Good but could have been GREAT!

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 82

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Caribbean Princess

12 Night British Isles (London Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 25, 2016

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D627

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The destinations were GREAT!  All of the local guides and tours were perfect.  The people were very friendly and knowledgeable.  We have been on 25 cruises and this has to be one of the more disappointing ships we have been on.  Most of the staff were friendly but the few that were not brought down our whole experience.  The food in the dining room was OK but we have had much better on cruises before and the entertainment was not that good either!  We love Princess and love cruising but another experience like this one and we may look to other cruise lines in the future. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Normally write great reviews about the entertainment but this was below average for a cruise ship of this size.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
25 cruises and never been refused to enter the dining room. I dressed in smart casual on formal night because I wasn't feeling all that great and just wanted to relax. Head waiter refused to allow me in the dining room because I had a Polo shirt on and no long sleeves. Not like I was dressed in shorts and a t-shirt.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin Steward was awesome...did a great job.

Ship tip

On all the excursions that serve lunch....expect Boiled chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy. We thought we would be experiencing some local fare but this was given to us on all five trips.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

5 out of 5

Cobh (Cork), Ireland

5 out of 5

Dublin, Ireland

3 out of 5

Liverpool, England

5 out of 5

Belfast, Northern Ireland

5 out of 5

Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland

5 out of 5

Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

5 out of 5

South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland

5 out of 5

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

MisterMet    8 years ago

Did you do the ship's excursions or did you do them on your own in each port?  What were the average costs of each excursion?

emt    8 years ago

I'm glad that you had a great time. I haven't had time to book a tour for Belfast, Liverpool and Edinburgh and I'm wondering if there are companies offering tours at those ports?

Pssmith    8 years ago

We just came back from this cruise. We had a great time, food was fabulous . The staff could not have been any nicer or more helpful. Looking forward to our next cruise on princess👍

lovelylife    8 years ago

Thankyou for update taking my mum on this cruise and feedback is what I was looking for.

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