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The corner table was at the Crown Grill, when sitting in the bar if you look at the restaurant in the far left corner is a large table for 8 all by itself. We were sitting in the bar and noticed that no one was sitting there so my aunt went over and asked if we could get a table. He was trying to get us a table and was thinking of breaking the party into 4 and 3 but then my aunt said what about that table and he said it was reserved for 8pm. It was about 545 and he said we could have it if we could be done in 2 hours and we said we could and we did and everything worked out well for everyone. We thanked him well 😉and he was very appreciative. It turned out to be a lovely dining experience and more than worth the thanking😉. We dined in Santorini's which was lovely. We had a large table near the window.

At the 7th inning stretch at a Boston Red Sox game...lol Fenway goers will understand OR on Enchanted. Hope you are have a wonderful vacation!!!

Yes sorry we didn't meet. It's funny when I am preparing for these cruises I have every intent on getting out there and meeting but then once I get on board it's like my mind turns to jello and can't coordinate. It's too bad, I am sure it would have been wonderful and I certainly would have appreciated the painter's tape. Perhaps another time. Hope the cruise was as enjoying for you as it was for my group! Take Care

Ah, that's a good idea. I will be doing that next year for sure. Thanks for the info. Hope your cruise is as wonderful as ours was, ENJOY!!

We have cruised more than 20 times and this was our 8th Princess cruise and by far one of the best. Princess use to use the big ship with small ship feel slogan which is what attracted us to the cruise line and we were able to capture that feeling completely on this cruise. Boarding was among the easiest. We were a group of 7 and all but one of us had the Medallion mailed to us, so we thought we would be separated and would have to meet up on the ship, however, when we were coming around to board the ship, we all met up which was great. Once we boarded, we had to try to get all of us on an excursion to St. Johns which went seamlessly. Originally, we intended to try to get a spot in the Sanctuary, however, because this was a back to back cruise there was no chance we could secure a spot so we didn't even try, which worked out fine as we used the Retreat Pool and that was great. We really enjoyed it. We headed to main deck for pizza and burgers and they were great as always. We were able to get our first drinks and sat there watching "The Muster" which was so easy. After watching, we went to our muster station had our Medallion's scanned then made our way to our rooms which were ready. Everyone's bags were delivered except for ours which was a bit of a bummer, but didn't deter us. We had our bathing suits on already so we returned to main deck and started the relaxing! I returned to our rooms around 3 to see if bags had arrived and still none, but met our cabin steward Jun who was great. I asked him to open all the partitions between our rooms, he was a bit hesitant but I reassured him it would be ok, so he accommodated my request and made everyone happy. We had perhaps the longest balcony on the ship with the partitions being opened over a 5 cabin span and the view was great. We were able to sit back and really enjoy the expansive view. He assured me he would bring our bags to our rooms once they arrived, which he did. When I returned around 5 they were there. When we boarded, we all upgraded to Premier as we all had a large amount of money in obc, so we figured we would take advantage of the Premier package. However, because we had the obc we didn't book any specialty restaurants prior to sailing. We had heard so much about Rudi's we decided to try it and went the first night and had no problem getting a table for 7 at 6pm. Seafood is their specialty, we found the seafood to be ok, but to be fair we are from one of the largest fishing ports in the country, so we know exceptional seafood especially what scallops should taste like. I did have the steak and that was the best meal of the cruise for me. We then started our expedition to secure a 2nd specialty restaurant. We stopped by Crown Grill and were told they were booked the remainder of the cruise so no. We stopped by Sabatini's and after some discussion we were able to secure a reservation for the day we were in St. Thomas, but we would have to go at 5 we said that would be ok. However, the next day I was looking at the app and found the reservation was made for the San Juan day, we would not have agreed to that as we went on a food tour in San Juan so we likely would not have been that hungry. That evening while walking around I stopped by Sabatini's to say an error occurred and request it to be changed to St. Thomas day. Well, I don't know what happened but he maitre d said to me stop saying a mistake was made and became a bit aggravated with the whole thing. In the end, he said he would do whatever we wanted to accommodate us but it was all just too weird so we decided to not dine there. This was the only blemish on the trip. We tried a few bars for our before dinner drinks and we found the Crown Bar (shout our to Olga and Aeron) to be the best, so while having a drink on St. Thomas day we decided to ask if we could get the big table in the corner for dinner and the maitre d(shout out to Giovanni) said if we could be finished in 2 hours we could do it. We agreed to be finished in 2 hours and had a very good dinner with excellent service(shout out to Alexis and assistant). We were very appreciative of the accommodation and had an enjoyable dining experience. We dined at GiGi's once and service and food were great. We dined at the Pub, this was a bit challenging getting a table but one in our party went down at 430 and secured a table for us. We listened to music and enjoyed the food. The other three nights we dined in Santorini's our MDR and food was good. We enjoyed the escargot which is a favorite for many of us. We did 2 excursions through Princess and both went well. The Food and History Tour in San Juan was very good. Carmen was a wealth of information with regards to food and history of San Juan and our tour guide was fabulous. Well worth it and if you ever stop in San Juan you may want to try this excursion. We did get caught in the rain, but nature does nature's thing. Cabin was great. Earlier I said there was one blemish on the cruise, I did misspeak the other was that light that comes on when going to the bathroom at night. I think the concept is great, but wow is it bright. Disembarking was the easiest. We walked down with our bags to disembark around 7, scanned our Medalliions and walked out without any glitches. Scanned our faces and walked to the taxi area. We were able to get a taxi that took all of us to airport. If one bright light and one maitre d that may have been overextended are the only things to complain about on a 7 day cruise, they are not significant in any way. The cruise was wonderful. Our friends were exceptional. We never felt crowded or overwhelmed by the number of people on the ship. We encountered so many wonderful staff on board, who helped to make the trip wonderful. We were very appreciative of the care we were given. So much so we booked the 10 day Martinique cruise next year. Happy cruising to all!

We just came back from the Enchanted, my dad and uncle enjoyed double Chivas 18 ($38 each) several times as well as another I can't recall. The premier package was well worth it if you want to try a variety of the higher end Scotches.

We were in the same position, a good amount of obc and wanted to book the restaurants and were unable to. We did upgrade to Premier once onboard, so we had 2 specialty restaurants included, so we wanted to take advantage of the package. We were a party of 7, so we went to Rudi's Catch the first night and had no problem getting a table. Then we went around to see if we could book another restaurant and did get a table at Sabatini's but never went. The maitre d wasn't great. He was the only negative for us on the cruise. We stopped by, he said he could give us a table at 5:00 on the day we were in St. Thomas, however, they put the reservation on San Juan day(we did the food tour so wouldn't be hungry enough for a big meal). When we stopped by to make the change he was very confrontational. At the end, he said he would give us whatever we wanted, but we canceled the reservation. We did stop by the Crown Grill and was told by maitre d to return the next day and he could get us a table and lo and behold he did. Giovanni, Alexa and assistant were all great in the Crown. So, they will likely be able to accommodate you, but you may have to be flexible in dining times. We dined around 6 in both restaurants. Also, you are able to use the credits in the casino. When you sign in the machine asks if you want to charge to your account, if you say yes, it asks how much, they transfer the funds to the machine you are on and you play. If you have obc, it just deletes from the amount.

We were on the same sailing and after 22 cruises it was the best cruise for me. We had a row of balconies where we had the dividers removed and made good use of the balconies. Absolutely loved the Retreat Pool. We were Premier which was great. We dined at Rudi's, Crown Grill (staff was amazine, Pub, Gigi's and Santorini our MDR and everything was great. Simply, the best, most relaxing vacation in a long time. We just booked the 10 day 4/9/25 we liked it so much!

Be great to meet many from the Roll Call and all others!

We are leaving tomorrow with a stay at hotel. Hoping to board early. We were thinking of trying to get a spot in the Sanctuary but sounds like lots of people will be trying. Will see if we decide to get there early. In any event, I think we will be happy just being on the ship. Hoping for great weather and nice relaxing time. Hope to meet many from the Roll Call. So excited!!

We are on next week and can't wait. Following along. Thanks for sharing your vacation!

Will follow, we are on the 4/21 sailing. So looking forward to it and excited to see this.

Good to know. We are usually up early and get out there by 8 or so but sounds like we will have to get there even earlier, so may not happen. I am sure we can find other places to sit.

We are hoping to get on the ship early enough to book some time in the Sanctuary, but there are 7 us and we are not hopeful. We were wondering if the adults pool area fills up quickly? Will we have to get out there before 8 in the morning?

Same as above. I had seen the option to upgrade then when we decided to it wasn't available. I did call and they would be able to do it, however, I declined because I have a lot of onboard credit and it didn't make sense to pay for it when I have $400+ obc available and haven't spent any of it yet. However, they were able to do it when I called very easily.

Thanks this is very helpful.

Thanks for your explanation!

Well let's see, I am not a "Scotch" drinker, perhaps I use the term loosely. I thought I was clear my dad and uncle enjoy Chivas 18 yo or Johnnie Walker - if that means something other than Scotch I have no idea. I may not be sophisticated enough to know the difference and certainly don't care to be. I simply wanted to know where they could get Chivas 18 yo or JW. Seems simple enough to me.

Thanks for clarification!

Oh, I thought it was included in the Premier?

We will be sailing Enchanted in April and my dad and uncle are scotch drinkers. They enjoy Chivas 18 yo and Johnnie Walker Gold and Blue. Wondering if anyone knows if the better scotches are available at most bars or only certain ones? Willing to upgrade but want to make sure that they can get it in most bars.

Thanks for the info. Appreciate it!

Hope you had a great cruise! How did you make out with the medallion holder attached to cell phone?

We are more than 10 wks out before our sailing and says the excursion is sold out, we are on a wait list. Does anyone know what happens in this case, where there is a high demand excursion? Does the cruise line try to add to it by way of another boat/bus or are you just tough out of luck?

Thank you