Royal Princess Review

The Royal Princess was great!

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10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Mar 2017
Cabin: Balcony

What a beautiful ship. We had sailed on its sister ship, the Regal Princess, and the layout, and in fact much of the decor was identical. Our balcony room was nice, but seemed smaller than usual. Leizal kept it spotless for us.

We are old cruisers and like to eat in the main dining rooms when possible. Princess has stepped up their food, with Curtis Stone selections that proved amazing. One note, on our first night they offered prime rib, and the waiter verified it would not be on again during the ten day cruise. Since the Curtis Stone fish stew was going to be back, I opted for the rib, which was great. Had the stew later in the week, also great. Also had the Curtis Stone chicken pot pie, a really beautiful take on pot pie. The last sea day, we had the pub lunch in the Crown Grill. My wife had great fish and chips. I had the Scotch Egg, which the waiter said they normally served cold. It was good, but for me, hot would have been better.

The times we ate in the Horizon Court buffet, the choices were overwhelming, and always delicious. Even the bircher muesli was the best I've had. I usually made our morning coffee run with a couple of insulated cups from home. I would first go to get a real meal in the Allegro dining room, well served by Natalya. First open faced omelet I've ever had. One final food note, the seafood bar offered Lobster rolls one day for eight bucks with a side. Watched the chef make the filling, then put it together, delicious. Mainiac sitting next to me said it was the real deal.

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Balcony

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Our balcony room was nice, but seemed smaller than usual. Leizal kept it spotless for us.

Port Reviews

St. Thomas

St. Thomas is now a shopping stop for us. If you have not seen it, an excursion to Coral World is well worth it. Besides the reverse aquarium where you look out under the sea, they also do helmet dives there. The other neat place to visit, is the Butterfly garden, adjacent to the pier.

Dominica

Dominica is a great, typical island stop. We took the ship shuttle, $2 pp, downtown, as the big ships dock at the commercial piers. Smaller ships can moor at the Roseau pier, right in the middle of downtown, which is where the shuttle stop is located. We like museums, and the one by the shuttle stop was very good. It was very hot, so after a walk around their market square we hopped on the shuttle to get lunch on the ship.

Curacao

Curacao is a neat port. Another good walking port, with the ship less than a 15 minute stroll away. Almost certainly, they will open the Queen Emma pontoon bridge at least once while you're walking around. Plenty of neat places to shop. Note: check your local stores for liquor prices before you sail. The blue Curacao liquor is available there for $18-40 depending on the bottle. Got a bottle at home for six bucks. (It is an ugly bottle, from Kentucky, but it tastes the same). Our splurge, a tablecloth.

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