Short but enjoyable.
Crown Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast
3 Night Pacific Coastal Southbound (Vancouver To Los Angeles)
Sail date: September 20, 2015
Ship: Crown Princess
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: A615
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
we started the trip by taking the Amtrak train from Seattle to Vancouver. The trip was approximately four hours and we arrived in Vancouver at 11:45. A $15 taxi ride to the cruise terminal.
There were three ships in port this day. The embarkation was very time consuming. We went in checked in and then received our key cards. We were given a number and told to wait until we were called to security. The entire process was about three hours.
Once onboard we had a great time. The Crown Princess is in good shape overall. This was not the friendliest crew I have sailed with but it was three days, so I can understand. The service was good.
We ate in the dining room two nights and the food was good service was good. We had anytime dining. We arrived at 5. When we left the was a considerable line to get in the dining room. The last night we went to the Crown Grill. The service was good the food fantastic.
We were in A615 a balcony cabin. The room was in good shape and our cabin stewardess Ethel was great.
If you are looking for a relaxing three days I would recommend one of these short coastal trips.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Ship tip
The international cafe in the piazza. Great place for a light snack and good coffee.
Ports of call
Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
3 Comments
glomarrone 9 years ago
Three hours for embarkation is unacceptable to me. I had a similar experience just not as lengthy as you did. I have not sailed on another Princess ship because of this. It wasn;t so much the lengthy delay as the fact that the staff kept bringing other passengers to the front of our line so that they wouldn't have to wait even a minute on their designated line. No fair to the rest of us! I did love the Crown Princess once on board, however.