Star Princess

Author Message   Bob Dart Senior Member Username: Bobdart Post Number: 1495 Registered: 06-2005 Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 12:50 am:    Thanks for your insight on Normandy. We flew into Ft. Lauderdale this evening and will board the Star Princess tomorrow. The last time we were in Normandy the weather was absolutely miserable with high winds and rain. This time we'll sit at an outdoor cafe with a glass of red wine with our lunch and soak up the sun.   Bitter1 New member Username: Bitter1 Post Number: 5 Registered: 05-2008 Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 12:09 am:    Got the same mini-suite upgrade offer from Princess for the Baltic in June. Quite tempting. I remember Princess' Normandy trip. Thought it was well worth the expense. Plenty of time at the beaches and they pick a nice place for lunch. Good wine selection and plenty of it.   Bob Dart Senior Member Username: Bobdart Post Number: 1488 Registered: 06-2005 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 10:13 pm:    We've been to all the ports before and we too have figured it out that you can save a great deal by arranging some excursions yourself on site. Although we've been to Normandy before we are taking their excursion. A high note is we were informed today that we've been upgraded to a full suite complete with wet bar and walk-in closet from a mini-suite.   Bitter1 New member Username: Bitter1 Post Number: 4 Registered: 05-2008 Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 05:09 pm:    Not going on this one, but have taken it in the past. Wife and I had a great time. Most stops have plenty to do without shelling out for the cruise's excursions. Only exception was the Normandy Beach trip--nothing in Le Havre and I didn't trust my knowledge of French language or train schedules.   Bob Dart Senior Member Username: Bobdart Post Number: 1438 Registered: 06-2005 Posted on Friday, April 09, 2010 - 03:07 am:    By chance if anyone is cruising on the Star Princess departing Fort Lauderdale on 24 April for the Azores, the western coast of Europe, winding up in Russia look us up. We'll be disembarking in Copenhagen and flying down to Ramstein for a flight home.