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Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Caribbean Princess

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 28, 2018

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C534

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Princess is my cruise company of choice, even though I love Cunard. A little too casual compared to past. I have not cruised in the last five years. The change was a little overwhelming. Formal night was not the same as in the past. Again, not enforcing the dress code in dining room really bothered me. Flip-flops, cargo shorts and shirttails hanging out is not dress code. Atrium entertainment very loud. Switching last formal night to Wednesday instead of Thursday was a real let down. Traditional dining room service and food excellent. Staff excellent. So good I gave extra tip. Entertainment was not Princess quality. Not entertaining as in the past and much too loud.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Traveled Grand Class before. Very good layout and common areas very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin very clean. For the amount of time spent in cabin, size was sufficient.

Ship tip

Look your best. Very disappointed dress code was not enforced in dining room.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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7 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

cherrock    6 years ago

Summer in the Caribbean on a cruise is much more casual, although still surprised about shorts unless first and last. Usually fall through spring not so much. As for formal night on Wednesday instead of Thursday, cannot understand why this would-be an issue. Not knowing your itinerary, I couldn’t answer you.

booger1xx    6 years ago

We've been on numerous Princess cruises and it's shocking to hear they allowed someone with shorts on allowed into the dining room. We've seen a passenger stopped at the door and advised no shorts in the dining room.

BarryfromSF    6 years ago

Saddly etiquette and common courtesy are not a common trade. The travel industry is a hungry beast!

SammyAddison    6 years ago

IkeDeb    6 years ago

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