Food was good but dining staff needs more customer service training

Regal Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Regal Princess

11 Night Holiday Southern Caribbean Medley (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2016

Ship: Regal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A541

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

On the plus side, the food was fantastic.  For the buffet and dining room, there were wide selections of high quality food prepared very nicely.  We had themed meals, Mexican, Chinese, Italian, etc.  The buffet even had oyster and tiger prawns for one of the nights.  Our room steward was fantastic.  She made sure our room was spotless even after we brought back a bunch of sand from the beach.  But on the down side, the service from the dining staff, however, can use much improvement.  I am not sure if they were overworked but their attitude was one of nonchalant and not enthusiastic.  They had a "don't bother me" attitude when we asked for the basics like coffee, juice and water.  No one except for 2 servers went out of their way to help us.  As for entertainment and kids activities.  I am not sure what they did but my 3 refused to go back after 2 hours at the kids club.  They said it was boring and the counselors were 'not nice'.  Also, for a ship that's only 2 years old, it already looked a bit dated.  Overall, the vacation was good because we didn't have to worry about what and where to eat.  But it was not one of those 'I have to go back to Princess' type of cruise.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Fantastic selection, fresh and high quality.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5
There were adequate entertainment for the very young and adults. But not much for the 8-16 age group.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
My kids begged me to pick them up after an hour and refused to go back. They said it was boring, chaotic, loud and the counselors were 'not nice'.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Rika and Richard were the only 2 servers who would help us enthusiastically.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship was clean. However, the design is a bit strange. There weren't too many stairs and the elevators can take a long time.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Excellent view.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Roseau, Dominica

3 out of 5

St. George's, Grenada

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
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