Sapphire Princess Review

Great first cruise

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Sapphire Princess
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oceanamor
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Apr 2013

Let me start by saying this was our first cruise and we really enjoyed it. Princess did a wonderful job and the Sapphire ship was beautiful and clean. The service was very attentive. The weather was nice this time of year as a whole. This particular cruise (late April) did not have many children or teenagers. We would sail with Princess again.

EMBARKATION: We purchased Princess transfers from LAX airport to the pier. Princess was at the airport earlier than expected and we went straightaway to the pier via bus. This went very smoothly. When we arrived at the pier, they proceeded to check us in quickly and efficiently. Once we got our cruise cards and through security, we only had to wait about 10-15 minutes before boarding. We were on the ship by 12:45 and went straight to our room that was already cleaned and ready for us.

DINING: We were pleased with the food on board. We ate the most at the Horizon Court buffet, which was tasty and had a different venue each day (along with some mainstay courses as well). We enjoyed breakfast, lunch and dinner there. One of my favorite places was the International Cafe that was open 24 hours. Very good desserts there, as well as some sandwiches and side dishes. It was all free except the specialty coffee. We tried both pizza places (Alfredo's and Prego's pizzeria), and we both preferred Prego's by the pool with the traditional pizza. Both however were good and served thin crust, which is our favorite. The burger from the Trident grill was nothing to boast about, not bad, but not the best either. We had anytime dining and only ate in the dining room 3 times--one breakfast and two dinners. The food was very good. For our two evening meals we ate in the Savoy one night and the Pacific Moon the other. Service was very attentive in the Savoy, but lacking at the Pacific Moon. We arrived at 5:30 both nights and were able to be seated by ourselves, with no wait. We did not participate in the two formal nights (as we only packed carry-ons, of which I am very proud, and we didn't use all our clothes that we brought anyway). Overall the dining rooms were a nice atmosphere, but the buffet was more handy to us and of course a lot quicker. The Sundaes ice cream was good and we helped ourselves to this soft serve ice cream way more than once. No charge for basic cones, but an actual "sundae" did have a charge. We did not eat at the two specialty restaurants on board (if you're like us, there's too much good free food, so why pay more? You can get steaks anyway without having to be at the specialty restaurant)

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