My third time sailing on the Discovery- I absolutely adore this ship and its crew is absolutely amazing. The crew remains above excellent- they remembered me from previous sailings and made me feel incredibly welcome and at home-and my stateroom- a premium ocean view- was beyond amazing! However, although my overall experience was amazing, there were a few items that detracted from my overall ...
I chose this cruise because it was a good value for the money I paid for it. It was my 2nd time on Princess. I would cruise with this line again but it is not my favorite. The shore excursion to the Waimea Canyon in Kaua'i was awesome, as was the one to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hilo which included a stop at the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Factory. There were too many nights in which I ...
This was our sixth Princess cruise and the third on Discovery. It was a great time and had many great aspects. Not all was perfect though.
Embarkation: This was a chaotic embarkation. The arrival window was 1030-1400 for everyone so you can imagine most people show up at the beginning of that window. This overwhelmed the waiting area so the Platinum area was actually the area for anyone that ...
We chose this cruise because we wanted a cruise longer than 7 days. We enjoy sea days and this one gave us 5 glorious days to relax. Embarkation was a mess as far as dropping off luggage, they appeared to only have 5 or 6 guys collecting luggage. Once we dropped our bags the rest was a breeze, basically walked through security and onboard.
Our cabin was in a great location, we chose the Lido ...
Embarkation : arrived at cruise terminal around noon, check-in was the only time during this entire cruise when we had to show our passports, didn’t even bother with boarding passes, whole process took less than 30 minutes, luggages already at our room after lunch.
Guests : fairly diverse range of age / ethnicity, more folks in their 50s and up, of course. Not too many people using canes / ...
Wanted full passage Panama canal cruise and Emerald Princess delivered. I found this to be a mostly wonderfully cruise with fabulous entertainment and games galore. While it was his last assignment on Emerald, Fernando the cruise director was everywhere helping to entertaining guests with games and contests. The shows were great,, especially the premiere of ROCK OPERA. Balcony cabin on Baja 11 ...
We are Long time Holland American Cruisers that took this cruise with Princess due to the timing and destination.
Room: This obstructed view is fine from the view standpoint, it is at the top of the stairs from the promenade, but that was not an issue. The first 4 rooms on this deck including this one are narrower than other rooms and also have the really annoying feature of having two ...
This was our first Princess cruise since May 2019, our 5th Princess cruise overall, and our first on the Discovery Princess. She is a beautiful ship. We got a very reasonable low-priced bid up to a mini-suite, and the room was gorgeous-spacious, with a tub in the bathroom, and such a comfortable bed with a soft and cozy duvet. I have no complaints about the room. My only complaint about the ship ...
Overall this was a good cruise, the ship though needing some attention is in good shape, we had no major complaints about the food which in general was good. Our room steward worked hard to keep our room clean and we had no complaints about the service. We enjoyed our trip through the Panama Canal and the stops we made during the trip. The shows in general were ok, everyone on board seemed to ...
As a cruiser who has cruised with Princess for years now, I was not happy with recent changes they have made to their cruises which downgrade the experience (like turning the excellent casual restaurant Gigis/Alfredos into a added cost venue) so I was bracing myself on my recent cruise to Hawaii, thinking that I might have to find another go-to cruise line. I was happy to find that although there ...