Wed: 10AM Dumplin, 1PM (PT) The Lost Husband, 3PM Ford vs Ferrari,7PM SW ep8 The Last Jedi

Thu: 1PM (PT) Nomadland, 7&10 PM In The Heights

Jim😎

4 hours ago, alexdw said:

 

We are on this cruise from Jan 18th

 We got a notice upon embarkation that they will be performing engine maintenance after we leave Panama. This will impact our ability to operate at full speed. We plan on arriving in Costa Rica an hour late and Ft. Lauderdale an hour late. I don't know how this will impact your boarding time, but we were allowed to board just afternoon, so you might be pushed back to 1PM. Just so that you are aware.

Jim

Good morning, made a Trek around the promenade deck this morning. It is open all the way around, no smoking area visible. The server in Vines told me last night that the crew smoking area is on deck 8 forward, but see that as not a  possibility because that is an extension of the promenade walk. I did see a smoking area on deck 17 just outside the elevator doors on the starboard side. Asked a crew member if this was for crew, he said anybody.

One benefit of low sailing numbers. Night one was formal. Day two sent in laundry, afternoon of day three got my cleaned and pressed formal trousers, dinner jacket, and cleaned starched and pressed formal shirt back.

We got ten dollars back in our account for missing port, that was the port fee. No mention of any on board credit for missing a port.   

Other than the first night, seas have been relatively calm, a few clouds and drizzle have been encountered, but we are not deck people so had not been a problem for us.

Jim

 This morning we are traveling between Cuba and Haiti. Mountains of Haiti are high off our port balcony. Forgot to mention we did get our upgrade and only had to travel half a block to get here. We feel very fortunate. Missed the comedian last night, and spent too much time in the casino, but we are still ahead of the game. It is strange being on a ship where you do not have to wait for an elevator and no one is pushing and shoving.

Jim😎

18 minutes ago, jeanandjim said:

 

 

2 hours ago, station10fd said:

The roses guest services send a few days ago are opening beautifuly. 

Lucky you and the ducks, feel free to D any comments as we go along

Jim

1 hour ago, alexdw said:

Please keep updating on your cruise. 

Currently in Grand Turk. Staying longer than planned due to extra sea day coming up. Casino is open, must have an agreement with port. Possibly local casinos are closed. Having breakfast in world fresh market place. Every thing is portion size cups, dishes, glasses. Don't handle any serving utensils. Served hot dishes, eggs etc. by a server.

6 hours ago, caribill said:

 

 

Does that mean no dining room was open for lunch on embarkation day?

 

That is correct!

Jim

12 hours ago, 12cruise2 said:

 We cruised the Emerald to Hawaii and Tahiti several years back and thoroughly enjoyed our cruise

We were on the fall 2017 sailing to Tahiti. If you were on that one we ran the slot pull. Made many friends from our roll call, some of whom we still see yearly.  Thank you somogirl for your kind thoughts, we truly love the area about eight months out of the year. We escape to the sea and a florida condo for the first four months each year.

Formal night tonight  roughly 80% of the couples were in ties or better with 20% of us in formal wear.

Rock Opera a hit tonight with a full cast including dancers. They are only doing one show a night since our passenger count is 953. There are more than a thousand crew members so no need to wait for anything.

everything is open as far as we can tell. PES lounge has been under-attended but they are there serving our needs. They serve everything, no letting hands move in to pick up olives, etc.

People, in their pods are keeping masks off while in their groups, including us two. But when approached by a server or another guest, masks are being put on. I think this is the best way of handling social distancing. I have not seen anyone approached about this issue, but crew 100% are maintaining mask wearing. Princess theater 100% mask wearing no complaints.

4 hours ago, tawlaw1526 said:

I am going to be on the Sky Princess in February

  Is there an Escape room on Sky and Enchanted?   
Thank You!

 

We had a fun time in the escape room on the Sky Princess in January 2020. I see by their deck plans that it does not exist anymore, however on the Enchanted Princess it does show an escape room on the Sky deck exactly where it was on the Sky Princess. Hope this helps

Jim

3 hours ago, patrickmoran said:

  Got a free upgrade from interior cabin to balcony, though it took a day+ to happen.  

such great news, stopped at guest services as we boarded today, and they said they would contact us tomorrow. currently in an interior room, not unpacking our bags.😎

Jim

39 minutes ago, Melblank said:

 Do you know why Cartagena was canceled?  

"Officials in Colombia recently enacted new and unexpected policies that require cruise guests to be tested for covid-19 in order to go ashore. This is inconsistent with our port agreement but .....this is the position they have taken." 

Jim