Caribbean Princess Review

Caribbean Princess - Eastern Caribbean

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Caribbean Princess
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Twinflow
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Oct 2005

It's a big ship with the little ship feel as they state. They are correct the ship is cut up into small areas/rooms with low ceilings. Even the dining rooms have low ceilings. I found the ship difficult to find your way around. The hallways around the cabins were narrow and with cabin stewards carts were hard to walk by. The stewards were using large paper bags to hold clean laundry because their carts were too small.

The Princess Theater seated about 800 people and usually passengers that arrived at show time were found standing in the walkways. I even witnessed a crew member suggesting they leave and find entertainment in other areas of the ship.

The food was a real disappointment compared to my Carnival Cruises. Many times during dinner we ordered off the available every night selections. The dinners were a real disappointment compared to Carnival's signature meals. The lunch buffet was basically four identical stations with the same food. Try to find a fresh Deli Sandwich like Carnival offers was impossible. One day I went back to my cabin and ordered a turkey sandwich and it was processed meat. This was the worst food I have ever eaten on a Cruise. The only drinks available at no extra charge were coffee, hot tea and ice tea. Try to find Hot Coco and they send you to a bar and charge you extra. Carnival offers you many more choices of drinks at no extra charge. I purchased a Soda Card and found the soda being dispensed at the Horizon Terrace Pool bar coming from a large thermos. The soda was always flat and I refused to drink it. The only Ice Cream was available at one location and the minimum charge was $1.50. Carnival has ice cream available 24-hours per day at no extra charge. Oh, one person tried the pizza and recommended us not to eat it. On Carnival they always have a line at the pizza station.

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