Pacific Princess Review
Pacific Princess Cruises the Eastern Caribbean Jan 17 - 27
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~~ Thursday, January 17th - Greetings from the Pacific Princess ~~
It has been a busy day but we are aboard the beautiful Pacific Princess at sea, bound for our first port of call, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, day after tomorrow. Flying from Orange County Airport -- John Wayne -- very early yesterday morning, we arrived in Fort Lauderdale last evening about 6:30 PM and were met by the free shuttle from the Rodeway Inn & Suites. Ours was a nice but modest motel accommodation: quite good enough for a one night's stay. A Continental Breakfast this morning was enhanced by delicious make-it-yourself waffles: not bad for $72 (AAA discount).
This morning at 10:30 AM, the Rodeway Inn & Suites shuttle delivered us to the Cruise Terminal where, before 11:00 AM, we were able to begin our check in -- with NO CROWDS at all! I was really surprised that we would be able to check in that early.
Cabin Review
BEWARE of Mini-Suite #8046 on Deck 8 of the Pacific Princess. Being the aft-most category AA Mini-Suite, it abuts a firewall, which is good, and is beneath the Mens & Womens Restrooms on Deck 9. HOWEVER, between these restrooms and the ship's side is a storage locker #451.1 accessible behind the ping pong tables on Deck 9 which the deck crew use to store different equipment. THE PROBLEM is that the crew will DUMP this heavy equipment on the floor of the storage locker LOUDLY, without regard to the time of day or the disturbance created in staterooms below. Complaints in this regard received NO corrective action, so BEWARE of this UNACCEPTABLE treatment of Category AA Mini-Suite passengers!