Trip Report - Royal Princess 10 Day Eastern Caribbean November 16 - 26, 2016

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Also in this area you will find Sabatini’s restaurant, it is an Italian restaurant that is a surcharge. I didn’t manage to get any pictures inside, as we didn’t eat there.

 

 

 

 

 

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As you walk down the hallway towards The Piazza there is a display of the Christening of Royal Princess, which was done by Princess Kate.

 

 

 

Once you walk into The Piazza area there is the centre area and then shops and services on both sides. On the Port side of the ship you will find the International Cafe, which I unfortunately didn’t get any pictures of, but it has ready made salads, sandwiches and deserts, it was a great place to stop at when you wanted something quick. Then it is the Piazza Bar, we visited here a few times, mostly while waiting for our table in the dining room. On the Starboard side you will find, Vines, which is the wine bar that has a few things to eat. The Gelato shop, we didn’t have anything here either, it is an upcharge for anything here, next is Celebrations, where you can order flowers, chocolates or other treats. Then it is the Internet cafe, we only visited here once, we did have an internet package, but aside from our initial visit to set it up, we didn’t have to visit again.

 

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I cannot describe how much I loved The Piazza on this ship, I just think it was so beautiful! It is open for 3 floors above.

 

 

 

 

 

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To finish off the Plaza deck is the Symphony Dining Room, this is the anytime dining room, it is also where we ate every night.

 

 

 

 

 

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There were a lot of different cool looking things on this ship that I just had to take a picture of.

 

This is the end of Deck 5

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Deck 6 - Fiesta Deck

Like the previous floor we will start on the Bow of the ship, and on the Fiesta deck that is the first level of the Princess Theatre. It is a very beautiful theatre, however we didn’t go to any show’s in here.

Outside of the Theatre and on the Port Side, you will find Chruchill’s, which is the Cigar / smoking lounge. I was still smoking at the time, so I did spend some time in there as it was the closest smoking area to our room, so if I wanted to go somewhere quick that is where I would head, the ventilation isn’t so great in there, so if you don’t smoke, I wouldn’t head in there.

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Next is Club 6, which was our muster area, it is where the Elite cocktail reception is each night and then later in the evening it is the nightclub on the ship. I love the decor in Club 6, so many of the details are amazing!

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I love this picture!

 

 

 

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If you head to the starboard side of the ship when you get off of the elevators at the Bow of the ship you will find the casino. I did sneak in here a few times for a smoke, it was way better then in the cigar lounge. They did have some evenings where the entire casino was smoke free. I did a little bit of gambling in here, but not very much an I didn’t make any money.

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As you head out of the casino and towards the Piazza opening you will find the cocktail lounge Bellini’s.

Finishing out the starboard side of the ship on the Fiesta Desk is Alfredo’s. I cannot say enough about this restaurant. It is so good, and one of the best pizza’s I have ever had. There is no uncharge for this restaurant, we ate here at least 3 times on our 10 day trip.

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On the port side of the ship you will find the Photo & Video Gallery, here you can purchase an assortment of photography equipment, this is also the area where they will display all of the photos they have taken of you on the ship. The photo team on the ship also runs a couple of education sessions. I did take one with them and it was pretty good.

Rounding out the rear or aft on this deck is the Concerto Dining room, which does the traditional early seating and then switches over to anytime dining. And then finally the Allegro Dining Room, which is traditional dining for both seatings. I don’t have pictures of the individual dining rooms as they are all pretty similar.

This completes Deck 6.

 

I have to go and run some errands I will try and get some more posted a little later.

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Just have to say ...WOW !

 

 

Thanks again for all the effort

Srpilo

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Just have to say ...WOW !

 

 

Thanks again for all the effort

Srpilo

 

Thank you! I have a lot of fun taking these pictures, especially when I get creative with them. And I am having fun re-living this trip and wanting to find another one!

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Deck 7 - Promenade

As usual we will start at the Bow of the ship, which is the Upper level of Princess Theatre, see Deck 6 for pictures of the Theatre.

Next you will come across the Princess Art Gallery and the main Shops of Princess (unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures when they were open) also this area is open to the casino below and has the spiral staircase down to the casino.

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Next up is the Ocean Terrace Seafood Bar, we never visited this area, but it did look lovely and opened to the Piazza below.

 

 

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On The Starboard side you will then find Crooners Bar, there is a lot of seating in this area and they have nightly entertainment, we sat with a couple from New Jersey on our first night that came on this cruise specifically for someone who was performing in here during this cruise. There is also seating out on the deck just outside of Crooners.

On the Port side you will find some more shops, the perfume and makeup shop and the jewellery shop.

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Then as you go further down the hall you will find the Captain’s Circle Office and the Future Cruise Centre. If you think you will be going on another cruise with Princess in the future I highly recommend purchasing a future cruise credit. The cost is $100 in your home currency, and you can use it for any booking in the next 2 years. It reduces your deposit amount down to that $100, and you will also get on-board credit, the amount depends on the category of room you book. If you don’t book in that 2 years your deposit is returned, so it really is a no loose option.

 

 

 

 

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As you continue to the Bow of the ship, you can only walk towards the back of the ship on the Port Side. Next is the Princess Live! Cafe, bar and theatre. The decor and furniture in this area is very cool, I really like it. In the Princess Live! theatre they record the daily show and have different events. One night I went to Name that Tune in the theatre, it was a lot of fun, and I got to meet some other people on the ship.

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Next you will find the Wheelhouse Bar and the Crown Grill. The Crown Grill is again a paid extra restaurant, it is a steakhouse. It had a nice atmosphere, again we did not have dinner here.

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Next you will find The Library, I thought it was very beautiful.

In the aft of the ship on this floor, you will find the Vista Lounge, again, we only went to one event here (not huge joiners), but as with all the spaces on this ship, it is very beautiful and had some interesting details.

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Also, on the aft port side of the ship, you can go outside on the deck, they have some nice chairs where you can enjoy the view, this is also a designated smoking area. This deck also has most of the life boats.

 

 

 

 

 

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To finish off this deck, I needed to include a picture that I took while I was back here.

 

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Deck 16 - Lido

 

Continuing with our ship tour we will move up to the next floor with public spares, which is Deck 16. Deck’s 8-15 (there is no deck 13) are stateroom only floors, I will note that each of these floors do have laundramat facilities. I am unsure of the prices.

 

At the bow of deck 16 are staterooms towards mid-ship. Once you enter the area with public spaces you will walk through an area with tables and chairs, we spent a few evenings after dinner sitting up here and playing cards.

 

 

In the centre of this deck you will find Trident Grill, where you can get burgers, etc. Mermaid’s Tail (bar) and Prego Pizzaria (good pizza as well)