Royal Princess - February, March 2024 - Post 1

 In February and March 2025 I took two cruises abord Royal Princess from Sydney, the first to New Zealand and the second to Fiji.

Celebrity Edge sailing the afternoon before the first Royal Princess cruise.

Royal Princess berthing after the previous cruise.

My very comfortable cabin.

Milford Sound.

Vasco da Gama, ex-Pacific Eden, ex-Statendam berthing at Port Chalmers.

My private dining table for all meals.

With head waiter Domenico.

Dear friends and regular cruise companions, Jules and Phil.

Sunset from my cabin balcony.

Berthed at Mount Manganui.

Late afternoon sailing.

Early morning in Auckland with Viking Orion at Princes Pier.

Viking Orion sailing.

Royal Princess - February, March 2024 - Post 2

Majestic Princess from the Shangri-La Hotel, the evening before the Royal Princess cruise.

Sailing from Sydney.

Evening off the New Zealand coast.

Europa 2 at anchor in the Bay of Islands.

 

Royal Princess - February, March 2024 - Post 3

Vines, the bar I used most during this cruise.

The ship's Atrium.

Lunch at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva with Jules, Phil and Francisco (one of the ship's Head Waiters).

One of the friendly hotel staff.

Ship's tender at Dravuni Island.

At my permanent, solo table.

Very regrettably, post Covid, Princess has abandoned dress standards in the restaurants so far that baseball caps, shorts and t-shirts are now accepted at dinner. Grrrrr.

From my cabin balcony.

At my deck office.

A delicious, made to order pizza.

Phil with Senior Bar Steward Michelle.

With the ship's Master, Captain Steve Harris.