Nerve wracking Norovirus & Corona Virus Cruise

Item: Caribbean Princess
Rating: 3.9
Author: arndtbenson

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

arndtbenson

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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10 Night Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 01, 2020

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B751

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Would not take Princess again. Disappointed with cabin, ship and food.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

late due to 2 prior cruise norovirus outbreaks

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Buffet food was terrible

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools were nice

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Comedians were good, final night variety show was good

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Bar tenders were great, wait staff in dining OK, cabin steward was good, but no towel animals :(

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

everything was kept very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

cabin was kept nice and clean but shower was tiny.

Ship tip

eat in specialty dining as much as possible. food in dining was bland and buffet was terrible.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

live in So. Florida

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica Did not visit port

been there twice before

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Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

hop on-hop off bus, lots of people in your face selling junk

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Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal) Did not visit port

did not get off - heard from previous cruisers that it was a long, hot day. Went to spa instead - which was great

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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Rainforest hike and boat ride. The tour guide (Omar) was excellent. excursion was informative, interesting, bus was great.

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George Town, Grand Cayman Did not visit port

Denied acess due to corona virus

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

read on news prior to disembarkation that luggage handlers had tested positive for Corona Virus.

9 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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GerryBCruisin 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing your review of the Caribbean Princess.

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smaertz 4 years ago

What was wrong with your cabin? we were on that ship twice had cabin numbers B749 and B754 and loved both of them can never go wrong with a aft cabin.

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review and so sorry your cruise was messed up with this virus.

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franargo1 4 years ago

Bad times for the cruise industry

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dengage 4 years ago

What's happening is unprecedented and getting out of hand we all need to haul back let the people in the know find a cure. 🤔

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dengage 4 years ago

Agree with you Will

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willwork4cruz 4 years ago

No fair complaining about coronavirus if you choose to take a cruise during a coronavirus pandemic. What were you expecting?

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Other reviews of this sailing

We had a wonderful cruise

Ports were great BUT the cruise it self was horrible

Terrible cruise.