The Crown Princess
I bet you all are wondering about the ship I am calling home for the next month, as you should be. I have been on a cruise before, but this Crown Princess is far more than I could have dreamed of.
First, our room. It is about the size of a Kuhlman Hall dorm room, but more boxy than rectangular. Two beds fold out from the walls, but since we are one woman down, the room feels a little more open. We have managed to shove all of the contents of our over-packed suitcases onto every shelf and hanger available to us. Our steward, Gaetano, I believe takes good care of our room, but it is sometimes overwhelming. Brooke refuses to call him anything but Geotechno though. Not sure why, but it’s amusing. To get to the rest of the ship, we have to walk through an art gallery, where we see new things every day. The art gallery opens up to a three story piazza, with shops, cafés, a library and other sorts of things. There is a “Titanic”-esque staircase as well. We feel fancy when we are walking through there. Every night, we have a choice of two restaurants, the Da Vinci and the Michelangelo. They look the exact same, except the art on the walls is that of each artist. We sit with new people every night, which we like a lot because we are making new friends. Most of them are newlyweds or older retired couples, but they are lots of fun. Anyways, back to the ship.
There are 16 Decks, and we are on Plaza Deck 5, which I think I may have mentioned before, but I’ve been so out of it, I don’t care if I mention it again. The Lido Deck 15 has 2 pools, 4 hot tubs, a buffet, and an area that shows movies at all times during the day called Movies Under the Stars. Beach chairs are lined up like movie theater seats and you can also be in the pool and hot tubs while enjoying movies like Avatar and Under the Tuscan Sun. I haven’t had a chance to watch one yet, but I’m planning on a few of them. There is also a full gym, theatre, casino, a few clubs and restaurants. Something for everyone and as Jessica put it, “Anna can do her puzzles and I can lay out. It’s great for all of us!” :)
However, we are discovering there is too much that we want to do and not enough time. Tonight, for example, there is a hoe-down, Avatar in the theatre, Nine in Movies Under the Stars, a comedy show, Big Band dancing, trivia, etc, etc. How on earth can we possibly choose what we can do when we want to do all of it?!
Meals have been excellent so far; I even tried duck last night as a starter! Very out of character for me, I know, but it was delicious! I’ve had alfredo, spring rolls, all sorts of soups, Moroccan vegetable surprise (not its real name, but that’s what I called it), and wonderful chocolate desserts. I’m making myself hungry…
First, our room. It is about the size of a Kuhlman Hall dorm room, but more boxy than rectangular. Two beds fold out from the walls, but since we are one woman down, the room feels a little more open. We have managed to shove all of the contents of our over-packed suitcases onto every shelf and hanger available to us. Our steward, Gaetano, I believe takes good care of our room, but it is sometimes overwhelming. Brooke refuses to call him anything but Geotechno though. Not sure why, but it’s amusing. To get to the rest of the ship, we have to walk through an art gallery, where we see new things every day. The art gallery opens up to a three story piazza, with shops, cafés, a library and other sorts of things. There is a “Titanic”-esque staircase as well. We feel fancy when we are walking through there. Every night, we have a choice of two restaurants, the Da Vinci and the Michelangelo. They look the exact same, except the art on the walls is that of each artist. We sit with new people every night, which we like a lot because we are making new friends. Most of them are newlyweds or older retired couples, but they are lots of fun. Anyways, back to the ship.
There are 16 Decks, and we are on Plaza Deck 5, which I think I may have mentioned before, but I’ve been so out of it, I don’t care if I mention it again. The Lido Deck 15 has 2 pools, 4 hot tubs, a buffet, and an area that shows movies at all times during the day called Movies Under the Stars. Beach chairs are lined up like movie theater seats and you can also be in the pool and hot tubs while enjoying movies like Avatar and Under the Tuscan Sun. I haven’t had a chance to watch one yet, but I’m planning on a few of them. There is also a full gym, theatre, casino, a few clubs and restaurants. Something for everyone and as Jessica put it, “Anna can do her puzzles and I can lay out. It’s great for all of us!” :)
However, we are discovering there is too much that we want to do and not enough time. Tonight, for example, there is a hoe-down, Avatar in the theatre, Nine in Movies Under the Stars, a comedy show, Big Band dancing, trivia, etc, etc. How on earth can we possibly choose what we can do when we want to do all of it?!
Meals have been excellent so far; I even tried duck last night as a starter! Very out of character for me, I know, but it was delicious! I’ve had alfredo, spring rolls, all sorts of soups, Moroccan vegetable surprise (not its real name, but that’s what I called it), and wonderful chocolate desserts. I’m making myself hungry…
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