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Ship - Sky Princess Class - Royal Deck - 12/Aloha Cabin # - A639 Category - balcony Port/Starboard/Bow/Stern - starboard Connects With Cabin # - n/a Accessible - no Quiet - yes, very Balcony Size - average View - excellent and unobstructed Privacy Issues - none Wind - none Soot - none Problems - could feel the movement of the ship on days it was rough at a sea but otherwise no problems Comments - Close to the laundry, but couldn’t hear anyone going in and out. Close to the elevators at the back of the ship, but if you are going to deck 6 towards the front, you need to take the mid-ship elevators or if you take the back elevators, get off on 7, walk through the Crown Grill lounge and then take the stairs down a level. We used one of the pulldown beds. It wasn’t too intrusive, but in the mornings, since we used the one closest to the balcony, had to be careful walking around it. Plenty of room in the cabin for 2 adults and 1 teen.

Yes! And you can't use a USB splitter to charge a phone and tablet at the same time because it's like a trickle charge.

Yes! It was the 4-piece nigiri combination of tuna, salmon, hamachi and scallop. I should have gotten the 8-piece combo because it was so fresh and delicious.

Unfortunately, none of us remember, sorry. I took pics of menus but not of the names of items in some of the cases or at the buffet. We think it's a blueberry pudding type dish.

The food was so good. Hated to come back home and think about going grocery shopping tomorrow lol! Our 14 yr old tried escargot for the first time on the ship and loved it.

I got off the Sky Princess today. I took a bunch of food pics for my Instagram account. Not sure if I have the energy to post a thread here and describe everything. But maybe my kid will remind me what the items are 🤔 Here are some of the ones I took.

I just got off a different Princess ship and we used the drop down bed for our teen. You wouldn’t want it for a toddler. There are rails, but not to the end of the bed. We used to travel with a toddler cot when ours was little. It’s lightweight, doesn’t take up too much room and can be stored in the closet out of the way when the child isn’t sleeping.

Take the Brightline high speed train. There’s a station in downtown Ft. Lauderdale and another 2 miles from the Port of Miami. They have a door-to-door service that picks you up, takes you to the station and then when you get off, takes you to the port. The trains are new and clean and they serve snacks and drinks onboard.

Thanks!

How do you know what terminal your ship will be leaving from and returning to at Port Everglades?

This is good to know, thanks. My family is headed on the Sky Princess a week from Saturday. Honestly an extra day at sea wouldn’t be a bad thing IMO. I’m with you on extra time to read, relax and have a nice drink.

Stay downtown or in Ybor City. Plenty of hotels with those options and easy to access plenty to do, including walking Riverwalk, visiting the art museum or aquarium and going to Sparkman Wharf where there’s outdoor eating venues. If you stay in Ybor you can take the free streetcar into downtown, which takes about 10-15 minutes.

Search on Etsy for ‘cruise door signs.’ Lots of creative options outside of a 8.5x11” sheet and they ship quickly. But if you’re creative and handy online, you could design your own on the Canva website using their flyer template.

Etsy has downloadable .pdf files that are “gift certificates” for trips. There are even some for cruises. Maybe create a trivia quiz for her of places the cruise is headed and let her take it in the car on the way to the passport office. Then when she answers everything have her parents give her the gift certificate telling her where she’s going and that she’s going with Grandma/Grandpa. I would suggest her parents tell her that she’s getting the passport at least a few days before so she can pick out an outfit she wants to wear. She’ll have this passport til she’s 18 and might want to get a little dressed up. If she asks why just say she’ll find out in the car.

My family aren’t sushi fans but maybe I can convince them to give the cooked dishes a try. I love it so if they don’t want to go, I’ll head over by myself for some quiet time and sushi.

Perfect! We love pizza 😃

My husband, daughter (14) and I will be on the Sky Princess for a 7-day cruise in early 2023. We’re going to make reservations at two specialty dining sites during the week but the other nights I’m not sure if I should make main dining reservations or if some of the restaurants on board we can walk up but still get waiter service. I’ve tried looking online for some menus for non-specialty places but can’t locate any. We love to try different types of food and don’t want to do quick service restaurants the other nights, but are more casual in nature and don’t want to plan out every dinner in advance.