kywildcatfanone

I've seen white on a lot of cruises. Was told it was either for the inaugural season or a group booking.

Have you seen the decline in society? This is sad, but should not be a surprise.

I said this in another thread. Would be really easy for the Royal And Regal, and mostly easy for the others. If they do that, they will lose me as a customer.

It really wouldn't take much at all to convert the retreat pool area into an expanded sanctuary on the newest ships prior to Sun. All you have to do is move the entrance to the Sanctuary to the retreat entrance area and expand into that whole space. Edit: It would be super easy on the Royal/Regal as the Sanctuary is on the same level as the retreat pool. Again, if they did this, they would lose me as a customer. We use the retreat pool every day we are on the ship the weather permits.

Good to hear. We are on again in 2 weeks and hope it's the same.

Yep, they most certainly will.

Value is in the eye of the beholder. Princess has enough data to know that 75%+ of passengers buy a package and that many do it as suggested by most on here for the convenience of not having to worry about an end of cruise bill being unexpectedly higher than planned. It makes sense for the cruise line to offer it, and it makes sense for the consumer to buy it if it fits their lifestyle. We don't buy the package because when I do the math for us, it would cost us more than double the cost of wifi and tips to have it for what value it provides. Lucky or unlucky, we cut out things like sugary drinks a couple of years ago, and so basically we bring onboard what we want to drink outside of what is included, and it works perfectly well for us. If most people buying the packages keeps the cruise fare from going up as quickly, then it's a win for everyone along the way. Packages also allow the cruise line to lock in tips and wifi for those who might not normally include those items or use them. Again, a win/win.

Yep, if the expand the Sanctuary and remove the retreat pool, I will have to find another cruise line entirely.

This plus the buffet location will keep us off these new ships. That and the the kids focused deck. That's okay, will find others.

I don't buy a package, ao there would be a charge. I can also see people calling me a chair hog for the time it takes to go get lunch and come back.

Sorry, late to the game here on this ship. Is it correct that there is no adults only area like the retreat pool area on other ships? Looks like the pool is in the Sanctuary, so did they expand the Sanctuary and eliminate a retreat area? How do people like the buffet being low on the ship? I love the Lido deck location and don't think I'd like to leave the pool and go down the elevator to eat in the buffet.

They are basically tracking devices for Princess to track your movements and spending for marketing purposes. They also allow you to enter your door without need of a separate key or card.

We will be on this sailing as well.

You can get replacement medallions at the port if needed

Increases are overdue, surprised it hasn't happened already

They were good when we were on a couple of weeks ago, and hope they are again in 2 weeks

Elaborate please? What is there to argue with at embarkation?

As much as I complain about benefit cuts and such on Princess, it's still a better overall value for the money than other cruise lines.

We were on this ship a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. Will be back on again in 2 weeks. Enjoy your cruise.

Look at post 62. Most of those numbers they claim the value of make no sense.

We were on the enchanted 2 weeks ago and no coke zero. On the Sky in December, no coke zero, but they had sprite zero. We now just bring our own onboard. No idea why they don't have it available.

That just lets you know it's all completely made up.

A bit I guess, but Princess doesn't value them as they do the face value of the venue. It's sort of like the plus package, it's clear that Princess values each alcoholic drink at less than $2. I suspect they only value the specialty dining at a few dollars as well. Were you to get compensated, I suspect it might be $5-10 total. I always find the math interesting when you really think about how they price things.

Poor choice of words. Because of the thread, I assumed all the conversation was about the DR. This is what I meant. I wasn't sure if this new update from them meant that you could dress casual and eat in the DR. I would consider that if they could also speed up the dining process as well. We quit going because it was taking 2+ hours to get through the entire service.

If they allowed casual dining and got thr service to an hour or under, we would consider going back to the DR.