I just returned from the Caribbean Princess that sailed from Southampton on 07 June, 2012 with a group of fifteen passengers. The trip was a disaster from the go.

We arrived at the pier to embark at our given time. Our group waited two hours to board the ship. Everyone was given a color code and told to wait to embark. Some of the people checking people had no one in front of them in line. Yet they were very slow in calling people to check-in.

We finally checked in, had dinner, saw the show, and the casino remained closed. We did not know why. The next morning when we woke up, we were still at the pier. At 8:00am there was an announcement from the bridge that we had not left. The announcement said that the ship was having technical problems which were being taken care of and they did not know when we were leaving. The announcement was repeated at 10;00am, 12:00noon and 2:00pm. No more information was given. Supposedly, an announcement was made the night before, but the next morning in the restaurants and lounges, elevators everyone was saying an announcement was not heard. Read more