it looks like they are allowing guests to serve themselves again at the buffets is that correct ? thank you i will be on this ship mid Nov,, looking forward to seeing it thank you
We were on the Enchanted in March and agreed with you on the Bistro. We also felt that the food on Princess had gone downhill. We did eat in Sabitini's and weren't impressed. We did eat Sushi twice and will again. We have a cruise booked on Enchanted in December. Have one night booked in the Crown Grill. But having said all this We just returned from a HAL cruise to Alaska and doubt we'll sail Princess again after December. These mega ships with the crowds are tiresome.
Hi Mike, it is such a shame that it appears to have gone downhill so much recently. Hopefully Princess will turn it around. But right now we kind of feel the same as you. And the prices on the new Sun Princess have not encouraged us to try that when it launches. It was far more expensive on a like for like basis that Celebrity Beyond which is getting great reviews. So we suspect it'll be a while till we are next on a Princess Cruise. Fingers crossed yours is much better in December. Let us know when you come back how it was. Linzi and Mark
We went on Enchanted Princess Mediterranean cruise summer 2023 and felt rhe same: for what the cruise cost it should've been better. We're going with Viking next time,
Just an excellent video !!! Your facial expressions over the risotto had me on the floor 🙂 At the Crown Grill, may I ask what your entree's were ? Keep up the great video's and traveling to your heart's content !!! m.
Hi Marcia, thank you, glad you enjoyed watching it as much as we did eating it 😂 At the Crown Grill, the Entrees, Linzi had the Rib Eye Steak and Mark had the bone in Porterhouse Steak, both were delicious, and well worth paying that bit extra for, and the French Onion Soup is so good too, and well worth trying. Have a lovely day, Linzi & Mark
I knew you two had exquisite taste ! My favorite steak of all steaks is a thick juicy rib eye and my hubby Tim's favorite of all time steak is a generous Porterhouser as he calls them. With a large filet side being a must. You should see him at the butcher shop, having the butcher showing him every PH on the rack, so that he can choose the best one bar none 🙂 I just love your video's -- you two are both the sweetest and have a good amount of spiciness too - YAY ! Cheers to you both for many more exciting times cruising and continuing to make brilliant video's !!! m. PS speaking of cruising, have you checked out the HUGELY discounted pricing on Princess Cruises 1-way cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu coming up on September 25th ? What a way to enjoy a blissful trip over to the islands ! Hope you'll consider taking that cruise so we can treat you to a fine repeat dinner to the Crown Grill on the Royal !!! Cheers again 🙂m.@@SuiteNatured
he he he, we do have good taste 😂 We love the idea of Tim going through all the Porterhouses to pick the best one. We would absolutely love to go on that cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu, especially at bargain prices, we just don't have the time this year to get on it, with Celebrity Apex just eight weeks after we get of QM2, but we will be coming over to that side, hopefully next year. Linzi & Mark
@@SuiteNatured Wow - those two cruises you have coming up will be wonderful and quite different too going from the state-of-the-art modern and fun-eclectic Apex to the gorgeous and timeless QM2. Have a ball on both and hope you make it over to the states soon ! We need more lovely folks like you ! Cheers -- M.
@@marciasanguinetti3900 thank you so much Marcia and sorry for the late reply. We've not had Internet on QM2 for last 36 hrs (by choice not their fault) but back on now. We are loving QM2 but as you said Apex will be very different t to this one. Linzi and Mark
Thank you Chris. What a gorgeous comment to give us. We’ve been together for a long time (over 35 years) and are each others best friends which we hope comes across. Thanks again so much for the comment it has really made us smile this morning. Linzi and Mark
Overall, we've seen the food quality on Princess decreasing thru the years. The only exception to this was our last cruise where we were in the lowest grade of suite. THis provided a special area of the main dining room, which had a couple of additional items per night. These were excellent. I found the food otherwise to be on par with a chain restaurant in the US....OK, but nothing special. We even had a seriously raw dish served in the Crown Grill....by which time I was too tired to send it back and wait for a re-make. We would only book Princess again if we needed it for a specific itinerary. That's the point at which we'd give them another try.
It is so disappointing that the quality seems to have dropped so much in recent years. We had a similar experience in Crown Grill on our Regal Princess cruise, and incredibly slow service too (around 50 minutes between appetiser and main course), and then it was cooked wrong, and we sent it back, and had another extended wait. However we gave it another go on Enchanted Princess, and it was one of the better meals we had on board. We are pretty much the same as you though now, it would be either a specific itinerary such as Alaska or Panama that would make us go back; or if the new ship they are about to launch is majorly different (like Edge class was for Celebrity). Linzi & Mark
I was disappointed in the Main Dining Room on my last Princess cruise, the food was bland , and the choice was average. Enjoyed your video, carry on cruising .😁
It does seem from the number of not great reviews at the moment that it really has gone down hill a bit on Princess food wise, hopefully it will bounce back. Linzi & Mark
The Sushi was really good Henry, even if quite a few menu items weren't available on our cruise, it was still fantastic. We don't know who Gigi is either, but they should bring back Alfredos in our opinion. Linzi & Mark
Good evening my lovelies :-) Ive actually watched your video at a reasonable time this evening for a change :-) Of course, it goes without saying, I thoroughly enjoyed listening ti every word. I will ask for the cinnamon bun at the international cafe, I love them. I smiled, because Im forever sticking my nose into a whirl of cream etc on cakes - but, I have an excuse for it..im blind lol...buit, im glad im not the only one - makes me feel better now haha You are making me think about Crown Grill. The last twice we have eaten there was not great, so we have avoided it ever since. However, I do absolutely love the back and blue soup. They also used to do a dessert called "The chocolate pot" which was amazing - but they no longer do that sadly. I am definitely going to have the sushi next week, as we haven't had it onboard princess at all, and Alfredo's, I do love, so will definitely be there :-) Im not so much an eggs Benedict fan - but I do love eggs Florentine, so, I usually ask for it the first day, and then they have it every other morning ready for me after that, just in case ha. I cant tell you how much I look forward to your lovely video's each Sunday - it thoroughly sets me up for the week. Have a fabulous week Mark & Linzi, and I look forward to your next one x x Terry
Hi Terry, wow get you watching us at a reasonable time of day. Ha ha. Thank you as always for your lovely, thoughtful comments, they always raise a smile and make us so happy that we make these videos. You absolutely must try the warm Cinnamon bun, they are so good. We were very glad (as you will have heard) that we tried Crown Grill again, as it was so much better, and along side the Sushi, the standout food. We do love Eggs Florentine too, basically anything that is kind of like that :) Have a lovely week Terry, and sorry for slightly delayed reply. Both of us thought we had replied already. Linzi & Mark
@@SuiteNatured aww thanks Mark and Linzi - no apology necessary whatsoever, just glad my comments are coming through - sometimes, I think I have sent things when actually its still sitting there ready for me to hit send!!! cant wait to get onboard now! Just sorted out a discovery tour at the Bombay sapphire distillery the evening before we board when we stay over - which should get us in the mood haha x x
Don’t worry Linz, we had breakfast in Sabatini’s and it wasn’t the best. They had Eggs Benedict on the menu, and I had to send the first one back as they came with hard poached eggs, the ones they brought back were slightly softer but still not great, ham was below par too. We also tried the pancakes and yours looked much better, ours were American pancake sized but seemed to be made with english pancake batter. Felt like we had the trainee breakfast chef on all 4 mornings. We used to love Princess but this was the most disappointing cruise in terms of food, drink service, technology, lack of knowledge about their product that we have ever had. Not sure we would rush to book with them again. They had a few staff that were absolute stars but just felt that they were generally understaffed. Doing RCI Allure next in Oct so hoping that will be better. Love your videos.
Hi Richard, what a shame, even when you had them they were not that great. It was a far lesser experience on Princess this time, and our upcoming Enchanted Princess Full Cruise Review will be very interesting. We've said the same about not rushing back, so hopefully it'll give Princess chance to iron out the issues, and next time we are back on, it will hopefully be a massive improvement, although not sure when that will be. Allure.... Have you sailed her before? The Oasis class is such a brilliant ship class, and Allure is great, we loved her. Linzi & Mark
@@SuiteNatured We did Voyager years ago but haven’t been on RCI since, we’re looking forward to it, hopefully everything works better on this one 😬. Take care both.
Bistro Sur La Mer: Princess indicated they wanted the atmosphere of sitting outside at a table in Paris. I think the missed the plot 🧐 There is no way the fish and chips could have been characterized as 'fine dining'. I was very sad. Had a better fish and chips recently at "Jack the Chipper' in Whitechapel. Thank you for a wonderful review.
Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed the review. We definitely did not feel like we were sat outside in a French Bistro. Although we now really do want to go the Jack the Chipper in Whitechapel next town we are down in London :) Have a lovely day, Linzi & Mark
@@SuiteNatured I was shocked when I did reservations for my upcoming cruise in May 2023. That is either a 34% or a 40% increase. I really don't think it is justified.
it looks like they are allowing guests to serve themselves again at the buffets is that correct ? thank you i will be on this ship mid Nov,, looking forward to seeing it thank you
Loving the close ups of the food and menus with your honest opinions.
Thanks Emma, glad you are enjoying those close ups, it was making us so hungry recording this one. Linzi & Mark
We love your channel! Looking forward to your next review.
Thank you Joann. Have a lovely day, Linzi and Mark
Great video! I love your back and forth conversation. You are a cute couple!!
Thank you so much Katie ❤️
Hi Guys. I think I heard another slogan for your merch in this video. " What a lovely teapot!"
Ha Ha, not sure it would be a big seller Steve, then again... Linzi & Mark
We were on the Enchanted in March and agreed with you on the Bistro. We also felt that the food on Princess had gone downhill. We did eat in Sabitini's and weren't impressed. We did eat Sushi twice and will again. We have a cruise booked on Enchanted in December. Have one night booked in the Crown Grill. But having said all this We just returned from a HAL cruise to Alaska and doubt we'll sail Princess again after December. These mega ships with the crowds are tiresome.
Hi Mike, it is such a shame that it appears to have gone downhill so much recently. Hopefully Princess will turn it around. But right now we kind of feel the same as you. And the prices on the new Sun Princess have not encouraged us to try that when it launches. It was far more expensive on a like for like basis that Celebrity Beyond which is getting great reviews. So we suspect it'll be a while till we are next on a Princess Cruise. Fingers crossed yours is much better in December. Let us know when you come back how it was. Linzi and Mark
We went on Enchanted Princess Mediterranean cruise summer 2023 and felt rhe same: for what the cruise cost it should've been better. We're going with Viking next time,
Oh Viking should be really special, let us know how you get on, as they are on our must do cruise line list.
You guys are adorable. Enjoyed your video very much.
Thank you for such a lovely comment Carol. We are so happy you ejoyed it. Linzi and Mark
Does the sushi restaurant serve other options in addition to sushi? Anything cooked?
Great question. At the time we went on, other than Miso Soup, no. It was all sushi and sashimi
@@SuiteNatured Thank you.
Just an excellent video !!! Your facial expressions over the risotto had me on the floor 🙂 At the Crown Grill, may I ask what your entree's were ? Keep up the great video's and traveling to your heart's content !!! m.
Hi Marcia, thank you, glad you enjoyed watching it as much as we did eating it 😂
At the Crown Grill, the Entrees, Linzi had the Rib Eye Steak and Mark had the bone in Porterhouse Steak, both were delicious, and well worth paying that bit extra for, and the French Onion Soup is so good too, and well worth trying.
Have a lovely day, Linzi & Mark
I knew you two had exquisite taste ! My favorite steak of all steaks is a thick juicy rib eye and my hubby Tim's favorite of all time steak is a generous Porterhouser as he calls them. With a large filet side being a must. You should see him at the butcher shop, having the butcher showing him every PH on the rack, so that he can choose the best one bar none 🙂 I just love your video's -- you two are both the sweetest and have a good amount of spiciness too - YAY ! Cheers to you both for many more exciting times cruising and continuing to make brilliant video's !!! m. PS speaking of cruising, have you checked out the HUGELY discounted pricing on Princess Cruises 1-way cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu coming up on September 25th ? What a way to enjoy a blissful trip over to the islands ! Hope you'll consider taking that cruise so we can treat you to a fine repeat dinner to the Crown Grill on the Royal !!! Cheers again 🙂m.@@SuiteNatured
he he he, we do have good taste 😂
We love the idea of Tim going through all the Porterhouses to pick the best one.
We would absolutely love to go on that cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu, especially at bargain prices, we just don't have the time this year to get on it, with Celebrity Apex just eight weeks after we get of QM2, but we will be coming over to that side, hopefully next year.
Linzi & Mark
@@SuiteNatured Wow - those two cruises you have coming up will be wonderful and quite different too going from the state-of-the-art modern and fun-eclectic Apex to the gorgeous and timeless QM2. Have a ball on both and hope you make it over to the states soon ! We need more lovely folks like you ! Cheers -- M.
@@marciasanguinetti3900 thank you so much Marcia and sorry for the late reply. We've not had Internet on QM2 for last 36 hrs (by choice not their fault) but back on now.
We are loving QM2 but as you said Apex will be very different t to this one.
Linzi and Mark
You guys are so lovely! You must have just a beautiful marriage! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Chris. What a gorgeous comment to give us. We’ve been together for a long time (over 35 years) and are each others best friends which we hope comes across. Thanks again so much for the comment it has really made us smile this morning. Linzi and Mark
Overall, we've seen the food quality on Princess decreasing thru the years. The only exception to this was our last cruise where we were in the lowest grade of suite. THis provided a special area of the main dining room, which had a couple of additional items per night. These were excellent. I found the food otherwise to be on par with a chain restaurant in the US....OK, but nothing special. We even had a seriously raw dish served in the Crown Grill....by which time I was too tired to send it back and wait for a re-make. We would only book Princess again if we needed it for a specific itinerary. That's the point at which we'd give them another try.
It is so disappointing that the quality seems to have dropped so much in recent years. We had a similar experience in Crown Grill on our Regal Princess cruise, and incredibly slow service too (around 50 minutes between appetiser and main course), and then it was cooked wrong, and we sent it back, and had another extended wait. However we gave it another go on Enchanted Princess, and it was one of the better meals we had on board.
We are pretty much the same as you though now, it would be either a specific itinerary such as Alaska or Panama that would make us go back; or if the new ship they are about to launch is majorly different (like Edge class was for Celebrity). Linzi & Mark
I was disappointed in the Main Dining Room on my last Princess cruise, the food was
bland , and the choice was average. Enjoyed your video, carry on cruising .😁
It does seem from the number of not great reviews at the moment that it really has gone down hill a bit on Princess food wise, hopefully it will bounce back. Linzi & Mark
Who even is Gigi?!
Alfredo was our favourite spot! And the grill at top!
The sushi look much better than on sky princess ❤
The Sushi was really good Henry, even if quite a few menu items weren't available on our cruise, it was still fantastic. We don't know who Gigi is either, but they should bring back Alfredos in our opinion.
Linzi & Mark
Good evening my lovelies :-) Ive actually watched your video at a reasonable time this evening for a change :-)
Of course, it goes without saying, I thoroughly enjoyed listening ti every word. I will ask for the cinnamon bun at the international cafe, I love them. I smiled, because Im forever sticking my nose into a whirl of cream etc on cakes - but, I have an excuse for it..im blind lol...buit, im glad im not the only one - makes me feel better now haha
You are making me think about Crown Grill. The last twice we have eaten there was not great, so we have avoided it ever since. However, I do absolutely love the back and blue soup. They also used to do a dessert called "The chocolate pot" which was amazing - but they no longer do that sadly.
I am definitely going to have the sushi next week, as we haven't had it onboard princess at all, and Alfredo's, I do love, so will definitely be there :-)
Im not so much an eggs Benedict fan - but I do love eggs Florentine, so, I usually ask for it the first day, and then they have it every other morning ready for me after that, just in case ha.
I cant tell you how much I look forward to your lovely video's each Sunday - it thoroughly sets me up for the week.
Have a fabulous week Mark & Linzi, and I look forward to your next one x x Terry
Hi Terry, wow get you watching us at a reasonable time of day. Ha ha.
Thank you as always for your lovely, thoughtful comments, they always raise a smile and make us so happy that we make these videos.
You absolutely must try the warm Cinnamon bun, they are so good.
We were very glad (as you will have heard) that we tried Crown Grill again, as it was so much better, and along side the Sushi, the standout food.
We do love Eggs Florentine too, basically anything that is kind of like that :)
Have a lovely week Terry, and sorry for slightly delayed reply. Both of us thought we had replied already. Linzi & Mark
@@SuiteNatured aww thanks Mark and Linzi - no apology necessary whatsoever, just glad my comments are coming through - sometimes, I think I have sent things when actually its still sitting there ready for me to hit send!!! cant wait to get onboard now! Just sorted out a discovery tour at the Bombay sapphire distillery the evening before we board when we stay over - which should get us in the mood haha x x
Great job
Thank you Pat, glad you enjoyed it. Linzi & Mark
Don’t worry Linz, we had breakfast in Sabatini’s and it wasn’t the best. They had Eggs Benedict on the menu, and I had to send the first one back as they came with hard poached eggs, the ones they brought back were slightly softer but still not great, ham was below par too. We also tried the pancakes and yours looked much better, ours were American pancake sized but seemed to be made with english pancake batter. Felt like we had the trainee breakfast chef on all 4 mornings. We used to love Princess but this was the most disappointing cruise in terms of food, drink service, technology, lack of knowledge about their product that we have ever had. Not sure we would rush to book with them again. They had a few staff that were absolute stars but just felt that they were generally understaffed. Doing RCI Allure next in Oct so hoping that will be better. Love your videos.
Hi Richard, what a shame, even when you had them they were not that great. It was a far lesser experience on Princess this time, and our upcoming Enchanted Princess Full Cruise Review will be very interesting. We've said the same about not rushing back, so hopefully it'll give Princess chance to iron out the issues, and next time we are back on, it will hopefully be a massive improvement, although not sure when that will be.
Allure.... Have you sailed her before? The Oasis class is such a brilliant ship class, and Allure is great, we loved her. Linzi & Mark
@@SuiteNatured We did Voyager years ago but haven’t been on RCI since, we’re looking forward to it, hopefully everything works better on this one 😬. Take care both.
Chai tea with full fat milk is sweet. BUT if you order it with almond milk, it is much less so. We love them iced!
Oh that is a great tip Lori, we will try in on our upcoming Iona cruise and let you know what we thought. Linzi & Mark
Bistro Sur La Mer: Princess indicated they wanted the atmosphere of sitting outside at a table in Paris. I think the missed the plot 🧐 There is no way the fish and chips could have been characterized as 'fine dining'. I was very sad. Had a better fish and chips recently at "Jack the Chipper' in Whitechapel. Thank you for a wonderful review.
Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed the review. We definitely did not feel like we were sat outside in a French Bistro.
Although we now really do want to go the Jack the Chipper in Whitechapel next town we are down in London :)
Have a lovely day, Linzi & Mark
oh ,, haha ,, never mind you answered that question 20 seconds later haha thanks !
Ha ha. It was good to see the buffet back to self service again. Have a great cruise in Nov Ginnie. Linzi and Mark
"It was loovly"
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Princess just raised their prices for Crown Grill - now $39 up from $29. Sabatini's has gone up $10 as well. Now $35.
Wow. Thanks for letting us know Joan. That's a substantial increase. Linzi and Mark
@@SuiteNatured I was shocked when I did reservations for my upcoming cruise in May 2023. That is either a 34% or a 40% increase. I really don't think it is justified.
I could eat English Breakfast now
Yes, I ordered eggs Benedict everyday in the MDR without it being on the menu and the server said no problem!!
Definitely a lesson learnt. Never be afraid to ask 🙂
Linzi and Mark