Royal Caribbean Vs. Princess

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joenkel

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I have only gone on one cruise last year on Voyager of the Seas. As the trip itself was a blast, the food was below what I expected. How does Princess Cruises food compare to Royal Carribean's? Also, the one thing that I absolutely hates on the Voyager of the Seas is how the drink stewarts were practically begging you to buy drinks while up on deck. I will be going on the Caribbean Princess In September and am wondering if Princess Cruises is a little more laid back in this area.

Thanks to anyone with the drink card info on Princess Cruises. I bought the drink card on Voyager of the Seas and turned out to be a great deal during the day.
 
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bbshop

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I am going on my first cruise next month on Princess. I have been reading the forums to get up to speed on everything. I noticed a similar thread RCI vs. Princess on the "Know Before you Go" forum - you might want to check there.
 
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Terry Brandt

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Was on the Dawn Princess in late January. The drink stewards on deck would ask once (not even that if you did not make eye contact) and if you said no thank you they seemed to remember and did not ask again. If you got a drink they would check to see if you wanted another (probably just what you would want). The drink card ($20 I think), covered coke products from the bars and at meals. No cans, no bottled water.
 
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Cruise cutie

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Been on 4 Princess cruises..never been hassled re;drinks..one turn down and all was done. we drink only very occasionally on ship..=twobeer...I'm Italian and Very fussy regarding food and presentation.. :chef..all the Chef staff on the Princess lines are Italian and the food has been fabulous..especially the desserts!!!.all so tempting..=tempted..there goes my diet!!!...:lol.. some of the best of my life have been on Princess.and I love to bake desserts and am very good at it!!..so enjoy the thought of your Princess cruise..as in our siggy..we have back to back next Feb..and we cannot wait!!!...:grin...Joanne
 
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WV

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We went on our first cruise in Jan, 04 on the Golden Princess and had a wonderful time!!! The soda card was a great deal and highly recommended. The staff really didn't push drinks on us per say, but the minute we entered the ship they were trying to sign us up for activities/events, i.e. wine tasting at $12.50 per person-we did and had a great time. They take pictures of you numerous times during the cruise and then proceed to hawk them throughout the cruise. After the first day we were able to say no quickly and no one really bothered us. The staff was attentive, helpful and treated us like royalty. You'll have a great time!! We can't wait for our next trip-hopefully March 05.
 
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