My wife and had the misfortune of booking a fourteen day cruise to the western Caribbean in Jan. 06 on the Sea Princess. I had read the Cruise Critic review on the Sea Princess that said the ship catered mostly to British clientele but I thought little of it since I like the British people and they are generally very polite and friendly.
The Horizon Court
Our first encounter with the British influence was the Horizon Court buffet as my wife and I are fairly active seniors and try to eat healthy. The breakfast buffet was an advertisement for Lipitor or Crestor etc. The meats and sausages of all colors and sizes were so rich in saturated fats that one's arteries clogged up just looking at them. So down with the buffet line for breakfast and lunch! That was not the last of the problems with the Horizon Court. When my wife and I would arrive there about 8:30 to 9:00 AM, after our attempt at at exercising (the gym doesn't open until 7:00 AM) more about the gym later. After a shower we proceeded to the Horizon Court to grab a bowl of cereal (the only food fit to eat for breakfast) the next challenge was to find a table to eat at. The Brit. had colonized all the tables and were working on their third cup of tea and socializing and my and I are looking desperately for a table to sit down to gobble down our cereal. Good Luck! The Brits. sipping their tea are not going to move until have to go to the bathroom but they leave one sweet old lady sitting there who tells you the table is not available and that her friends will soon be back with another cup of tea for her and they will be there for a while more. Off to the deck outside to eat our cereal rain or shine cold or windy because it that or eat standing up! When I stupidly mentioned to the head waiter that perhaps a little announcement or something reminding people that when they are finished breakfast and one cup of tea there are other people waiting for a table he told me the Brits are their primary customers and he would not do anything to ruin their vacation forget about our vacation. So if you like fat greasy sausages,ham and/or bacon and other foods we didn't recognize and you like eating standing up then I recommend the Horizon Court on the Sea Princess.