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I just read an article that Princess is starting a ship with in a ship concept called the Sanctuary Collection on Sun & Star Princess and that the sanctuary  will be part of a cabin grade and no longer available to the average passenger it seems to be the same direction as Norwegian and MSC with there private areas.

I don't know if this will spread to the rest of the fleet but that seems to be the way most lines are going.

Much cheaper to buy the same vanilla at a pharmacy in Cozumel then at the cruise port 

I have to go into settings and reset the app on a daily basis 

We were on the Island Princess for a two week cruise over Christmas & New Year and had reserved a table for 2 we asked to have the same table for the 14 days and it was no problem even when our friends decided to join us and we changed to a table for 4 it was never a problem.

We always got the coffee card as we don't drink alcohol, sodas, or wine there is no way we could justify 47.50$CDN a day so disappointed.

We have been on the Island 3 times first was 15 day Panama Canal cruise before the retrofit then a 7 day Alaska cruise and just recently a 14 day Caribbean Holiday cruise we love this ship and would go back on it without hesitation.

We were Aloha forward your right below the buffet area easy to get to,We had no problems with long lines at the buffet area or wait times in the dining room 

Have been on several Royal class ships and yes they are nice but we still prefer the Island 

We did this exact excursion on the Sky Princess B2B in 2020 and when the tour was done we went to the airport stayed on the bus while the people with flights went off and then we went on to the ship.

Yes it does work for Canadians when were on the Sky Princess we used EZ Check as we flew with Air Canada it was a great feature you put out your bags the night before and you don't see them again until you collect them in your home airport.

WE wanted to use EZ Check on our last cruise on the Island Princess but was told the ship did not have the man power to do EZ Check we have used this service several times on other Princess ships  

We just sailed on the Island Princess for the 14 day Caribbean adventure we had reserved a table for 2 in the Provence Dining room. We had friends in Club Class who were not really all that thrilled with it and came over to our dining room and we switched to a table for 4 our severs and the dining room manager were amazing and made the changes without any problems.

Yes me as well of coarse Black Friday sales

Yes Yes Yes I prefer the older ships our favourite ship is the Island followed by the Caribbean 

All Carnival Corp ships stop there Holland America,Princess,Carnival,Costa and so on it can get really crowded.

We will be cruising on the Island and will be going with our friends who have booked Club Class where we have not but we want to dine together will we be able to join them in Club Class or do they have to join us and if so will they still get the Club Class menu 

There is splash pool on deck 16 on the Island Princess that I would go to and there was never anyone there it has great views and and a great place with a coffee to watch the sun rise

We have been on 3 Royal class ships,4 Grand class,the Pacific and the Island (before and after the remodel) and the Island is our favourite ship it is the perfect size.

Yes and I see the Emerald is heading toward the US as well

We have sailed on the Island several times before and after the refit and it still is one of our favourite ships in the Princess fleet and we were booked to sail on her this Dec but was canceled and we rebooked again for next Dec.It's funny how almost everyone goes on about the Pacific Princess being there favourite ship yet it was our least favourite so it all goes by what you get out of it.

You reserve the clam shells on the excursion page in your personalizer for Princess Cays and you get  a voucher in your cabin when you first board and take it with you when leaving the ship on a tender for the Island you choose which clam shell you would like and hand your voucher to the beach attendant.

New video enjoy

This is his latest video on the ships and crew in Manila Bay

Same Ship Different Day : this is a YouTube Vlog from Alfie Smith who is on the Coral Princess and explains what is going on on the ship and what happened on the cruise from South America to Miami https://youtu.be/xbOltfFmQ2Y

I subscribe to Princess Cruises on YouTube and just watched Curtis Stone make the perfect roast chicken. I was distracted by the food safety violations I saw in the video. Granted he is at home, but if you're going to post a video, it would be a good idea to make a point of following health standards and sharing them with the public. I am a chef. I teach food health and safety guidelines to my staff as well as practise them at home. Watching this video made me cringe. When he handled the raw chicken then the container of spices, string, and olive oil without washing his hands, he contaminated every item he touched. The string should have been cut in advance. And, seeing the dogs in the kitchen??? As perfect as the roast chicken was, the process of getting there needed some health and safety considerations.

We got upgraded to a mini suite D320 and it is not covered this will be our first time in a mini suite we were a little apprehensive about an uncovered balcony but we will give it a go.

If you look under the News section of Cruise Critic  you will find a story posted on April 7th about Genting cruise lines and what they will be doing when they start up again,they are part of Star & Crystal cruise lines.