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Discovery Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

Ceceme

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 21, 2022

Ship: Discovery Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B243

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Pros Staff was awesome Shows were phenomenal Cons Coffee was the worst Food was unimpressive Wifi was less than 1 Mbps and not very usable. Don't waste money on wifi and don't buy the beverage package unless your an alcoholic. Bring your own water and wine aboard.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Coffee is terrible. Food was mostly mediocre. Not impressed with any of the meals.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Highly child centric activities despite not being a family style cruise. Many onboard activities were during port times. Despite being mostly empty every time I went by the sanctuary I was told I would have had to make a reservation at 11 am on embarkation day. My boarding time was 2:30 so that was ridiculous.

The Sanctuary

1 out of 5

Don't plan on visiting because they only take reservations before most people port and you'll scratch your head when you see the place empty.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Broadway type performance were great. Comedian and magician too. Lots of trivia if you're into that. Lots of high sales art and jewelery events going on. Saw lots of drunk old people buying things they didn't real seem to want but the young attractive sales people sure we're smooth.

Children's Programs

I didn't have kids with me but they seemed to have a lot of events for them.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The staff were the best part of it all.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Very clean. No complaints.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

I thought it was ample. He thought he'd like a few more feet of space.

Ship tip

If you're not a heavy drinker don't buy the beverage package. It's a waste. The coffee is the worst. First thing I did upon leaving was get a good coffee. Whatever you do don't fall for their highspeed internet upcharge. I got about .30mbps on a good day. It was not usable. Total scam.

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

1 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

1 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Waited about 30 minutes to get on an elevator. It was like watching refugees struggle for a seat on a boat to America. Not pretty.

6 Comments

stacyandmikey 1 year ago

Just a thought, if you had the drink package you could get specialty quality coffee. That’s one reason we get it.

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Rc45cruise 1 year ago

thats the best cruise princess have dont know what you expect

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Internet is never good on most cruise ships. Banquet / Cafeteria quality food is about the best you can expect in the main dining room & buffet when they are feeding thousands of people 3 meals a day.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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