It was an 'experience'

Crown Princess Cruise Review to South America

ddorminey

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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Crown Princess

14 Night Cape Horn Route From Rio (Rio De Janeiro To Valparaiso)

Sail date: January 04, 2017

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D210

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

A lot of things happened on this cruise, most of them not good. The poor captain had to deliver a lot of bad news throughout. The Staff seemed to resent the passengers, it was definitely not the same experience that I've had on other Princess Cruises.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved the size of it and the size of the balcony. Did not love that our bathroom flooded twice for no apparent reason.

Ports of call

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

3 out of 5

very bad embarkation experience. 104 degrees!

Buenos Aires, Argentina

5 out of 5

Montevideo, Uruguay

3 out of 5

Arrived after dark and got into torrential downpour, never made it past the port gate.

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

1 out of 5

We never made it.

Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

5 out of 5

Punta Arenas, Chile

3 out of 5

Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile

3 out of 5

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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deborah1963 7 years ago

I'm going on this ship in May. Slightly concerned at some of the reviews.

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gaddabout 7 years ago

lived the Crown when we did Alaska. what a shame...sounds like our experience of the Dawn.

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dengage 7 years ago

What was the bad news we have been on 4 Princess ship and never had any problems !

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Imonaboat 7 years ago

A lot had the same thoughts aboard the Ruby last week. Not good.

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