Crown Princess Review

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Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Crown Princess
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seanugget
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Nov 2013

We recently sailed on the 11/30 to 12/07, 7 day Southern Caribbean cruise aboard Crown Princess. This cruise was my 8th, my husband's 5th and our first Princess sailing. We had very high expectations and were thoroughly excited to take this cruise. My reviews are typically long as I was to give fellow travelers an idea of what to expect. Everyone has a different take on their experiences, likes, dislikes, food tastes etc. We are not the "I'm the only person aboard the ship and how dare the crew not bow at my feet every time I made my presence known" kind of reviewers. We are pretty down to earth people in our mid and late 30's. You are on vacation!!! Don't sweat the small stuff! You are bound to have a bad time if you can't let go of a few bumps. It's your choice to waste your vacation pouting. If you want or need something ask! These people aren't mind readers just as you aren't! So here goes:

Pre Cruise: We flew in the night before and stayed at the Holiday Inn Airport on Sheridan Blvd. in Hollywood. Nice, Clean, modern and comfy. Lovely pool area, decent but pricey meals and kind staff. The port was about 20-30 minutes away via taxi. They also offer a shuttle for $10.00pp. The hotel messed this part up on us but refunded the fee and called a cab for us. Great.

Service: Most important. Every staff member we encountered was very nice. They always said hello with a big smile. This is hard to do. There are over 3,000 passengers on board for goodness sake! I mean, do you feel like smiling and being happy every day at work? I bet not. I know I don't!! They always aimed to please. If the smallest morsel of food was left on the plate, they wanted to make sure we liked it. If they even so much as stepped an inch in your path they excused themselves over and over. I cannot understand what a previous reviewer said about feeling that the crew snubbed them. I never once felt that way. One tiny observation was the some of the spa staff seemed a wee bit "uppity" but I can say it didn't so anything to affect my vacation.

Cabin Review

Cabin: We were mid-ship on Dolphin Deck, mini suite, D529. It was clean and roomy enough for the 2 of us. The balcony was spacious BUT be advised these balconies stick out a bit and there is NO cover at all...meaning the people above you can see straight down to your balcony and let's not forget that Caribbean sun peaking in. We were lucky enough to have nice upstairs neighbors and enjoyed chatting with them. Also, since there's no cover, our room felt quite warm as there was no shade from the sun. We kept the curtains closed quite a bit to cool down the room a little. I would not book a cabin like this again due to these facts. It was mostly quiet. We rarely heard our neighbors but there were some neighbors down the hall who made noise every morning and evening in the hallways. We didn't care for that but oh well. Frankie was our cabin steward and he was professional and did a great job. The bathroom has a tub which was a nice treat for a roomy shower. There were lots of places for storage but I felt that Carnival ships have better closet space and drawer space. The mini fridge came in handy for leftovers and the wine we brought aboard. The hair dryer worked but made a funny noise. Glad I brought my own. It was a great touch that they played an episode of The Love Boat every day. We enjoyed this every evening after turning in. I grew up watching this show!

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