Princess ---- not for me

Item: Regal Princess
Rating: 3.8
Author: rml158

Regal Princess Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

rml158

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 05, 2019

Ship: Regal Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: A326

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Have never complained about cruise ship food, so this is a first. The specialty restaurants were very good and Alfredo's pizza was excellent including the service. But the main dining room food was sub-par at best. Will stick to R.C.C.L. or Carnival. Never a problem with those lines. On a cruise food is an important item and Princess did disappoint. The 4.2 rating is deceiving and if not for the food it would have been higher.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Very good specialty restaurants. The main dining room was very much hit and miss. Cold food was a major concern and the meat served was not chewable.

Symphony Dining Room

2 out of 5

Stay with the specialty restaurants or Alfredo's.

Crown Grill

5 out of 5

Great food and service.

Alfredo's Pizzeria

5 out of 5

Lunch twice and dinner on the last night. If you like thin crust pizza this one is for you

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Did not use.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Princess Theater

4 out of 5

Very good shows except for the silly Circus show. Good site lines.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin steward was great. Room cleaned in a timely manner and special requests were honored.

Ports of call

Newport, Rhode Island

3 out of 5

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

3 out of 5

Saint John, New Brunswick

3 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

3 Comments

1960cruiser 5 years ago

Never had an issue in MDR on any Princess ship. Food was always excellent along with the service. Will say at times is was a little slow, but food always arrived hot and flavorful.

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TB654321 5 years ago

Just like a restaurant, never base it on your first visit.

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Shh813 5 years ago

It's not the cruise line. It's the chef on that ship. We've been on 9 cruises, with different cruise lines and loved the MDR food on all.

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