Caribbean Princess Cruise Reviews - Reviews

This was my 3rd time on the Caribbean Princess, I have loved it every single time! Because we went through the Panama Canal, I felt like this was one of those trips of a lifetime that you will remember forever. Thank you Princess Cruises for a memorable vacation!

We have done 2 Carnival cruises, 1 Norwegian - all 7 day, and then 10 days with Celebrity and now this one with Princess. Was expecting this to be a bit more of a luxury cruise and did not find that to be the case. I know leading up to departure there were still cabins available, so not sure if they cut staff to reduce costs. Seemed to be a shortage of on-deck staff, excursion staff, dining room staff. Marketplace buffet only had both sides open on port mornings. Not enough activities, just lots of focus on boutique sales (prices were the same day 1 - day 10)

We cruised on the 10 night panama canal voyage round-trip Fort Lauderdale. The ports visited we’re princess cays (amazing), Grand Cayman, Limon Costa Rica & Cartagena Colombia. The canal was the highlight - spectacular! No cruise is perfect but the staff worked so hard to make every effort to keep the guests happy and roll with the punches. There were many medical emergencies and at least two medical evacuations on our cruise which created delays - all shore ex were cancelled on debark day (Everglades, etc). Stateroom steward was in point, good was usually a 7 out of 10 and stateroom was immaculate. We bought the photo package/ quality was lacking a little and we had to work to get our money’s worth but we ended up with over 50 photos.

We love cruising, and up until this cruise Princess was our favorite. This one missed the mark. We arrived late to every port, got very little time to see the local sights, things were a bit disorganized and it just wasn’t the greatest itinerary.

Based on our excellent previous experience on the Crown Princess, we had concluded that Princess Cruise Lines would always be our cruise line of choice. However, based on this cruise, we will probably do more research about other cruise lines before selecting our next cruise. I should note that this cruise was not bad, it just didn’t meet our expectations. It is possible that our next cruise will still be with Princess.

We really enjoyed cruising onto the canal. Was really interesting to watch the locks open and the water come in. We also had a lot of fun made friends on this cruise.

Excellent overall with just a few minor issues. We like Princess above all the others. The food, service, and cleanliness was top notch. Getting on and off the ship was a breeze and the excursion choices were many.

Overall it was a good cruise. Purpose was to go to the Canal. Princess has its strengths and its challenges. Seems like there’s been a reduction in crew to passenger ratio.

The only reason I decided to go with Princess is because of the route. Over all experience had much better on Crystal and Celebrity. Can not compare apples to oranges.

A wonderful time. I felt well cared for by the staff and crew. The massage in the lotus spa helped to relieve my shoulder pain. The food was excellent, as well as the entertainment.

Overall a lovely trip, did not get bored, enjoyed meeting all kinds of people. Food was exceptional in the places that required a cover. Could use a little more variety in the regular dining rooms.

We still had a good time overall but the fact that we missed our last excursion made the itinerary with too many sea days. The excursion were just okay with the exception of “meet the Sloths” in Limon. The food was pretty good for the most part but you’ll find it much better in the restaurants rather than the buffet.

Princess is a great Cruise Line. However, our only disappointment was with our Stateroom being so outdated and smelly. Ports of call were interesting and educational. Lots of great activities on the Ship very little for children to do. If this Ship has had updates and renovations it certainly has not been with the mini-suites. Porr value for the money. Did not look forward to returning to it every night as couch, etc were outdated, dirty and smelly. Carpet dirty as well.

The cruise was beautiful. Based on this cruise, Prince isn’t my favorite line, but maybe other destinations are better. Our bed selection (twins) didn’t happen, nor even the robe request. Little things like that don’t ruin a cruise, but disappointing. It was a fun trip and I highly recommend the cruise, maybe not during hurricane season!

Just got back from the Panama Canal Cruise. Was a nice cruise. Seemed to be a “geriatric” cruise. Lots of seniors on board. Food was passable ( last full meal left a lot to be desired ). Turkey was not that good. Cranberry sauce was like a soup. Dressing was poor. Overall cabin was very good. We were unable to go to all of the advertised stops. High winds etc made it to dangerous. Was exhausted from travel yesterday. Panama Canal was a great site to see. Impressive.

it was a great 14 day cruise. great stops, great food and service, so i highly recommend this cruise. the real only negative things i can say is antiquated bathroom shower and no privacy on the balcony.

the worst cruise of my lifetime. It was a dangerous ship filled with sewer gas and only one engine, and the rudest Princess employees I have ever experienced. They didn't care. Bad food and stupid activities.

We had a wonderful time on the Caribbean Princess - we enjoyed all of the ports and all of our excursions. We had a nice mix of active excursions and beach time, which was perfect for us. The ship had great entertainment each night and great service!

Great trip, except for the shady charges by Princess. They're out to get every penny out of your wallet. It's hard to enjoy your vacation when you feel like you're being constantly ripped off by the company.

We thoroughly enjoyed the 14 day Circle Caribbean cruise. Crew, food, shows, etc. were great to us. The itinerary provided a lot of ports and sea days. All the people we met on and off the ship were friendly and accommodating.