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In article , Tom K
wrote:

I thought Aruba was OK... but liked Bonaire MUCH more.

Most people really like Aruba. I am one who thinks it is okay, but I
prefer Bermuda, ST. Thomas, ST. Maartin, Bonaire, and Cozumel.

--
Charles

So you think that people should have been moved to suit your group? If
you had been booked well in advance and had your dining time confirmed
how would you feel if you were forced to move to Personal Choice
because a large group had booked after you? I think that it's
unreasonable to ask someone with a confirmed time to move simply to
accomodate a group that wanted to be together.

Lola in Hamilton

Tom K wrote:
"Charles" wrote in message
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In article . com,
" wrote:

Wow, it's hard to believe that so much has changed in three short
months since the SGC. We had wonderful food and great service and
didn't find any surly crew. I'm curious as to why a large group would
have chosed Personal Choice dining, I think you might have been better
to chose a traditional seating. It's too bad you didn't have Sergio in
the DaVinci dining room, he would have taken better care of you than
your Head Waiter.

Most of the group did have Traditional dining including Tom and myself.
Some of the group did not. The reason is that some booked later.

Yes they booked later... but that was mid summer. Just not as early as we
did last XMAS.

To not be able to accoomodate them with is is simply not acceptible IMO.
Not when they have 6 months notice.

--Tom

Since
there is only one traditional dining room and two for Anytime dining
the later bookers ended up on Anytime. Since more passengers request
traditional than anytime the late bookers could not be moved as the
traditional was full from those who had booked it early. The issue with
Anytime as I see it is that they should probably do either all
Traditional or all Anytime but since Traditional is more popular they
keep it, but Anytime requires more dining room space to work.

--
Charles

The ice cream in the buffet is not hidden. It's noted every day in the
patter.

Lola in Hamilton

Charles wrote:
In article LlFch.2861$QC.622@trnddc02, kerry ambler
wrote:

just like their lack of public bathrooms cannot be changed. some are
there but are hidden. and speaking of hidden (secrets), princess
has many secrets. like the free ice crean (everyday) at 3:30 pm in
the horizon court (on the closed side).

I think there are a bunch, just so well hidden so you could not find
them g
One improvement is they put some in outside Botacelli that they don't
have on Grand Princess. No longer had to go upstairs to seven for
restrooms. Also there are more hidden secrets than you listed......

i never such such a group of miserable people.

I'd like to know what happened there to make them miserable. They were
fine in August. Should have asked that bartender.

--
Charles

In article .com,
" wrote:

The ice cream in the buffet is not hidden. It's noted every day in the
patter

They did not note it in the patter. It might be on that small card
where they list the dining options. I think you could say it is
"hidden" because at the entrances to the side of the Horizon Buffet
where they serve the ice cream the signs say closed, use other side.

--
Charles

"kerry ambler" kerryamblerNO wrote in message
news:zbIch.2874$QC.515@trnddc02...
the only thing that may possibly account for the bad attitude in the
staff, and the food (provisions) is san juan, puerto rico. i had
breakfast with some of the puerto ricans (because i wanted to find out how
much they paid) i'm really nosey, and they felt the same as we did about
the food and the staff. they were (in general) a nice bunch of folks. i
was a little dismayed at how much was in spanish in the shows etc, and the
cruise director gave a lot of speaches in spanish. but not enough to
really bother me. maybe the staff doesn't like it. maybe they sell ugly
beef there. we'll really never know.


San Juan has restaurants that get OUTSTANDING steaks. Like La Casona. It's
not lack of availability.

--Tom

Charles wrote:
In article , Tom K
wrote:


I thought Aruba was OK... but liked Bonaire MUCH more.


Most people really like Aruba. I am one who thinks it is okay, but I
prefer Bermuda, ST. Thomas, ST. Maartin, Bonaire, and Cozumel.

Other then beaches, what is there to do in Aruba if you don't tour the
island?

sue

Charles wrote:

In article .com,
" wrote:


The ice cream in the buffet is not hidden. It's noted every day in the
patter


They did not note it in the patter. It might be on that small card
where they list the dining options. I think you could say it is
"hidden" because at the entrances to the side of the Horizon Buffet
where they serve the ice cream the signs say closed, use other side.

I have two of the Patters from our august cruise and I just looked
them over very carefully. There is no mention of the free ice cream in
the Horizon Buffet. There is also no listing of which food venues are
open when. This info must be in the book in your cabin, but I prefer
having this info in the daily paper.

sue

This I think is Princess' greatest failing....inability to accomodate
everyone who wants "traditional". I did find "traditional" much much
much better on the Crown (our sailing!) than the PC option on the Golden
some years ago, which I kinda thought was a disaster.

Jeff



Tom K wrote:


To not be able to accoomodate them with is is simply not acceptible IMO.
Not when they have 6 months notice.

--Tom

I think this definitely can be the case at times!

Jeff



Cal Ford wrote:
This is something that I have noticed also. Not so much the Cruise Director but
the Captain really does set the tone. If you have a friendly, outgoing, People
Person, and active Captain it definately does filter down and affect all of the
crew and then the passengers.

The Captain really does set the tone of the ships personality.

Cal Ford
Lido Deck Cruises

"Sue and Kevin Mullen" wrote in message
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Charles wrote:
In article , Tom K
wrote:


I thought Aruba was OK... but liked Bonaire MUCH more.


Most people really like Aruba. I am one who thinks it is okay, but I
prefer Bermuda, ST. Thomas, ST. Maartin, Bonaire, and Cozumel.

Other then beaches, what is there to do in Aruba if you don't tour the
island?

sue

Casinos. Diamonds Intnl, Little Switzerland,.etc.....

--Tom