Very disappointing cruise

Item: Crown Princess
Rating: 2.8
Author: Lousycruise

Crown Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Lousycruise

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

10 Night Southern Caribbean Voyager (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2020

Ship: Crown Princess

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We purchased a 10 day cruise - six islands and four sea days but we ended up only stopping at three islands and being stuck on the ship for seven sea days - not the cruise we bought. This ship has constant motion unlike any other ship I have been on - even staff noted this ship has a lot more constant movement than other Princess ships. Woken up at 2:30 am by staff crashing away on drums below - given wrong info by cruise staff leading to our embarrassment - overall lousy cruise - wont sail on Princess ever again

Embarkation

2 out of 5

lot of waiting

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was OK - lots of pork dishes

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

when your at sea unexpectedly for 7 days you run out of things to do - quite boring

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Comedian was great

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Our cabin steward was great but many staff do not speak English and many can't answer questions

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

ship is constantly rocking

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

mini-suite was OK - very small compared to Holland America suites - only one housecoat - had to ask for more which we did get several days later - same with deck chairs

Ship tip

choose a ship with better stabilizers - the Crown Princess is constantly moving and rocking

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

2 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island) Did not visit port

engine problems we were told

Thumbs Up 0

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua Did not visit port

Planned for over a year to visit friends but we sailed on by - too windy we were told but our friends waiting on the dock said other ships docked

Thumbs Up 0

Bridgetown, Barbados

3 out of 5

beautiful island - lovely people - fabulous beaches

Thumbs Up 0

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts Did not visit port

too windy we were told - 35% off future cruise was a joke

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

13 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

karencruiser 4 years ago

Did you get any compensation?? Pity about your cruise. Very disappointing

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Fiesta83 4 years ago

Better luck next cruise

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

fandbmotors 4 years ago

We have been on quite a few cruises with different company’s the last with p&o never again believe me even to item being stole from cabin and generally ignored by best we have been on are princess ships and wife and I have made our minds up never to go with any other they are by far the best in everyway people find fault with everything

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Sorry for your disappointment

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

LisaKitty 4 years ago

Choosing a cruise based on a desire to visit friends at a particular port is never a wise idea. Ports can be (and often are) cancelled for a number of reasons. If visiting a particular location is of particular importance, a land based vacation is a better choice. Also, I doubt you were all left just twiddling your thumbs with no activities on those extra sea days. I was on a Princess cruise a couple years ago where we had to cancel an evening port stop due to weather, and the cruise director's staff immediately put together a lineup of extra activities for us. Sounds like you are just very hard to please. That's on you, not the cruise line. I think a 35% future cruise credit is very generous.

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

debflip44 4 years ago

Was on the Crown in November and never a problem, make lemonade or stay home!

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

dengage 4 years ago

We've been on the Crown twice and did not experience that much roll in rough weather it does have stablisers also had a mini suite which was nice, but when cruising Princess are responsible for the ship not the weather.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

CruzeFan 4 years ago

Sounds like cruising isn’t for you. Nothing is ever perfect or guaranteed on a cruise. Any ship will have movement when seas are rough and any ship can have mechanical issues. Other reviews of the same sailing date rated it 4-5 stars and enjoyed themselves in spite of some issues. I guess it has to do with attitude.

Thumbs Up 3

Flag

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Ports are not guaranteed, for many reasons they might be missed. Weather is on of the big reasons or if there is a medical emergency or mechanical problems. Sorry for your disappointment.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

4Goodtimes 4 years ago

Interesting review.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

15mustang 4 years ago

Ports are never guaranteed on any cruise. Weather and other factors play into stops. They offered you a discount for a future cruise, not sure what else you wanted them to do.

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

Worst Cruise of Over Thirty

Had a good time

Great weather VERY windy