The most disappointing cruise I have been on.

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

1.5 out of 5
Caribbean Princess

10 Night Eastern Caribbean Voyager (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 01, 2018

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B749

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

My husband and I were really looking forward to a relaxing cruise. It was anything but that. To begin: 1. the food was very sub standard. We heard many complaints. We ate at the specialty restaurant 4 times to get a good meal. Very disappointing. 2. The pool was freezing!!, I would compare the temperature to the first time time you open your pool in the springtime in New England. There was maybe 2 or 3 brave souls in the water. 3. The cruise line stated the boat was having some bnb engine issues that did not effect the safety of the ship just the speed of the ship. A few times we had to have a tug boat pull us out if port. Many people on board thought that they may have been pulling resources from other places on the ship to support the engine issue. 4. We had air conditioning in our room the first day after that it seemed warm in the room regardless how many times you turned the air conditioner down. 5. We attempted to get in the hot tub but refused to enter because of the slime on top. That was at 9 am. The fitness facility was also sub standard. There were 10 elipicals and many more treadmills. You were not allowed to use the treadmills until 10 am because there were rooms below. We would arrive at CVthe gym at 6 am and all elipicals were taken. It seems logical with bnb a ship bn of that size they would have more cardio machines other than treadmills( which no one ever seemed to be on after 10 am. I can go on and on but those are the highlights. We had a employees on the ship who were wonderful but most were rude. We were booked on the Carribean Princess in a suite on December 19th for a Christmas Cruise with 19 other people and had 15 bbn other friends booked on a November cruise. We have all cancelled our cruises and looking elsewhere. Will never cruise Princess again.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Ship tip

Do not do it.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

2 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

1 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

2 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
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15 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

JustJanean    6 years ago

We had a terrible time as well. They did not care and did nothing to rectify our issues. Our luggage was lost and we did not get it till the first port 3 days later!

vbrenckle    6 years ago

We normally sail with Celebrity but will not try another cruise line again. Love Celebrity.

crpayne63    6 years ago

moyyay, good to hear considering my wife & I are cruising on this ship in 2 months.

golfhacker1    6 years ago

We were on the Caribbean Princess last October for a 14 day cruise. We did not experience any issues and the engines not at top performance did 18.7 knots from Aruba to Ft Lauderdale. Food was on par with other Princess Cruises. Love the Vines and International cafe.

moyyay    6 years ago

I was on the same cruise as this lady and everything was fine. The staff was friendly, the pools were fine and the food was great. There was nothing wrong with the engines....maybe she just doesn’t understand that pilot boats are used when you enter and leave port.

dbclancy    6 years ago

Yes try Celebrity. We sailed Caribbean Princess in February and were very disappointed with the food, service and disgruntled staff. The propulsion issue was inexcusable. Disappointed with Princess. Back to Celebrity for future cruises.

Medsi    6 years ago

Sorry to hear.

dansu    6 years ago

Try Celebrity next time

vbrenckle    6 years ago

Thank you everyone.

IkeDeb    6 years ago

So sorry!😞

vbrenckle    6 years ago

We also had mold in our shower. I woke up with headache and congestion as did my husband from the first morning on board until we disembarked. Others complained as well and wondered in the middle of the ocean where would any allergies come into play. I have never complained about a cruise before and we have been on over 12 cruises.

14Cruzdude    6 years ago

jallaway    6 years ago

I did the caribbean princess twice. First time kinda Blah, second time very nice. I wouldn't completely rule them out

renaedave    6 years ago

oh wow thats too bad

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