Wonderful first cruise

Item: Caribbean Princess
Rating: 4.6
Author: lhippel

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

lhippel

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

Verified Review

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

Sail date: June 24, 2023

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: C417

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I'm so glad we went, it was a wonderful, exciting experience. The ship was big but not overwhelmingly big. Having your choice of pools (depending on your mood) was really nice. The bingo games and casino were a lot of fun. Our snorkeling excursion in the Cayman's was awesome! Then we found a small beach right by the port where we could swim and hang out with drinks for the afternoon. The Beach in Roatan was beautiful and free, with beach chairs and palm trees a bar and food and you could walk to it. There were shops and a nature trail and music! Unfortunately, besides the river boat ride we took in Belize (which was great, especially our host, Joyce), I was very disappointed with that port. It was small, congested and had barbed wire fence at each end so there was nowhere safe to walk to and nothing to do. In Cozumel, For a very good price, we went to a private beach where we could snorkel, use kayaks or paddleboard and spent the whole day there and it was assume!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

It went smoother than I expected

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We loved the buffet and chose to eat there every night! Such a nice selection of foods available, including selections for my vegetarian daughter.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

There were five pools to pick from, a couple of them were adult only which was really nice. We swam, we played bingo, enjoyed the machines at the casino, watched a couple of movies and just enjoyed spending time as a family!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We saw a comedian who made us all laugh out loud multiple times. There was always someone singing or playing an instrument and they were all wonderful.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We had to go to guest services a few times and everyone there was very helpful. There were a few bars and the servers were mostly friendly. The room stewards were all friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

We were fortunate that our rooms were right near the middle of the ship by the elevators, and most of the things we wanted to do were all near the middle of the ship so the layout was great! Everything was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Due to cost we went with an interior stateroom . . . it was pretty small. The bed pretty much takes up the whole room. The bathroom was very small and the toilet wouldn't flush at least three times, but when we called it in, it was fixed pretty quickly. The closet space was good, enough room for both my clothes and my husbands.

Ship tip

If it's June, bring light weight clothes and a hat. A lot of people dressed up for pictures and dinner too.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

So much quicker than we expected!

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5 Comments

chelsea84 9 months ago

How old were your kids. Did they have fun. Did they like the teen hangout area!?

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Great detailed review! Glad everyone had a wonderful first cruise. Thank you for sharing your experience.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review,well done

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

They did a nice review, wish more folks would the same, especially on these third party reviews that we can not ask for more information (well, get no response anyway).

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sunseekermama 1 year ago

Thanks for your detailed review, glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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Staff and food was great. Our Excursions were somewhat disappointing.