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Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Caribbean Princess

6 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 19, 2017

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B631

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The Caribbean Princess is showing her age and is, thankfully, scheduled for a refurbish in March.  While I liked the size of the ship in terms of passengers (compared to the larger ones), I felt the bathroom in our stateroom was significantly smaller than I had expected.  The staff on this sailing was superb, from the cabin attendant to everyone in the dining room.  We had a passenger with us who has food allergies and the headwaiter bent over backwards to ensure she could eat and had the galley prepare really magnificent plates given their limitation of ingredients.  

The ports we visited were really for those interested in diving and scuba; we visited the port areas and returned to the ship for relaxation.  Fortunately, that was the objective of our group.  There's not much to do when you disembark in the Western Caribbean unless you're into zip lining and water activities.

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Very pleased with selections

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
We chose a late dinner seating and missed most of the evening activities and shows ... by choice.

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Superb!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was clean but the bathroom looked old and was smaller than expected.

Ship tip

If you're in a large group, see the maitre d' and arrange for a table seating that suits you. We were six and chose the late seating so as not to wait at anytime dining.

Ports of call

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras Did not visit port

Due to a medical emergency, the ship had to return to near Miami to offload an ill passenger. We lost about 6 transit hours and did not stop in Roatan. We went to a Mexican destination instead.

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
The local shopping and bars are fun and colorful! Nothing to buy, just fun to walk and look around.

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

MisterMet    7 years ago

Always thought the service on Princess was very good.  Sounds like you had a nice cruise.

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