Princess will usher in a new generation of sailing when they introduce Ocean Medallion this fall. The so-called “smart cruising” experience will debut on Regal Princess in November. It will allow passengers to ditch the traditional key card and accompanying tacky lanyard for a personalized high-tech vacation. Ocean (or O-C-E-A-N) stands for “One Cruise Experience Access Network“. Princess…
I don’t know about you, but I hate having to dig for things on the internet. While the Googley people love nothing more than to dig for treasure, I prefer to spend my screen time reading. I have a large trip coming up and want to be able to write about it without having to…
When Princess Cruises describes their sailings as “a relaxed, rejuvenating retreat at sea”, the image of a young woman wearing a tiara “riding” a large inflatable penis around the crowded Golden Princess Piazza as if it’s a stick horse is not what my mind conjures up. Perhaps I have a different idea of what “relaxed and rejuvenating” mean when…
Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to take a three night cruise on Princess Cruises’ Golden Princess. It was a round-trip sailing from Los Angeles (San Pedro) with a port stop in Ensenada, Mexico. I’ve been reviewing the cruise over the past week and today we’ll discuss the ship’s activities and amenities. If…
All that sea air always causes me to work up a bit of an appetite when I’m on a cruise. Or at least that’s what I tell myself! Today we hit the midpoint of my review of my three-night Mexican escape on Golden Princess a couple of weeks ago. * Part I – How Did I…
Back to my Mexican quickie… my short cruise from Los Angeles to Ensenada on Golden Princess, that is. When we last left off at the end of part I, I had boarded the Golden Princess for a three-night cruise, my first time on Princess Cruises. * Part I – How Did I Get Here?! – planning…
A recent three night Mexican quickie has me asking the question – how did I get here??!! I wasn’t always the kind of girl who wrote cruise reviews. Heck, I wasn’t the kind of girl who went on cruises until last year. When and how did that happen? My recent quickie cruise on Golden Princess…
I’m excited to be sailing on Golden Princess this afternoon out of Los Angeles. This will be a quick three-day cruise to Ensenada and back. While three days is definitely not enough time to take advantage of every feature the ship has, it will still be a fun journey. This will be the shortest cruise I’ve taken to…
Fans of the iconic yet campy show that ran from 1977 to 1987 can rejoice – the crew of The Love Boat is reuniting! Alas, it’s not for a new run of the series I faithfully watched with my babysitters (and later AS a babysitter) every Saturday night, but instead as the godparents of the…