Caribbean Princess Review

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Caribbean Princess - Eastern Caribbean

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Caribbean Princess
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First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2005
Traveled with children

We just got off the Caribbean Princess last Saturday, December 24th, 2005, and had a fabulous time. The food was above and beyond many land based restaurants and we have been from LA to NYC and everywhere in between. The service was impeccable with attention to detail and quality. There was never a time I saw any staff member rude or aloof to any passenger. In retrospect, the staff reminded me a lot of the employees at Disneyland or Disney World ... always happy and they never say "No" (with the exception of the Lotus Spa bunch).

The entertainment was fabulous with the 'Piano Man' show being (I think) the best. They also had curse-free comedians so no one got offended. The drink prices were comparable to a local bar or tavern. The most we ever paid for a drink was $7.50 USD for a margarita in the Explorer's Lounge (it was a 32 ounce glass). Beer bottles average out about $3.50 USD. A bottle of White Zinfandel wine was around $20 + USD. A glass of wine was $5.50 + USD. The only comments that are not favorable are the size of the rooms and shower in the bathroom is ridiculous. One comedian on board the ship said (and I am quoting), "You could soap down the sides of the shower wall and just spin in a circle to get clean" ... funny but so true. Also,

I really disliked the Lotus Spa. It was very pretty and the pool, sauna and steam rooms were great. Though, the spa services were what I perceived to be ... for lack of a better word ... a rip off. I get a manicure, pedicure and facial scrub done once a week at a local spa. I paid 1/3 more on the ship for the same service but ... let me emphasize with much MUCH less detail and shorter sessions. I was very disappointed when they overbooked one of my appointments and traded me out another service that was supposed to be comped to me ... only to end up costing me more because they started adding things without my consent. Ken is worst ... he is this creepy old man with a ponytail who calls everyone "Love". If you must go ... heed my warning ... he isn't the kind of guy you want to touch you and call you "Love" and if he can keep adding things to spike the bill up ... he will ... and does! My only complaint is the spa and room/bathroom sizes. Shore excursions were on the high end so just be prepared and take only one shore excursion for each stop ... that's all you will have time for if you want to shop or go to the beach. Note: out of all the places we went (St Thomas, St. Maarten, Princess Cays), Princess Cays was by far the most fun. Save your energy for this place. It is the most inexpensive and the best of shore excursions/ports on the cruise. We loved it!! They could have dropped us off there and left us there for a couple of days and came back and got us and we would have been in heaven.

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