A relaxing holiday in near-perfect weather. We took some beautiful sunrise photos from our balcony, one of which is attached.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Short queue, speedy service, on board almost before we knew it.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
Food in the main dining room was varied and of excellent quality - but, rather long waits between courses. We were on anytime dining and always agreed to share a table which we meant that we met a lot of interesting people so the time between the courses wasn’t wasted! One evening we wanted a quick meal so opted for the buffet restaurant, then wished we hadn’t. There were quite a few choices for main course, but very few accompanying vegetables. We chose the roast pork and there was a dish of apple sauce to go with it, but the only potatoes were mashed (which were somewhat lumpy). The vegetables were plain steamed cauliflower and some very over-cooked kale/spinach mix. No carrots, no green beans, no peas; in fact nothing that looked as if a chef had taken any trouble over it.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
We did not participate, although the pools looked well-kept. There is no rock-climbing wall on this ship!
Entertainment
5 out of 5
The stage shows were excellent, especially “Magic to Do” and “Encore!” The comedian did two shows, one family orientated and the other a late adults only show - both were excellent. The magician was very amusing as well as being a talented magician. He also did two different shows (one in the theatre and a close-up show in one of the bars) and a masterclass where he explained how he did some of his tricks.
Children's Programs
We did not have any children in our party!
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
All very friendly.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Keeping a ship the size of the Crown Princess well-maintained must be like painting the Forth Bridge - every day we passed someone painting something and on port days they were painting the outside of the ship!
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Kept beautifully tidy by Malcolm. The bed was really comfortable. The bathroom was a little cramped especially in the shower cubicle, although I have to say that the plastic curtain behaved itself and never annoyed me.
Ship tip
Share tables at dinner - you get to meet lots of new people.
Beautiful arriving there in the early morning on the last day. We did a disembarkation tour of Flamingo Park and the Everglades which passed the time may ore than adequately until our flight.
Trip to Balata botanical garden. Unfortunately Interrupted by a very heavy rain shower but we managed to shelter under a large canopy together with around 40-50 other tourists!
Our favourite island, partly due to the weather though mainly due to the excursion. We took a 4-wheel drive off-road Land Rover tour taking in the main sights and finishing on a very nice beach where we swam in the Caribbean for the first time.
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