Crown Princess Cruise 12/7/18

This 10 day cruise on the Crown Princess went extremely well with a few minor problems that were addressed by Customer Service Manager, Franchesca Guerrina. Embarkation went really smooth. We were able to board as soon as we arrived at the port around 11 AM. The main dining room was not opened as yet so we had a nice lunch at the International Cafe. We still had coffee cards from our previous Princess Cruise so we were able to get our favorite drinks at the coffee bar served by Francis. The Blackforest and the Banoffi Blast are our favorites. When ever anyone sees us drinking them they always say where did you get that and what is it called.

After lunch we were able to go to our cabin where we met our cabin steward, Antonio Jr. F.D. Ampoon. We saw Antonio at least twice a day during our 10 day cruise. We were able to get all of our special requests from Antonio. He was a pleasure to deal with. Fortunately his working hours were later than other ships (8-2) so we able to sleep late every day. Unfortunately almost everyday the Captain woke us every day on the intercom with his daily announcements. The first of which was we were not going to be able to go to Princess Cay because the winds were too strong. We had been there before so we really did not mind and enjoyed another sea day and also received some on board credit for missing that stop. Our cabin had a large screen TV with a sleep control. We only wish they had more movie choices on the TV like the Regal and the Royal have. I had trouble sleeping at night and not having more choices to view made my sleepless nights boring. Having more choices and the pause function is way superior. There was plenty of room in the cabin for storage, however, I would recommend an over the door shoe bag for the bathroom to store your bathroom items. Air conditioning worked well and having extra blankets and bathrobes helped to avoid getting chilled. The mattress and bedding was excellent. Read more