Long lines everywhere and bad food

Enchanted Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Asudrdavet

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

2.3 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean With Mexico (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 13, 2024

Ship: Enchanted Princess

Cabin number: B502

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

Honestly, I have never really loved cruises on large ships. Being a sailor, and a lover of the sea, I have been enticed by friends to join a few big cruises over the years. This particular outfit, Princess, while all the others may be somewhat similar, is a huge disappointment. If you love to spend your vacation in endless lines waiting for marginally acceptable services - or just to get three or four decks up or down on the elevators that are always full - to eat food that would be on par with a school cafeteria - then this is the vacation for you! Even the specialty restaurants are not great if you are a lover of good food. The staff, while generally very friendly, are inadequately trained for their stations, and a few are outright rude. Even though we bought the highest package in terms of drinks and extras, it seemed like they had ways to pry additional money out of your pockets. Yes, it’s a business, I get that. But anyone who wants to taste a luxury experience at sea, unless you are used to trailer park living, will find this feeble attempt at creating an enjoyable at-sea experience disappointing, to say the least. The pools are so packed with people that the water color is that of a petrie dish infused with God knows what. To get a drink? Better be prepared to wait in line for 15 or 20 minutes. I remember when you could get good food on a cruise ship in the main dining rooms. Here, the quality of the food is like lipstick on a pig - dressed up to look fancy, but extremely poor quality. Anyway, if you like peace and quiet and the sea, you will be so better served (as will Planet Earth) if you travel somewhere nice, and stay on the seaside for a week or two. Why anyone would choose to put themselves through this kind of experience and call it a vacation is beyond me! Anyway, it’s nice to pack once and see different ports, of course. But seasoned travels will tell you that it’s so much better to pick a place and really get to know it, than to flit around getting a small taste, lacking any significant impressions of depth of experience. If all you want is a surface level experience, long lines, mediocre food, and huge crowds crammed into small spaces, then maybe this is your ideal vacation!