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Crown Princess Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 105

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
Crown Princess

25 Night British Isles Grand Adventure (Dublin To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: September 13, 2019

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: C744

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Good cruise with fun cruise staff. Older ship but also smaller. Didn't always know what was going to happen due to a hurricane so needed updates earlier. Food was good & available 24 hrs. Staff is friendly.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easiest ever

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Other than a lack of good vegetables the food was good. All you can eat ice cream & pizza. Lobster & prawn buffets were well attended.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Lots of activities if you want to participate. Cruise staff was funny

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Too many singers of old songs. Singers & dancers were good but repeated a couple of shows. Some lounges didn't have enough seating.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
We had 3 servers before we got a permanent server. They kept saying they got sick & had to leave. Room steward was good. We rarely saw him.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Older so so it could use a complete overhaul. Smaller ship holding 3000.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Old but upgraded TV. Black stuff came up in the toilet. Bed was comfortable.

Ship tip

Use the new medallion technology

Ports of call

Dublin, Ireland

4 out of 5
Easy to embark at this location. Great city but lots of traffic

Liverpool, England

4 out of 5
Took the hop on hop off bus & Beatles tour. A little confusing at first finding which bus to take. Multiple bus companies so research before you buy one.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

5 out of 5
Did a Game of Thrones tour. Beautiful scenery.

Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland

4 out of 5
Had to take a bus or train to get to Glasgow. Did the hop on hop off bus which was a good overview.

Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

5 out of 5
Took a Best of the Highlands tour & had our own driver. We visited a distillery, boat on Loch Ness & visited the castle. Could have spent more time.

South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland

5 out of 5
Have to take a bus or train to Edinburgh. Bus coming back was busy. Great city. Visit the castle. We did the hop on hop off & got a good overview. Could spend more time.

Le Havre (Paris), France

1 out of 5
Paris is 3 hours from port. Too much bus time. Only stopped for 45 min. at Eiffel Tower.

Southampton (London), England

1 out of 5
We did a Salisbury & Stonehenge tour. It was Sun. & nothing was open in Salisbury. Made a bathroom stop. Stonehenge was crowded & disorganized.

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5
Had to take a bus or train to Bruges. Great city. Very walkable. Eat the waffles & chocolate. Took a canal cruise.

Le Verdon-Sur-Mer (Bordeaux), France

3 out of 5
Had to take a bus ride to get to Bordeaux through the wine country. Could have had more time in Bordeaux.

Bilbao, Spain

5 out of 5
Had to take a bus that was crowded & had to wait in line for 45 min. Hop on hop off bus didn't run often enough. Could take public transportation or walk to Guggenheim & old town.

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
Docked in town. Did hop on hop off bus which had 2 routes. Don't bother with blue route. Spend time on red route getting off & on. Have the pastries.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Backed up in customs so took longer than expected. Let too many people off to stand aroundf
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

dragz    5 years ago

Glad you had a great time 🛳🚢⚓👍