Worst cruise ever

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2.1 out of 5
Caribbean Princess

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 01, 2018

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: D112

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The service was absolutely horrendous from day 1 to 7. Unfriendly, rude and inconsiderate staff on the entire ship. From stateroom attendants to waiters and casino dealers. The only nice crewmembers can be found in the shops (probably because they earn commission and i spent close to $1,000. The food was terrible. Often cold, undercooked or old and seemed like it was sitting for days. Very limited selection in the maketplace buffet as they only seemed to offer a selection of bread (which was stale) and pre made sandwiches which we didnt care for when looking for a lunch or dinner option. Wait staff here was extremely rude as well and witnessed a waiter pick up a cube of cheese that fell onto the counter and placed it back on top of the platter for consumption. Had such a terrible experience from beginning to end that by the time we had enough on day 4/5 we wanted to disembark in st maarten to salvage the last few days of vaca and possibly book another cruise but all the flights home were full. After this experience i highly recommend sailing on a different cruiseline as this was the worst experience i have ever had.

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

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Dont expect friendly service anywhere onboard.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

1 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
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14 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

AlabamaAl    6 years ago

My wife and I were on your cruise. I suspect that if you want to know the source of your difficulties, you should look in a mirror.

jamesciattei    6 years ago

Worst experience ever? And still two stars? We love Princess. Always enjoy.

RetiredRay    6 years ago

Wow, all I can say is, not even Carnival food was like that, and 99.5% of the staff I have ever seen were 180 degrees out from what you report and the 0.5% were not as bad as you reported. Hope you took names, dates, and actions and did more than just write a bad review...........

compudoc    6 years ago

How did things work out when you tried to get money back after really enjoying your cruise?

bswetman    6 years ago

Sounds like your glass is more than half empty! We loved, loved our Princess cruise to AK and booked to Panama. Cheer up bro!

Zoeyjilli    6 years ago

Over 200 days on Princess, very great cruise line.

cruisent    6 years ago

What did you buy for $1,000 in the shops? I'm curious.

tri40sh    6 years ago

Maybe shouldn't vent here, but with the cruiseline themselves. You are giving those that are really excited for their cruise a bad expectation.

cbc30781    6 years ago

Very valid points everyone. 24 princess cruises completed and four pending. I have never had any of the issues complained of.

Dadm    6 years ago

Why would you drop almost $1,000 on a Ship that you did not enjoy? Also, what did guest services say when you went to them to complain?

TheHenneSeas    6 years ago

Wow. Just wow. I question this review. I am wondering why so bitter? We sail only princess and I have never had such an expeience.

CaptPoppi    6 years ago

Wow! Your is the worst review I've ever read. ???

marflmy43cfb    6 years ago

Came off caribeann princess in may. It was a great trip everyone was friendly. Don't know what ship u were one.going on it in Jan again

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