We saw the cruise advertised as part of a package but chose to change our itinerary. From the moment we reached the port the embarkation ran so smoothly and we were on board within about 20 minutes which is the fastest we have experienced. Our cabin was at the rear of the ship and was very quiet as no-one passed by. Although smaller than others we have had the wardrobe and cupboard space was ...
This was our first cruise. We traveled as a family (in total 7 adults, 2 kids and 1 infant). I had originally booked cabin D736 (mini-suite), but a week before we were due to depart, I received a free cabin upgrade to C757 (Suite).
Embarkation:
We arrived at Marina Bay Cruise Terminal at around 10am (directly from the airport). Our luggage was immediately checked in, and around 11am, we ...
This cruise, along with a 5 day land tour in Borneo, was booked 9 months ago as a special birthday treat. We had never been on a Princess Cruise before and having heard from various people how great everything was, was really looking forward to a week onboard a luxury liner.
All I can say is we were either very unlucky or this is the so called luxury Princess Cruise scenario, Liner was ...
This cruise was our introduction to southeast Asia. February was a good time to travel. I read the reviews of the ship before we left and she needed some updating (the refit was scheduled to start at the end of the cruise). Embarkation was a little hectic, even though princess suggests times to board, it still seems like a free for all.
The food was good. Sabatini's was an enjoyable meal. The ...
We liked the itinerary, so we booked the 17-day Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam cruise with Princess. Generally, we enjoyed our time aboard the Sapphire Princess. Although in need of the refit she will receive soon, she was spacious, comfortable, very clean and offered us most of what we needed.
We were in a balcony on Aloha deck, and it was surprisingly spacious and quiet. Usually, all I could ...
We were asked by a friend to join her on the Sapphire Princess an & after a few moments hestitation we agreed to go. It was the 1st time overseas & 1st cruise for us & we have not regretted it . From the moment we got to our room & introduced to our delightful steward David Renaldo to our great balcony on Caribe Deck . Even our intro on safety was made interesting. We made a lot of new friends ...
We chose this cruise because Asia was in the bucket list. They changed the itinerary in Bali due to the Volcano and it was a disaster. Going past garbage piles with people digging thru them was not on our interesting shore excursion list. Had a buffet on the Bali shore excursion, but had to walk 1/2 mile to get to it. Did get good pics of a farmer and his water buffalo plowing the rice paddies. A ...
Our friends talked us into a trip to Asia, primarily based on the cost of the cruise. I have only been on one other cruise(Celebrity), my wife has been on six or seven. We traveled with friends that just recently discovered cruising and can't book enough trips! We booked mostly ship provided excursions since our friend is handicapped. We had a year to plan our trip, my only health concern was ...
We've been on far better cruises before, so this one didn't rate more than average. The best thing that we noticed was the excellent service both in our cabin and in the dining rooms. The destination speaker was also very good and we were impressed with the size of the bar areas. We didn't care for the way the slot machines were set up (e.g. to cash in and cash out), which were very different from ...
Relaxing cruise after visiting Angkor Watt in Cambodia .
Ship was very enjoyable but tours were expensive and one was very poor, with no acceptance of any responsibility by Princess tour desk. This is a big gripe with me .... they charge a lot of money for tours but duck and dive if there are any problems , saying they are only agents. It is very easy to book tours online with companies such as ...