Regal Princess Cruise Review by liditt
Trip Details
- Sail Date: November 2018
- Destination: Caribbean
We wanted to do a family cruise for Thanksgiving week and this cruise exceeded our expectations! The staff was absolutely wonderful. The activities provided onboard offered something for everyone. We had side-by-side balcony cabins and were pleasantly surprised to find that the whole balcony partition(s) between the cabins could swing open and lock creating a very large balcony area for us to gather on. It was wonderful!
Ports: Princess Cay located on the south end of Eleuthera never disappoints. The sand and water are absolutely gorgeous! We always head out the back side of the Princess area to shop at the straw market to help support the local people. I love hearing their stories of life on the island. Falmouth, Jamaica - we did an excursion to Dunn's River Falls which turned out to be longer than expected due to accidents on the roads going there and back. Great port except for the very pushy sellers. Grand Cayman - absolutely beautiful! The water, like the Bahamas, is crystal clear and the beaches are beautiful. Cozumel, Mexico - best port for shopping. The sellers in the markets expect you to bargain so their first price is always really high. The beaches are not nearly as nice as Princess Cay or Grand Cayman.
Overall the cruise was fantastic. The food was excellent - we all had lobster for Thanksgiving dinner in the dining room, such a treat! - some of the boys ordered 2 entrees so their second was turkey with all the trimmings or a beef wellington - they said it was delicious. We had a first time Princess cruiser with us and he said that the customer service (and food) onboard was much better than Carnival, Royal Caribbean or Norwegian.
Ports: Princess Cay located on the south end of Eleuthera never disappoints. The sand and water are absolutely gorgeous! We always head out the back side of the Princess area to shop at the straw market to help support the local people. I love hearing their stories of life on the island. Falmouth, Jamaica - we did an excursion to Dunn's River Falls which turned out to be longer than expected due to accidents on the roads going there and back. Great port except for the very pushy sellers. Grand Cayman - absolutely beautiful! The water, like the Bahamas, is crystal clear and the beaches are beautiful. Cozumel, Mexico - best port for shopping. The sellers in the markets expect you to bargain so their first price is always really high. The beaches are not nearly as nice as Princess Cay or Grand Cayman.
Overall the cruise was fantastic. The food was excellent - we all had lobster for Thanksgiving dinner in the dining room, such a treat! - some of the boys ordered 2 entrees so their second was turkey with all the trimmings or a beef wellington - they said it was delicious. We had a first time Princess cruiser with us and he said that the customer service (and food) onboard was much better than Carnival, Royal Caribbean or Norwegian.
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CozumelBoys loved the jet skiing but we waited over 2 hours at a 'beach club' for them to be able to do it. Beach was not nearly as pretty as Bahamas or Grand Cayman. Sellers hawking their goods came by every 5 minutes or so to try to sell us stuff. Taxi was $30 round trip. Jet skis were $65 each for 30 minutes, plus tip. They also tried to sell us framed photos for $40 each.View All 13,312 Cozumel Cruise Port Reviews
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Dunn's River FallsSeveral of the folks on our excursion were physically unable to navigate the falls so our excursion was a bit longer due to waiting on them to return from one of the 'pools' - they did not climb the falls. Not sure why they chose to do this trip. I would definitely book this through the cruise line as our excursion arrived back at the ship almost 2 hours late due to waiting for passengers and encountering traffic accidents on the way back that closed the roads.View All 219 Dunn's River Falls Reviews
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Grand Cayman (Georgetown)Beautiful beaches!View All 3,412 Grand Cayman (Georgetown) Cruise Port Reviews
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Princess CaysAbsolutely beautiful beach and crystal clear water! Take the time to head outside Princess Cay to support the locals in their straw market.View All 567 Princess Cays Cruise Port Reviews
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