Crown Princess Review
Back to back Western and Southern Caribbean
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The night before embarking on the Crown, we stayed at the Hampton Inn Airport North and Cruiseport. We are Diamond Hilton Honors member so we are used to a few more perks but we decided the free shuttle from airport to hotel and to Port Everglades, along with free hot breakfast was worth the try. Hotel is older and a bit tired. Our room wasn't as clean as usual and we had ants in the bathroom. For this reason, manager gave us back our Hilton Honors points we'd used to book the room. This was nice. All shuttles were on time and worked out well for us. We walked about a block to have dinner at one of the best authentic German restaurants we've found anywhere! It is Old Heidelberg. Food and ambiance were authentic and terrific!
Our shuttle got us to the ship about 11:30AM and we only had to sit a half hour before boarding the Crown. No problems whatsoever.
We had lunch in the Horizon buffet and it was in the "ok" category. Not bad, but not great. We're happy there are many options for meals on the Crown. During our cruise we also ate at the International Cafe, and had breakfast in the Da Vinci dining room. We did not do Sabatini's or the Crown Grill but heard rave reviews from other passengers about Sabatini's.
Cabin Review
Balcony
Baja 757 is on the true aft of the ship overlooking the wake of the ship. There is no engine noise but you do have the "noise" of the ocean wake. We enjoy this. The cabin is the same as any other regular stateroom with very adequate closet and storage. The balcony is 1/3 larger and is covered and very private. Location is quiet because the only people who walk by are going to another room way back there and there are only about 6 rooms on the aft.