San Francisco Princess Royal Princess Cruise Reviews

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Probably the worse one yet
"I am a coeliac and the choice of food for us was so bad, there was nothing after the dinning room closed in the evening.The princess live lounge was a waste of time, we love to do our quizzes but we couldnt go into the little cinema type of room with no bar and sit in a straight line it was pathetic, this was also where they held the karaoke so we never went to that either...."Read More
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The cruise was okay, no more, no less.

Review for a Pacific Coastal Cruise on Royal Princess

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normanlim
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Most of the major aspects of the cruise was acceptable. The room was clean, but very small. That's to be expected since it was an inside room. The food was the best part of the cruise. The dining room food was very good. The buffet was barely acceptable. Breakfast items did not change very much. There was not enough seating during the busy hours. The coffee at the buffet was terrible. It was very ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Sad Decline for the Once Shinning Royal Princess

Review for a Pacific Coastal Cruise on Royal Princess

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sharpie13
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

In 2015 we had cruised the Royal Princess in the Caribbean for 10 days and it was wonderful. The ship was less that two-years old, lots of activities, the food was great, service superior, and the ship shinned from stem to stern. It was very sad to see the declines of this once great line. The service is still very good, but the ship looks worn, and the only good food to be found was in ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Balcony


Alarming Princess Decline in F&B Standards

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Royal Princess

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Bluewonder
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My wife and I sailed on Royal Princess Cruise 15 Nights to Hawaii from San Francisco (27 Mar – 11 Apr) I am Elite Captain’s Circle Member. Our Cabin Steward was excellent Elizalde. Also special praise for Mr Xavier (Guest Service Director) who was extremely helpful with a major issue I had with the Coffee Card/Elite Benefits. Let me start by saying that Royal Princess Cruise Ship is ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Interior


Wonderful experience with a couple of minor head-scratchers of concern

Review for a Pacific Coastal Cruise on Royal Princess

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rustyinsf
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

This five-day getaway cruise out of and back to San Francisco with stops in San Diego and Ensenada Mexico was to get away alone in order to get some personal work done in the stateroom while also enjoying shipboard activities. The mini-suite stateroom was superb: comfortable, no issues, and spotless upon arrival; everything worked and most impressive were a few small sensor lights that turned on ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


Princess has Gone Way Downhill

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Royal Princess

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Xertes
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We were on a 15 night cruise to Hawaii on the Royal Princess from February 10th to the 25th. My wife and I are both in our 70’s and Princess has always been one of our favorite cruise lines. Sadly, the food on Princess has markedly declined and since food is a big part of cruising for us, we will consider other cruise lines before we choose Princess again. It is like saying goodbye to an old ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


First time on Royal, it was OK, still enjoyed it tho!

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Royal Princess

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Bdd2
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

My mom and I have so far taken 4 cruises, including this cruise, can't say Royal was the best, it was ok tho. We've been on Majestic Princess for an Asia cruise, and since our home base is in SF, and with mom now preferring cruises, we thought we will try all the ones leaving from SF to make it easy. Royal Princess is our first cruise out of SF. Embarkation was a breeze, just make sure you ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


7 days of food for a 15 day cruise!

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Royal Princess

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sunviking90
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We have been on over 30 cruises and this was our 11th Princess cruise including 5 wonderful ones last year. We were looking for a little sunshine and we love Hawaii, so this cruise to seemed to fit the bill. We flew into SFO a day early, and the next day enjoyed one of the smoothest embarkations ever! We were on the ship about 15 minutes after arriving at the port! We booked an “obstructed” ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


Probably the worse one yet

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Royal Princess

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Juleshop1
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I have been on over 20 cruises with many different companies. I use to put Princess up there with the best of them but not any more. I am a coeliac and the choice of food for us was so bad, there was nothing after the dinning room closed in the evening. The bakery had 1 thing everyday which was a rice pudding or yogurt mousse sort of thing. They displayed a lovely choice of filled sarnies, home ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Considering Princess? Don't!!

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Royal Princess

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viviangalba
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

My Husband and I just returned from a 15-day cruise to Hawaii aboard the Princess Cruise Line. Firstly, the food was HORRIBLE!! The food was bland & tasteless, meat was tough & hard to eat, breads, rolls were dry & hard. Oatmeal & grits had huge lumps (3 inches long by 1 inch wide to give you an idea) and were off-putting. Multiple times we were told “we ran out of that”. Basic things like ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Missed the Promenade Deck

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Royal Princess

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Sfloveboatcruising
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I love the 15 day Hawaii cruise! I have been on Grand Princess and Ruby Princess to Hawaii from San Francisco. Sailed from Pier 27 San Francisco. Inside cabin IF Anytime dining room worked best even with reservations. Less crowded, less waiting. Great food and local dishes. Hawaiian fish and pork. Awesome Ukulele, Hula and Hawaiian craft activities every sea day. ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Interior


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