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This ship has become my new favorite cruise ship. It is HUGE.
The Symphony is one of the ships in the Oasis class. Each Oasis Class ship focuses on a variety of neighborhoods – breaking up the public spaces so that no space ever feels too crowded. Dining and entertainment venues are spread out all around the ship.
Continue reading “Symphony of the Seas – Royal Caribbean”Princess really knows how to showcase Alaska, and in my opinion, the Princess ships are the perfect size for an Alaskan itinerary.
The Majestic Princess was built in 2017. She did not get to sail for long before the great cruise shut-down of 2020/2021. Even though we sailed in June of 2022, she still felt like a new ship.
Continue reading “Majestic Princess”On April 1, 2023, we embarked the Emerald Princess from the port of San Pedro, California, for a 15 night journey with a full transit through the Panama Canal.
It seemed a little like coming home, because in August 2022, we sailed on her for a 12 night cruise around the British Isles. I believe that was the first (and maybe only) time to get a picture of sheep, cows, a barbed wire fence, and a cruise ship in the same photo.
One thing I really like about Princess is the medallion. 2022 was my first experience with the Princess Medallion, and I LOVED it. Princess rolled out this feature on some of her ships just prior to the pandemic, and now all of the ships are using the medallion. The medallion serves as your room key (more about that later), and your charge card. Security can scan the medallion as passengers debark and embark the ship, and servers identify guests with the medallion when ordering any food or beverages or making purchases in the shops, etc. (Note, there were some kinks still being worked out when we first used the medallion and the app in 2022, but as of April 2023, things are much smoother.)
