Dawn Princess Review

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Sun Dream 2012

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bromyardbell
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jun 2012
Cabin: Balcony

We are experienced cruisers but have not been with the Princess line before. After a 6 year void of not cruising we persuaded our friends [never cruised on holiday before] to join us. Our initial impressions were confirmed by others on board; the ship was 'tired'. Our balcony had a 4 inch hole in the side caused by rust, some carpets were thread bare and the pillows were lumpy. But ignoring this, the staff were all willing to please.

We noticed a difference to previous cruises; deck waiters were less obvious and sometimes we had to search to place an order. There was less variety of entertainment, and it was aimed at an older age group [we are 59 - 63] we felt young! There were a lot of disabled people so credit to the staff is due, and it encouraged us to use stairs rather than fight for the slow lifts - some of which were out of order for 3 days. Ist sitting dinner was ta 5.45pm which was earlier than we liked. We found the Princess theatre was full before we got there and was usually very cold. Chef and dinning room staff were amazing in accommodating me with my special diet. We had expected the dinning staff to do the occasional entertainment - as on previous ships, but there was none.

There was no late entertainment such as the expected chocoholics night. And the Captain did not have a cocktail party for people new to Princess Cruises, in fact the only time we saw him was at the Crossing the Equator ceremony when he was thrown into the pool.

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Balcony

Cabin BA

Adequate size, but no facilities for making your own coffee/tea. Good location and not noisy despite its proximity to the main deck entertainment area. We were NOT next to the restrooms as shown in the deck plan, it was now a storeroom.

The pillows were lumpy and old! But the bed was very hard and comfortable. Room service was good and provide free hot water for your own tea bags.

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