Coastal California Cruise

Item: Crown Princess
Rating: 5
Author: Bruin76

Crown Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

Bruin76

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 216

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night California Coastal (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 10, 2015

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: D734

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Easy, fun trip going to some of our favorite California cities for a day at a time, without the driving, packing and unpacking....and in our case, no need to flight across country a day in advance, saving time, money and a hotel room. These advantages were capitalized upon by a number of physically challenged passengers. There was tendering at Santa Barbara, but otherwise, we were parked at piers walking distance to the cities. We went to 4 shows which were all very good, two of which were musical reviews, one was magic and the fourth was a telepathic magic show of sorts. The two magic(esque) shows were incredible. The Princess staff was all very polite and attentive, especially our cabin steward. Food was Princess food. A new specialty 'event' is a Crab Fest dinner, which was quite the change....very different and generally offered only once per week. Demand caused them to offer a second night, that we happily attended. I would definitely do this again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had an AFT balcony, which means that we had an oversized patio facing away from the back of the ship. The patio has walls that can be removed if you have family or friends next door, but otherwise totally protect from the wind. This means you have privacy and can sit on the balcony anytime. We had breakfast there several days. Particularly nice was the view leaving SF, crossing under the bridge and seeing the city and (other) bridge lit up, as a large panorama view.