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Crown Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

bhdickson

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 500

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 25, 2017

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E630

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful time on this cruise. Everything went very smoothly. Embarkation was handled very efficiently and our luggage arrived quickly. The safety drill was also done quickly and well. We had excellent service from our waiters and room service. We have been on many cruises and this one was one of the most trouble-free that we've had.

The food was excellent at dinner in the dining room. We were also mostly pleased with the selection at the buffet for breakfast and lunch. The pizza was some of the best I've had on a cruise ship. The only pizza that compared was on another Princess ship. The salad bar was also one of the best. The sandwiches were a bit disappointing. I wasn't as impressed with the three or four lunches we had in the dining room. The selection wasn't as good as on some cruises. I had a grilled chicken salad that was supposed to contain candied pecans and there wasn't a single one in it. But really, these were minor complaints.

The ports were wonderful! We did a ship's tour to Stingray City at Antigua and enjoyed it. At St. Kitts we arranged a mini-speedboat tour through the internet that was terrific fun. We enjoyed St. Kitts the most. St. Thomas is always a great port. We took a taxi to Coki Beach and had excellent snorkeling. We went to the cruise center at Grand Turk and had a relaxing beach day with a bit of rather disappointing snorkeling there. I think if we go to that port again we will take a tour.

We took a debarkation tour to the Everglades and the Flamingo Gardens and then the Fort Lauderdale Airport and enjoyed that.

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 were very happy with our cabin except for one thing: the tiny shower stall common to every Princess ship we've been on. No other cruise ship I've been on has such small showers and I have cruised with Holland America, Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and Renaissance (no longer in business). It is extremely difficult for a woman to shave her legs in that shower and I am not a large woman. There is a good amount of storage space and we really like the layout of the cabin with the closet wall separating it and the bathroom from the rest of the cabin. This layout is common to other Princess ships we've been on. There is a small refrigerator.