Beautiful ship and nice itinerary

Item: Discovery Princess
Rating: 4.5
Author: GenieCruiser

Discovery Princess Cruise Review

GenieCruiser

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 22

Helpful Votes: 209

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 15, 2023

Ship: Discovery Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: E224

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The food and service was fabulous as always on a Princess ship, but this one was very crowded.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Princess excels at this.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I didn’t participate in enough to be a good judge, but everything we wanted to do was full and crowded.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Comedian was great. Production show not so much.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Princess ships always have excellent service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful new ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The cabin was beautiful, but it was right above the Princess Theater, which was noisy at night.

Ship tip

Book everything ahead before activities and events fill up.

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

I hate LAX, but we booked a debark excursion in LA and it was great.

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Did a snorkeling/kayaking/beach excursion that included lunch onboard the catamaran. The tour folks did a great job of adjusting to unforeseen circumstances to make it an enjoyable excursion.

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Had a nice snorkeling excursion that included a delicious Mexican lunch.

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Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5

Did the estuary excursion that included lunch at a nice beachfront restaurant.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy.

5 Comments

envy1219 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad you had a great time even with the crowd!

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