Caribbean Princess Review
Very enjoyable cruise on the Caribbean Princess
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My hubby (49) and I (46) sailed on the Caribbean Princess which departed San Juan on Sunday, 11/14/2010.
We flew into San Juan a day earlier, and spent the night at the Caribe Hilton. Normally when staying either pre or post cruise, we stay at either the Embassy Suites (1 night stays) or the Marriott Stellaris (2 night stays), but I got such a good deal on the Caribe Hilton ($165. per night), I figured we'd give it a try. We were not at all impressed with this hotel, difficulty checking in (only had 2 people working, with a line 20 or so deep, plus our room was not ready (was promised an early check in, but room wasn't ready until after 3pm). The room served it's purpose for 1 night, but was very dated & in serious need of an upgrade.
Sunday morning we took a taxi to the pier ($22 w/tip) and arrived about 12:30. I must say, Princess was extremely organized this time (unlike previous years, where this part was utter chaos). As soon as we got out of the taxi, a Princess rep was there to tell us where to bring our bags, and then where to check in. Once we got inside, we were told to go directly to the Priority Embarkation, as we've made it up to Platinum status. From there we stopped at the duty free shop inside the port to pickup 2 cases of water, and up to our stateroom, where we arrived about 1:00.
Cabin Review
D220
Nice sized closet, plenty of hangers, and room for our luggage as well. Bathroom was nice sized, bathtub instead of just a shower. Ample room on the sink for toiletries, as well as 3 shelves.
Great location, only several rooms down from the elevators/stairs, but not too close to hear the traffic coming on & off of the elevators/stairs. Bed not very comfortable, woke up with back pain after several days.
Sitting area a plus, with 2 flat screen tv's, although the remotes were a bit slow at changing channels. Not much on tv either, but at least Princess now has CNN live in English, & ESPN, so we could get our sports scores in the morning before leaving the cabin.
Balcony was nice, but seemed overcrowded with 4 chairs & a small table on it. 2 chairs + table would make much better use of the space. Didn't mind the balcony being open, but would prefer if it was covered, like the balconies below us.