Eskimo88

1. People complaining loudly so everyone can hear their problems. (Be part of the solution...)

2. Line cutters (everyone is on vacation so chill...)

3. Casino smoke (perhaps the casino should be held outside :)

I think there is an option where you can upgrade your perks from one to two perks for an additional fee per person.

Have been on 3 Baltic cruises and used 3 different independent tour companies, Alla, SPB and Best Guides. We were NEVER late getting back to the ship and usually were back before the cruise ship tour buses.

<<<Karen>>>

Hi Karen,

Long time no chat since our Europe cruise in 2014. I found your reply while researching our next cruise with the Regal Princess in the Baltic for May 2018. Hope that you and Gary are doing well! Quick question - do we need visas if we decide to use an independent tour operator in St. Petersburg. Princess has recommend that we use their tours to avoid having apply for visas.

Thanks for the posts. We are boarding this ship on Sept 22 for the Cruise to Quebec City and look forward to your review.

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This is an obvious item and likely has been mentioned before but an reusable water bottle, unless you are a bottled water drinker. I take it to the airport empty and fill it with water, after going through security for the plane ride. On the ship, you can fill it at the various ice water stations near the buffet locations, and take it with you for your use, especially if you need a sip of water in your cabin.

Tom

Thanks for posting your review. We were on the Regal back in the fall for our mediterranean cruise. You took some great pictures with your fish eye lens.

IMHO you made the right choice. I take a small hi power led flashlight that fits in my pocket.

 

The corkscrew is a must for the wife. It's really Swiss Army Techno Knife with many tools.

 

 

framer

Hi Framer,

Unrelated to this forum, but I like your panorama shots in your signature section. We were in Newport July 2011 and SF in Sept 2012. What app did you use or how did you get these nice shots?

Eskimo88 (Tom)

Thanks for the review and details of your experiences at each port. Definitely this will be a sightseeing cruise. We are taking the same cruise starting from Venice on Sept 23.

Eskimo88

Thanks for your time to post your insightful reviews and great pictures! We are on the Grand Med cruise on the Regal starting Sept 23th and we hope that any criticism (this web forum is called "Cruise Critic" for a reason...) on your cruise will be resolved by for our cruise.

Thanks for all the information about the obstructed balconies. We just booked a Mediterranean cruise for the Regal Princess (Sept 2014) from Venice to Barcelona. We chose E428 (Emerald deck) port side since it looks like it has a larger balcony.

Would appreciate if anyone could comment on this or send a snapshot of a similar balcony arrangement from the Royal Princess.