Carnival cruise #29 (4th for 2019) so you can trust my opinion. First I must recognize some of the nicest staff on the seas and off. The folks during embark and debark were very friendly in FLL and all the ship staff we had contact with was very friendly. We personally like to recognize one of our waiters (Edy) and room steward (Saiful). The new decor is modern and beautiful. This is not a 5-star ...
We originally booked this cruise intending to spend the holidays visiting Cuba, but when those plans were disrupted we opted to stay on Insignia to visit the Caribbean. We are glad we did. Ports included St. Barths, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and San Juan, Puerto Rico. We booked private tours ashore and enjoyed the ports.
It was our first time on Oceania, and on a cruise with so few ...
My wife and I chose this cruise because we were looking to find a wider variety of age groups than we usually find when we cruise between holidays. The younger families and children add energy and excitement. Even if all you want to do is "people watch", that can be more fun and entertaining. This cruise offered some wonderful destinations for me to enjoy some of the more active things I like ...
My wife and I had a fabulous experience on the Crown Princess. The itinerary was amazing, visiting Princess Cays, Antigua, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Thomas and St. Kitts. The service on board, including our stateroom steward, the staff at the International Cafe and the staff in the Michelangelo Dinning Room was excellent. The food was amazing, although the food in the Salty Dog Gastropub was ...
I decided to try MSC after I completed a status match (which MSC offers all the time on their site). I was matched to their top tier (diamond) from my Top tier status with Princess. I went in with an open mind and low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised in some ways and utterly disappointed in other ways. This is my mixed bag review.
On the positive side:
The ship is beautiful, ...
This was a group booking of 42 people the cruised with us immediately following our beach wedding.
Price:
We paid extra to have the aurea experience, and I did appreciate the priority boarding and massage...but the slightly bigger room wasn't worth it.
Service:
Awful, disorganized, major language barrier- granted this is an international cruise line but it made it increasingly hard to ...
CARIBBEAN - CROWN PRINCESS - NOV-DEC 2019
Stayed previous night in B Ocean hotel and just used a private hotel shuttle to ship at U$8pp which we thought was reasonable.
Medallion class which means you are given a disc instead of a card. It is quite handy in many ways but definitely is for the benefit of Princess.
Be aware they are electromagnetic so do not use if you have a ...
used Princess Crown for British Isles cruise in August 2019 and found it very enjoyable. In our December 2019 cruise to the Virgin Islands aboard same ship we found maintenance issues on several days in two different assigned rooms. Leaking ceilings on two occasions, our clothing was soiled from leaking directly into our closet; repairs by on board plumbers failed twice. TV needed repair, ...
This was our first cruise and our honeymoon at that. I’ll start with the positives because it wasn’t a terrible experience:
- food was always good: we did the buffet every night except for the last. We didn’t know you could make reservations for the traditional dining restaurants. Wish we would have known sooner because the waitstaff and food were magnificent there.
-our room steward was ...
This was our 4th family Christmas cruise (all on different lines) and it was very nice. We had 7 of us ranging in age from 19 to 79 and we all enjoyed ourselves in 3 cabins, although 5 of the 7 of us are still fighting respiratory illness and we've been home for a week. We hired 2 Uber vehicles to get from FLL airport to the seaport and the price was $17 for one and $26 for the second with the ...