Review of the Crown Princess - Southern Caribbean March 31, 2012. To tell you about us...we are a family of four, us in our mid-forties traveling with our two boys, ages 12 and 15. We booked two cabins a balcony and an inside. This was our eleventh (Princess) cruise.

We flew into Miami three days prior to the cruise and stayed at the Miami Lowes Hotel. It was our second stay there and we absolutely love that hotel...on Miami's South Beach, great location, great pool and youth friendly. We took a shuttle up to Port Everglades on Saturday arriving around 10:00ish. Accessing the Elite & Platinum lounge was nice, however I felt terrible for the "other" cruisers waiting in an insanely long line outside on a really hot morning -- not really sure what that was about. Other than that the embarkation process was quick and we were on board by 11:45.

The Crown Princess is a beautiful ship...identical to all the other grand class ships and in very good condition. The staff was friendly and helpful (all but Aggie the Bartender - from India, Aggie was never quick to take our kid's drink orders, instead choosing to overlook them to serve adult "pay" drinks.). Read more