We had a great Caribbean cruise on the Royal Princess leaving Fort Lauderdale on November 5 and returning on November 15. The embarkation was really very smooth considering the later time because the ship had just returned from Europe. Princess really stepped up and we got on earlier than expected and definitely before the time they had initially indicated. Our cabin steward welcomed us warmly ...
I really liked the succession of interesting ports but many of the stays were half-days, arriving at 7 AM with all aboard at 1:30 PM was far from ideal. The balcony room was smaller than anticipated. The entertainment was outstanding, and the assistant cruise directors were engaging and energetic. Often it felt that there were too many passengers, and finding seats in the Princess Theater or Vista ...
I'm sure I will be rounded on and vilified by the legions of loyal Princess cruisers who've reached Elite status and flatly deny that there is anything at all less than perfect. We met quite a few of these....Nevertheless, I am going to give my opinion and frankly we were disappointed. I've just submitted a post-cruise survey to Princess with lots of detailed comments - it took me over 2 hours and ...
I chose this cruise as I hadn't been to the Caribbean for a few yrs and I wanted to try this class of ship
We had a delayed embarkation, as the ship had just returned from Europe so needed a full inspection.
Got to ship around 1pm, waited about 10 minutes to get into terminal and from there it was the fastest ever. By 2pm we had dropped our carry-on off at room and were eating lunch in the ...
After enjoying several cruises on another line, we tried Princess and were very happy. The ship is beautiful, the staff extremely helpful, and the food plentiful and delicious. Our cabin was a little smaller than expected (mini suite), but since we faced front, the balcony was very large. The entertainment was great, and we always enjoyed the live musical performers in the lounges. We loved ...
This was the cherry on top of my retirement. One week in Rome with family and then off on 25 days around the eastern and western Med and an atlantic crossing. It was port intensive from Rome to Barcellona, after Barcellona it got a little easier.
The Royal Princess was a great ship for a 25 day cruise. We were in cabin E410 which is a balcony with an obstructive view. Only a small amount of ...
Hubby and I were celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary and wanted to do something fun and relaxing. We've done several transatlantic crossings in the past and looked forward to taking another. Our last ta the Canary Islands stop was cancelled so we were excited with this itinerary and two stops there. We've cruised on the Royal several times before so knew the ship and with the exception of ...
We loved spending a few days prior to the cruise in Barcelona, the city of embarkation. I found it as beautiful and interesting as other major European cities such as London and Paris.
The ports of call were great with lots of history and culture to explore. During the Atlantic crossing there were a great variety of activities. I especially appreciate the dance lessons and the great music at ...
It has been awhile since we cruised with Princess and found that standards have dropped considerably! The choice of food is not as good, previously steak was a regular on the menu along with the nightly choices but now it's has been replaced with a burger! On offer for desserts was the alternative of cheese which consisted of dull, flavorless cheese and no biscuits! I had really been looking ...
Having returned 4 days ago from the 15-day Spanish Passage Cruise on Royal Princess, it is now time to write the review. Must preface this by saying I am not one to write detailed reviews of previous cruises, but I feel this cruise needs one.
Only married 6 years, my DH & I (in our 70's but young at heart) just discovered cruising in 2012, and have since done 37 days on Princess, 14 days on ...