The draw of this cruise was the convenience of Los Angeles from Vancouver. Have done this cruise before on the Ruby Princess, the 7 day quick cruise is a nice mini vacation.
This was my 4th cruise, and 3rd with Princess.
We purchased the All Inclusive Drink Package over 6 months before departure and Princess decided to change the package prior to sailing without disclosing the changes to our package with us until day 2. The new program has a limit on the # of drinks per day, so it was not All Inclusive, which is what we purchased for over $1000 CDN between my wife and I. I have no issue with changing the packages as every business needs to maintain profitability, but the correct course of action for Princess would have been to honour what was sold/represented at the time of purchase and during our cruise. We tried to reason with Victoria and Oliver on day 2 of the cruise while on board but they were useless and quoted the company's right to change their policy at any time. We gave them every opportunity to make the situation right but they chose to stick to their guns.
Steward failed to remove glasses from Balcony a few days in a row. Bed Linens were not changed daily. He was not overly friendly and our gratuity reflected this.
Too short of a stay 6 hours...Tendering was poorly coordinated. Great snorkelling
Nice walk on the beach to the Boardwalk. 20 kms ! awesome to work off some calories
We loved Mazatlan. It gets a bad rap for crime and drugs. We felt totally safe. Beautiful historic centre