Crown Princess Review

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It Ain't What It Used to Be

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Crown Princess
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jbru1938
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2009

We're experienced cruisers -- this was our 8th trip in the Caribbean -- it was also our most disappointing yet most relaxing. The trip was a disappointment because the weather didn't cooperate and we found the ship-board service somewhat lacking! We had more rain than sun, and the roughest seas we've ever experienced. We've been told by the ship's captain that the locals call these the "Christmas Winds." It's the first we've heard of them, even though we've spent 2 other Christmas's at Sea -- perhaps the Eastern Caribbean isn't impacted as much as the Western.

Our first stop was to be Grand Cayman on Monday, December 21st. We woke early as we enjoy watching the sun come up over the island. We had coffee delivered to our room, and stepped out on our balcony to enjoy the early morning. Much to our chagrin, the skies weren't clear and the waters weren't calm. We watched the surf churn, and with our binoculars could see waves crashing on the sea wall. It wasn't long before Captain Nash announced that we would be unable to tender into Cayman.

This was one of the greatest disappointments of our trip. We had planned to visit with some friends in Grand Cayman and had specific stores we wanted to shop at (Bernard K Passman being #1). Since we'd be having an unplanned day at sea, we were told they'd be re-doing the Princess Patter schedule for the day. Unfortunately, we didn't find too many changes. It seemed to us that there should be some better planning for cancelled ports. With the weather less than cooperative, we found ourselves relaxing in our cabin and watching movies on television and wandering the shops on the ship. Unfortunately, there wasn't that much on board shopping to do!

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We had a nice balcony - it was the larger size and comfortably fit 4 deck chairs and a small table. The room itself was pretty small. It seems on the newer ships they've increased the number of rooms and decreased their size. The room itself was very quiet. The closet space was ample; however, smaller than on other ship.

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