Crown Princess Review
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Embarkation was amazingly fast. For anyone who sails on Princess in a Mini-Suite, please remember that any sign that says "For Elite, Captain Circle and Suite Only" refers to you. Mini-suites are not advertised on the sign, but they do refer to mini-suites, family suites and full size suites so do NOT pass up the opportunity to skip ahead of the lines - you will regret it. We got off the bus, filled out our form and were on the ship within 10 minutes.
Our stateroom steward, Dario, was absolutely amazing. He called us by name in the halls after our first encounter and was very interested in our trip. He was friendly and always willing to help with any situation. When our bathroom light started to flicker, we asked if he could have it fixed by dinner - it was fixed within a few minutes, saying that it's not something we would put-up with at home so we shouldn't have to put-up with it until dinner on the ship. Our steward was the best steward we've had on any ship.
Next we had the opportunity to actually explore the ship. Because we have been on this ship before, we got to see things we had missed the previous time. Our first sailing on this ship was 2 cruises after a huge noro-virus outbreak took over and they were stripping off paint and using bleach and other sanitizers on everything. This time, everything was immaculately clean with staff on hand to point you in the right direction and to make sure before serving yourself at the buffet that you used the hand sanitizer. Staff would assist you in finding a seat in the full dining area and tables were cleaned almost immediately after you left to prepare for the next hungry cruiser. The International cafe knew us from day 1, so he would have our regular plate of food ready for us and would always offer us fresh-out-of-the-oven food when we would walk by.
Cabin Review
Mini-Suite with Balcony
Our room was very spacious with the perfect balcony, no obstructed views. The bed was comfortable and it was hard to tell that the mattress was just a mattress cover. The bathroom was small, but for a cruise ship, spacious enough for a week's travel. The bathtub worked fine with no leaks and once we found the perfect water temperature, had no issues with the water.
Easily accessible from the central staircase and elevators, coming off the stairs it was down the hall way to the left and third room on the right. A couple times we had kids running down the hall, but there were no real issues with noise. There was a neighboring cruiser that decided to smoke on his balcony regardless of the new smoking rule and would throw his matches onto our balcony.
From our balcony, we saw 2 different pods of dolphins cresting and doing acrobatic jumps in the ship's wake.
We would definitely ask for this cabin again!