Chose the Ft. Lauderdale to Fort Lauderdale world cruise for the excellent scheduled itinerary. Was a bit concerned about the reconfiguration of the ship that replaced the aft lounge with additional cabins. Also concerned about general age and condition of ship based on reviews.
The delivered itinerary exceeded expectations, even with a number of ports cancelled due to weather. Princess ...
A World Cruise (WC) was on my bucket list and Princess is our preferred Cruise Line (4 of us). This was NOT a cruise I would repeat nor recommend. The Island Princess is old and needs A LOT of repairs - rust, mildew, mold, water leaks, cabin entry doors not opening and more. All major safety issues - I worked in Transportation Safety for over 20 years and Island is NOT a safe ship unless it has ...
If you are considering Princess, I would seriously urge you to reconsider. Since Covid their standards have dropped, smaller meals, cheaper ingredients in meals etc. - probably industry-wide. However other practices amount to scams. My wife and I have sailed Princess for over 20 cruises and are classed Elite with many benefits. Due to their loyalty program we have remained with them, but not ...
Four of us chose this cruise because of the Panama Canal transit. the ship was at 90% capacity.
First the good:
The crew is outstanding!! So friendly, so nice. We enjoyed our experiences with the cabin steward, wait staff, bartenders (shout out to Happy and Handsome at the Mixx!!), garden cafe staff, excursion staff, etc.
The ship is very clean. Furniture looks new, carpets ...
Second time on the Panama Canal cruise, just in reverse this time, and with family. So all in all, we had a great time, but the service on NCL is crashing, and fast!
First off, we are used to leaving from Miami, and NCL's cruise port is great. But when leaving from LA, we were offered tents in the parking lot. The checkin there was a mess. But we made it.
Most passengers are from the US. ...
We chose this cruise because we had 2 - Cruise Next Certificates to use and did not want to lose them like we did with 2 others that Norwegian took from us during the Pandemic, Will NEVER buy those again.
We boarded the Joy in San Pedro, CA for back to back cruises through the Panama Canal to Miami. FL and back. We took an Uber to the cruise dock and found that the Joy was not docked at the ...
I originally chose this cruise back in May of 2021 due to the double up promotions on latitudes points. I booked a Suite at full fare (to get the 60 points offered) and was given an inside suite with a "virtual" balcony. The amenities on the website said our room included butler service, daily treats delivered to our room, and priority disembarkation. We received absolutely none of those. This ...
This was my first ever cruise, and even though I had read the reviews that this was an awful cruise line I didn’t think it could be as bad and went with an open mind… before I start the review, NCL when things are going well may well be a nice experience, but I judge a service on how they handle issues or problems and hopefully without sounding like a Karen, NCL has got to be the most ...
We chose this cruise because it is on our Daughter-In Law's bucket list and we were also interested in going through the Panama Canal.
Pros:
Crew friendly and personable
Cabin (balcony) OK
Embarkation very easy
Room service was great, especially morning coffee
International Cafe, Deck 5, great
Sabatini's speciality restaurant great
Crew very accomodating of passengers with ...
Although our Baltic cruise in 2017 on the NCL Getaway left us unhappy, we thought we would give NCL another try. That was a mistake!
EMBARCATION -- A breeze. We were onboard quickly and without fuss.
CABIN -- We were in cabin 10872, a starboard-side balcony room near the rear staircase. Since the ship had only two banks of stairs/elevators, anyone in mid-deck cabins constantly faced ...