First time Princess cruise

Item: Caribbean Princess
Rating: 4.5
Author: hayleyl6262

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

hayleyl6262

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean With Bahamas (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 03, 2023

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: A236

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Our only complaint was the smoking in the casino. I ended up with a sore throat because of all the smoke. Even though smokers were restricted to near the slot machines, we saw many people walking around the tables smoking and vaping. Smokers should be restricted to the Wheelhouse Bar so non-smokers are not forced to inhale the smoke. Majority of people don’t want smoking in the casino and it is a shame that Princess does not protect the health of their passengers. Worst thing about this cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very streamlined and went quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Loved the restaurants. Food and service was excellent although dinner always seemed to go long. We missed the early show because dinner took so long.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Loved all the trivia but so many activities were scheduled at the same time that we weren’t able to do everything we wanted.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Shows were ok. Pretty typical for a cruise.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was amazing.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was very clean. Only issue was the toilets. It seemed that so many toilets were broken. Especially in common areas on deck 7.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was good. We requested extra hangers and pillows. Our room steward was very good.

Ship tip

Relax. Take advantage of the different restaurants and activities.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island) Did not visit port

We were not able to visit this port due to weather. We were especially disappointed since we have never been there.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Been to St. Thomas several times.

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

Not crazy about St. Maarten. Been there several times.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth.

7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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gareds 1 year ago

Smoking and drinking go hand in hand.Of course they would lose money.Millions.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing 👍

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Shh813 1 year ago

I agree with you about the casinos and smoking. We won't even go into the casinos because of the smoking. I think that smoking should be banned from all ships. Of course, that's my opinion. They certainly wouldn't lose any money on it. People, and maybe more would still go to the casino.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Princess cruise.

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