May 2017 - 12 Night Treasures Of Asia (Fremantle To Singapore) Cruise on Dawn Princess
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Dawn Princess
Sail date: May 14, 2017
We booked this cruise because it was convenient and leaving from Fremantle and also had heard wonderful things about the Princess Line. It was the Dawn's last cruise before being sold to P & O. The ship is very old and from the beginning a lot of floors had blocked toilets. Ours blocked 5 times during the 12 days. One couple didn't have a toilet for 6 days and had to use a public toilet on another floor! Dining areas were extremely hot and the air conditioning did not cope with the heat. The second day into the cruise, they started running out of drinks. No Stout, Johnny Walker and Red wine became limited to only $80 - $120 per bottle. Cheap wines sold out early in the cruise. Some food items also ran out and not replenished. Prunes and breakfast fruit in particular. Prunes ran out on the 3rd day much to the dismay of the many elderly cruisers. The shops were closed for stocktaking after 6 days - never to reopen, so buying anything like Panadol or eye drops etc was non existent after that. Clothing was just what was left over and very poor choice of models and sizes. The Casino also closed before the end of the cruise, even though we were not in port. This was so that the machines could be overhauled before the handover to P & O. So too bad if you enjoyed the Casinos. Entertainment during the day was also of a poor standard and many of the activities wound down after a few days including the Bingo! Many cruisers were loyal customers that wanted to do one more cruise on the DAWN - a favourite amongst many Princess Cruisers. We were all charged a normal rate to cruise on this last cruise and yet Princess just ran a very poor ship!! Staff were wonderful and the evening shows were very good. The cruise director was apologetic about the poor standard of the cruise and said "Please don't shoot the messenger". All staff were making the best of a bad situation, having to often apologise for the lack of drinks, food or facilities. Very disappointed with Princess. They let down their loyal Cruisers well and truly.
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This cruise was very poor. I believe that Princess cruises are usually very good. I do feel though that Princess let down their loyal customers. They were more interested in handing over to P&O than considering the quality of this cruise that they sold at normal costs. Very disappointed.
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We booked this cruise because it was convenient and leaving from Fremantle and also had heard wonderful things about the Princess Line. It was the Dawn's last cruise before being sold to P & O. The ship is very old and from the beginning a lot of floors had blocked toilets. Ours blocked 5 times during the 12 days. One couple didn't have a toilet for 6 days and had to use a public toilet on another floor! Dining areas were extremely hot and the air conditioning did not cope with the heat. The second day into the cruise, they started running out of drinks. No Stout, Johnny Walker and Red wine became limited to only $80 - $120 per bottle. Cheap wines sold out early in the cruise. Some food items also ran out and not replenished. Prunes and breakfast fruit in particular. Prunes ran out on the 3rd day much to the dismay of the many elderly cruisers. The shops were closed for stocktaking after 6 days - never to reopen, so buying anything like Panadol or eye drops etc was non existent after that. Clothing was just what was left over and very poor choice of models and sizes. The Casino also closed before the end of the cruise, even though we were not in port. This was so that the machines could be overhauled before the handover to P & O. So too bad if you enjoyed the Casinos. Entertainment during the day was also of a poor standard and many of the activities wound down after a few days including the Bingo! Many cruisers were loyal customers that wanted to do one more cruise on the DAWN - a favourite amongst many Princess Cruisers. We were all charged a normal rate to cruise on this last cruise and yet Princess just ran a very poor ship!! Staff were wonderful and the evening shows were very good. The cruise director was apologetic about the poor standard of the cruise and said "Please don't shoot the messenger". All staff were making the best of a bad situation, having to often apologise for the lack of drinks, food or facilities. Very disappointed with Princess. They let down their loyal Cruisers well and truly.