Room service ,a disaster, anytime dining , the worst I ever have on a crurise ship

Crown Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Crown Princess

7 Night California Coastal (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 26, 2016

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B218

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We have also booked a balcony for my daughter and her two sons.  One night at 8:pm the sofa bed of my daughter's room was still not set, so I called room service.  The guy showed up and complained that he had many other rooms to serve.  In my twenty some years of travel, this was the worst I ever experienced.   

Anytime dining is a joke.  The ship has three small dining rooms. Every evening the seats were all taken by 5:15 pm and then you have to wait for one to two hours.  Reservation is allowed at 8 am.  By the time we called each morning, the earliest reservation  is 7:30 pm.  It seems that Princess has decided the best way to make money is to squeeze as many passengers as possible and let them eat buffet, which is just ordinary.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

try other companies for better luck

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

Santa Barbara, California

5 out of 5

San Diego, California

5 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

3 out of 5
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7 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

cruzrbachoua    8 years ago

We always do the 6pm one. Sometimes may be a little rushed if in a port late but then we can do more in the evening. .see the show do some trivia, dancing etc . We do tend to fill our days .just depends what's important to you as you will most likely miss sail away from ports with the early time unless seats are near a window

pattymack    8 years ago

What is the best dining time? 6:00 or later?

dlt2707    8 years ago

We had traditional dining last week & walked right in to our assigned table - no wait.

cruzrbachoua    8 years ago

If you wanted to eat early why didn't you book early dining instead of anytime dining?

graham123    8 years ago

Question how were the kids activities? How did the kids enjoy?

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