A great first cruise opportunity

Item: Crown Princess
Rating: 4
Author: RickR

Crown Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

RickR

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Classic Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 05, 2008

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 16 years ago

Review summary

This was our 1st cruise so didn't know what to expect. It was a great experience, but could have been better with more up front planning of the itinerary on our part.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Great food. The cruise had an open buffet area during most of the dy as well as a formal dining hall in the evenings. We actually enjoyed the buffet more than the dining hall. (good food, a little slow).

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Lots of good evening entertainment (shows, comedy, etc). During the day there were places to watch movies out on the main deck (on a giant screen, really cool) as wel as mini-golf, a small jogging track, workout room, etc.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Simple yet it fit the need quite well. Who goes on a cruise to stay in the room anyway? What was nice was Princess had a TV channel that offered a view of the outside of the ship (useful since we had no windows).

Ports of call

Bridgetown, Barbados

3 out of 5

I was a little bummed as the bigest attraction (my family is from here and I spent summers there as a kid) was closed. When it reopens I would reccomend Harisson's Cave.

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Don't Miss: Harisson's Cave.

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5

Take the Soufrie Island delights tour. Its long, but you get to see a lot (and eat a good west indian meal)!

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

St. Thomas has a nice beach, but was a little too 'american' for my taste.

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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5