Jilliebean28

Hi all....we are US based and will will be flying to Sydney and the cruising from Sydney to New Zealand. Post cruise we will be touring on our own around the North Island for a week. We have cruise insurance thru Holland but are looking for insurance recommendations for what we should be doing for the land portion. This is something we have not done before so any help is most appreciated! Jill

This sounds wonderful! Would you mind sharing the tour and guide info for me? My daughter is a special effects makeup artist in LA and I think she would love to do this. TIA! Jill

We immediately split up....one goes to Sanctuary to book loungers for the trip while the other goes to make reservations for dinners at Sabatini's and CG. Then we head to the cabin and drop off carryons then to Alfredo's for lunch. After lunch we head to the cabin and hope that our luggage has arrived so we can get unpacked and organized. Then we head to the Retreat bar for our first vacation cocktail!

Thanks so much for taking us all along through your Live report! I'll definitely be following along for your next one!

Our first (and only) PVP was great for the first year. He has since ghosted us. We know he is still working in that roll but after multiple phone calls and emails to him have gone unreturned we will move on to a traditional travel agent.

Thank you so much for bringing us all along with you on this cruise! This "Live" report has been wonderful! Jill

Brings back terrible memories of my time in COVID jail last fall on the Med/TA cruise we were on with you! Except my door also had a sign saying "RED ZONE DO NOT ENTER AUTHORIZED TEAMMATES ONLY"

We had the same problem last week. We called our credit card company and all was good on that end. Eventually we had to add one card for my husband and a different one for me. We are both now in the green lane. When we get on the ship we will have them switch me over to mu husbands card (as we have always used that card in the past).

Couldn't agree with you more! We used to love CG but the last several times we have been there we felt both the service and food had gone downhill. We have always loved Sabatinis!

So sorry to hear that this was how you spent your last few days onboard. Hope you are feeling bettr!

We stayed in the Sky Suite on Enchanted in March and did not notice any sound from pool area or MUTS. It was wonderful!

I was on the same cruise as you DCThunder and I got COVID a week and a half after boarding. I was sent to COVID jail for 6 days (until I tested negative). I was lucky in that my symptoms were no worse than a bad cold.

Oh there is most certainly Covid onboard. I was released from Covid jail on Sunday after 6 days in isolation.

Thanks and yes I realized that but on my TV I was unable to scroll to see the menu and they it still showed me as being in my original cabin not in my Covid cabin. It was a disaster all around!

I wish my Covid experience on the Regal was as positive as the OP’s. I am currently on the Regal doing the Med and TA. On November 12th I started with a sore throat. Tested myself and DH and we were both negative. Felt good until November 15th when I woke up with a horrible headache and cold symptoms. Self tested as did DH - I was positive and he was negative. Called medical and they came up and tested both us with the same results. I was moved from our mini suite to a balcony cabin on the Emerald deck within an hour. I was escorted to my cabin and told to order food from room service and call housekeeping for towels. That was the extent of information I received. There was not even a bottle of water in the room. In the 6 days I was there (I tested negative and was released this morning) I was contacted once by medical after two days and was told they would call the next day to check on me (that never happened). If I tried to order from the Medallion app it thought I was in my old cabin so that didn’t work; calling room service could take almost an hour; no menus at all for lunch and only got menus for breakfast and dinner after asking for them. Had to ask how to get rid of my garbage. I would think that there should have been some kind of written instructions left in the cabins telling me what to expect. I must say that two crew members in room service (Jesse and Mary) were the two bright spots in my days. Princess should do better.

Oh no!! I have seen 3 others in quarantine from my cabin on the port side of Emerald deck. Princess certainly needs to do a better job of telling those of us in isolation about what to expect. My experience, sadly, has not been good which I hate to even say as we love Princess. I hope you are feeling better and are set free soon!!

Hi VIKIDON…..I hope to be out of COVID jail in time to make the M&G. I have been “locked in” since Tuesday. I’m so sad that after all of this planning I have already missed so many great ports. Jill

Well I can tell you all our experience in real time. I started with a sore throat this past Saturday while on the Regal Princess on a Med and TA cruise. I tested myself on Sunday morning (-) but also alerted medical. They came up and tested both my self and my husband ….both negative. On Tuesday I really wasn’t feeling well so I did a test myself which was positive. Medical came and tested both of us….I was + and dh was -. I was moved to a quarantine cabin almost immediately. I have heard nothing further from Medical about anything! My husband was only told (in passing) that he would need to be retested. It has been very frustrating as when I arrived in the cabin I was just told to call to order food (no menus and not even a bottle of water in the cabin) and call housekeeping for clean towels. That has been the extent of Princesses communication with me. I would have thought there would have been some kind of handout about what to expect. So far, very underwhelmed with how they are handling this.

Mike and I will definitely be looking for you in Vines....absolutely our favorite place to be pre-dinner. Thanks for your "live from" I am so enjoying following you! Jill

I am so excited to be following your "Live" thread and will be following it closely! We, like you, enjoy Sanctuary (usually book this for our whole cruise in the Caribbean), Vines (every evening), and the various food and music venues so I am sure we will run into each other! Not very interested in the shows but do enjoy trivia occasionally. Thank you for your very kind words.....it really has been fun, and at times challenging, keeping the roll call spreadsheet. I hope you have safe travels to and around Europe and look forward to meeting you soon! Jill

You are going to love the suite and April the Suite Experience Manager! Yes, the hot tub is open access but we hardly ever saw anyone in it. We were always by ourselves in it at night. Hope you have a wonderful time!

We were in S310 (the sky suite) on the Enchanted in March and the hot tub was right outside the back entrance to the back part of our balcony. We would go out at night and had the hot tub all to ourselves....it was wonderful!

We used to be die hard Crown Grill lovers but after the newer menu in Sabatini's we would eat there every night of our cruise. Don't get me wrong.....both are really good but we LOVE Sabatini's!

Haha....it almost seems like we were on two different cruises! I don't remember any 80's themed movies or background music (I don't think I drank that much 😉). Truly just may not have been paying that close attention though.

Yes, please!! We'll be on with you beginning Nov. 6th so I'll jump into your "Live"!