Cruise from Hell
Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii
15 Night Hawaiian Islands (Vancouver Roundtrip)
Sail date: October 04, 2018
Ship: Emerald Princess
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: C206
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
Our "Cruise from Hell" would have been a true disaster had it not been for a few wonderful and also disappointed people at our sitting. Caribbean cruising aboard Royal Caribbean / Holland America and/or Celebrity is so much more fun .... new big ships with nicely appointed staterooms ..... bathrooms with telephonic showers, staterooms with sitting areas, television viewing that is not constantly on a continual loop, food that is not served from the earlier sitting. What more can I say ..... walkers, tricycles, wheelchairs, hearing aids, 4 wheel powered wheelchairs ....... old people ..... real old people ...... fat people ... fatter people, ..... people who don't speak & don't understand English .... and all without absolutely no "caregivers". Hawaii, for us was a real "downer" ..... a lot of hype and not much in return. That being said .... we had to see it for ourselves. Princess cruise lines could have easily afforded us with more shore-time on each island given the proximity to our next destination. Food was constantly returned .... was not eatable, over-cooked / under-cooked ..... Princess cruise lines "nickle & dimes you in every respect. Could not get a wine package at a reasonable price .... only an alcohol package was available at $80.00 per day and must be purchased for the entire 15 day cruise ..... what a joke !!!! Internet operates at Super-slow speed ...... Showers are ridiculous ......so small that you could hardly rinse the soap off your body. The shore excursion at roughly $180.00 each was to be from 8:00 AM thru to 2:30 PM. ..... however, that was not the case, we departed at 8:45 AM and returned at 1:15 PM .... we learned absolutely nothing about Hawaii or of any point of interest along the way. We did however learn of what a wonderful man our guide was ..... 1 of 11 children, so hard working and in terrible need of money to support his family ...... sure, what a joke !!!!!! The worst guide that we have ever come across .......That was a useless excursion ..... and then when we attempted to express our disappointed .... we were told that they would contact us ..... that too never happened. Princess Cruise lines are not very considerate of their guests. Money is the name of their game ...... service and hospitality is secondary !!!!!!Embarkation
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Ship tip
Don't
Ports of call
Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
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