Sapphire Princess Review

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Wonderful Sapphire Cruise to Hawai'i

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6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2011

I have never written a cruise review before, but wanted to write a detailed one, in appreciation for all the great tips and information I have learned from reading previous reviews here. Here goes my very long review!

We went on the 2 week 17Dec11 -- 31Dec11 roundtrip cruise on the Sapphire Princess from LA to Hawai'i to LA (H149). Overall we had a wonderful time, and just loved this cruise. Cruise Director Dave Carson was great (more on him later), and many of the activities, TV shows, and movies were themed around Hawai'i, which made the cruise feel so special.

My husband and I live just 70 miles north of the cruise terminal so we drove and parked our own car (total parking bill at the end was $168). We pulled into the parking lot at 1:30 pm and were sitting in our room by 2:15 pm. We have only cruised 3 times total on Princess so we have no special status or expedited lines, but the whole embarkation process was very smooth and easy. We wanted to carry our medium-sized luggage with us onto the ship as we could easily manage it ourselves, but were not allowed to do so. We were only permitted to carry our backpack and small duffel. However, our luggage was waiting outside our room by 4:30 pm, so it was not too bad.

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Starboard near the front so very quiet and far from the elevators and stairs. Very close to laundromat, so very convenient for checking status of washer and dryer. Spacious bathroom, but tub may be too high for those with mobility or agility issues. Completely uncovered balcony overlooked by other decks, but very nice and roomy with 4 chairs and a small table. Nice sized closet. Overall a very nice room.

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