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Item: Crown Princess
Rating: 2
Author: elainem408

Crown Princess Cruise Review to South America

elainem408

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 74

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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14 Night Cape Horn & Strait Of Magellan (Valparaiso To Buenos Aires)

Sail date: January 18, 2017

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: R227

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The cruise ship needs a new chef and some new recipes. The food was very up and down. The Horizon buffet was terrible. Had a hard time getting a seat for breakfast and lunches. The food at Sabatini's was very good, and even the food in the Bottacelli dining room was only fare for breakfast. Cold food that should have been hot was a regular occurrence. And none of the dining rooms or buffet could make a decent omelet or scramble eggs. The beds were lumpy and sagging even when I ordered a mattress topper.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

It was ok. Nothing special. The Regal Princess is the best.

Ports of call

Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile

5 out of 5

Puerto Montt, Chile

3 out of 5

Punta Arenas, Chile

5 out of 5

Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

5 out of 5

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

5 out of 5

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

5 out of 5

Montevideo, Uruguay

5 out of 5

9 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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afahey 7 years ago

I was expecting a lot more out of Princess being that they are supposed to be a step up from Carnival but was very disappointed. The rooms were nice and the ship was clean but everything else was very underwhelming. The fact that you need to pay to use the Sanctuary is rediculous (adult-only areas on Carnival and RC are free) and it seemed like everything was an up charge. The food wasn't bad, it was just blah. I would only cruise Princess again if they had an itinerary that interests me. Otherwise, I'll stick with Carnival, RC and NCL.

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rayunderwood56 7 years ago

What time did you disembark? I was wondering as my hotel will send a car to pick us up but I cannot find any timings anywhere?

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dengage 7 years ago

the omelettes were made fresh on our last cruise !

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dengage 7 years ago

must of gone downhill since last May 2016 !!!

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gaddabout 7 years ago

it seems to be the whole fleet not just the Crown.

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dengage 7 years ago

Sorry that ship doesn't come up to your standards,but all of the Princess ship's we have been on have always been very good, I'm a retired chef, and know how hard it is to please all of the customers of the time and some are impossible ! as for the omelettes I've instructed the chef when making my omelettes as how I like it and most take on boared and thank me for the and the advice, so if you tell them how you like your omeletteâ or scrambled eggs,before they start may help (communication) allows works for me.most people don't understand how difficult it is to please people like you. As for the mattressâ toppers we've had no problem with having two put on our bed, a little tip when you first meet your steward give them a tip most of ours are always very helpful, if not we tell them. (comumication)

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lindapenny47 7 years ago

industrial scale omelette and scrambled eggs are always awful. they use powdered eggs!

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