First time on Princess. It felt like "old folks" day at the casino. Average age was pushing 70. The ship itself was very chopped up. Not one single deck to walk around the entire ship. The only deck for outdoor walking was just below the lifeboats and closed down half the time for painting, etc. Couldn't they have done that during the Covid shutdown? It was only possible to get from aft to ...
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• Transiting the Panama Canal was the star of our cruise. It was an Engineering marvel when it opened in 1914 and remains so today. Our ship transited the “New Locks” (completed in June 2016) which has the capacity for larger ships. We also went on an excursion to view the Mira Flores Locks from the observation platform and we had the good fortune to view the Oceania Marina Cruise ship ...
Well, let's see, where to start. We had tremendous problems with the Princess Medallion App, which is the only way to check in. Somehow my wife end up with two different profiles (I called them "good wife" and "bad wife") When I added her to my app, I now had 2 different traveling companions. Despite numerous calls to customer support, for several weeks no one was able to fix the problem. One can ...
We chose this cruise to see the Panama Canal for our 40th Wedding Anniversary. Our children joined us which was a wonderful treat. We were very impressed with the embark and disembark process which was very professionally handled and the assistance for my disabled husband. The covid testing at the port was well organized too. Covid protocols were definitely in place and staff encouraged all ...
I booked this cruise back in late Sept. when things were looking better. The week before the Cruise we were actually thinking of canceling. ???? Took the Cruise and are very happy with a week of Fun. Boarding was fast and easy if you follow the rules. We only had 25% capacity, because some people actually did cancel. Princess put our minds at ease, everyone wore mask, and behaved. Because the ship ...
Our reason for cruising was simply to get away and find warmer weather. We didn't get off the boat because I have a bum knee and didn't want to jeopardize my surgery early in February . We have never liked cruises that nickel and dime you and went knowing that Princess tries to get every penny and I have to say that they really didn't bother us too much.
We were in a mini-suite on deck 8 ...
This trip has been 2.5 years in the planning. We were scheduled to sail on March 7, 2020 - spent the day at the port waiting patiently as the CDC checked out the ship to give it permission to sail. Sadly, that didn’t happen and we flew home the next day after spending the night at an airport hotel. Princess looked after everything and we were compensated not only for the trip, but for the extra ...
This cruise provided the stress relief that we needed. After all the tension leading up to the cruise with the virus, and testing, and the country seeming to be in an angry mood, our expectations of this cruise were very low. Even before we embarked, we found the experience at LAX in finding a Lyft to our rental car in San Pedro was easy; the stay overnight in San Pedro was nice and we were able ...
This cruise was originally booked in 2019 for sailing on March 13, 2020. The day before sailing, the cruise was cancelled due to Covid. It was rebooked 3 times before we finally were able to sail. We were more than ready! The pre-cruise Covid testing passed and we were on our way to LA. The night prior to the cruise, we received a text saying we would have a Covid test prior to boarding. ...
I was giving my sister a cruise for her birthday 2 years ago which was cancelled a few times. Finally we were able to book and take a cruise to Hawaii
1) Minimal accommodations on shore excursions for people of poor endurance. They could not accommodate my sisters scooter stating they were never informed… I call BS her scooter had to be delivered to our state room by the crew. If a taxi or ...