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This is what we use...it's not too bright but just bright enough to keep us from tripping and falling.  
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On 5/20/2024 at 3:48 PM, 4x4bob said:

From time to time the topic of Hiding Cruising Ducks on the ship during the Cruise pops up for a short time.

 

So, let me report on my experience on the Discovery Princess, 27 April to 04 May, out of San Pedro, Ca.

 

But first let me review the rules for hiding Cruising Ducks, which are small about 2 inch size plastic ducks think bath tub toys.  Never hide a duck that will: Interfere with the crew, Interfere with the operation of the ship, on open decks, in shops, or in pools.

 

Also, experienced Duck Hiders also attach a small pass port on the duck with the first name and home state of the person doing the hiding, the name of the ship, and the date of the cruise.  Also a copy of the above rules on hiding the ducks. And this statement: Conquackulations, you have found a Cruising Duck, yours to keep or to hide again. (add your name to the passport if you hide it again)

 

For this cruise I brought along 13 ducks to hide. (that is all of the space in the suit cases that she who must be obeyed allowed me 😁)

 

My plan was to hide the ducks early before too many people would be moving about.  To successfully hide one, you must not be observed such as being down on your hands and knees pushing a plastic Duck under the bottom step of the stairs. 

 

Since I also get up at 5:00 AM to take photos of the sunrise I would take 2 ducks with me each morning. 

 

I quickly identified several other Duck Hunters moving about the ship seeking the hidden treasures.  They were easy to spot. Narrow between the eyes, long pointed noises, buck teeth, and long bony fingers to pluck the Ducks from the hiding spots. OR maybe it was the finger prints on my glasses that made them look that way.  Any way I knew I had to up my game so I did not make too easy to find my ducks.

 

 

Most amature duck hiders place their ducks into one of the plants around the ship, so that is were the duck hunter first look. 

 

Here is some of the spots that I selected: Shelf in the laundry room; behind the rail in elevators; behind the holder, with holds a napkin wrapped around silverware, on the table in the buffet with the salt and pepper shaker pulled up close; under the bottom step of the stairs on Deck 5; in open space along side of the stairs  on deck 5; I made a V out of drink list book on a table on Deck 7 outside the Princess Live Theater with the open side toward the wall; In a plant out side of the Casino; in a plant outside of the door to Sabitinis Restaurant, Etc,

 

From time to time I would walk past the hiding spots to check on the Ducks that I had hid.  Every one of them was found by some lucky person. 

 

Do to the stiff  computation this Cruise, I only found one Duck my self. Sadly, the person who hid the duck I found did not put his/her name or home state on the passport. So, now it is on display in our curio cabinet along with other ducks that I have found over the years. 

 

Finally, I left one of the Ducks in the cabin on the desk for Cabin Steward.

Bob

 

 

Can you buy the Passports or do you make them or a tag yourself?

14 hours ago, Esprit said:

If I came across a duck, it would go straight in the bin!😂

I could say some people need to get a life, but each to their own.

I'd rather go seek out every ship bar and see if I can max' out my 15 drinks limit 🍺🍷🥂🤪

 

Don't put it in the bin, leave it for someone who would appreciate it.

On 5/10/2024 at 12:13 AM, Teechur said:

Have you explored the electrical connection? You may need a (ship supplied) extension cord because there are no outlets by the bed(s) except on the new Sun. One 220 outlet under the bed for the lamp.

Many of the ships have an outlet under the head of the bed, but you need an European adapter.

On 5/19/2024 at 2:14 PM, 1025cruise said:

Do those cakes look as good IRL as they do in the picture?

yes!

On 5/19/2024 at 7:12 AM, sandancer said:

However, with Plus you get 2 per cruise and with Premier unlimited. I can’t imagine anyone having one of those every day. We have Premier on our upcoming cruise and I may  have a couple. My DH would run a mile from them.

That's 2 per day with Plus.
I did see a man get one every day and bring it to Vines to eat.

1 hour ago, 4x4bob said:

From time to time the topic of Hiding Cruising Ducks on the ship during the Cruise pops up for a short time.

 

So, let me report on my experience on the Discovery Princess, 27 April to 04 May, out of San Pedro, Ca.

 

But first let me review the rules for hiding Cruising Ducks, which are small about 2 inch size plastic ducks think bath tub toys.  Never hide a duck that will: Interfere with the crew, Interfere with the operation of the ship, on open decks, in shops, or in pools.

 

Also, experienced Duck Hiders also attach a small pass port on the duck with the first name and home state of the person doing the hiding, the name of the ship, and the date of the cruise.  Also a copy of the above rules on hiding the ducks. And this statement: Conquackulations, you have found a Cruising Duck, yours to keep or to hide again. (add your name to the passport if you hide it again)

 

For this cruise I brought along 13 ducks to hide. (that is all of the space in the suit cases that she who must be obeyed allowed me 😁)

 

My plan was to hide the ducks early before too many people would be moving about.  To successfully hide one, you must not be observed such as being down on your hands and knees pushing a plastic Duck under the bottom step of the stairs. 

 

Since I also get up at 5:00 AM to take photos of the sunrise I would take 2 ducks with me each morning. 

 

I quickly identified several other Duck Hunters moving about the ship seeking the hidden treasures.  They were easy to spot. Narrow between the eyes, long pointed noises, buck teeth, and long bony fingers to pluck the Ducks from the hiding spots. OR maybe it was the finger prints on my glasses that made them look that way.  Any way I knew I had to up my game so I did not make too easy to find my ducks.

 

 

Most amature duck hiders place their ducks into one of the plants around the ship, so that is were the duck hunter first look. 

 

Here is some of the spots that I selected: Shelf in the laundry room; behind the rail in elevators; behind the holder, with holds a napkin wrapped around silverware, on the table in the buffet with the salt and pepper shaker pulled up close; under the bottom step of the stairs on Deck 5; in open space along side of the stairs  on deck 5; I made a V out of drink list book on a table on Deck 7 outside the Princess Live Theater with the open side toward the wall; In a plant out side of the Casino; in a plant outside of the door to Sabitinis Restaurant, Etc,

 

From time to time I would walk past the hiding spots to check on the Ducks that I had hid.  Every one of them was found by some lucky person. 

 

Do to the stiff  computation this Cruise, I only found one Duck my self. Sadly, the person who hid the duck I found did not put his/her name or home state on the passport. So, now it is on display in our curio cabinet along with other ducks that I have found over the years. 

 

Finally, I left one of the Ducks in the cabin on the desk for Cabin Steward.

Bob

 

 

The only duck that I ever found  was on the Regal last fall. 
It was very cute and while I was showing DH, the young lady in the Gelato shop saw it and loved it.  So I "hid" it behind the napkin holder on the counter and of course she found it and was so happy!

35 minutes ago, satxdiver said:

How do you now claim OBC for your 100 CCL shares on Princess. In times past we sent an email to Princess (forgot the email address) to make a claim?

Get the Stockperks app and apply through them.

1 hour ago, 1025cruise said:

Yes, something I'm looking forward to 🙂

Isn't it held in Sabatini's?

1 hour ago, ravenjls said:

No, not like the retreat. NCL does tho.

And so does MSC.

1 hour ago, Salf777 said:

Hi there we are usually Celebrity cruisers and we sail in the Retreat. We aren’t crazy about the direction that Celebrity is going and thinking about trying Princess have heard good things. Looking at a cruise on the Enchanted Princess in a suite. Does the Enchanted Princess have a suite area like the Retreat on Celebrity?

 

While many tend to be near each other, there is no "area" that all the suites are in like the Retreat.
BTW, what is it about the direction of Celebrity that you are referring to?  I have only been on one Celebrity and we have friends who only do it so curious about what you think.

6 minutes ago, Freckles1983 said:

Not trying to start a debate about anything regarding this, just wanting factual info if anyone has it.

 

if I’m going on a Canada New England cruise during the Canadian portion is it okay to use marijuana products while on shore and then come aboard the ship?  Weed is legal in Canada but I can’t seem to find any info on princess cruises take on it. 
 

again not trying to start any arguments just curious about the rules regarding this if anyone has any information.  

I'm not sure if you can bring it on the ship "legally" and/or with their knowledge.  I know I have smelled it on the ships several times but don't really remember where we were at the time. 

On 5/13/2024 at 9:09 AM, kstaffen said:

I just checked. He started there in March.

He was one of the best cruise directors we ever had....so fun and so nice!

4 hours ago, Lance1224 said:

Anyone know where Jayson with a J is ?

Jayson with a Y?

52 minutes ago, TRLD said:

Not the same Miami is a US port going to foreign ports or loop cruises.

 

Vancouver is a foreign port with cruises going to different US ports. 

 

 

But it's not a DISTANT foreign port, surprisingly.  I tried to tell them is was very distant from Florida where we live! They weren't buying it! LOL!

OK, this is from the horse's mouth AFTER I had already booked a B2B on Discovery LA>Vancouver>Alaska>Seattle online:
 

Good Afternoon,

These back-to-back voyages violate what is called the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA). PVSA prohibits ships from embarking in one US port and disembarking in a different US port. The only exception to this rule would allow passengers to be transported between two U.S. ports if the cruise itinerary includes a port call at a "distant foreign port". Distant foreign ports do not include Canada, Mexico, Central America, Bermuda and most Caribbean islands. South America and the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao) do qualify as distant foreign ports. 

Guest Services

Princess Cruises

24305 Town Center Drive,

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

On 5/14/2024 at 5:37 AM, Munday said:

Hello All,

 

Before I call Princess, can someone familiar with the PVSA confirm if this B2B is legal to book;

 

Cruise 1: LA, San Diego, SF, Victoria, Vancouver

Cruise 2: Vancouver, Ketchican, Seattle

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Nope.  Vancouver is not a DISTANT foreign port.  We tried to do this....actually booked it online and then was told we could not.

On 4/3/2024 at 11:53 AM, azbirdmom said:

The Retreat pool on the Discovery is quite shallow and you would not need noodles to exercise.  The main pool on Lido deck is usually quite crowded and even if you were allowed to bring noodles onboard it would be difficult to avoid wacking others with them as you exercise.  As someone who does use noodles in my own pool I would have noticed if others were using them in our over 3 dozen Princess cruises.  I've never once seen anyone using them on the ships.

How shallow?  I'm only 5 feet tall so 4.5 feet doesn't work for me.  I have to hang on to the side of the pool.

Poor me!  LOL!

14 hours ago, suzyed said:

 

Hmmm? Well still there right now...so we'll see.

Boom!  Yes, ours are finally wiped!  Of course the SD that we already paid for still remain.
So, we will have to decide which style we will decide to do.  
Did anyone find out what time is fixed dining?

1 hour ago, Yehootu said:

We are on same cruise and ours have been wiped.

1 hour ago, Yehootu said:

We are on same cruise and ours have been wiped.

Hmmm? Well still there right now...so we'll see.

Right now I have all my dining reservations in place for our Oct.17th sailing...nothing as changed so far.

4 hours ago, JimmyVWine said:

Somebody should send the memo to Land's End and Victoria Secret!

I wish!

On 4/28/2024 at 8:16 AM, PMGS247 said:

On our sailing it was the first and second sea days. That should generally be true most of the time on a 7 day itinerary tho I’m not sure how it works on a 4 port itinerary since Formal night won’t be on the final night of the cruise. 

Are they still doing the Gold and White night?

2 hours ago, canadarocks said:

We spent a month onboard the Emerald Princess this winter in a Caribe Deck deluxe balcony. Loved the balcony and the cabin, but my goodness the bathroom and shower were ridiculously small!! On the newer ships please tell me if the Caribe Deck balconies are still bigger, and where oh where do I need to book to get a decent sized bathroom and shower? Don't need a bathtub or a couch like the Mini Suites have...we were upgraded to one of those with an incredibly TINY balcony in 2023.

 

So a BIG BALCONY and A BIG SHOWER.....is that attainable?

The newer ships have small balconies.

4 hours ago, cruisinsince75 said:

I am disappointed that Seabourn did away with the Grill by TK, but after our last experience there, I noticed it had slipped dramatically. 

 

I can get steakhouse quality at home, but I have to cheat a bit  to accomplish it.  I sous vide the steak first for at least one hour at 130 degrees F, then finish off searing in a cast iron skillet 30-45 second on each side while basting with butter.  Rest 5 minutes and serve.  Now I'm hungry!!! 🤪

 

WE have a friend who does the very same thing....nice!