kywildcatfanone

We were on earlier this year and other than some carpet and varnish, she was fine. That ship isn't that old.

Can apply to a lot of things on a cruise ship

Well, hope you get better than this week. Ice and coffee machines still broken, find the ice scoop in the bucket like always, and the find out with 2+ days left on our cruise, they are out of iced tea for the rest of the week.

Isn't the whole congestion thing booked well in advance?

Not having an adults only retreat area will keep me off these newer carnival style ships

If it's refundable, they will mail you a check. If not, you lose it.

Okay, as I suspected. Now, why are they not repairing items used 24 hours a day?

Thanks for the review. We are on now. We're the ice and coffee machines broken in the buffer when you were on as well? I'm suspicious this has been longer than just this current cruise.

It's been gone for a while now, and I'm still mad about it. No reason they couldn't continue to offer it for loyalty customers. Also, as I mentioned, you used to get 20 water/soda, on the Sky this week it was only 18. Yet another cutback against their most loyal customers

Haven't been to a fast food restaurant in a while, but prices usually are visible,and people know tax is included. I would assume they would at least post it on the menu outside the restaurant or at least on the menu itself. I wonder if anyone would find out about it after sitting down and then get up and leave?

I wonder, are they just assuming that since every paid food and drink incurs the 18%, that they don't need to announce it and just let it become assumed as a normal tip item?

Yep, same reason many things have a fee now, so they can "maintain a price of something", yet make a bunch more while doing it, in this case, guised as a gratuity. Sneaky marketing that most people won't even notice.

One more coffee rant while I'm here. Go get a Togo cup from the specialty coffee area on Lido. Coffee machine still down, and the hotel style been removed to refill. Wait 5 minutes, not back yet. Realize they keep no sugar in coffee area and all tables are in use. A little awkward asking someone to use their sugar container who is seated having a meal. Walk to the other side of buffet and finally find a working coffee pot, and there are no spoons. Come on Princess, have stirring sticks available. Had to go hunt a spoon. Note to self: Have my own creamer and a spoon tomorrow in hand. I bring my favorite creamer onboard with me, but didn't want to walk back to my room. Oh well. /rant over

Not really. Celebrity puts your cruise cards in an envelope right outside you stateroom. No reason princess couldn't do this with Medallions. You check in, board the ship and get your Medallions. They aren't charging a fee, having people not get them in time, lose them, etc., oh, and can give me my loyalty priority check in back.

On Sky now, and they have a machine for use in the buffer for hot chocolate, no charge. Not sure about other ships.

Bring all you want.

Maybe it will be fixed by then, but so far not. Coffee is in those hotel style containers you push down on the lid to dispense. Some lady commented to me yesterday standing there that with Princess issues with coffee and ice machines are ongoing. Having just come off a Celebrity cruise, their layout of having coffee and ice available in many areas of the buffet and pool areas is way nicer than Princess. Yes, having a good time. Ship is in overall very good shape. Normal wear and tear for 4 or so YO ship. Carpet needs replacing or a good cleaning in some areas. We had a light out in our bathroom,and our shower head was clogged up and not giving a good flow of water, but they came and fixed both within an hour of calling about it. There is one group onboard,some kind of karate organization, but not that big I think.

I guess, but had it on Celebrity and noticed it was better than the syrup based coffee Princess was using. They aren't using that now, but at least it's mildly better coffee. Anything is better than that syrup based stuff. 🙂

We carried on plastic bottles of coke zero yesterday at FLL. Not sure about other ports.

No issue at all. Rules say one 12 pack person, but they don't check, at least at FLL

Couple of other Sky specific comments: No Lavazza coffee yet. No coke zero. But did have sprite zero. In the buffet, one coffee machine not working on one side, and ice machine not working on the other. Fix these Princess. Also, for ice on that side, they had a plastic bin with a scoop, so people were putting their hands in the bin to grab the scoop. At the retreat pool today, workers were trying to pull the overhead lights down and knocked several bulbs into the pool when people were swimming. You would think they would either do this when the pool isn't in use or have deck hands get people out of the pool for a few minutes. One bulb almost his a guy and they had no idea it had even fell till we got their attention.

Yep. Celebrity does this and it doesn't impact boarding or affect their loyalty customers.

Well, put me in the non happy with this camp. On Equinox in October and the smoking area had the walking/running path going right through it. I would think they could put it away from stuff like that. On Sky, smoking area is by wake pool, so non smokers using the wake pool have smoke around. All cruise lines should designate a smoking area away from other public spaces

Agree. I also have low tolerance for lines, especially lines I shouldn't have to wait in because of my loyalty level and the benefit it used to afford. Reluctantly I will be buying them in the future.

Yep. Also, exchanged our mini bar and now you can only get 18 soda/water instead of 20. Also, what is the white medallion? See a lot of people with them.