Crown Princess Review

It was just okay

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Crown Princess
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Wilson
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Nov 2008

Background: We are a couple in our early-mid 40's. We have been on 3 previous cruises, all with RCCL, an all on the Voyager class of ships( Navigator, Mariner and Adventure). Previous cruises have been spent with our 3 children but this one was just the two of us. We decided we should try another cruise line and this was an 'extra' cruise so Princess is was. This review is intended as a comparator to RCCL and as with all reviews is highly subjective to our tastes and previous experiences.

Embarkation: We arrived at the cruise terminal around noon. There was a very long line that stretched down the entire length of the building. It took us about 1 hour to reach the front of the line. Upon arriving at the front of the line we discovered that this was the security check line. The line split into 3 separate security lines. It seemed to me that the security people were overwhelmed as on officer was looking after 2 metal detector lines as well as the handicap line, so when someone 'beeped', or a wheelchair went through the line everything came to a screeching halt. After finally clearing security we had our cruise cards and we on the ship within 5 minutes.

The cabin: We went directly to our cabin , which was a standard balcony. It was fairly similar to he cabins we have had on RCCL. Notable differences (all be it small differences) we did not like the decking on the balcony. It was a hard pebbly plastic that kind of hurt your feet. It did keep the balcony clean as dirt fell through the holes. The RCCL ships have a shower door instead of the curtain which is nicer. The layout on the Crown was slightly different and there is a hallway outside the bathroom. We preferred this as it gave the cabin a roomier feel than on RCCL. Considering the pettiness of the items mentioned the cabins were essentially the same and we were quite comfortable. One note: we were three decks above the 'suite' decks, all of which had larger balconies. These balconies all stuck out further than the balconies above them. The result is if you are in one of these cabins and wanted to stand or sit next to the railing everyone above you could see you. Small thing for some but we would not feel comfortable with the lack of privacy.

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