PRE-CRUISE INFO / ARRIVAL AT THE TERMINAL
* No reference to the need to wear masks for the first 7 days of this cruise until our arrival at the embarkation terminal. Had this been made clear earlier we would have forfeited our deposit and cancelled this cruise. Thankfully once the ship was given the all clear when we reached Canada, masks were “recommended” rather than “mandatory”.
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We chose this cruise purely because of the itinerary, and the hope of seeing the Canadian fall. We had traveled on two previous Princess cruises, which we enjoyed. Unfortunately, this cruise was a big disappointment.
There were some things that we liked:
The cabin was clean and nicely decorated, with a comfortable bed. Missing, however, were items such as a pen and paper, a bottle of water, ...
Chose this cruise because we had never been to Canada.
First the positives! The ship was lovely, clean and modern. The service everywhere was exemplary. Cheerful, helpful crew.
Food: the menu items in the main dining rooms we found rather unusual! A bit too adventurous for our tastes, but decent food. The buffet, at first impressions, was great! Always at least three meat joints, plus lots ...
We booked on this itinerary for 2020 but we all know what happened then! We last sailed to eastern seaboard of Canada and the USA in 2005 on QE2 and thoroughly enjoyed it but our travelling companions preferred to stick to the Canada-only option (Arcadia was doing the Canada/USA itinerary this year). It was a major improvement on our 2005 experience as we got the colours of the 'Fall' just right, ...
After the disappointment of Aurora in March, It was with mixed feelings that I returned for her cruise to Canada this autumn.
But on the whole I needn’t have worried. Aurora has rediscovered what first attracted me to the ship ten years ago - the friendly atmosphere of a smaller ship, waiters and bar tenders who within days had learned what I wanted even before I did, a range of interesting ...
We were first time P&O passengers on the Aurora although we have sailed with other companies. What follows is our experience and is intended to review but also to answer questions other new P&Oers might have. Every cruise is unique and two people on the same ship at the same time can have a very different experience. So, if I have said something you do not agree with or dislike, please just accept ...
This was a 3 segment cruise,
1. Southampton to New York via Le Havre, (this was Space Week).
2. New York sailing up the East Coast of USA and Canada returning to New York.
3. New York to Southampton.
We had always wanted to visit the East Coast of USA and Canada and to hopefully see the fall colours. Just a note about fall colours as you progress north you may miss the colours ...
We are elite class passengers on Princess, we have favoured Princess for the last few years even though we used to be regular RCCL and P&O clients. On our last Princess Cruise in March we thought the food on offer had deteriorated in standard/choice, but it didn’t prepare us for the food on offer in the main dining room on Sapphire. The food was at best functional, no flair, unimaginative, poorly ...
Just completing a 24 day cruise of New England and Canada on the Sapphire Princess and having had a 3 year break from Princess Cruises.
Having completed over 41 cruises I have experienced a lot of great service and friendly staff to amazing places with P & O, Princess, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean, unfortunately this Princess ship has not given the quality of service I have enjoyed in the ...
We have sailed with Princess several times, and this year tried a longer cruise (we normally do 14 nights). We haven't been on Sapphire before, but we knew we would love the whole experience since we had two fantastic cruises on both Emerald and Crown Princess.
Embarkation was quick and easy as usual. We had a little wait at Southampton as we arrived at the port slightly too early. Security ...