Crown Princess Review

Crown Princess - Bermuda

Review for Bermuda Cruise on Crown Princess
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Dave
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Sep 2006

We arrived at the Brooklyn terminal around 2:00 and embarkation was a breeze. We were lucky for a beautiful fall day. While in port, go to the back of Deck 16. There youll have a vista of the Brooklyn Bridge and Wall St. in front of you. Nice place for a drink. When leaving New York we followed the advice of a previous Cruise Critic and went to the very front of the Lido deck. There, after going through two sets of doors, you can access the deck overlooking the bow of the ship. Its a great spot to get a picture of the Statue of Liberty.

If you have a choice, get a cabin on the starboard side of the ship. In New York, Bermuda and leaving Grand Turk it was the better side to be on. We had a mini-suite for the first time in our 5 cruises with Princess. As a plus the bathroom had a full tub and was much larger. This alone was worth the price to upgrade. The stateroom itself had a few extra feet of space, and two TVs. The balcony was actually smaller than those found one deck up on Caribe. If you plan to spend a lot of time on your balcony, Id recommend an Oceanview Double on Caribe instead of upgrading to a mini-suite on Dolphin. The best thing about our cabin was the bed. It was the most comfortable Ive ever been in.

Everything on the ship still looks brand new, and there was no evidence of the tilt accident from July. Maintenance crews were visible painting and varnishing, but were not in the way. One surprise was that while in San Juan, a crew replaced our balcony dividers. The Star Princess had a major fire and plastic balcony dividers were to blame. Princess has the most plastic dividers of any fleet. To their credit they are going to great expense to replace the dividers with aluminum to fix the problem. It was a slight inconvenience, but we were informed well in advance and the job was done professionally. It was a hot, humid day for a hard job, but the crew did a great job. The only other maintenance issue was the loss of the main generator for several minutes. The whole ship went dark, which surprised me. Emergency lights, and the backup generator were somewhat slow to come on. But everything got fixed and there were no further problems. One other thing. They cant get the clocks on deck to work, so dont depend on them. I have a picture showing one clock ten minutes fast and the other ten minutes slow.

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