Island Princess Review

Island Princess - Hawaii

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Sail Date: Mar 2005

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN ON OVER 40+ CRUISES AND THIS WAS THE WORST! THE SHIP ROCKED AND WAS UNSTABLE FOR THE ENTIRE 15 DAYS. THE SHIP'S LOG SHOWED THAT WE HAD ONLY MODERATE SEAS AND LIGHT WINDS, BUT THE SEAS WERE SO ROUGH THAT WE MISSED THE ISLAND OF KAWAII AND PRINCESS INSULTED US ALL BY GIVING US A $5.00 CREDIT FOR THE MISSED PORT!

THE FOOD WAS ONLY MEDIOCRE...WE CHOSE "ANYTIME DINING" AND WERE NOT AFFORDED THE EXCELLENT DESSERTS THAT THE REGULAR DINERS WERE GIVEN, INCLUDING BAKED ALASKA, ETC. THE maitre 'd IN THE BORDEAUX RESTAURANT WAS NOT cooperative IN SEATING US WHERE THERE WAS LESS MOVEMENT, AND ALWAYS INSISTED ON PUTTING US AT A TABLE IN THE VERY FRONT OF THE SHIP WHERE THE MOST MOTION WAS, EVEN WHEN WE REQUESTED NOT TO BE THERE. THERE IS NO 24-HOUR ICE CREAM, AS THERE IS ON MOST SHIPS; YOU MUST BUY YOUR ICE-CREAM IF YOU WANT IT.

WE HAD A BALCONY CABIN AND WERE ONLY ABLE TO USE IT 3 OR 4 TIMES, DUE TO THE HEAVY SEAS AND STRONG WINDS. THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE SHIP WAS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE....STAINS ON CHAIRS IN THE LOUNGES, THE PATINA COMPLETELY GONE FROM THE TEAK DECKING, AND THE CREW DID NOT SEEM TO BE ATTENTIVE TO SMALL THINGS LIKE KEEPING THE HANDRAILS CLEANED AND THE CARPETS CLEAN. I SUBMITTED MY REVIEW 2 DAYS BEFORE LEAVING THE SHIP AND WE WERE SUDDENLY UPGRADED TO "ELITE" STATUS FROM OUR "PLATINUM STATUS."

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