Crown Princess Review

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mfood34
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2009

We just completed our 5th cruise with Princess. My wife and I booked this cruise for my birthday for a romantic getaway and to celebrate. The ship is fantastic. We booked a minisuite which had lots of room compared to a standard balcony. The only problem was the balcony stuck out past all other balconies so we felt like we were in a fishbowl with the whole ship able to look down on us. This can put a damper on some romantic time on your balcony. Boarding the ship was a breeze. Quick, no lines, luggage showed up to our room quickly.

Now lets get to the food. I have been a cook for 25 years and the food is an extremely important part of the cruise for me. The buffet offered to us after we boarded was TERRIBLE. We have been on 4 other Princess cruises and this had to be the worst food quality we ever experienced. The food was cold and tasted no better than grade school cafeteria food. Other options to the buffet are the Pizza, which was OK, sorry but living in NY we are spoiled with great pizza, the international cafe on deck 5, which seemed to be a well kept secret for most of the cruise. They had good sandwiches, quiche, soup and excellent pastries. Vines on deck 5 also was not well known. They had amazing sushi and other ethnic themed snacks every day. We had them as appetizers each night before dinner. There was no extra charge for these 2 restaurants, I highly recommend them. The reason we had our first course in the bars on deck 5 was due to the food in the main dining rooms. I'll review each by meal time. And although the food was not good, the service was always outstanding.

Breakfast was good, not excellent. Every day a special was offered along with made to order breakfast. I had the special every morning. It seemed like it was under the warming lights too long EVERY day. Sometimes it was cold, sometimes so dry I returned it and ordered something else. Eggs cooked to order were always hot and delicious, as were the pancakes. Hash browns were always undercooked and most times cold. Bacon and sausage were cold and undercooked every morning. Fruit was always fresh and delicious.

Cabin Review

Great cabin. It's near the rear of the ship so you get no excess foot traffic in the hallway. It's right near the elevators and stairways so you can access all parts of the ship by walking a few steps. The only problem is all the other balconies on the ship look down onto your balcony. Its like being in a fishbowl. If you need some romantic alone time on your balcony Don't reserve this cabin

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