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Disgraceful. Earns nickname of Walmart of the Seas

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
Caribbean Princess

7 Night Western Caribbean With Grand Cayman (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 13, 2023

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B429

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

In its zeal to save every single nickel, CCL, the parent company, his removed all incentive to ever go with Princess.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Fine

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Food was at best a C-. Frequently one could not cut the meat with a knife. Cheapest cuts the line can buy. Would not surprised to see marks on the steak from the jockey’s whip. Every dinner some annoying oddball waiter came to the table to sell thimble size Bailey’s cream or something. Unwelcome, annoying.

The Salty Dog Grill

1 out of 5

Had the hamburger on night one with tomato slice; result: 2 days of indigestion.

Dining Room

1 out of 5

Venue, staff: fine. Food, C- on a great day. They have begun charging $20.00 each if you’d like lobster or filet mignon on any dining night, or 39.99 for a duet, except on final night, charges lifted.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Passenger Services

5 out of 5

Polite, professional but way overworked. Lines of passengers’ queries were often long. Phone calls all go unanswered.

Casino

5 out of 5

My darling wife spends tons here every cruise.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Last show of cruise called “Bravo” was absolutely sensational. The other nights…a big yawn, truly. Ask anyone. Cruise director made inappropriate quips about old cruisers falling asleep during shows. She needs to be replaced.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Fine.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Mildew in our shower stall for days. The steward did clean it after being shown the mildew. The air conditioning on board is mostly a flop. Hallways and ding rooms hot enough for men to remove jackets. This ship needs to become an artificial reef in the Red Sea or someplace.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Tiny in one word. Ceiling light bulb, one of the strange fluorescent tube things flashed constantly anytime the room lights were on, like a strobe light at a concert. Calls to passenger services, to notify a basic electrician, were not answered.

Ship tip

In a word - avoid. Better dollar value: definitely Celebrity.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

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
Fine.
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