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Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Caribbean Princess

14 Night Ireland Scottish Highlands & Wales (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 29, 2024

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A509

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

This was atrip of a lifetime. The ports were all very good. The ship and staff were awesome. Food very good.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was slightly delayed for extra cleaning of the ship for Noro Virus on previous cruise. The check in process went very smoothly. We were on the ship by 12:30 pm.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We thought the food in the main dining room was very good. We enjoyed all of our meals in the Coral Dining room. We only went to the buffet for breakfast and enjoyed it. The fresh fruit was excellent. The ice cream bar was very good. Drinks were to our liking.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We did not use the pools or fitness center.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows we saw were dood. The theater filled up fast so we missed some of the shows. The musicians and DJ's on board were good.

Children's Programs

We were not traveling with kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our Room Steward was awesome. He did a very good job in our cabin. He was very friendly. We ate at shared tables in the main dining room (at different tables). All of our waiters did an excellent job. All of the wait staff were vey good.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
This is an older ship but we loved her. No issues witht he design. Some areas were showing her age, but she is still a great ship. No complaints from us. Side note - the ship is going in for a refresh of some common areas the end of October.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great room location. Cabin was spacious and clean. Nice bathroom. We liked our cabin.

Ship tip

The ship's crew are very friendly and they do a great job.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England Did not visit port

We only went to Southhampton to board the ship.

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

5 out of 5
We had a great shore excursion in this port. We had a very good time touring and learning the history. For all shore excursions we used some from the Princess and some from Shipmate.com. The excursions were picked by what we wanted to see.

Cobh (Cork), Ireland

5 out of 5
We had another awesome shore excursion in this port. We really enjoyed our excursions.

Holyhead, Wales

5 out of 5
We had another awesome shore excursion in this port. We really enjoyed our excursions.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

5 out of 5
We had another awesome shore excursion in this port. We really enjoyed our excursions. The history we learned from our tour guides made the excursion.

Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland

5 out of 5
We had another awesome shore excursion in this port. We really enjoyed our excursions.

Stornoway, Isle Of Lewis, Hebrides

5 out of 5
In this port of call we did not plan an excursion. We walked off the ship and walked into town, stopping at the castle on our way to town. We walked around town, stopped at a PUB and had a pint. Then we walked back to the ship.

Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

5 out of 5
WE toured the country side stopping at a local farm, then onto Loch Ness for a ferry ride to the castle. We then went to McGreggors Pub in Inverness for lunch and whiskey tasting. The Owner gave he history of Scotland, played the fiddle. The food was very good.

South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland Did not visit port

Port visit was canceled do to FOG. This excursion was booked through Princess. Once the Port was caneled Princess imediately refunded the money to our Folio,

Portland (Weymouth), England, UK

5 out of 5
We had another awesome shore excursion in this port. We really enjoyed our excursions.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Disembarkation process went smooth. At ur time we walked off the ship, picked up our luggage and went to the bus for the ride to LHR airport.
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5 Comments

javawoody     3 months ago

Appreciate the post

LordRochford     3 months ago

Was onboard the Caribbean princess in june 2024. Could not fault her. Fab cruise. 👍🇬🇧🚢🛳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

cruising2004     3 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your review.

HeavySeas     3 months ago

Awesome....thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

karlgrgurich     3 months ago

Fantastic itinerary

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