Mexican Riviera met all expectations

Item: Discovery Princess
Rating: 4.5
Author: taunton1953

Discovery Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

taunton1953

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 01, 2023

Ship: Discovery Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E604

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Highlight was seeing whales close up on snorkel excursion at Cabo San Lucas. Disappointed with excursion in Matalan where the exotic birds mostly flown north. We see more birds in Florida.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Arrived at 11am, no waiting in lines, facial recognition picture taken and medallion worked great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Did not drink, food was excellent, was going to go to Specialty dining never bothered. Big issue not being able to share tables.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

used gym once, did not use pools

Entertainment

4 out of 5

First night comedian was excellent, the rest OK to good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room steward fantastic, all wait staff excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

we paid the charge to go up to mini suite M322....it was excellent

Ship tip

we had 10 am flight from LAX and walked off ship just after 7 am and took UBER...cheaper and faster than ship transfer

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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