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I know it says that shorts are allowed in buffet and in some specialty restaurants.  If we go to dinner in the dining room without a reservation instead of buffet are we allowed in nice shorts?  I was a little confused on what they call the "more formal dining room". 

3 hours ago, JF - retired RRT said:

Sounds like you went through your TA.

Next time, just make the call to Princess yourself. It speeds up the whole thing by cutting out the middleman.

We got an upsell once from inside to balcony. I called Princess...after I checked to see what was available. The rep offered a mid-ship balcony. I countered with a request for an aft balcony. At that time, the aft balcony was 3 or 4 thousand more than a mid-ship balcony and about $8K more than my lowly inside. I got the aft balcony!! It was great! You'll love it.

We did not use a TA. Our email had no phone number listed.  I tried calling anyway to be faster and was told that I needed to just email my response as soon as possible. Luckily I was able to get the upgrade anyway.

We stop in  Ochos Rios, Cozumel and Grand Cayman but do not plan to get off except at Private Island. 

I received an email yesterday with an upsell offer from Inside to Balcony for $79 or Premium Balcony for $99/person.  I accepted the offer only if I could get an aft balcony.  I was content with the inside room that I had chosen.   I gave a list of a few rooms that were open.  I quickly received an email back saying that I had been given B738 from my list.  I am excited to be able to watch out the back of the ship.  We have never been in this area before.  In your opinion-was this a good choice or not?

Our favorite is Aruba.  We have even gone back there for vacation not on a cruise and plan to go back again.

We have always used Anytime dining, but thought we might try traditional. If, for example, we choose 6p and table for 2 and are not waitlisted, are we guaranteed a table for 2? We do not want to share a table. How hard is it to go to anytime dining when on the ship if they switch us to a shared table?

Does the grand have anything like the Regal/Royal Enclave?

Thank you for the replies. So, how far into the cruise will the weather become warmer?

We love the sanctuary on Regal and Caribbean Princess. How is the sanctuary on Grand? How is the weather in April from California to Hawaii? We usually book it everyday. Is this one that will fill up quickly?

Thank you for the replies. We love sea days so the amount of sea days is not the issue at all. Will hopefully use the sanctuary. We also thought that maybe the trip out of San Fran would be nice to see the bridge. We just went out of New York and that was amazing. As of right now, we are thinking that Grand in April 2018 is what we may do. Now to make the decision between Hawaii or Panama Canal. :rolleyes:

We are trying to decide between the 2 ships. Itinerary's and cost are basically the same. Grand is out of San Fran and Star is our of Los Angeles, does this make any difference? We like to use the sanctuary. Suggestions and ideas please?

Perfect- thanks!

I will be on the Regal Princess: I have a script for the needles so I am not concerned about that. My question is do I need to bring my own sharps container, or will the ship provide one? If they provide one, do I need to ask for it ahead of time or when I board?

What is the standard for tipping the carmel limo drivers?

I will look into these ideas. Thanks a bunch.

I have asked before, but still looking for better options. We are cruising on Regal Princess Oct 27 out of Brooklyn Terminal. Per some suggestions, I have booked the Holiday Inn Express Brooklyn. The reviews just aren't great and the thought of the always broken elevator scares me.

I am looking for additional suggestions. We are coming 2 days early to sight- see so would like to be close to the subway. We are flying into LGA. I found the Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown. The reviews for it look ok. Not sure how easy access it is to cruise terminal and subway. Would like it to be in a safe area also. We have also increased budget, but would like to stay below $300 a night. Any additional thoughts?

I was just upgraded from E414 to E322. They are both obstructed, but the E414 doesn't really appear to be obstructed, but I cannot find much info as to if the E322 is or not. Should I keep the new room? Am I able to switch back if I call soon? THanks for the help.

We were there 2wks ago and they did not require us to wear the vest. We brought our own equipment and went on our own.

We just used Jiffy Jeff Transportation. The communication was great and the vehicles were clean and air conditioned.

We just stayed at the Holiday Inn Port of Miami the night before our cruise. It was great. No problems at all. About Last Minute Travel Club- be careful. I book and prepaid 2 rooms in March. 2 nights before the cruise I called the hotel to verify and was told that I had been cancelled. No notice and unable to tell me how or why. The money had been credited back to card. They did not call me back as requested until late the night before I was to be there and still no reason as to why I was cancelled and wouldn't honor the original rate. I ended up booking through the hotel directly, but spend a lot more money.

Thanks for the review. What time were you able to board?

We are boarding Empress on Thursday and wondered how early everyone had been able to get on so far. About what time were the rooms ready? I know Empress has only sailed a few times, so was specifically asking about it and not the other ships. Thanks

I will be getting on the day you get off. Hopefully, most of the big issues will have been resolved by then. We are taking some card games, etc to keep us busy. We are also taking a fan as I like it cold to sleep. Hoping by taking these we won't need them.

Enjoy your cruise, I have definitely been hearing of some improvements.

So glad you are able to give us some info while onboard. Thanks! How is the internet speed? Is the outdoor movie screen volume working yet?

How did the internet work? Did you buy a package? Thanks for your reviews. They are very helpful for our cruise next week.