For a brand new boat, it was nothing exciting about it. Be prepare to spend a lot of time in their dinning rooms; kitchen and staff are slow. Also be prepared for crowds; boat was designed for smaller more intimate spaces which translates to managed crowds. Unfortunately if the staff is not efficient, it can be very frustrating trying to get service. Don't go for food; food was very disappointing. NE and Canadian Ports were well worth it.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
pre-registration works; fast and easy boarding.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
1 out of 5
food was a few step down than before; dinning rooms was sparse and very slow (1hr for breakfast service!); staff was new and poorly trained. They are still working out things.
Onboard Activities
2 out of 5
Not much there; enjoyed the hot tub and mini golf. The weather was a bit chilly and windy to do much on deck.
Entertainment
3 out of 5
Unfortunately a few steps below what is generally expected; performers were second rate and the schedules were poor (only one show; very crowded). Enjoyed the deck bands more than the stage shows.
Service and Staff
2 out of 5
Waiters were always waiting on the kitchen; kitchen was very slow. Room steward was great and cheer things up.
Ship Quality
3 out of 5
Not sure what they did with the design but the new design has more traffic issues and dead ends. Boat is cut up to provide smaller but more dinning rooms and specialty restaurants. No major path except outside to walk from bow to stern.
Cabin / Stateroom
3 out of 5
Beautiful and larger balcony; room was crowded; was always bumping into the bride trying to navigate between bathroom door and closet. Poor design and much smaller bathroom. Hard to imagine a larger person using their shower; I had to keep the door open most of the time because the bathroom was too small to move around. And this is a premium room!
Ship tip
You have to go to the dinning rooms to get decent food; buffet is pretty boring. Expect a long wait in the dinning rooms; kitchen staff is very slow.
This was the only port that was a bit disappointing; took a general "photo safari" tour from Princess. Had to travel outside the City to see anything. Seashore was interesting but really the City was just a small town with few attractions.
I just got off this ship. I'm not sure if you have cruised before or what you are comparing to but for the most part, my experience was the total opposite.
Sounds like you should cruise on another line. We were on the Enchanted in January when there were strict Covid protocols and the ship was nothing as you described. Seems like you haven’t cruised Princess before because the basic layout is the same on all of the ships.
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