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loge23

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    Port St. Lucie, FL USA
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    Playing and appreciating music, woodworking, food & wine appreciation, travel
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Princess, Viking, Celebrity
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Aruba

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  1. We're also booked on a Cabana Mini Reserve on 9 for Oct. We've been watching just about every vid we can on You Tube, here, and FB. There is one on FB which is pretty good of room #9244. There's that anteroom which has glass doors that can be open or closed - when open it's open to the common deck. But there's no place to just openly watch the sea go by while enjoying your AM coffee or PM champagne. The edge is a high glass partition so the best you can do is look through the glass. There's also the prospect of your neighboring guests drifting by your cabana - so basically, no balcony like we're used to on conventional minis. Pretty odd design, imo.
  2. Some folks mentioned Captain Tuvo. He's with MSC now. We were on the Seascape in Oct and he was the Captain. Same schtick, but fun!
  3. There are so many very good Burgundy's at very affordable price. No reason why a company as large as Carnival/Princess couldn't buy an entire run from a winery. Instead they list a $20-$25 (retail in a local wine shop) Burgundy as a ultra-premium at $60+ by the bottle. The domestics are almost all butter bombs. A shame really, considering that the Princess wine offerings were once highly regarded by the wine industry.
  4. We've been trying out other more inclusive lines to mixed success. We just were on an 11 day Oceania in a PH1 cabin - that was $1100 a day with no extra fees. We were just quoted for a Deluxe Balcony Yacht Club suite on MSC for a TA: $708/per day. Then we priced a TA on the Sun for 2025: Reserve class (not Cabana) Mini-suite with the Premium package: $670/day - tax included on all quotes. So, a pretty inclusive set-up there. Now each has their little points of differentiation, and my spouse really prefers the bigger ships (thinks the small ships are "boring"). But it does seem that Princess offers some value there. There may be some differences with on-board credits a well which I did not factor in these quotes. Also, she likes the fact that Princess offers pre/post cruise packages (not all do) and has the Princess Air program which is great for one-way flights abroad. So there's that! Happy Cruising!
  5. I don't think that there is a Vines on the Sun. The geniuses in the Front Office have been removing the popular venue from all the new ships. I'll never forget Jan Schwatrz's answer during the Covid shutdown You Tube videos as to what was her favorite venue on Princess. You guessed it: The Vines! Apparently, that was the kiss of death for the Vines!
  6. We had a PH1 on 7 aft on the Vista. No adjoining cabin noise was noticed but the ship itself can be noisy - lots of creaking and everything shakes when it is docking on those early AM arrivals.
  7. The standard WiFi is abysmal - pre-21st century dial-up abysmal. You will need their extra-fee service for Zoom or even to view an embedded video. The WiFi onboard (also on the 1/31 -2/11 cruise) was easily the worst of any we have experienced in recent cruises.
  8. Correct, we had the Monopole on the Regatta in July, but last week on the Vista it was all Montaudon. Fortunately, we brought two Veuve Clicquots aboard for my big b-day!
  9. Almost forgot! Also available is a Champagne Montaudon and Prosecco!
  10. On our recent Vista cruise, we felt that the by-the-glass wine selection during lunch and dinner was very good. Among the whites: a very nice Spanish Albarino and a reasonable white Burgundy (Chardonnay), also an Italian Pinot Grigio. There were some domestics as well and a Reisling that we did not try. Among the reds: An off-the-menu Bordeaux Superiore (Chateau de Parenchere) which was delicious, a nice Burgundy (Pinot Noir) beautiful cherry-red color and fruity taste, a most popular Wente Cabernet (we found that flat and too sweet), and a nice Cote de Rhone, among others. Maybe best of all was a delicious dessert Sauterne - Chateau des Ormes - a perfect coda to a great meal! All of these wines are presented professionally by a dedicated wine steward and served in proper stemware. So, maybe not, as EJL2023 stated, "premium" wines, but a well-curated let's say "value" selection. As for cocktails, there are two Happy Hours (2 for 1) at 5-6 and 10:30-11:30 pm. Complimentary open bar at the Captain's Party also. Also as noted, bring whatever you want on board for cabin consumption. Above all, enjoy your cruise!
  11. Could care less - we were amazed how they found us so quickly! We really liked the number system for the table and the more controlled servings at the Terrace Cafe. On the topic of Waves - the food was really, really good there. That Wagyu surf & turf burger is outstanding and delivered exactly as ordered twice. Also the Reuben was delish!
  12. Just off the Vista: Our gratuity payments showed up on our account (via the in-cabin TV) on the 3rd day out.
  13. Just off of the Vista. We don't care for lying in the sun (we usually get enough in FL) so we don't look for loungers at the pool unless they in the shade. That said, we didn't have any issues with finding a spot for our belongings while we used the pool and hot tubs - the only acceptable time (along with getting a drink at the pool bar) to hold on to a chair. I did notice however, many more unoccupied loungers with belongings on them than there were people in the pool or tubs. Leslie the CD did announce, with gusto, several pleas for folks to not hog the chairs. If everyone would comply with vacating the chairs when they went for lunch or activities there would always be ample chairs available for when they returned - just not the one they were in!
  14. Hope you enjoy Tahiti! Saw your pix on Twitter and it brought back wonderful memories of our Feb. '20 cruise right before the world shut down. It's truly a magical place - the locals are awesome people.
  15. Well done, Connie from Bristol! Enjoying your excellent recount of your journey. Happy Cruisin to you and Mr.CT!
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