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Fantastic Summer cruise

Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Royal Princess
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strummer
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2013
Cabin: Balcony
Traveled with children

We booked this cruise direct with Princess UK 16 months previously so had a long time to look forward and plan!

I travelled with my DS (16) and my parents. It was our first time cruising in the Summer holidays in the Med so was a bit worried about the crowds but these worries were unfounded.

We initially flew into Barcelona on British Airways 2 nights prior to embarkation. Barcelona was amazing and we found it a easy city to explore with a fantastic public transport system and a very good taxi service. We stayed at Hotel Vilamari which we found to be a lovely hotel and would stay here again. This Hotel has a cruise stay rate which includes early check-in if you are staying post cruise and a free small bottle of cava.

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Balcony

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Wonderful room, close to aft stairway and elevators but no noise from this proximity. Laundromat close by and very useful. Not obstructed even though it is classed as partially obstructed view. You do hear the noise from the door banging shut on the floor below from people going out to the promenade deck - this is especially bad if it is windy. The starboard side of the aft promenade deck does allow smoking - I never noticed any smell of smoke but if people are sensitive to it it could be a problem. Closet area fantastic especially when cruising with a teenage son as it gave privacy when changing. Great shower and a step for shaving your legs. People mentioned that the bathrooms are small but I never found it to be a problem as I prefer the closet space outside the bathroom. Also people mentioned poorly place toilet roll holder but again this was not a problem for me and I am not that flexible following a back operation!!

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