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Regal Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Regal Princess

11 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Copenhagen Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 30, 2016

Ship: Regal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: D140

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

It is a place to unpack your stuff and visit many ports; places you might otherwise have not visited.  Food was good, not great or exceptional, but they feed 5000 people per day. You can always find something. Cooked meat preparation might be better than even Oceania Cruises.  Boat design lacking in that there is no deck level that you can walk all the way around the ship.  To get to the front of the ship, to see what is in front of you (or where you are heading) is not possible unless you pay an extra daily fee of $70 to $130 per couple to get into the 'The Sanctuary'. Stuffy air in elevators. We were upgraded to a suite amenities balcony which included dingy grey towels with no fluff, tiny bathroom, shower that poorly drained, heating and ventilation system which did not work but had a comfortable bed.  Cruise director Martin was wonderful.  They are constantly selling something on the ship and if employees do a poor job upselling you, their contracts are not renewed. They cater well to repeat customers.  We never met anyone who liked the free coffee....... but you can buy coffee for $3 and up at the international Café. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Oslo, Norway

5 out of 5

Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

3 out of 5

Tallinn, Estonia

3 out of 5

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

3 out of 5

Helsinki, Finland

3 out of 5

Nynashamn (Stockholm), Sweden

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

adamlogix    7 years ago

The comment about not being able to see the front of this ship is false... you just didn't look hard enough. I've never been on the ship and I know there are more than one way to see the front of the ship. Watch the YouTube video walkthroughs and see for yourself.

13Tolbert    8 years ago

I can not imagine having negative response about Regal Pincess. The food we were served in the dining room and specialty restaurants was totally delicious and beautifully plated. The ship is so very pretty decorated softly. I do agree the elevators needed air conditioning and they needed a few more of them too. Anyone thinking of Regal....GO FOR IT. Beautiful ship and wonderful care on board

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