Star Princess Review

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A great vacation!

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Star Princess
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SharkieRools
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Feb 2015
Cabin: Balcony

Background: We're platinum level cruisers with Princess, we've sailed with several other lines as well. We were in need of a "Come Back New" cruise and this one fit the bill!

Embarkation: it took longer to get to the port from ~15 miles away then it did to check in and board the ship. We left our house around 10ish and with all of the traffic on the Embarcadero due to Giant's fan fest and another ship at Pier 35 we made it to the Pier 27 cruise terminal a little after 11. With all the horror stories we heard about the porters we were pleasantly surprised by how friendly the Porter who assisted us was. Loaded our luggage onto his cart and pointed us in the right direction to check in, no pressure to tip whatsoever (but of course we still did.). There was only one couple ahead of us who ended up going to the general line, we went to the preferred line so there was no waiting. After a short wait, just long enough to have some coffee, they started boarding the BVE participants, then the Suites and Elites, then it was our turn - a little before Noon.

The ship: The ship was in decent shape but did show it's age in a few places (some worn carpet, paint, etc.). Also some of the women's restrooms needed more attention, my wife would like to say "ladies, quit squatting over the toilets and not cleaning up your mess!" We've sailed on similar ships so the layout was familiar to us, although the Star and her sister ships have one less passenger deck than the Caribbean, Ruby and other ships of that class so most things felt less crowded.

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Balcony

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Nice size cabin, balconies on this deck are twice as deep as other decks and are half covered/half uncovered. Could have used a few touch ups on the balcony (walls had stains also some weird stains on the railing.). Bathroom was nice and clean with a new shower curtain (still had the folds in it.). Comfy bed with pillow top mattress. Cabin Steward was just OK, nothing outstanding. Sometimes did a sub par job in the evenings.

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