Not the romantic "Love boat experience" as advertized

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

2 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: A636

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Everyone said ship is a bit worn, but stateroom was well kept and Balcony cabin roomy and quiet. General condition of ship good. Decoration was dated. Liked the number of pools. (2 good size, 1 smaller adult only. 1 small pool in spa area required a use fee and many Jacuzzis). Dining not so good. Breakfast and lunch at buffet very crowded and hard to find seating for a couple. The 2 Anytime dining options were extremely noisy.  It was hard to carry on a conversation. Too much noise from too many serving stations and overall poor acoustics . The food was excellent, but the noise ruined the whole experience! Went to Crown Grill a perk from travel agent. Food was similar to other dining venues and my steak was not cooked as I requested. Not worth the $60.00 per couple charge, however definitely quieter. Not ready to cruise again soon. Cruise industry must offer Internet service no charge.  With all todays technology there is no reason to charge( hotels don't). It's the 21st century! 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Did not use

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Too noisy dining rooms ruined excellent food enjoyment.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean, quiet and roomy for couple.

Ship tip

Choose another ship if you want enjoyable dining experience.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

1 out of 5
Ship forced to change route because passenger became ill.

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5
Too crowded! There were 7 or 8 cruise ships in port at the same time.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

MisterMet    7 years ago

Winter cruising in the Caribbean is the busiest time of year.  You'll find things much more quiet from June through October.

MisterMet    7 years ago

The cruise industry will NEVER offer internet service for free.  It would be like the gas companies never charging for gas.  People need their connections and they know it.  Cha-ching for them.

tenaj    7 years ago

Internet is such a rip off!

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