Wonderful but all that hand washing made it uncomfortable.

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 64

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Caribbean Princess

14 Night Circle Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 16, 2020

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E515

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Unfortunately the norovirus had taken this ship over and many passengers were sick and quaranteed. It made us very uncomfortable and nervous about getting sick. The staff tried their best to keep it clean. When Princess advised us that we were docking a day earlier, we had to make our own hotel reservations for the night we had to spend in Fort Lauderdale before our flight home. They did not help us in any way. I am shocked at the way we were treated. Princess will be hearing from me. I have been on Princess for about 14 cruises and to be treated this way is disgusting.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
No problems

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was great but the buffet because you couldn't take the food yourself because of the norovirus, it was handed to you by a gloved crewmember. It took a lot longer and there were long lineups.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Trivia questions

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The entertainment was first class!

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone did their utmost to please us.,

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The cabin was cleaned everyday.

Ship tip

Wait untiol the ship is refurbished again.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

Fort-De-France, Martinique

4 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Port of Spain

4 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba Did not visit port

The ship had to return to Fort Lauderdale a day earlier than planned.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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9 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Bad if sick.

GerryBCruisin    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your review of the Caribbean Princess.

PSM1956    3 years ago

Concerned we sail next Jan 2022 So many bad reviews this is our first Princess our 8th cruise. Hopefully when they sail again Princess will have learned from the complaints

franargo1    4 years ago

My thought is all cruise lines should have employees serve you at the buffett. Permanently!

geminigirl52169    4 years ago

Princess is really having a hard time lately between norvirus and coronavirus

bobduck1993    4 years ago

Inspite of the illness around you I am glad that you could enjoy your ports of call !

SteveJessica    4 years ago

But you have some good stories for the cocktail parties...

katelynolson    4 years ago

What a bummer!

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