tulok

Tonight we are watching Ashlie Amber from American Idol for a Whitney Houston review.

We saw the comedian in Club Fusion and he was funny. They seem to get good talent for the evening shows.

I am still looking for a bar that can make a pickle martini. Fusion was a no.

The dessert sampler was a hit with my SIL.

The funny thing is for dessert I ordered the fresh berries and it was a bowl full of blueberries.

Sabatinis was good but service was slow. They let me order Baratta Capri twice as I don’t eat pasta. Then I had the rosemary chicken. It was good, not great but good. My DH said that same thing about the veal tenderloin. 

Just now, tulok said:

We had 2 couples so almost everything was ordered. I had brisket and pulled pork. My DH has the sausage and ribs. Everyone enjoyed the meal the most

The coleslaw is actually carrot and raisins

3 hours ago, In Toronto said:

e plan to have dinner at Planks.  Do you mind telling us what your ordered?

We had 2 couples so almost everything was ordered. I had brisket and pulled pork. My DH has the sausage and ribs. Everyone enjoyed the meal the most

this is what you see once onboard with the app. under shipmates you can locate anyone that approves you locating them. It has been great as I can see where my DH is after the gym or he can find me after a nap. I really like this feature and the medallions. Princess gets an A for this innovation.  So far no mistakes on our folio. 
To see how many drinks you have had, you go to packages and it keeps a talley 0/15…3/15…etc. We take a quick look and if that seems right we don’t really check the folio except in the morning I will look.

Breakfast buffet is getting same old…same old. I am not really a breakfast eater but trying to eat something before leaving for an excursion. My DH has been eating in the IC for breakfast and he has enjoyed it. We haven’t tried mdr so there are choices, I just need to branch out. 

Not a fan of Antigua as a port but we had a good zip line excursion. It was with Princess and they didn’t do the best job with organization. The small rain forest company was not expecting 45 people all at once. It would have been much better sending us every 30 minutes or so but it worked out. The company was nice and it went pretty fast once all the paperwork and other things (that could have been done earlier) was completed. My first time zip lining and I survived and no one needed to call 911

so it was a good hot day.  We got back at 3p starving so went straight to the buffet. I was able to make a taco salad as it was mexican theme. Hit the spot on a

hot day. The salsa on the buffet is good.

Tonight is Sabatinis. I will try to remember to take a picture of the menu. I am terrible remembering to take pictures. 

For those about to board I hope I leave you some “Whispering Angel” and Heineken 0.

This elevator list helped me a lot at the beginning 

4 hours ago, Nattyg1723 said:

Hi there, enjoying your semi live!

 

If possible, no pressure, would you be able to inquire if pickle martinis are available anywhere?

 

Thank you!

Funny you should ask. We were just talking about pickle martinis and said I was going to try and get one this evening. I will definitely let you know.

Today was a full day in St Martin. We took the Discover St Martin tour with a non Princess company and it was great. The tour was 5 hours and ended with watching the planes fly overhead at a

time the larger planes were coming and going. We really enjoyed seeing the entire island.

We had dinner at Planks and it was the best dinner we had on ship. The service was excellent (Alex) and the food was fast, hot and smoked well. I highly recommend making reservations for a couple of nights.

Then we saw Steve Caouette, a comedian that was the best show yet. He really played to the audience.

It was a wonderful day and evening and now we are sitting on our balcony watching the world float by. And I had quite a few Whispering Angels, getting the courage to go zip lining tomorrow. 😬

Ocean now app for ordering has worked quite well.

My husband has used it many times and the longest wait so far is about 20mins. Most times 10-15mins and they find us every time.

Sugar free ice cream is available at cones by the pool. Just ask, they keep it in the refrigerator and it was no charge.

Hasn’t flapped once. That was by chance as I had extra magnets and realized I could use it on the shower curtain to the door frame.

My Dollar Tree finds that have been great. 
The shower magnet and binder clips have worked like a charm.

The bins are good for organizing 

And of course magnet hooks

Today, Skyride in St Thomas. It was simple enough and a little cooler up there. Nice views but not much else except shopping. Four ships in port so we are back at the ship to rest before going back out for maybe going back out for dinner. After drinks at least. We had lunch by the ship at China King and saw many, many crew members eating. That is when you know it’s a good place to eat. And it was good.  You can see it from the ship behind the shops and across the street.

I have decided if I travel on Emerald again it would only be on caribe as I have really enjoyed the aft location and the half covered large balcony.

5 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

Would it be ok if I copied what you wrote and sent it to Princess in a private

Yes, please do because I agree with you. How hard is it to make a sandwich without cheese

14 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

Thank you for checking. I have never been able to have a sandwich made even when I have made a request ahead of time. I have been talking to guest services for the past few years so I was hoping things had changed. It’s one thing not being able to find food that I can eat on a 7 day cruise but a 17 day cruise will be a bit different. Thank you so much for checking for me.

You were correct. The morning baker said no they come with cheese that they can take off but can not make any without. All sandwiches have cheese. The evening server was incorrect.  The chai is made with regular yogurt. No non dairy yogurt. 

I will add the disappointment to my survey as that is an easy fix by Princess and a lot of people have dairy allergies.

IC did have soy and almond available as a cream for the coffee. I did not see almond in the buffet. I will look as I only drink almond.

Last night was the first formal of 2. Everyone we noticed in the MDR was dressed very nice. Walking around I only saw one tuxedo and one tuxedo on a child. So cute. But many long dresses, fancy pantsuits and semi-formal length. It was nice seeing so many dressed up. 

Dinner was nothing special but the beef tenderloin was good. After dinner went to see a comedian and he was funny but is getting off in St Thomas and then we went to the Princess Theater to see the magician. He was okay. It’s hard to enjoy a magician in such a large venue and it was packed. He is also getting off in St Thomas. 

At the end I will take pictures of all the platters. I am terrible with remembering names.

We were disappointed that there wasn’t trivia in the daytime. There was bingo that seemed crowded. We decided to try a wine tasting. Meh, at best. It was very long for 6 wines to the point they seemed to be dragging it out to last an hour.

We walked around and looked in the shops. We were out by the pool until 1130a, and then walked around. The casino was bigger than I thought. The smoke wasn’t bad at all at that time but boy can you smell it by 5p. No one was in the arcade. 

Today is St Thomas with 3 ships. One is Icon of the Sea so it will be busy. We have the sky ride excursion and that is all that is planned. We are going to get off early before Icon gets in and do the sky ride and shop a little then go back to the ship. All aboard is at 930p and Icon leaves at 8p so we plan on getting back off around 5 or 6p hoping the restaurants will not be crowded. The other ship is Enchanted and they leave earlier also.  We love docking where we can get on/off and able to walk into towns.

13 minutes ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

Thank you for checking. I have never been able to have a sandwich made even when I have made a request ahead of time. I have been talking to guest services for the past few years so I was hoping things had changed. It’s one thing not being able to find food that I can eat on a 7 day cruise but a 17 day cruise will be a bit different. Thank you so much for checking for me.

When I go back in the morning I will try ordering one without cheese and see what happens.

5 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

they have any sandwiches without any cheese or other dairy products on them?

They do have cheese in them but if you go to the IC in the morning and let them know they can make some without. As for other dairy he said no but I hope that wasn’t a language barrier answer. You may want to tell them when you make your request.

I forgot the other question once I passed them without a line I jumped to ask.

I get coffee there every morning so I will ask it in the morning.

3 minutes ago, Robkat said:

Was he the lead for the show you saw?

No sorry I didn’t catch his name. I will try and find it. This person had shorter dark almost black hair. He was very good.

Just ordered from the app some drinks by the pool and they came within 15mins. It is early but it worked. I just wanted to try it. It’s as easy to go to a bar. 

The Lotus pool is not a secret. When I went to the gym people were putting towels on the chairs. When I came out and looked to see if there were a couple of chairs at 730a, there were none. Pool chair hogs are one of my biggest pet peeves.

4 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

I have a dairy allergy so it can be difficult outside the MDR at times to find something to eat.

Every place has been very accommodating to my diet which is by choice not like yours that is a need. Steamers, I had a bowl of shrimp, sausage and the sauce. They left out the clams, corn and potatoes. The waiters or waitresses never acted like a request was trouble.

Yesterday I went to a pilates 7a class with Dixon from Kenya. If you get a chance and you want to work your core, I highly recommend his class. There were only 4 of us and we all said it was a great class. I have been doing pilates for 4 years regularly and he kept it simple but still a good workout.  I hope to take more of his classes today like the cycling and will be taking the pilates every morning.

13 hours ago, Robkat said:

How about the production shows.

We saw Rock Opera last night. It was good. The singers and dances were good. No one in our party was disappointed that we went. I would have enjoyed it more with different song choices but of course that’s an opinion.

20 hours ago, teh3505 said:

I felt the food was not up to par for Princess Cruise.

Being my first Princess I didn’t go in with prior knowledge so that probably helps with the food critique. Plus in my reviews I count in not having to cook it, or clean up afterwards 😁