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Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
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Caribbean Princess

10 Night Classic Canada & New England (Quebec City To New York)

Sail date: September 09, 2023

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: P321

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I don't think we'll ever use Princess again. Very disappointed. Maybe our fault for not being more selective. Our past experience with Princess was very good, (15 Cruises) so we felt there was no need to worry... Again, we were proved wrong!

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Ok, but no special treatment for Long Time Princess Cruisers

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Wine pour was always less than 5 oz.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Fitness room very good

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Not the best but very good.. Seating was limited, had to arrive early to get a good seat

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
It appears staff were new and needed more training, experienced crew were very good. Stateroom staff, extremely good

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Ship was old and was showing her age.. needs a complete reno.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Extremely noisy, small, had foldout bunks above and we continually hit our heads! Why would they assign this cabin to an older couple? Also, cabin was too close to ramp exits and pilot entrance. Most times this all occurred during sleeping hours. During rough seas the hull noise was awful. Cleanliness was very good.

Ship tip

Don't accept a cabin on or below the lifeboats

Ports of call

Quebec City, Quebec

4 out of 5

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

4 out of 5
We enjoyed this tour on our own.

Sydney, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5
Tour was OK

Halifax, Nova Scotia

2 out of 5
Wasn't impressed with tour

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5
Well worth the time

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5
Again, well worth the time!

New York, New York

2 out of 5
We have visited Time Square 2 X during Covid and really enjoyed it. This time it was scary walking, even during the day... Too many homeless and many shops closed I believe for this reason. I do NOT recommend staying in Times Square.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Glad to get off.
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6 Comments

TheBigSalad    1 year ago

Thanks for your review.

RetiredRay    1 year ago

You would think that after 15 cruises they would have learned to not let the ship assign your room, unless you really do not care what problems you can get.

javawoody    1 year ago

I like the older ships 🚢 and you have no reason to complain about cabins when you let the cruise line pick the cabin.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

Well….I wouldn’t choose the older ships…..they sure do need some attention. As for the cabin, as I’m sure you’re aware…..better to choose your own. Both of those things would have made for a better experience

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