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Going through a time zone?
On 3/28/2010 2:32 PM, peter wrote:
On 3/28/2010 8:07 PM, Marcia R. wrote: It surprised me that the person I spoke to said they have no idea which nights are formal, because the cruise staff can change it. Don't they have to print up the Princess Patter ahead of time? Just like a newspaper most pages are freshly printed close to distribution. That' s why you'll notice weather forecasts are much more accurate than would be the case if the Patter was printed months ahead. Right. Those are clearly printed on the ship the day they are distributed, given the current info that they have included. Bill |
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Bill wrote:
On 3/28/2010 2:32 PM, peter wrote: On 3/28/2010 8:07 PM, Marcia R. wrote: It surprised me that the person I spoke to said they have no idea which nights are formal, because the cruise staff can change it. Don't they have to print up the Princess Patter ahead of time? Just like a newspaper most pages are freshly printed close to distribution. That' s why you'll notice weather forecasts are much more accurate than would be the case if the Patter was printed months ahead. Right. Those are clearly printed on the ship the day they are distributed, given the current info that they have included. Bill Interesting. I never even thought they had the facilities to do that on board. Marcia |
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"Marcia R." wrote: Bi Interesting. I never even thought they had the facilities to do that on board. Marcia During one of the Capt's lectures on an early cruise, he stated that he was like the mayor of a city, but he had an extra perk of being the publisher of the town's daily paper. He noted that they had a full service print shop on board that did most of what he needed except for the full-color glossy stuff. -- I get off on '57 Chevys I get off on screamin' guitars --Eric Clapton |
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On 3/28/10 2:07 PM, Marcia R. wrote:
It surprised me that the person I spoke to said they have no idea which nights are formal, because the cruise staff can change it. Don't they have to print up the Princess Patter ahead of time? He did say the first one lists all the nights and then each day we get one for that day, so they don't seem to be interchangable. Marcia Here's the "general rule"... A formal night is NEVER on the first night (embarkation) since some people may not get their luggage by dinner time. A formal night is NEVER on the last night because of the packing issue (they want your luggage out before midnight). If at all possible, a formal night is usually a "Day at Sea" day, to give you a long time to get ready (and not rush back from port and get into your formal outfits). But on port intensive itineraries there will likely be exceptions - in that case look for a day with an early port departure. And on itineraries where the last day is a day at sea... they have to re-balance (again look for an early port departure). With these rules... you have a "shot" at figuring it out once you look closely at the itinerary. --Tom |
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Tom K wrote:
On 3/28/10 2:07 PM, Marcia R. wrote: It surprised me that the person I spoke to said they have no idea which nights are formal, because the cruise staff can change it. Don't they have to print up the Princess Patter ahead of time? He did say the first one lists all the nights and then each day we get one for that day, so they don't seem to be interchangable. Marcia Here's the "general rule"... A formal night is NEVER on the first night (embarkation) since some people may not get their luggage by dinner time. A formal night is NEVER on the last night because of the packing issue (they want your luggage out before midnight). If at all possible, a formal night is usually a "Day at Sea" day, to give you a long time to get ready (and not rush back from port and get into your formal outfits). But on port intensive itineraries there will likely be exceptions - in that case look for a day with an early port departure. And on itineraries where the last day is a day at sea... they have to re-balance (again look for an early port departure). With these rules... you have a "shot" at figuring it out once you look closely at the itinerary. --Tom Sounds logical, thanks. Marcia |
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On 3/29/2010 12:04 AM, Tom K wrote:
A formal night is NEVER on the last night because of the packing issue (they want your luggage out before midnight). Also, no time to sell the photos they took that night! Bill |
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Tom K wrote:
All you might have done with your response is put more doubt in Marcia's mind, as to not trust the cruise lines as well. So now we have opinions as fact, more distrust, and cruise line personnel who may or may not know what they are talking about. Unfortunately, we're right back where we started from - but now with an added layer of a so-called authority who is not always right. John Sisker In the big scheme of things... it really doesn't matter what we say. All that will matter is what the ship's crew decides to do once the sailing begins. --Tom Tom is right, the ship's crew makes these decision. If you want to know something, ask the cruise director, they seem to be in charge of almost everything. Becca |
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:07:49 -0700, "Marcia R."
wrote: John Sisker wrote: "Tom K" wrote in message ... All you might have done with your response is put more doubt in Marcia's mind, as to not trust the cruise lines as well. So now we have opinions as fact, more distrust, and cruise line personnel who may or may not know what they are talking about. Unfortunately, we're right back where we started from - but now with an added layer of a so-called authority who is not always right. That is a GOOD thing. You should never trust just one person's information especially on the phone. I know. In my job we had to come into the office one day a week and answer phone questions. More often then I would like, I didn't know the correct answer. I never take as gospel anything that anyone says unless I already have information that the answer is probably correct. In the big scheme of things... it really doesn't matter what we say. All that will matter is what the ship's crew decides to do once the sailing begins. --Tom Right Apparently, it doesn't seem to matter what the cruise line itself says, that is before one steps foot on the actual ship. So much for planning ahead. It would be interesting thought if someone from this newsgroup actually surfaced, who at one time did work for a cruise line headquarters. Maybe they can weight in on just just how accurate the information is that they give out to agents/clients. I would still feel that that percentage would be pretty high. On our last cruise (Celebrity) the cruise director got on in the port we did (he'd been on vacation) and also the assistant got on there and he was new. They came to the Cruise Critics' Meet and Greet, and there they said that the first couple of days of the daily paper had already been printed up, and now that he was on board that he would be adding a lot of activities. It surprised me that the person I spoke to said they have no idea which nights are formal, because the cruise staff can change it. Don't they have to print up the Princess Patter ahead of time? He did say the first one lists all the nights and then each day we get one for that day, so they don't seem to be interchangable. That's correct - they print it up for each day. They also have port maps, and information on what the shops on the ship have specials on and specials at the spa etc. Most of the ships I have been on also do a condensed version of several papers (4-6 pages photocopied). Usually one for the Canadians and one for the US and maybe also something from the UK. Sometimes they distributed this to the rooms automatically, sometimes you can ask to get it every morning and sometimes you have to go get it if you want it. |
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[Default] Thus spake "Marcia R." :
It looks like it's an hour earlier in Alaska (at least the parts we're going to) than it is in Seattle. How does that work on a ship as far as stopping in ports and going through Tracy Arm Fjord? Do they announce when to change your watches, or does the ship stay on the time of the departing port? Thanks, Marcia Yes. Actually, they will usually "tell" you the night before in the daily rag. It seems that not only does it vary by line, but by ship, and sometimes by itinerary. -- - dillon I am not invalid The more I drink, the less I think. The less I think, the better I feel. The better I feel, the more I drink. And so goes the circle of life. |
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