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First Caribbean Princess Cruise out of drydock
FWIW, this may have been our best cruise in 22 on various lines. Did the 14
day version (2 7's back-to-back, and they made the change day easy) The ship looks great - no complaints at all. To clarify what I read There was a delay at the 2:00pm boarding and people were bused to the nearby San Juan Convention center where food and air conditioning cold enough to hang beef was provided. Tickets were issued for return busses at 5:00pm. The 5:00pm boarding was slow (and yes somewhat confusing) as new lines were formed as busses came back. I understand several security scanners were ordered but only two were there from the Port Authority. That was the bottleneck. Once we were through security, we were in our rooms in under 10 minutes. Most people were calm and determined not to get their vacations off to a bad start. They made new friends at the tables (even in the boarding lines) and shared other travel war stories. A few were risking stroking out over a situation that could not be changed at that point. I assume these were infrequent travelers that have never had a flight delayed or cancelled or a hotel room "not ready." I noticed that the wait staff was offering wine "on the captain" at dinner to all. Should Princess have done more? I don't know but we ended up having a super-great cruise with all ports on schedule. Maybe the capacity to accept small disappointments and roll with the punches would help all travelers. I used to be the other type and this is a lot more rewarding. Jim PS The Superbowl on the outdoors big screen was outstanding regardless of who you were pulling for! |
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