Mediocre cruise

Item: Crown Princess
Rating: 4.2
Author: jpoqal

Crown Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

jpoqal

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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7 Night Pacific Northwest Coast (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 27, 2024

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

For the cost of execursions offered, the should have better tours. It was not our first time to visit the Pacific Northwest so we knew what we should be doing and expecting on the tours offered. It was a shame that the tours were cut short even though the princess staff kept announcing this would not happen as it was under princess contract to let us have the whole time. We also did spa treatments of acupuncture which was paid for in advance, then they charged us and said it was different from the cruise ship. They also charged $45 to flip on a red light which they did not tell us about and put a gratuity on that charge of 8.00! Outrageous! Always check your bill as mistakes happen with everyone having medallions that read everywhere you go.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Had to wait almost two hours for the transfer bus from princess cruise to show up to take us to the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The menus were just okay compared to previous cruises.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Not much offered on sea days, especially last day.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

I’d give the big productions a 4/5. The shows were only 45 minutes and seemed rushed.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff was great, friendly and attentive.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice cabin, clean and easily accessible.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

Astoria, Oregon

2 out of 5

Nothing open and nothing to see. Small town and not worth getting off ship.

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Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5

Ship was late getting into port. Only got 1/2 hour at space needle. ONLY 25 minutes at pikes market, by the time you exited the bus and walked down to the market, you had to turn around and get back on bus. The third part was supposed to be a 2 hour cruise around the lake and it was exactly an hour from start to finish including boarding passengers. Quite a rip off for the cost if the tour.

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Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

We took a tour of San Francisco and the area to get to the buses and luggage was very not well marked.

8 Comments

javawoody 7 months ago

Appreciate the post

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enjoyurdaysmile 7 months ago

We had Jason as our cruise director. There were plenty of activities. You had to look at the Princess app or look at the daily paper that was put in your cabin at turn down.

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Gwbigdog 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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enjoyurdaysmile 7 months ago

I was on the sailing before yours. April 20th to 27. The spa is run by a different company and Princess hires..the same with all the gift shops. Yes, there is gratuity for the Spa as for any beverage package or if buying a single drink.

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cruising2004 7 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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BPRD2696 7 months ago

Thanks for the review.

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AuntPinkie 7 months ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry you were disappointed in so many things. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of it.

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HeavySeas 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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