Sea Princess Review
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Since we live in the San Francisco area, and did not want to deal with airlines, we looked for a cruise that departed locally and went to an area we had not visited before. Princess had a cruise available that had the right number of days, a good list of ports of call, and cabins available we wanted (we needed adjoining cabins due to family traveling together), so we booked a cruise with our local agent.
At first, it seemed we made a poor choice - the San Francisco embarkation facility at Pier 35 is not well organized, but I imagine this is due to the lack of ships calling San Francisco, and a city that wants to invest more in street fairs, public viewing for sporting events, parades and other forms of mass entertainment than infrastructure.
Once onboard and on our way the seas were rough, which was not surprising, as friends who have their own sailboats all said they would never sail from San Francisco to Seattle due to the rough seas. Overall, the ship handled this well. We encountered two problems with our cabin. First was the toilet system going out for several hours separate days - this was on two occasions due to other passengers flushing disposable underwear. Second was the lack of WiFi in our cabin, unless we propped the door open to allow the signal to come in.
Cabin Review
Our cabin had great closest space, a large bathroom with separate shower and jacuzzi/tub, a divided sitting and sleeping area, and a huge balcony at the stern of the ship, giving us wonderful views. We were careful to book on Caribe deck, as the cabin below us was on top of the Vista Lounge, and the cabin above us had a public deck on their roof, so we felt we had the best chance of a quiet cruise - which we did. The only downsides: room service food was cold when it arrived, the WiFi did not work unless you opened the cabin door to allow the signal to come in from the hallway, and the toilets had several breakdowns (usually due to passengers flushing things they should not). We would select this cabin again, despite the minor problems.