Just a heads up, if you choose “Anytime Dining” on a Princess cruise, it really doesn’t mean anytime. You have to make reservations, but they don’t bother to tell you that to begin with. So our first night aboard ship was spent waiting in line with everyone else who thought they could eat at anytime. We got served just before the kitchen closed. The only good spot - we had a great waiter named Robert who was from the Philippines. A little slow, but very personable, which made up for part of the wait.
Beyond that our first day was good after driving 350 miles, 250+ of which was at a speed of about 40 due to dense fog. You may have heard of patchy morning fog. This was patchy morning clear. It broke just before Bakersfield. After that the trip went well, even getting into LA.
Check-in was very smooth. We have an average room on the Lido deck, which is the highest deck that there are rooms on. Above us is the Spa, no late night disco dancing. We are on the same floor as two of the pools and the buffet. Our Cabin Stewart is Jirawat from Thailand. His last name consists of about 20 letters. He removed the card with his whole name on it, so I can‘t even spell it out. He’s a sweetheart and always seems to be present. Could be the $20 Lark slipped him the first day, but I really think that’s his norm. At 5:00 there was a drawing in the spa for a free treatment. I didn’t win, but already have a facial scheduled. Lark has a massage. Also at 5:00 was a Cyber Golf demo. Want to guess where I found Lark after the Spa drawing? I even took a couple of swings and reminded myself why I don’t play golf.
Dinner - Pacific Moon Restaurant with Robert, our waiter.
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