Sea Day

Hello from our last sea day as we make our way back to San Francisco!

This morning’s sunrise

Today seemed like it was all about the food. (Almost - I did skip breakfast.) Knowing I was going to have to get dressed up for lunch, I decided to just leave on my nightgown and sit on my sunny balcony until then.

Today was the Most Traveled Guest Luncheon, the gathering for the 40 passengers on board with the most sailing days with Princess. You can always count on a great meal, but the conversation is dependent on who is at the table. Today was a good table so it made for a pleasurable lunch.

What would you choose?

I went with the lobster and shrimp margarita and the halibut and prawns. Yep, tasty. 

Eating that much food at lunch meant a nap was required. While I didn’t sleep, I did rest and hang out in my cabin for the rest of the afternoon until my next big meal at the Crown Grill. I had the exact same thing as I had the other day and brought back the exact same thing for leftovers - filet mignon and bread for breakfast tomorrow.

And that was pretty much my day.

But there are still a few things to mention about this cruise. 

*My booking came with the Plus Package and I found I did not even come close to getting value from it. So glad the casino paid for it and not me! I think the most I ever had one day was two drinks (you can have up to 15 a day), and I never made it to any casual dining or fitness classes. I tried a total of two of the premium desserts during the entire week (you’re allowed two per day) and wasn’t impressed with either one.

The Donatello Sundae was missing some ingredients because they didn’t have them so they substituted other ingredients. Looks tasty, but the new ingredients didn’t make for the greatest combination. And just too darn sweet. 

I searched forever for the specialty cakes. I eventually found they had to be ordered from the coffee counter on Deck 5. I haven’t seen that on any of the other ships.

It only took two bites of the Red velvet cake to tell me I didn’t want one more bite. Here’s where I would’ve expected sweetness, but what I found was blandness. Nothingness. This girl knows cake and I can say it was the worst cake I have ever had in my entire life.

*There was a changeover of some officers in San Francisco on the same day I embarked. This officer board is the most recent as of this cruise. 

*On this cruise I’m not in the top three most traveled passengers so I don’t have staff fawning over me because of it. I do know a few crew members and officers on board, but I don’t see them every day so I can remain quite anonymous. It has been a nice change from the experiences we’ve had (mostly good, sometimes bad) during our last couple years of cruising. 

*My phone is listening to me when I’m on the ship WiFi. Or maybe AI has gotten into my photos. Back in San Diego at 10:18 AM I took a picture of a yacht. At that time, I didn’t even know anything about the yacht. But at 12:48 PM on the same day an article about the yacht popped up on my Yahoo feed. Scary.

 

*The points required to get a free cruise from the casino have jumped a bunch. Lots of grumblings from casino players, particularly table players who are already at a disadvantage because of how points are calculated. 

Current requirements as of October 2025

Up tomorrow, back to San Francisco where the weather is supposed to be spectacular. See you there!