Sapphire Princess Review
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Sapphire Princess
We ended up on the Sapphire Princess about a month or so before the cruise because of the cancellation of our Carnival Splendor cruise to the Mexican Riviera. We were happy that we were able to find an alternative cruise and also excited to try out a princess cruise. We were upgraded to a AB mini suite which was pretty great. I think we were on a AE room originally. So first time upgrade so we were happy with that. We had a convention at the Long Beach convention center and stayed at the Hilton Long Beach. The room was very nice and we got it at a very good price. A short ride over two bridges and we were at the San Pedro pier.
We arrived at about 1:00 p.m. and there were absolutely no lines to check in....We just walked up to the counter, got checked in and waited in a very short security line. Beware, the security guards were not very customer friendly. We witnessed several scoldings to other travelers. They need a lesson from Disney on how to be friendly. We got on the ship immediately and to our surprise we were able to go straight to our room. Within an hour our bags were in our room. The room was very spacious. Nice layout with two TV's, nice sitting area and a very large balcony. We were on the Dolphin level so our balcony sticks out the farthest and there are many balcony levels above you that look directly down at your balcony. It didn't bother me too much but I did have to look up so see who was watching me. The two TV's were fun because they have the same remotes so we were having remote wars going on the whole trip changing each others channels and lowering volumes. Our room attendant, Joey, was great and very proficient at his duties. We were surprised that there was no fruit in the room. We had to request it. After we ate the first plate of fruits we thought they would fill it again...knowing that we like to eat fruit but it was never refilled. I am sure if we requested again they would have refilled the fruit dish. One suggestion is to buy water before you go on the cruise and bring it on with you. We went to the local Walmart in Long Beach and bought the smaller size bottles which was perfect. We drank our water the entire trip, took some on shore and it was the best thing to keep hydrated.