San Juan Princess Crown Princess Cruise Reviews

First of all we will begin with a few positive things. Embarkation was a dream come true. Walked right through! The ship itself is nice enough. Not any nicer, in my opinion, than any of the 6 Royal Caribbean ships or the 5 Carnival ships I have been on, and not any worse. The cabin, however, was nicer. Closet was much bigger in its own little hallway and open from floor to ceiling which gave you ...

My wife and I have never cruised before, and it is not terribly likely that we'll cruise again soon. This method of travel was mostly irksome to both of us - we vastly prefer to get away from "touristy crap" and on Princess it seems like it's a nearly perfected marketing machine from start to finish chock-a-block full of touristy crap from the charmingly cheese-tastic to the horribly tacky. I ...

BACKGROUND We are a married couple in our early 40's. We have cruised 10 times in the past 7 years. We have been on NCL, Carnival, HAL previously. This was our 1st Princess cruise. THE ADVENTURE BEGINS Delta cancelled our original flight into San Juan and moved us to a later flight.It got into San Juan at 2:20 instead of the original 12:40PM. This did not seem like a big deal- it was. ARRIVAL IN ...

This was our second cruise; the previous one was also with Princess in the Caribbean. We like to spend a lot of time on shore and treat the ship as a place to spend evenings and dining. The Southern Caribbean Explorer was perfect for this. Out of the seven days there is only one day at sea. We set sail from San Juan, Puerto Rico. First port of call was St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. followed by St. Kitts, ...

First of all, let me preface this review with my cruise background, because my comments are based on expectations developed by my past cruise experiences with other cruise lines. My first cruise was with RCL from Barcelona, Spain on a 12 day Splendour of the Seas cruise. It was in May of 1995. (only it's third cruise after launching). My Second cruise was a 7 day Eastern Carib on the Century in ...

This was our 4th cruise: 2 on Celebrity, 1 on Holland America, now Princess Embarkation: long lines, arrived at pier at 2 pm; did not get on ship until after 3 pm. Food: Buffet is unimaginative, repetitive, small and okay. No trays - just large, hot plates so you it is difficult to get an entree and then a sailed bowl or fruit bowl, etc. that would be easier if you used a tray. No one helps ...

This was my first cruise with Princess Cruises, and I was wondering how it would compare with the 3 previous cruises I had been on, all with Royal Caribbean. The embarkation from Pier 4 in Old San Juan went smoothly and everyone there knew their job in order to keep the passenger line moving along. I chose a stateroom with a balcony, as I've heard from other friends who've cruised as well that ...

This was our second cruise and was a disappointment. Our first was on Holland America 7 years ago, and we felt that one was a better value although much more expensive. We chose the cruise based on the itinerary, bur our next cruise will be chosen by cruise ship amenities and will probably cost a bit more, but we will enjoy it more too. Embarkation was not bad. We came later as they suggested ...

This was our second cruise with Princess - 1st on Crown. Embarkation was great!!! Walked from the Sheraton in Old San Juan across the street to Pier 4. It was a surprise when we awoke and found the ship docked at Pier 4 as our information was Pan American Pier. While waiting to embark city folk selling water - none provided by Princess. Indoor waiting facilities where very nice and ...

I'll try to make this brief and hit all the major points, not sure how successful I'll be but here goes... EMBARKATION - We had Princess transfers, what a joke! We will never do that again! Checked on taxi costs while waiting to board the plane in San Juan to come home. I was told that for 2 people from Airport to Port is $20.00 - $25.00 and there were people who were getting Taxis very quickly ...