Not up to Princess standards but not terrible

Crown Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

BobAtLarge

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night West Coast Getaway With Catalina Island (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 04, 2016

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B219

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

In general, service and dining were mediocre; not what I expected from Princess. It seemed like Princess staffed the ship with 2nd team players.

Weather was bad but captain seemed to do his best managing a bad situation.

I did like substituting San Diego Animal Safari for Catalina since waters and weather were to rough to enjoy Catalina anyway.

Also, the ship needs work. We could hear significant engine vibrations way up on the 11th deck and occasionally hear and feel a strong thump as if the ship went over a speed bump in the ocean; didn't know the ocean had speed bumps.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Enjoyable but not as good as experienced in the past.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Good for what we paid but location not optimal for choppy seas.

Ship tip

If there is danger of choppy seas, get a cabin on a low deck near midship.

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California Did not visit port

Get there early to get decent parking. However, shuttles run regularly and not a long trip to the pier. Also, get good directions if you have not been there before.

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Catalina Island, California

3 out of 5

Too bad the ship could not go there - substituted San Diego, which was a good decision.

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Ensenada, Mexico

1 out of 5

Ship could not dock due to unsafe waters. Too bad but not tragic.

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