I went on the Princess Cruise from Barcelona to Spain in April 2017 and was blown away by the food, cruise, entertainment and excursions and promptly came home and told my parents they HAD to cruise on the Princess line. For my retirement my parents decided we would go on a cruise to somewhere we had not been. When my travel agent found this cruise to Aruba we jumped on it. Boy was cruising on ...
Choose this ship because it was ADA compliant and had no tender ports. In reality the ship has limited wheelchair access. The cabin was good. It was difficult getting around the ship because there were limited automatic doors for wheelchair access to promenade deck and pool area. No wheelchair accessible doors to sports deck, and Sanctuary is only accessible by lift which we are told is often ...
At the cruise critic meeting management said they would like to hear any complaints during the cruise, so I did write many notes to customer service but not one thing changed.
Cruise companies spend billions of dollars of advertising but a small issue with an employee can leave a bad taste.
I'm talking about the Chef at Horizon Court and the Internet Manager. It comes down to training and ...
I was a little concerned about this cruise because of previous reviews. I was pleasantly surprised. Yes, it is an older ship, but that is part of its charm. It was well laid out and well cared for. They have been replacing the worn beds, though I don't think our beds were new. They, however, were comfortable. We had late seating with wonderful Thai waiters and good food. Whenever possible ...
We always wanted to complete a Panama canal cruise. We decided on the full transit because the itinerary had several beautiful stops on both the Caribbean and Pacific side.
Except for Aruba we arranged our own tours or did our own thing. Scuba diving at Aruba was very good. I would recommend it.
One reason we enjoy Princess is very few children on Princess cruises. They cater more ...
This cruise was scheduled for 6 ports, but we went to 5. Couldn't go to Princess Private island to tender, to windy and rain and thunderstorms forcasted.
Next to St. Thomas. Took taxi to Red Hook to get aboard the Ferry over to Trunk Bay for swimming and snorkeling. Worth every penny.
St. Kitts, tour of the Island and on to Raggae Beach. Raggae Beach, not so nice.
St. Lucia, tour ...
Our mini suite was very comfortable and roomy for two ladies. The cabin room service was excellent, fast and the food was very good. Our cabin steward Gerald was always smiling, always available if we needed him. Our cabin was spotless. Dining was excellent our main dining room servers, Galin and Bernard Ombao were charming, comical and excellent servers. Many choices on Port and Shore ...
My wife and I have cruised Princess many times with varying experiences. This particular cruise we were celebrating our 15th anniversary. It was a 10 day Eastern cruise and we went with another couple (two different cabins). Embarkation was a breeze. From drop off to our first on-board cocktail it was less than 40 minutes. All of the staff during the process were helpful and courteous. As ...
We chose the Panama Canal cruise because it was on our bucket list. The itinerary was great. We felt the cruise was overbooked, understaffed and over priced. Everything on board was pricey - excursions, drinks, photos and shops. Our 2 independent excursions were excellent. The ships excursions were not. The pastries were excellent. The rest of the food did not match the standards we expected ...
Summary - All in all a very good cruise. There are some opportunities for improvement.
We are Tom (58) & Diane (56), active, experienced cruisers (Platinum level)
Pre-Cruise -
-We flew on JetBlue from Boston to FLL the day before the cruise.
-Stayed at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina. This is our new hotel, it's close, clean and I used my Hilton points to stay for free.
-We ...