Paying it forward: just back from Caribbean Princess

On Mar 25, 5:27 pm, "Tom K" <tkani...@> wrote:

> Did you walk left once you got off the tenders?  The opposite side from
> where the Cabanas are?  That's where we found the shade.
>
> --Tom

Hey, Tom, yup, I followed your good advice, of course! But wow, it was
wall-to-wall people and all sorts of beach "stuff" to the left, no
available shade in sight. In fact, it was wall-to-wall to the right,
too, and our little cabana was set up 5-6 rows off beachfront way down
the curve of the beach. I felt like bargaining on a discount price,
just like you do with so-called waterfront real estate. I guess there
were just that many more people on a full-to-capacity sailing of the
CB compared to the QM2's beach crowd? Whatever, I sure was happy to
have the cabana shade, as the UV was especially deceptive that day
with mostly gray skies--our daughter got burned pretty badly for not
reapplying through the day. Not a happy thing, but maybe she learned
that lesson!

Can't wait to hear about your Adventure on the Adventure!

Diana

ncl worked out fine, freestyle and all! Marty had a blast, there were a ton
of teens

he's taking sailing lessons at summer camp this summer. He's going on Lake
Winnepausakee for 2 weeks

our trip this summer is a baltics cruise out of dover. we'll be in london
for 4 days prior. help!!

sheree
"D Ball" <dianakball@> wrote in message
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On Mar 25, 2:12 pm, "sheree" <shereenos...@> wrote:
> welcome back!!
> sheree

Hi, Sheree! I haven't been on much this spring, so totally missed the
reports of your "free" NCL cruise over President's Week, I think it
was. Did you have a good time?

I do see in another thread you are gearing up for the Baltics this
summer. Or is it a Northern European itinerary? I'm confused between
London (wasn't that supposed to be a separate trip??!) and Amsterdam,
LOL. Anyway, always love watching you work to get ready, you make it
look so easy!

Take care,

Diana

PS-I think Marty would love the sailing regatta, so don't forget that
one for the next time you hit St. Maarten! Lizzy surprised us all by
loving it so much, she wants to haul out our little sail boat and take
lessons. Go figure...you never know with these kids!

dianakball@ (D Ball) wrote:

>Jeff, what a bummer for your wife to have
>fractured her elbow and required surgery.
>That'll teach her to ignore your cruise offers!
>But I love your future wanderings ideas. I have
>searched several times for just the right Greek
>Isles cruise, without success, but it seems
>there are more offerings now than the last
>time I investigated. After our wonderful trip on
>a small boat in the Med off the southern coast
>of Turkey last year, I am more interested than
>ever in cruising the Greek Isles. And you can
>never go wrong with a land trip to Italy. I am
>sure I have mentioned it before, so forgive me
>for repeating, but I love Italy so much, I try to
>squeeze it into any itinerary--and my husband
>keeps saying, if you keep going back to Italy,
>you'll never see the rest of the world!

We were actually looking at the Celebrity and RCL Europe books and
thought that their added 4 day cruisetours with Florence and Rome would
make fine vacations by themselves. I'd probably be burned out on museums
after following around my art teacher wife. I know after our first
cruise (Mediterranean), I could not go to another museum for a long
time.

>Hope that serendipitous cruise comes along
>for you just like the Caribbean Princess did for
>us....

Thanks

> "Jeff Gersten" <JeffGersten@> wrote in message
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> One thing I read there was that the theater capacity at Princess is 30% of
> the ship's passengers. If they cut down on live dance music as an
> alternative to the main theater show the overcrowding at the theater
> that we noticed on the Star and Diana commented on on the Caribbean
> could get even worse.

Actually per Princess web site, there are 746 seats for 3,100 passenger. Or
about 24%. And I don't think that counts 3rd and 4th berths??? In any
case, compared to the Grand Princess, et al the seats with 748 and 2,600 or
about 29%, the seats definitely fill much faster.

Crown Princess is our favorite ship, and we get to the shows early.
--
Greg

In article <657mecF2eg3d2U1@mid.>, sue mullen
<kjmullen@> wrote:

> I have always been fascinated with this, but wondered if I would do ok
> with it. Did your MIL go with you on this or was it just the four of
> you? I don't remember anyone who went on it, saying they didn't enjoy it.

Anyone can do the America's Cup sailing excursion. In addition to
sailing assignments like grinders they had for example someone with a
clipboard assignment handing out assignments, someone handing out water
and drinks etc. Also with the sailing assignments, those are shared so
some only do it a few minutes. Anyone can do the excursion.

--
Charles

Charles wrote:
> In article <657mecF2eg3d2U1@mid.>, sue mullen
> <kjmullen@> wrote:
>
>> I have always been fascinated with this, but wondered if I would do ok
>> with it. Did your MIL go with you on this or was it just the four of
>> you? I don't remember anyone who went on it, saying they didn't enjoy it.
>
> Anyone can do the America's Cup sailing excursion. In addition to
> sailing assignments like grinders they had for example someone with a
> clipboard assignment handing out assignments, someone handing out water
> and drinks etc. Also with the sailing assignments, those are shared so
> some only do it a few minutes. Anyone can do the excursion.

Thanks Charles, I could hand out water and drinks.lol

sue