Princess Chatter

"So it's really in my bones and has been all my life. I've been on and off boats all my life and they didn't know that, which is so lovely."

https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/sun-princess-hannah-waddingham-princess-cruises/89f0c26d-45de-4f61-8416-7b917198afe8

"Roig compares the fear of A.I. that some advisors have to the fear that advisors often have that cruise lines plans to cut out the trade and only take direct bookings. In her mind, neither are a real threat.

"We will never leave travel partners. There is such a value to our distribution channel, that experience and expertise… Same thing with A.I."

https://www.travelmarketreport.com/Cruise/articles/Catching-Up-with-Execs-from-Royal-Caribbean-Norwegian-Cruise-Line-Princess-Cruises

"I expected to find the usual list of banned items, including drugs, weapons, candles, irons and hot plates. Much to my surprise, though, the only things listed were chemicals — including chemicals found in the sunscreens and cosmetics I planned to pack."

https://tinyurl.com/3b3p584e

"The volunteer lifeboat crew launched the All Weather Lifeboat at just gone 17:30 and motored towards the Regal Princess as it headed East down The Solent.

Rendezvousing off Lee-on-Solent, the lifeboat crew transferred the poorly passenger and made best speed to Portsmouth Harbour."

https://www.islandecho.co.uk/296496-2/

"Cruise kids clubs are a combination of daycare, camp and a super-cool clubhouse. Families can drop off their kids and teens for as little as an hour to as long as nearly a full day for supervised play with other cruisers their age. The spaces for kids on a cruise ship are often clustered together, though tween and teen clubs might be separate."

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/cruise-kids-clubs/


The FireFly Park Kids Club on Sun Princess. GENE SLOAN/THE POINTS GUY

"Want to travel the world? Have the stomach to spend one-third of the year at sea?

If the answer to both of those questions is yes, and you have $20,000 to spend, Princess Cruises has the trip of a lifetime for you.

The cruise line has released details about an upcoming world cruise that will visit 52 ports in 28 countries, spanning six continents and traveling 35,000 nautical miles."

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/4-months-at-sea-princess-cruises-releases-details-about-2026-world-tour/

"Thankfully, the Sun Princess is equipped with Elon Musk’s magical internet and this enabled us to join video meetings but also upload to social media, stream Netflix and more; this was a pleasant surprise. While the younger generation gets a lot of stick for being glued to their phones, a quick look around the ship showed that even the older generation loved the enhanced connectivity with phones and tablets in hand everywhere. Whether for solitaire or scrolling, it’s a welcomed addition." 

https://www.dmarge.com/cruises-arent-just-for-old-people


An old timer papped enjoying the speedy internet (bottom right). Image: DMARGE

"Like Island Princess’ revised 2025 world cruise to avoid the Red Sea, Crown Princess will also no longer visit Asia or the Middle East on her 113-day 2025 world cruise departing Sydney June 4."

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/revised-crown-princess-2025-world-cruise-remains-destination-rich