Overall, my husband and I enjoyed the cruise. The staff were very friendly and helpful. There was plenty to do if you were not one to sit by the pool all day. Because of the size there were many opportunities to ...

Sail Date September 2015

Tonto Yoder

2 Reviews Written

3 Helpful Votes

Out of Africa

Trans-Ocean

89 days on the Ocean Princess (22 Sep - 20 Dec, 2015) and still married! A small ship allows you to meet more people and develop deeper friendships on a long cruise. Coming across the Atlantic in December on a ...

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Sail Date September 2015

smb12321

3 Reviews Written

3 Helpful Votes

Time to retire the Ocean Princess.

Transatlantic

It was announced that the Ocean has been sold to Oceania for a complete overhaul. It is really in need of an update. As one reviewer noted, "It seemed tired." Apparently Princess decided to stop any updates some ...

Sail Date December 2015

Pennzie

4 Reviews Written

8 Helpful Votes

Bad cruiseline = pretty good itinerary

Baltic Sea

The Ocean is a small intimate ship (670 or so passengers) whose size I love. It gives you a chance to get to know some people. With passengers decks on 6-7-8 and restaurants on 5 with the buffet on 9, you can ...

Sail Date September 2015

asroc

3 Reviews Written

36 Helpful Votes

Service Not Too Good

Baltic Sea

We arrived home after an enjoyable cruise on the Ocean Princess. However several of the concerns I had with my cruise on the Island Princess surfaced again. These mainly concerned the poor service in the ...

Sail Date September 2015

lawyerOdowd

5 Reviews Written

7 Helpful Votes

Pre-Hotel Canceled, No Place to Sit at Dinner, Maitre-D Issue, Tired Room

Europe - British Isles & Western

. . . . But the itinerary was great!! Arrived in London for a 4 day Pre. So after 11+ hours in the air, long trip to Grovesnor House, virtually crawled up to the reception desk, just to have them tell us our ...

Sail Date August 2015

MARCEL1

1 Review Written

Awesome Ship and Crew!

Europe - British Isles & Western

After having sailed on the larger (5,000 + passenger) ships, this relatively small cruise ship, at only 650 pax, was much nicer. The cabins were the same size, maybe a little nicer, than the large ship cabins, but ...

Sail Date August 2015

seafarer69

1 Review Written

SLICK ACCOUNTANCY AND DICTATORIAL OPERATING METHODS

What was to be a memorable voyage on the Ocean Princess started badly even before we embarked. You can always be sure that when things begin poorly that is the way they usually continue! Let me first say that my ...

Sail Date April 2015

caseywasey

5 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Ocean Princess a tired ship... trip to Iceland and Norway

Europe - All

due to an accident they say on the freeway it took us four hours vs normal three hours from London Heathrow to get to the ship, just in time for a glass of bubbly and then put on our life jackets. Room 8038 was a ...

Sail Date July 2015

eurocougar

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Tired ship seems already retired

Europe - All

Just returned from a 14-day trip to the Shetland Islands, Iceland and Norway. This cruise was hard to review, because so many things were variable. PROS: 1. Staff were great. Everyone from the captain on ...

Sail Date July 2015

VikingExplorer

17 Reviews Written

111 Helpful Votes

"Ocean Princess" Iceland and Islands July 2015

Europe - All

BACKGROUND: I’m a mature adventurous solo traveler who has cruised 45 times on many cruise lines. Most of my cruises have been on Princess ships. I’m currently on a quest to see where my ancestors came from, ...

Sail Date July 2015

westcoaster

6 Reviews Written

26 Helpful Votes

Fantastic West Africa Adventure!

The 30-day Cape Town to Dover cruise on the Ocean Princess was a great adventure, and it really made me fall in love with Princess' small ships. I’ve been wanting to go on a West Africa cruise since Princess ...

Sail Date May 2015

cboyle

36 Reviews Written

118 Helpful Votes

Asia, Africa Dunes, Safaris, Wine - Fantastic!

Asia

PORTS OF CALL Singapore; Phuket, Thailand; Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma); Colombo, Sri Lanka; Cochin, India; Mumbai, India; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles Islands; Port Louis, ...

Sail Date April 2015

tcbfast

6 Reviews Written

6 Helpful Votes

World Cruise Segment - West Africa and Europe - Adventures Galore!

World Cruise

First i want to say "Thank you!' to everyone on the previous world cruise segment who cancelled this portion of the cruise, which allowed my wife and I the chance of a lifetime at a wonderful price! Seems Princess ...

Sail Date May 2015

cruiseman101

1 Review Written

Asia/Africa

April 3 - Jun 5, 2015 Asia/Africa (62 days) Ship condition- (rating: 4) - old, small, cabin small, air conditioning is terrible, - no theatre. All shows are in sitting room style. So if you ...

Sail Date April 2015

dutchopa

7 Reviews Written

41 Helpful Votes

what a great ship

we travelled only on this ship from Sydney to Singapore 20 day cruise and we loved it the ship has a class of its own, stylish friendly great staff and cruise director excellent . Service and quality of food was ...

Sail Date March 2015

Steeplechase

6 Reviews Written

3 Helpful Votes

Our best cruise to date

We cruised out of Fort Lauderdale heading towards Tahiti on this perfectly sized ship, if you love the pizzazz and excitement of a 4000+ passengership you may not like The Ocean Princess. She is due to be retired ...

Sail Date January 2015

letsgo4

1 Review Written

True vacation

Much more relaxing than our typical cruise. We are usually taking lengthy and or strenuous excursions in every port of call, but on this itinerary there is not a lot to do besides snorkeling (excellent!), island ...

Sail Date January 2015

snorkeller

4 Reviews Written

1 Helpful Vote

Excellent overview of Caribbean

Caribbean - Southern

We choose the Caribbean Connoisseur which was a voyage lasting 14 days and departing on December 19, 2014, with Princess Cruises for that it offered the best itinerary to visit the Caribbean (St. Thomas, St. ...

Sail Date December 2014

JackovSpades

1 Review Written

Ocean Princess will exceed your expectations

We have just returned from our cruise on the Ocean Princess. Started and finished in Papeete Tahiti, and visited Huahine, Rangora, Raiatea, Bora Bora, and Moorea. Most people's flights arrive in Tahiti before 6.30 ...

Sail Date February 2015

Treasure Hunter

9 Reviews Written

18 Helpful Votes

Wonderful cruise

We arrived early and stayed two and a half nights at the Intercontinental .We booked on our own ( not the Princess package and had private transfers through hotel which avoided having to wait for anyone to show up ...

Sail Date February 2015

idratherbesailing

2 Reviews Written

Paradise Found

We recently spent 5 days on land in Tahiti and 10 days at sea in French Polynesia aboard Ocean Princess. The true paradise was aboard ship. If you have a chance to sail on this wonderful small ship before she is ...

Sail Date January 2015

rkreilly

3 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Fantastic Cruise- Ship, service and ports, all top notch!

Europe - British Isles & Western

My husband and I have cruised several times on several different cruise lines. Our first cruise was in 1998, and since then, we have felt the service and ambiance of cruising has fallen and become much more common- ...

Sail Date August 2014

Fsulaw1

5 Reviews Written

30 Helpful Votes

Made it to Easter Island