I would like to preface this review with the fact that we have been loyal patrons of Princess since 2001 and this was our second cruise with Princess in 2011. I personally began cruising with Carnival Corp in the early 90's. After the experience we has this time, we will not be back and will dissuade our friends and colleagues from going on any Princess Cruises in the future. My husband and I vacation to escape our very stressful jobs fortune 50 companies.... This vacation caused even more stress than our day to day careers. I will not complain about norovirus, the weather nor the seas - none of those things can be controlled without cancelling the cruise. Rather, the below outlines the way things were handled and the stressful experience we encountered.

Since this review is lengthy, I would like to summarize my complaints up front: Our issues are with the captain and his crew, the food and the excursions. Also, due to the virus outbreak, we were unable to enjoy our open balcony at calm times in fear of being vomited upon. We purchased a mini-suite with an uncovered balcony.

Also, I noticed the CDC did not have the Crown Princess information on their site for the cruise dates of 12/10-12/17, 12/17-12/24, and 12/25-1/1. Considering the email we received prior to boarding and the handout given to us on board which cited the CDC, the CDC should have something on their site and they do not. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/GIlist.htm#2011 Read more