Caribbean Princess Review
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This is my 8th or 9th cruise and my second on Princess. My last Princess cruise was over 20 years ago to Alaska.
EMBARKATION & DISEMBARKATION WAS A BREEZE. We got the Princess transfer tickets and the staff was right there to meet us at the baggage claim area at LaGuardia. We were on a bus in less than 30 minutes. Don't worry about booking an early flight. We were able to get on the boat before noon once we reached the Brooklyn Harbor. When you are disembarking to go home, get one of the longshore workers to handle your bags ($1 a bag for a tip) for you. They are the really big guys and they are usually standing around with a flat cart. They load your luggage and then push you right through the lines in front of everyone. (Who's going to day no to a guy that looks like a linebacker for the NY Giants and talks like Tony Soprano, right?) We were off the ship, cleared customs and on our bus to the airport within ½ an hour.
FIVE PORTS OF CALL ARE ALMOST TOO MUCH on a 7-day cruise but they were really good ports. You will be really tired by that 6th day at sea on the end of the cruise.
Cabin Review
P330-is a tiny closet with bad air conditioning. It is noisy in that you can hear the crew and maintenance staff on interior wall at night when you are trying to sleep. You can also hear the bands playing on the 5th floor of the Piazza inside the room.