Thursday, March 10, 2011

Upcoming Cruise to British Isles on Crown Princess: July 16-28, 2011

British Isles Cruise Itinerary

1 London (Southampton), England 5:00 PM
2 Paris/Normandy (Le Havre), France 7:00 AM 8:00 PM
3 At Sea
4 Edinburgh (South Queensferry), Scotland 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
5 Inverness/Loch Ness (Invergordon), Scotland 8:00 AM 7:00 PM
6 At Sea
7 Belfast, Northern Ireland 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
8 Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
9 Liverpool, England 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
10 Dublin, Ireland 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
11 Cobh, Ireland 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
12 Guernsey (St. Peter Port), England 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
13 London (Southampton

Meet Elliott, our Cattail Cruisers Mascot


Elliott has been cruising with the Cattail Cruisers since 2006, so this is his 6th year of cruising with us! He was born in the jungles/rain forests of Panama and adopted by me. He loves shipboard activities... you may see him at the disco, horse races, or even in the dining room (he is partial to bananas)...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Princess Secrets and Tips - this list was compiled from an online forum.
Enjoy!

• Complementary plate of assorted stuffed olives at the martini bar.
• Pre-purchase internet minutes before you leave; you’ll get free minutes based on the package you pick.
• Escargot!!!
• One of the dining rooms will be open for lunch on embarkation day.
• Volcano dessert, available on children's menu basically a huge banana split.
• Cocktails for $2.99 in all the bars after 8.00pm.
• Request that the steward remove the soft drinks and bottled water from inside and on top of the fridge to make room for our own drinks.
• Request extra hangers.
• Passenger Service Desk (also called the Hotel Manager) will make a hole in our card which we hang on lanyards. They will also do that for you in the casino and give you a lanyard.
• There is another electrical point under the bed.
• Bring a roll of quarters and laundry supplies.
• Sabatini’s reservation for the night that they are serving Italian food in the main dining room.
• Reservations for the steak house - ask to sit at the counter overlooking the kitchen area, fun to watch the staff put it altogether and see the teamwork involved.
• The Fettuccine Alfredo!!! Plus it’s served in a Parmesan bowl, a crispy melted cheese bowl.
• Bring along a small electric alarm clock.
• Computer station in the Future Cruise booking area or Internet Cafe, free e-postcard, 300 character limit but you could send more than one message to the same email address if you need to get a longer message out.
• Appetizers and sushi are free in the Vines wine bar but not the cheese.
• Duck liver pâté appetizer.
• Various lamb entrees.
• Ask for anchovies on your caesar salad at dinner.
• twice-baked goat cheese soufflé,
• Lobster and Scampi Dinner with a side of Alfredo