We have sailed with both Norwegian and Celebrity in the past four months. We have sailed on Princess many times so we had a reasonable expectation of what we would experience. However, in every regard, this cruise on the Crown Princess exceeded the cruises on the other lines. The service was excellent, there was a variety of menu selections, and the quality of the food in the Main Dinning was of high enough quality that we felt no need to visit a specialty restaurant. The Crown could use a little sprucing up, but the ambiance was still great. We were especially impressed with the large range of entertainment on the ship. there were several venues with high quality entertainment going most of the time. We have cruised more than 60 times, and we have sailed on at least 8 different cruise lines. So our expectations are usually pretty realistic on the high side. We commend the staff and crew on the Crown Princess for making our ten days with them special.
We had a few special requests which Rudy, our Steward handled with professionalism. He was outstanding. The cabin showed a little wear, but was commodious.
We are not into sun and sand like many others. This was a good place to just walk around.
We have been to St. thomas many times - we enjoy just walking the Havensite Area and visiting some favorite spots on our own