I have never been on a cruise that I was counting down the days until it ENDED. This was the worst cruise my husband and I have ever been on. We typically go with RC or Carnival but had decided to book Princess for our honeymoon since it was supposed to be more upscale. Unfortunately, the only thing upscale about this cruise was the price...

The service was horrible from the second we got to the port and got on the ship, the crew was poorly trained, rude, snotty, and aloof to the needs of their passengers. They acted more like minimum wage employees than professional men/women who provide services for gratuity. Our steward never kept water stocked in the room, despite numerous requests and we frequently saw trays of food piled in the hallways. When we asked for any kind of assistance or service, we pretty much got the standard "its not my job" response and got direction to call some obscure department. Also, typically on cruises they have very good communication about what is going on for the day and where to find things but this ship always left you not really knowing what was happening.

The first couple days of the cruise we thought it was strange that they would not let you touch anything and kept all silverware/condiments off the dining room tables. We later found out that the sailing previous to ours had been quarantined because of a significant breakout. The quarantine continued through the first 2 days of our cruise, without us knowing... The second day of the cruise my husband started showing symptoms of the Norovirus and was forced to spend the entire cruise in our cabin...what a waste. Read more