Island Princess Review

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msoneday
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jan 2011
Cabin: Balcony

It's been only one day since we left the Island Princess and I miss her already. There are only positive thoughts from this cruise. Managed to leave in between snow storms. We took the 9:00 am out of Dallas, arriving Ft Lauderdale at 12:30 on the nose! giving us ample time to make the 5pm sail away.

As predicted we walked right on the ship. We made our arrangements through the Princess Lines, booked our own flights, and didn't need to check any bags as we made use of the laundromat on the ship a couple of times. There were no delays getting right to our room B420, center ship, next to elevators and stairs. Picking this room was great as we rarely felt any movement in the ship, and the balcony view was not blocked in any way. The room was impeccable. I have no idea when the Island was built, but the interior was perfectly kept. I thoroughly enjoyed checking out the art work on each level while getting plenty of exercise using the stairs instead of the elevators.

The artwork on each floor on the stairs was excellent. Our room steward, Rodgio, was the best. Everything always in place, anything requested - delivered right away.

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Balcony

Cabin BA

Like I said earlier, we were extremely impressed with the cleanliness and new appearance of our room. No wear and tear anywhere. We were expecting a queen size bed in our balcony stateroom, but there is no doubt it was a king. My husband is 6' 4" and he and I fit fine with room to spare.

The bathroom had a sink, toilet and shower all nicely fitting in a very small area. Twice a day the trash was emptied, fresh towels put in the room, and the bed straightened.

The closet had ample room for both sets of clothes, our suitcases and shoes.

We found the room comfortable and roomy enough with a desk, tv, refrig and small table. The air conditioner controls are in the room and adjustable, and we stayed plenty cold or cool and comfortable.

The balcony was a nice size with two chairs and a table and partitions for privacy. I understand that the partitions can be folded/removed if you want to share with your neighbor or relative.

Our room was right next to the stairs and elevators, and we were pleasantly surprised at how quiet our room was. Occasionally we heard a door slam, and we could hear our neighbors on their balcony if we had our door open, but we experienced no problems with noise.

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