We chose this cruise because we did not want to go around the horn but wanted to visit S. Am. We have sailed on Princess several times in the past and like to book our next cruise prior to leaving the ship. Princess always seems to have excellent entertainment, food, and services.
The one downside members of our group mentioned this trip was the lack of Happy Hour at the Wheel House. That ...
Mid march is a great time to get away from a long dreary winter. If you seek a little adventure then I would suggest you sail on the 16 night Andes and South America cruise.
We opted to fly in to Santiago and take the Princess transfer to the port of San Antonio. We rode on a modern air conditioned bus. The ride was about an hour and a half. We had no washroom so you may want to use a ...
first we enjoyed the overall cruise . the staff and service was great. the ports were good we took independent excursions La Serena Chile toured with La Citro Verde great tour if you have a chance go for it every where we drove the citons people waved .. lunch was a delight the guides where wonderful rating ten plus!!!
San Martin Pisco Peru had a combo tour but sea conditions canceled all Islas ...
The dinning room experience was good.. Great service. Food served hot. We thought the food was good. Quantities are a bit less but that is ok as one can always request a second plate. With back to back cruises the menus were repeated but still good choices. The onboard entertainment was a good mix however some shows were repeated because of the back to back cruises. The under the stars ...
We had been living in in Chile for about 7 weeks and found this cruise. Actually cheaper than flying (before on-board stuff). Great leisurely way to get back to the states. Since we had been in Chile and have been to Costa Rica a few times and Nicaragua, we were not interested in excursions to I can't speak to any of those.
This was our 4th sailing with Princess. Crew was always ...
we wanted to see south America, where we'd never been. From Santiago, not so much of interest near the coast, but all ports were good. Very dry desert. Lots of poor people everywhere. Some things I wanted to see over 2 hours from port, so not worth it for old people. found the guides everywhere were outstanding. The ship was very nice and well laid out. It had lots of sea days, so they were ...
Chose the cruise for the interesting ports that the ship visited. Cabin (suite) was very nice although the couch was a little worn. Ate in the Horizon Buffet which worked out well-took less time and allowed us to do more activities at night. Had a couple of nice dinners in the Crown Grill to celebrate anniversary and birthday occasions. Would have liked to see more educational lectures on the sea ...
we chose this ship because of the itinerary and it matched our expectations. We were very fortunate with the weather always dry apart from drizzle in the fjords one morning some windy weather but didn't cause too many problems
a very large ship and fully booked = too many people at times in the central area of the ship occasionally a queue to go into dining room ...
Great itinerary and great lecturers about the ports and itinerary. Enjoyed a lot the spa services and staff. Excellent acupuncture and massage along with specialty spa service sites for extra (heated tile lounge sites, aromatic showers etc)
But the food and specialty restaurants aren't anywhere near as nice as those on Celebrity or others.
The tours were exceptionally overpriced and for most ...
We chose the package holiday which included the carnival at Rio de Janeiro, then a flight to Santiago where we were then taken by coach to join the Sapphire Princess for a 14 day cruise. After disembarking we flew to Iguazu to stay for three nights in order to view the falls from both sides. We then flew back to Buenos Aires for a night before flying home to Heathrow.
The cruise was very ...