Ship too big
Royal Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe
11 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Copenhagen Roundtrip)
Sail date: August 19, 2014
Ship: Royal Princess
Cabin type: Balcony
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
The Royal Princess is a beautiful vessel, however it is too big for our idea of a great cruise. It is so big that it could not dock anywhere near our port stop in Stockholm. There were numerous occasions when the elevators were too few and slow to que.
It was also very crowded each morning in the lido dining areas as nearly all 4000 passengers were trying to have breakfast at the same time. There was a maze of of areas to go through for food and by the time you got your food and then found a vacant table your food was cold. It is also necessary to select a cabin close to mid ship or else it could take 10-15 minutes of walking to get to the dining rooms or to the theater. Princess should rethink bigger is better concept
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Ship tip
Be sure to get a cabin near midship and don't expect much for the short day and long travel time to Stockholm. All the other port stops were terrific !