Sapphire Princess Review

Sea Days Wonderful!

Review for Asia Cruise on Sapphire Princess
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10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Apr 2014

We have sailed on the Sapphire now three times and with this move to Asia we new it would probably be a long time before we sailed on her again. Also, this cruise went to Guam where my DW grew up and she had not been back in over 40 years. These two items made this a special trip for us, a ship we like moving away and my DW's history in one of the ports.

We did not use a Princess Transfer as we stayed on the Queen Mary in Long Beach for the two nights prior to the cruise and then just took a cab over to the Sapphire. Embarcation went very smoothly and we were on board within an hour of arriving early at the pier. That was fine with us and we expected that, especially after all the news about L.A. customs and Health inspecitions slowing down the disembarcation and embarcation proceedings. No problems happened along those lines.

This cruise had a majority of Sea Days which we love, so we were able to really get into a routine for the first 2 1/2 weeks of the cruise with only two ports thrown in there. Very enjoyable. They rotated the entertainers in each port Honolulu and Guam so we had three different sets. Then Sammy Baker was a wonderful CD and was always around making everyone feel important.

Cabin Review

Our balcony cabin was just as we expected it to be. The new style chairs with the ottoman were not bad, but the back in the chair when you were sitting up was a little too straight and harsh. The new matting on the deck I found to be comfortable on my feet, but my DW did not like it. We had thongs along so that solved the problem for her.

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