Some good, some bad

Item: Caribbean Princess
Rating: 3.7
Author: PotomacGuy

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

PotomacGuy

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

12 Night European Capitals (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 19, 2024

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin number: B749

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Saw some good sites but this vacation will be memorable for the fall on the escalator and for us both being sick for two weeks after the trip

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Both my wife and I fell backwards down the escalator bringing us to the ship, necessitating her getting stiches

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining room food was forgettable but the Crown Grille was so good we went there a second time.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Steam room and sauna (single sex); evening game show programs

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Very entertaining

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Truly outstanding service from the staff throughout the ship

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Lots of storage; small but adequate balcony. I have a fear of heights but had no problem with Deck 14. Controls on shower hard to figure out.

Ship tip

Give a specialty restaurant a try. You’ll notice a difference.

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Ports of call

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

4 out of 5

We did an excursion with company other than Princess. Excursion was very good but given no direction on how to get back to the ship and ended up getting a taxi.

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

2 out of 5

No excursion; just a big city.

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Oslo, Norway

4 out of 5

My wife and I went on different Princess excursions and we greatly enjoyed them.

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Goteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden

3 out of 5

Took a cab to the Old City and walked down a nice pedestrian street of shops.

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Copenhagen, Denmark

4 out of 5

Took another company for an 8-hour tour of churches and castles. Memorable!

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Aarhus, Denmark

3 out of 5

No excursion. Cool wet weather put a damper on this but very nice pedestrian way of cafes.

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Hamburg, Germany

4 out of 5

Took Princess tour, which was wonderful but the 3+ hour ride on an antiquated train should be an embarrassment for Princess.

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Le Havre (Paris), France

3 out of 5

Took an excursion with another company. I guess it was nice to say that I’ve been to the Normandy battlefield but it wasn’t all that worth it.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

javawoody 5 months ago

Appreciate the write up

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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lsbs 5 months ago

Thank you for the review.

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Sorry to hear of your falls and hope you recover quickly from your illness. Glad you enjoyed your cruise otherwise.

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karlgrgurich 5 months ago

Glad you were able to enjoy despite the issues.

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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