Avoid the Caribbean Princess at all cost. This ship either needs to be scrapped or gutted and start over. Too many things wrong with it.
Embarkation
1 out of 5
Shore side crew were rude and demanding. Not a welcoming atmosphere one usually gets at embarkation day.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
1 out of 5
Food was tasteless. Many of the other passengers comments on how bad the food was.
Onboard Activities
2 out of 5
Most of the guest entertainers were well past their prime.
Entertainment
2 out of 5
Most of the guest entertainers were well past their prime. Production shows were good.
Service and Staff
3 out of 5
Room steward was great. Guest service desk was just going thru the motions. Did not seem to card much about reported issues. We were told wrong directions many times by the crew. We caught one of the internet workers in a lie.
Ship Quality
1 out of 5
Very clean. The layout is strange especially on getting to the Palm Dining room.
Cabin / Stateroom
2 out of 5
Clean and comfortable. There was a sewage smell in the bathroom. They turned on the exhaust fan which was loud. They would not try to make it run quitter. Avoid this room do to that. The medallion thing just doesn't work as well at they make out.
Ship tip
Do not book this ship. The air conditioner was not working the entire cruise at the middle elevators on Decks 6, 7, 8, 9. Air conditioner went out in the middle of the night on Deck 9 one time. Wi-Fi is a joke. It is as slow as dial up. They kept telling us it was the satellite which was a lie. Their programs worked fine. We were finally told by the Internet manager it was not the satellite. It is the old and spaced out routers.
Going to visit the Emberá people was disappointing. It is marked as moderate in strenuous level. It is actually very strenuous. You have to get in and out of a canoe 2 times on rocks and mud and climb a steep bank. Many of the older people struggled with it taking 2&3 people helping them in and out of the canoe. Avoid this excursion.
My husband and I were aboard the Caribbean Princess for a 2 week cruise, 2 years ago. We had a fabulous time. Our suite was wonderful as well.. this was a 15th cruise.
We just disembarked this morning. Wish we could’ve stayed onboard the Caribbean Princess as this was one of our favorite ships so far! There were plumbing problems, due to passengers flushing items such as bras, dentures, sanitary napkins, masks, and apple cores. Service was great, food was wonderful, entertainment was amazing!!
We went on Caribbean Princess in January and had a wonderful time! Great food and great crew especially the karaoke dude! The only complaints we had were with the spectacularly crappy, buggy app, being unable to get money out of the atms for our additional gratuities for our great crew and the selection of channels/things to watch on the tv.
This is no longer one persons opinion. Consistent poor reviews of Princess and Carnival due to no investment in their fleet. Zero preventative maintenance makes for a bad experience. Sorry you wasted your money.
This ship was just refurbished. I sailed on it just before drydock and enjoyed it. I'm sure I would have loved it now. Huatulco is awesome with some of the best beaches anywhere. You have to take a boat to get to them though. So you didn't enjoy anything.
Just curious how shore side crew can be demanding. I thought that was purely the passengers' prerogative.
What did the want from you, correct paperwork?
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