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Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Caribbean Princess

Western Caribbean

Sail date: December 17, 2016

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: R719

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I had a really nice time. I had a lovely cabin with a balcony on the 14th floor, unfortunately the cabin next to mine and the two across the hall were all occupied by one family, which was probably requested and must have been nice for them, but I felt like I was in their living room. They were constantly in and out of each other's cabins, letting the doors slam at all hours of the day.

 

My second issue was that travel to the excursions took us through some really unpleasant sights namely rampant poverty. I understand that is just the socio-economic makeup of the countries we were in but it made a trip to the Mayan ruins a little less special when we had to pass shoeless children begging for money.

 

My third issue was room service. We ordered twice. The food was good, the service was good, but getting someone on the phone to actually take our order took over 10 minutes both ties. It was strange.

 

The trip was pretty nice otherwise. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The shows were not well put together. The talent was good but the material was very cliche and incongruous.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Good amount of space, great attendant; I wish wish the doors didn't slam like they did. It was not calming!

Ship tip

Bring ear plugs.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Roatán, Bay Islands

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

glomarrone    7 years ago

I had a wonderful experience on my one and only Princess cruise.  If it wasn't for the long line at embarkation, the cruise would have been perfect.  I don't mind waiting my turn like everyone else but when the reps kept putting passengers from other lines at the had of our line, I got pretty annoyed.  so much so that I have never sailed with the line again. 

askeegan    7 years ago

Cabin issues can usually be resolved by going to the service desk and often they can move you.  With respect to the ports and poverty, perhaps I could recommend a little research in advance.  Most ports have poor areas and locations of disrepair.  It is unfortunate, but very common.

MisterMet    7 years ago

That cabin situation can be a bummer. ‚ Did you request a move?

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