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Regal Princess Cruise Review

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Reviews: 22
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Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Regal Princess

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 24, 2019

Ship: Regal Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: M417

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Loved everything about the Regal Princess! It’s been 12 years since sailing with Princess and looking forward to booking another one soon. All aspects of the ship were spot on from the crew and staff to food and service to entertainment. Our cabin was lovely and the best room steward I’ve ever had. Super impressed with Princess!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Medallions made it fast and easy to get onboard! No lines, just swipe the Medallion and show passport and head onboard. Super easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Every venue and restaurant was exceptional throughout the ship! There are lots of options every day from a multitude of restaurants that you are spoiled for choice. The Buffett and casual dining venues have an abundance of made fresh options and several carving stations.

Crown Grill

5 out of 5

Charming and comfortable with excellent service and menu selections!

Alfredo's Pizzeria

5 out of 5

Large personal pizzas that are made fresh to order at no extra charge. Open for lunch, dinner and late night.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Nice variety of things to do onboard if you choose also great music throughout the ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
If I could give 6 or 7 stars I would. For a mass market line, there was abundance of staff always smiling, helping and working to serve guests. There was never a wait if more than a minute for a drink or assistance. All of the staff and crew onboard were exceptional!!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
One of the cleanest ships I’ve been on...very impressive!!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Download the app and familiarize yourself with all the options in the app. Also make sure you complete all the precruise stuff to expedite boarding using the medallion.

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We rented a boat with St Thomas Cycle Boats and has a great time. Lots of shopping at the pier with all the same stories as downtown. Renting a boat and going to any of the close by islands is great fun. Also lots of great snorkeling areas!!

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5
Very relaxing day but the beach area is pretty small. We rented a cabana and expected it to be larger with a private bathroom and sitting area but only a small table and 4 chairs inside. Super small in total size and some of them poorly located.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Lots of shopping at the pier and great beaches.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Complete and utter chaos! Took more than 2.5 hours to get luggage, get the car and out of the port as those who drove had to take a shuttle back to the parking garage. We docked back at a different pier than we left from. The shuttle from the pier back to the parking garage (embark pier) took more than 1.5 hours as there weren’t enough shuttles and the traffic outside the port was gridlock. The whole process was a shit show!

Traveler Photos

Closet Cabin M417 mini suite Vanity are in cabin Appetizer, soup and salads St Thomas Cycle Boat Menu cover Steak selections Desserts St Thomas Cycle Boat
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7 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

DrDennis    4 years ago

The Regal is our favorite Princess ship. Your cruise experience was very similar to ours. Thanks for sharing!

smaertz    4 years ago

Nice review. We sail in March we always have our luggage sent to the airport that way we just walk off the ship, if you have that option works well.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Sounds like it was wonderful.

kellies26    4 years ago

We always carry off our own luggage we are off in less than 30 Minutes.

ThatGirlSteph    4 years ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    4 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience! Still working on convincing my DH we need to sail on the Regal again.😎

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