Caribbean Princess Review

Caribbean Princess vs. Regent

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Caribbean Princess
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6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2010

Caribbean Princess (3600 passengers), 26 Dec 10 to 2 Jan 11. San Juan - St. Thomas - Tortola - Antigua - St. Lucia - Barbados - San Juan. My wife and I had taken three previous Princess Cruises, back in 2000 - 2002 time frame. This is our first since then. Beginning in 2007, we have taken four cruises on Regent Seven Seas cruise line, three of them on the Navigator (490 passengers) and this past September one on the Mariner (700 passengers). These are the basis for our comparison.

We decided on a holiday cruise last August as a way to spend time with our two daughters, who are both poor starving graduate students. Regent did not offer a cruise that matched Christmas break times, and thus we looked at "mass market" cruises, selecting Princess as we had favorable experiences in the past.

Regent takes your money up front in one big cruise reservation payment. Princess takes less money up front but nickels and dimes you all the way from start to finish. Princess charges for your club soda at lunch, your espresso at breakfast, your sodas and bottled water in your room, and every bit of alcohol you consume; Regent hands you bottles of water as you go ashore each day with a smile, no charge.

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