Sapphire Princess Review

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Princess surprises and not all good.

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2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Mar 2016
Cabin: Interior

Others can tell of the food (good), but I will tell of some surprises.

1. "Hit Me Baby One More Time" is a Britney Spears song that featured early in the first stage show. No matter what the meaning of the song lyric is meant to be, as soon as the male dancers/performers began mock hitting (punching; closed fists) the female dancers, there was a feeling of repugnance in the audience that meant that the song "fell flat" and got almost no applause. Sorry, Princess, let's not condone "domestic violence", in any way.

2. There was a 'courtesy bus' at almost every port, not that you'd know it from pre-cruise literature OR in email exchanged with Princess. If we'd known that, then we'd have done the shore excursions differently, in several but not all ports.

Cabin Review

Interior

Cabin IB

Clean, adequate for our needs, and a tiny shower was expected.

Port Reviews

Singapore

We had several days exploring Singapore before the cruise. Public transport is simple, using the card.

Bangkok (Laem Chabang)

We took a bus to a local resort area and enjoyed the day there. Meanwhile... The tours to Bangkok got caught in the traffic jams and had a frustrating day.

Hong Kong

The berth's new terminal is a maze and a long walking tour in itself. It needs some personal touches and rethinking. Mobility impaired people would find it a nightmare. We did our own thing for the two days, and enjoyed the city.

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