Pacific Princess Review

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12-Day Western Mediterranean Collection

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Pacific Princess
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6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: May 2012

The Pacific Princess, at 30,277-tons and 680-passengers, along with a sister ship the Ocean Princess, was acquired in 2002 from Renaissance Cruises. It is by far the smallest ship in Princess' fleet. We only had approx. 590 passengers on our cruise. We weren't sure what to expect on a small ship but with only 2 days at sea during the 12-day cruise, how bad would it be. Well, what a pleasant surprise! The size of the ship affords it access to some smaller cruise ports and allowed us to continually meet up with friends and people we met during the cruise. We were almost on a first name basis with some of the performers and when it came time to tender into some of the smaller cruise ports we were usually on one of the first tenders going ashore even though we were not on a tour. There never appeared to be a wait for anything; buffet, tendering, entertainment seating, passenger services etc. It seemed that everywhere on the ship was easily reached by either the forward or aft elevators of staircases. Passenger demographics on this cruise were mostly 65+ in age with Princess Gold, Platinum or Elite status. However, the ship is 12 years old and is due for a refurbishment in the near future.

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Our stateroom, #8041 on deck 8 was a mini-suite and the largest comparable mini-suite we have encountered yet on any line. Usually you have to squeeze between the foot of the bed and the dresser but three people could have passed shoulder to shoulder in this suite. Standard king size bed with able storage in more than 16 drawers and open shelves. There is a refrigerator to house the wine you are allowed to bring on board at each port. Our balcony was more than 15' long and allowed for two reclining chairs, 2 ottomans and a small table. Lighting was sufficient to read by. The only downsize was the small flat screen TV which made viewing difficult from some areas of the room. The mini-suite we had on the Diamond Princess had 2 larger flat screens with a privacy curtain to separate the sleeping from the sitting areas.

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