Royal Princess Review

Royal Princess pre launch cruise

Review for the British Isles & Western Europe Cruise on Royal Princess
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grjbyfleet
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jun 2013
Cabin: Balcony

I have cruised with several cruise lines before, and the reason for this cruise was to see what this new ship had to offer.

The documentation before the cruise was none existent. We were not told about dress code or gratuities before we went on the cruise. I had to email Princess for the dress code so I could take the correct clothing. You can't blame a new ship for this as I would have thought there is a set process in regards documentation.

The embarkation was at Southampton Dock 4. We have used this dock several times, so I thought I knew the procedure. This was not the case, in that we had to park the car ourselves (usually valet parking). We had to carry our bags to the ship, from the car park (no drop off) and they only took large suitcases to load on the ship. On short cruises 3 or days we usual let them take the suitcases on arrival, and we take them off ourselves for speedy disembarkation. We are platinum members so we went through speedy checkin, but had to go to the end of the line for the scanners. While in the line a group of other platinum users were let in the front of the line. Hopefully this will imporove over time.

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Balcony

Cabin BE

Ours was a DW grade which means obstructed view. We look at the top of the life raft.Room and Balcony seemed on the small side. Chairs on the balcony had reclining backs which made up for the space. Hanging space was great, but no draws in the cabin. There is a cupboard by the hanging space which contains 6 small shelves and a safe. Should be enough room and longer cruises.The 37" flat screan is fantastic. It has several channels with free movies. Only problem on this sailing it did not have a passenger menue for tours, booking tours of charges made to your stateroom. Hopefully this will be recitified.

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