Princess Southampton Cruise Reviews

Testing and embarkation were well organized, but for the wait for me to get my negative result. My wife’s came through quickly, but 20 mins later I still didn’t have mine (I never got it) and had to ask the staff to check. I was given a paper pass to allow me to board. When we booked in March, only 1000 passengers were allowed, but come departure 2500+ made it a lively ship, with a lot of ...

Having cruised about 20 times before but never having tried Princess, this 4 night sea-cation at a really good price appealed to us and was a last minute booking. The ship is the newest in the fleet (& much bigger than our previous experience of ships) and she does look great, as the heading indicates there is an Art Deco feel to the interiors with added “shine”. We had a balcony cabin on deck ...

We chose this cruise because we wanted to experience cruising again and thought a four-night sea cation would be a great place to start. We were certainly not disappointed. The crew were warm, welcoming and very attentive. Our stateroom, at the front of the ship, had a good-sized balcony, with amazing views. The service in the restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner was excellent. The menus, ...

Chose this cruise because of the Belfast Port, as I wanted to visit the Titanic Museum. This was my first cruise alone, having done many in the past with my husband. So I knew it was going to be a different experience. Boarding was efficient, having arrived by taxi, luggage was handed by my driver straight to the luggage handlers and loaded on to the ship. I then went for covid testing and within ...

What a disaster ! the drinks beverage service was shambolic across the ship including the restaurants and an absolute joke. expect to wait 35-50 minutes for a drink. Staff had no clue what they were doing coupled with totally ineffective MNGT/officers who when you complained nodded there heads and gave you lip service. Nothing to do with Covid just rank poor service, If the shop had stopped at a ...

Long time cruisers, went for experiencing mini suite, club class, plus package of all inclusive drinks, WiFi at cheap as chips price. Not fussed about a cruise to nowhere, just wanted to experience it again albeit expecting a few changes and restrictions due to COVID. A few learning points. Forget your booked embarkation slot- rack up as soon as drive through COVID test centre opens( 11am?). ...

If you want to get cruising again - do it. Its a safe way to cruise There was a small amount or doubt, its not the Caribbean (our usual choice for cruising) and the weather in the UK can be questionable. However the sun shone - a lot. At times you could have been anywhere in the world. Its clear the ship can chase the sun. There are no ports of call and no real agenda so I guess they can go ...

This was our first cruise in 22 years, and our first time on Princess. We only booked this about 3 weeks ago when one of those tempting emails came through from that “top 20 deals of the week” company. Our drive from Northamptonshire to Southampton was uneventful, bar a detour through Winchester to avoid a nasty accident on the M3. With the SatNav armed with the postcode for dock 4/5, it was ...

3 days out of Southampton, with nowhere to go, but around ship, to Enrichment sessions and shows. What a way to get back to cruising and relaxing. Embarking was smooth, with well organised lateral flow testing, car drop off, luggage pick up and clear instructions. Cabin ready straight away, so quick unpack then time to chill. Lovely friendly and efficient staff, plenty of choice for food and ...

My husband booked this mini seacation as it was such good value. Southampton a couple of hours away so all good. COVID testing process at the port nightmare for us and quite a few others. They check your vaccination details against your ID whilst in the very long queue! However, my NHS app wouldn’t load so we got pulled out of the mahoosive queue to get it sorted. It took about 10 minutes ...