except for the embarkation day which I would give a zero. this was not due to princess this was because the Port of San Francisco failed to dredge the pier and they had record low tides so the ship was forced to wait out into the bay for the tides to chan

Crown Princess Cruise Review

Dana61

Contributor Level: Purser

102 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

10 Night Mexican Riviera (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 12, 2023

Ship: Crown Princess

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Embarkation was a mess. San Francisco did not judge the dock and they had record low tides The snacks at the hotel were chips and beverages. And you cannot eat lunch and dinner in San Francisco for $25 which is what they offered and compensation. That first day left my sister sick the entire trip with asthma

Embarkation

1 out of 5

It was almost 11 at night when we made it on the ship we missed the entire first day

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The variety wasn't as good as usual and it looked in the buffet like sometimes they were serving leftovers from the main dining room. But the staff was awesome as usual

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

I especially enjoyed the games

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The shows were excellent

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff were awesome

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

There were bathroom issues ours conked out twice after singing All night Long

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The only reason this is not five stars is because we had bathroom issues. It would make noises all night long and then soak the floor and then it would stop working and the nightstands didn't open they were broken

Ports of call

Manzanillo, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth as usual

9 Comments

Muffykins123 9 months ago

We had the same issues with tides in San Diego, California, in January of 2021. 4 hours to get on the ship & 5 hours to get off on the Diamond Princess

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

colemanjd 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. It shows a good balance. Hope you can depart on time next time!

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

javawoody 10 months ago

Appreciate the review

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Gwbigdog 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

sunseekermama 10 months ago

I'm impressed with your positive attitude with having some setbacks! Thanks for the review.

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

NavasotaCruiser 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us. Interesting challenges for your trip.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

cruising2004 10 months ago

Definitely not the normal embarkation process. Thank you for your review.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Niavlys 10 months ago

Tks for sharing

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

karlgrgurich 10 months ago

Wow. That’s a terrible embarkation story. Glad things improved, but sorry to hear of other issues

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

A Great Cruise