TravelGirlinDallas

The LOOK on her face. 😂😂😂

One thing I loved about our first Princess cruise in 2023 was the fresh flower arrangements in most of the public venues. I didn't see as many flowers in your pictures, and I wondered if they have stopped doing that? It would be a real shame if they did.

THANKS so much for this fantastic review! It was very interesting to me as we will be sailing Enchanted from FLL next summer. We were actually on Celebrity Beyond during the same week as your review, and I took a pic of Enchanted from our ship on embarkation day in anticipation of our cruise next year. Perhaps you were already onboard!

I've been to Jasper twice; we stayed in the Pine Bungalows cabins just outside of town. I absolutely hate to hear about this beautiful area being devastated by fire. I hope your son will be OK.

Thanks!! Yes, the “sweaty cabin” is a flawed concept. It sounded so innovative, but it’s not practical at all. I don’t regret trying it, but I won’t be booking another one. We mostly just left the window closed, which defeats the whole point of having a balcony.

Happy anniversary!

No, this was the first time. I read about the locks on TripAdvisor.

On Amazon! I was glad I found out about that idea in enough time.

Curaçao was beautiful but killer hot today. The temp was “only” 88, but the humidity was so bad. I knew it would be, and we are used to extreme heat in TX, but it was still a struggle. We did the cave and city tour. Brian and I added a lock to the hearts by the pontoon bridge. ❤️

This is so exciting! So happy for you!!

I think it’s supposed to be a leaf or flower? But it reminds me of anatomy. 😂

Booty chairs.

OK y’all. These chairs. My boy and I laugh each time we pass them. 😉

The Carrollton shelter is pretty new/nice, but we looked and didn’t find our pets there. We found Lucy through Petfinder dot com, she was actually with a local group called Furry Friends Animal Rescue. She had TWO homes before ours, which I can’t even believe that she would have been surrendered twice. She is so sweet.

I prefer the sofa because the ceiling berth is so in the way and always a head-bumping hazard. Andrew says he prefers the ceiling bed because it’s “cooler”. 😂

We are having a great time, though! The food was amazing in the Normandie MDR, and tonight’s comedian was hilarious!

Another inconvenience is that you aren’t supposed to open the cabin door while the window is open, due to the wind-tunnel effect. Our steward stressed this point to us. But it’s pretty common with three people in the room, that someone will need to leave the room at some point while the others are enjoying the “balcony”. So you pretty much have to keep the folding doors closed at all times while the window is open, and they are a bit unwieldy to maneuver.

I’ve decided that I prefer a traditional balcony. I don’t like how the whole cabin gets hot/humid/wet when the window is open.

I am glad we tried it, because I was very curious. However, traditional balconies are better. We had the window open for a few minutes tonight, and soon discovered that the rest of the cabin was dripping with water from the humidity. Every surface was wet. It was pretty gross. It does help to keep the French doors closed, but still not ideal.

We are onboard and unpacked. I always am so relieved when our bags show up after our flight and then again on the ship. We were impressed by the food in the buffet. Disappointed they don’t have the usual cheesy boarding photo op that I always buy. 😂

Yes! We ate there so that we could walk on the beach afterward.

I noticed this morning that we can see the ships from our hotel room. Squint real hard and you can see them. 😂 There are three in the pic: Princess, X Beyond, and another X ship.

Holiday Inn Express near the port.