A Few Problems

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Caribbean Princess

21 Night British Isles Passage (Houston To London)

Sail date: April 17, 2016

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: A216

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We had a few problems.  Several were weather related.  We didn't leave Houston for 1 full day.  Thus we arrived later in our first few ports.  Our stop in Holyhead was completely obliterated due to high seas and the worry about tendering in.  This was very disappointing because we had booked an excursion for the pfestinog railway.  The other problem was , that my military credit was not listed.  I had to jump through some hoops to get it.  The on-line site for Princess says that once you claim it, they have a record of it, and you don't have to do it again.  However at the service desk, they said you had to do it for every cruise.  Other than that, I believe it was quite enjoyable.  enjoyed the ports we did get to visit.  The hired help was very good including waiters, and the person that cleaned our room etc.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
several people were told that you would have a bridge director. They not only didn't have one, but several people had to pitch in for equipment. Even enough cards were hard to obtain. Had to make up our own travelers. and had a knowledgeable person to do the computer work. also the bridge game should be kept a distance away from some of the other games being played simultaneously, as some of the other games are very noisy.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Liverpool, England

5 out of 5
Hop-on bus tour is great & inexpensive.

Holyhead, Wales

1 out of 5
didn't get to go. Missed the steam train ride.

Hamburg, Germany Did not visit port

Try hop-on hop-off bus here too. Very good for the money.

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

dolds67    8 years ago

I have cruised several times and I had no idea one could buy playing cards at the casino! Thanks

mmck    8 years ago

you can buy cards from the casino for $1.00 a deck.

cheezlady    8 years ago

Don't know where the service desk staff got their info re the military OBC. My husband's has shown up every cruise without doing anything. I always check my Cruise Personalizer before leaving to make sure all our credits are listed.

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