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That's not what be said. He said that one person (ie his steward)acted as his bed maker, servant etc.

Add Saga to your list as well. (As long as you are old enough to fit their age requirement - over 50 )

1. Cancel anytime and get a refund to your card. 2. No 3. No 4. Yes, but you might lose your original reservation.

That system disappeared a couple of years ago. Set dining times are no more. You can, however, use the app to reserve a table at the same time in the same MDR every night. However, that will not necessarily be with the same wait staff or at the same table. Anecdotal evidence is that when on board you may be able to ask to have the same table every night - this is more likely if you are prepared to eat in the late afternoon, as soon as the MDR opens. We normally eat around 20:00. We have rarely had the same table or staff. I can understand that having the same staff is useful if you have particular allergies or requirements - we have neither, and couldn't care less who serves us, or where.

I agree, we love a minisuite. However, our July Baltic cruise has only three sea days out of 14, so we downgraded to a Premium Deluxe balcony, as we didn't think we would get full use out of a minisuite.

But what is the fun in that ? Surely a meal is to be enjoyed in a relaxed manner, not shoved down your throat as quickly as possible.

Yes - sorry - you were quick off the mark ! Times have now been corrected!

I've sailed on three cruises on Princess in Europe in the last year, and no show started before 20:00. When was the last time you sailed in Europe?

As @SCX22 states, you are wrong.

I think you'll find that shows are at 20:00 and 22:00 or 22:15 on European sailings as well. That was the case last year on Regal in the Med.

I understand, but that is totally different to those people who just wish to eat and leave the MDR as quickly as possible, for no medical reason at all.

I'm not a connoisseur. But, I enjoy a full bodied rioja, and a meaty Malbec. White wine - again, a good white rioja, although not that easy to find.

Given the distance from Rome to the port, you really don't want to spend more than the morning in Rome before leaving for the port.

We want to eat for two hours so as to avoid the shows and musicians!

Never been on a Princess ship with a 7:30 show. They are normally later than that.

Sometimes, when discussing wine prices on a cruise, it is like entering a parallel universe, where normal pricing no longer exists. Yes, I know that there will be an enormous mark up, as there is in a land based restaurant, and that many cruisers will have a package. But, take the case of the Silverado Cab Sauv. $18 a glass, or $21 with service charge. Lets assume a generous 4 pours to a bottle - so $84 a bottle. For a Brit like me, that equates to almost £70 a bottle! Silverado is perfectly pleasant, but the markup is getting on for over 650%, when compared to similar wines available in the UK, and I guess in the US as well. I just wonder if Princess have thrown the pricing manual out of the window, now that so many of us have a package, and just slot wines into either a sub $15 or sub $20 category, regardless of the base cost of the wine.

Somehow, I think the food in the lounge might surpass anything you get onboard!

Yup, totally agree that two hours is about right. If we have a two top we will often ask our waiter to pause for 15 or 20 minutes between courses, so that we are not rushed. If you want to eat a meal in less than an hour, go to the buffet.

I agree. The $700 saving seems very small for such a major downgrade in cabin type. I wonder if the new cabin is actually a Premium Deluxe (or whatever the term is) that actually does have a sofa. That seems a more reasonable downgrade for a $700 saving.

I have been able to book a table in Rudi's for our July cruise since March. But I haven't - over hyped in my opinion.

That makes two of us, three if you include @mom says

To be honest, you more or less have to take what is offered. If you ask for a Merlot, you get whatever Merlot there is behind that particular bar. You don't normally have any choice in the matter. Our "go to" choice was the Malbec or Pinot Noir - neither would win any prizes, but were OK for session wines. We would then trade up in the evenings.

What we do is buy the more expensive wines, and then pay the difference. ie pay $3.54 for an $18 glass.

Yes, Sabatinis is indeed where BsM was.

If P&O were to do this, they would have a major riot on their hands !