Seemed like they try to cut corners, which is something we have never seen on a cruise. I have 39 sailing days on princess, 63 days in Carnival, 14 days on Norwegian, 14 days on Royal Caribbean and 7 days on Costa. So I’m not new to this. Worst I’ve been on. Ports of call were good. Had never been to Bonaire or Curaçao. Boat was dirty. Way too many cruisers for the amount of staff. Good luck
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Getting on was very easy for us
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
3 out of 5
Food is good in the dining room was excellent. Buffet was ok. The chop house was really tasty but they brought us one side to share amount 13 people. Seemed like they try to cut corners, which is something we have never seen on a cruise. I have 39 sailing days on princess, 63 days in Carnival, 14 days on Norwegian, 14 days on Royal Caribbean and 7 days on Costa. So I’m not new to this. Service on the entire boat was terrible. You will be standing in line a good part of your vacation.
Onboard Activities
1 out of 5
Lame. Cruise director was terrible. By far worst that I have experienced. Hardly any entertainment by the pool other than movies. A band on the last day. DJ during the days. Movies at night. BORING! The center of the main pool area is a waste of space ropes off wafer feature that wasn’t working. Largest open space on the boat unusable. They used it for dancing on NYE.
Entertainment
2 out of 5
The hired entertainers were good. Piano guy and guitar guy. Classical strings and a band mostly reggae. The cruise director and her group were not good. Karaoke is pretty much a bust with 1 hour sessions maybe every night with 4000 people on board get there early.
Service and Staff
1 out of 5
Get ready to wait for everything. I have always been served drinks by people. Don’t buy the premier package like I did. You will wait in line for your own drink. Very few wait staff dedicated to this. You would spend your time in line if you want to make the package worth it. Most ridiculous and frustrating cruise I’ve been on. Even dinner service took about 2 hours every night.
Ship Quality
1 out of 5
Filthy. Men’s room by the pool was overflowing with human excrement. No staff wiping things down. I’m used to the staff disinfecting everything, stair rails, door knobs…. There was none of that. Bussed our own tables by the pool most of the time. I would have poured my own drink too but the 1.5 bartenders at each of the pool bars are working their butts off….. not enough for the massive amount of people on this boat. Poor guys
Cabin / Stateroom
2 out of 5
Nothing fancy for a balcony. It’s a room. Good location for us midship deck 15. Saw the room steward 2 times in 8 days
Ship tip
You will wait for service. Too many people and not enough service. Seemed like they try to cut corners, which is something we have never seen on a cruise. I have 39 sailing days on princess, 63 days in Carnival, 14 days on Norwegian, 14 days on Royal Caribbean and 7 days on Costa. So I’m not new to this. Worst one I’ve been on.
We love cruising definitely not looking to complain. Been on 2 more since and they’ve been awesome. Think I’m done with princess though. That was by far the worst I’ve been on. You can question your own reviews. Calling it like I see it geezer.
Ever since I booked my cruise on Regal last week (and even before), I have seen so many wonderful reviews of the ship. I appreciate your feedback, but I won't let it get me super worried about what to expect. Given that this is the most negative review I've seen on here about any cruise, I truly hope you weren't just looking for a way to be miserable the entire cruise. Having said that, may your next cruise be much better!
I find this review to be questionable at best. Just what is meant by 1.5 batenders??? I just came off Emerald Princess on a holiday cruise and the ship, crew, food, entertainment all was great, except for an issue with service in Crown Grill. I believe the expectations were less than anticipated, so now its time to complain about every little thing and then blow it out if proportion. You paid for the cruise, how about enjoying it, cause I sure enjoyed mine.
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