CPCruiser4Life Posted June 13, 2011 #1 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Has anyone see Pickleball on any of the Princess Ships? If so, which ships? Did cruisers bring the equipment or did Princess supply the paddles/balls/and nets? how many courts? How was it? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted June 13, 2011 #2 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I haven't seen it or heard any mention of it in the Patter on our Ocean Princess cruises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto2Kansas Posted June 13, 2011 #3 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I have never heard of it before, so it must not have been offered on any of the Princess ships we have sailed on. And BTW, what the heck is Pickleball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPCruiser4Life Posted June 13, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted June 13, 2011 It is the fastest growing sport in America right now. It's especially popular among Seniors, but many younger people like myself have become addicted to the sport. It's a game similar to tennis on a badminton sized court. See video below: Since such a small space is required 30' x 60' you'd think cruiselines would start offering this activity as it is extremely popular in Senoir Communities (i.e. Villages, Fl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto2Kansas Posted June 13, 2011 #5 Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) It is the fastest growing sport in America right now. It's especially popular among Seniors, but many younger people like myself have become addicted to the sport. It's a game similar to tennis on a badminton sized court. See video below: Since such a small space is required 30' x 60' you'd think cruiselines would start offering this activity as it is extremely popular in Senoir Communities (i.e. Villages, Fl) Thanks for the video, I honestly had never heard of this before. I kept thinking "PickleBall, what a mess that pickle must make being batted back and forth". :o:o:o Edited June 13, 2011 by Toto2Kansas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar_20 Posted June 13, 2011 #6 Share Posted June 13, 2011 It looks like ping pong played on a smaller size tennis court. Boring!!!! Right up there with bocce ball. Now dodge ball, that's a game the cruise lines should be playing.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickEk Posted June 13, 2011 #7 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Yes, Princess considers this to be "paddle tennis". On Grand-class ships that had the sports court forward where the Sanctuary now resides, there used to be a basketball/paddle tennis court. On my two voyages on the Sapphire Princess, my son and I played in paddle tennis tournaments. Whether the "new" sports courts that they've created in the aft section have this capability, I don't know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalong Posted June 14, 2011 #8 Share Posted June 14, 2011 My husband and I played "pickle ball" (AKA paddle tennis) on the Sapphire. All of the equipment was provided. There was just one court. I hope they manage to retain the court somewhere on the ship after the sanctuary is put in, but I kinda doubt it. Too bad -- it was a nice change of pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elequieu Posted June 14, 2011 #9 Share Posted June 14, 2011 The Sea Princess last September had a lively group playing. We had to take turns going in to play. There were a lot of people from San Francisco that play there. I take a can of tennis balls as they are often left out in the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canmark Posted June 14, 2011 #10 Share Posted June 14, 2011 This sounds fun. Is one able to book court time? Or is it first-come, first-served? I will be on the Ruby Princess next week and noticed "Center Court" in the deck plans. Can one also play basketball on this court? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalong Posted June 15, 2011 #11 Share Posted June 15, 2011 This sounds fun. Is one able to book court time? Or is it first-come, first-served? I will be on the Ruby Princess next week and noticed "Center Court" in the deck plans. Can one also play basketball on this court? Paddle tennis was "first come, first served" on the Sapphire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted June 15, 2011 #12 Share Posted June 15, 2011 It looks like ping pong played on a smaller size tennis court. Boring!!!! Right up there with bocce ball. Now dodge ball, that's a game the cruise lines should be playing.:D I disagree with your "boring" quote, but I did play Dodge Ball on Liberty OTS in 2008 - crew vs guests. Only different rule was, if you threw the ball into the ocean you were out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGSFlorida Posted June 15, 2011 #13 Share Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Next thing someone will be asking whether Princess has Bulletball available on cruises. In case you missed this game when the inventor showed it on TV, check this site. I am still laughing about how ridiculous it is (sorta like Ping-Pong without paddles or net). http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/48ce6a0204/bulletball It is however sorta sad the inventor dedicated 26 years of his life and entire fortune to the game. Edited June 15, 2011 by dsmeryage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann262 Posted June 15, 2011 #14 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I don't get it. Why not just play tennis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalong Posted June 15, 2011 #15 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I don't get it. Why not just play tennis? It's a gentler work-out as you're not running quite as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cibaygirls Posted June 15, 2011 #16 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I recall playing pickleball when I was in junior high school (around 87/88) in NY. I do remember it being funny, but that was the first and last I had ever heard of it... I feel like there was something that made it distinct from paddle tennis? isn't the ball unusual or something? ( I am at work right now so can't access the video someone posted. Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remydiva Posted June 15, 2011 #17 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Hubby played it on the Emerald and he plays tennis and pickleball usually. It was a fair workout all things considered...only one court. And yes, it IS the fastest growing sport in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasMark Posted June 15, 2011 #18 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Glad to see more good-natured competitive sports play on cruise ships. The best I've seen of this is on Royal Caribbean ships, especially the newer ones (Voyager Class and up). Norwegian, even though I'm not a huge fan of the line overall, also does a good job with sports. Princess has not been as good with competitions as I remember them being the first couple times I sailed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPCruiser4Life Posted June 16, 2011 Author #19 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Just for clarification purposes...Pickleball is DIFFERENT than Paddle Tennis. There is no kitchen in paddle tennis. The rackets are different as is the ball. Pickleball uses a whiffle ball with random holes. Glad to see there is some interest of this sport on cruise ships. While doing a google search, I came across this... Love to cruise and play pickleball? Here's your chance to do both. Audrey Phillips, with support from Chris Thomas, is promoting the First Annual Pickleball Cruise to Bermuda on Holland America cruise lines. The dates are May 15 - 22, 2011. http://web.me.com/veryaud2/Site/11_PickleCruise.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotelem Posted February 18, 2017 #20 Share Posted February 18, 2017 We played it all 7 days on Regal Princess.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessLuver Posted February 18, 2017 #21 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Has anyone see Pickleball on any of the Princess Ships? If so, which ships? Did cruisers bring the equipment or did Princess supply the paddles/balls/and nets? how many courts? How was it? Thanks It was on the Royal and the court was in use most of the sea days......great game and exercise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potstech Posted February 18, 2017 #22 Share Posted February 18, 2017 6+ year old thread being revived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbanks Posted February 18, 2017 #23 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Played on the Royal Princess Transatlantic last year. It started with just a few of us and then there were so many people after a few days they started blocking off time and putting it in the Patter. All equipment was provided. only 1 court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessLuver Posted February 18, 2017 #24 Share Posted February 18, 2017 6+ year old thread being revived. Slow news day....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimcht Posted February 19, 2017 #25 Share Posted February 19, 2017 just got off the royal and i saw it in the patter twice on a 10 day cruise. they supplied equipment, used the basketball court. it was unattended by cruise staff, but i observed people who did know how to play helping others learn how to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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