Problems w/Blarney Castle. As advertised long lines may be expected but line was over 2.5 hrs to get to castle entrance. Therefore, we did not get to see castle. False advertising.

Item: Crown Princess
Rating: 4
Author: kmordensky

Crown Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

kmordensky

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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12 Night British Isles With Dublin (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 12, 2019

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: A511

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We will NOT go on a Crown Princess again. What a shame. Problems w/Blarney Castle. As advertised long lines may be expected but line was over 2.5 hrs to get to castle entrance. Therefore, we did not get to see castle. False advertising. We should be refunded our excursion fee.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Not as good as previous cruises.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The hallways always had carts & we could not pass the carts unless I had help from someone to close the walker & carry it thru sideways. I could not do this myself. It was rare to have someone pass by to help. Very disappointed with hallways width.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cruise had problem with new TV software installed after we arrived. The lights beside the TV blinked 24/7 including all the night. The ship could not stop this. So Disappointing!!!

Ship tip

YOU do not want to know since it was an older ship.

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Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5

St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

5 out of 5

Yes. We loved the island and the people. We enjoyed the Sausmarez Manor.

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Cobh (Cork), Ireland

4 out of 5

Irish people are proud of their houses. Loved seeing the villages. But not seeing the Blarney Castle was a disappointment & a wasted trip.

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Dublin, Ireland

4 out of 5

The Trinity College was so crowed that I could not see the book of Kells. So disappointing.

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Belfast, Northern Ireland

4 out of 5

Good but because of the British Open we could not see the Dunluk Castle since roads were closed due to British Open.

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Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland

4 out of 5

NIce & informative.

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Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

4 out of 5

beautiful

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Edinburgh, Scotland

4 out of 5

Le Havre (Paris), France

4 out of 5

What a heat wave.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

We were sent too late from the wheelchair area to get on the bus to the airport. The bus was full & almost missed our ride. This was unnecessary & stressful.

4 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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buckyboy 5 years ago

We love the Crown Princess. Can't wait to go back on it next year.

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FlaBubba 5 years ago

We find the best way to Blarney castle is to take a land tour of Ireland. Sorry you had such a bad time on the Crown princess. We sailed on her from LA to Tahiti and back. Love everyday of it.

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