Beaches and dolphins

Crown Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Crown Princess

20 Night Caribbean Explorer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2019

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Second time around the eastern loop. Very relaxing, great weather and lots of on ship fun.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quickly walked on; in the cabin in about 15 minutes total from the time we reached the boarding facility.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Second time on the Crown in last 4 months. Previous cruise, food was truly unsatisfactory. Don’t know what changed but quality and variety much better. Princess really upped their game!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Great deck area for sunning during the day and enjoying movies at night. Cruise director staff were really engaging and offered many activities from trivia to carpet bowling. Alleys one of the entertainment staff is really great at conducting events. Sharp witted and funny.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Live band very good. Vocalist with guitar, Cassie gave wonderful performances in Piazza and Wheelhouse.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The one constant we have enjoyed on Princess has been the friendly and professional staff.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship was always clean but the trappings are starting to look a little dated.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Room steward was very good. Decided to try an interior for first time. Good for length of cruise and climate. Really only there for sleeping. Good value but a bit tight with 2 of us.

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Nice for walking. If you are into shopping, lots of opportunity with jewellery being widely offered. On previous stops have purchased items that were good value. Once there was a problem a year later. Shop fixed it, quickly and no questions asked.

St. John's, Antigua

3 out of 5
Didn’t do excursion this time. Walk around is just okay after you leave shops at the dock.

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5
2time. Should have taken an excursion. Walking around??

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Love Barbadous. Decided to walk to beach and found a place called the Boatyard. For $25 each, lounge chair, umbrella and welcome drink. My wife took a tour to swim with the turtles. They also had snorkel tour. Neither added cost.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
FABULOUS! Went for a swim with dolphins. Tremendous experience and we felt best Caribbean excursion we have taken. Spent afternoon wandering in the port area. It has been expanded considerably since our last visit in 2013.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Scheduled off at 8:45. Right on time. Bags and customs completed by ~ 9:10. Slick
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