A good time but needs improvements

Item: Regal Princess
Rating: 4.2
Author: merkdjm

Regal Princess Cruise Review

merkdjm

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 14

Helpful Votes: 248

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean With Bahamas (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 22, 2023

Ship: Regal Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: M417

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Many activities and great musicians on board. Loved the Princess patter paper schedule. The princess app was not user friendly and confusing at times.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

No complaints, we had the medallions, waited 15 minutes to board

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Allegro Dining Room

3 out of 5

Had to walk over on deck 7 then down to deck 6, very crowded waiting area, no room for all the guests to check in. Had to wait for 20 minutes to get seated, with a reservation. Average food selections, complete dinner was served in an hour.

Alfredo's Pizzeria

5 out of 5

Delicious fresh made pizza, pasta and minestrone soup. The tiramisu is the best!

Horizon Court

4 out of 5

A lot of variety, breakfast and lunch were the same selections each day. There were many staff working but beverage were mostly self serve. Last day had many delicious cakes and desserts at lunchtime and dinner was a great Mongolian stir fry.

Crown Grill

5 out of 5

Excellent service, delicious food, worth the extra $$

International Café

5 out of 5

Good sandwiches and desserts for grab and go.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Fitness center was clean and a large variety of machines, except no rowing machine. The pool area was always crowded but there were always lots of towels available. The Marriage game show was hilarious, the trivia games were fun.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Went to see Sweet Soul music, with the singer and dancers. A lot of good songs and music. The mentalist show was fantastic, the comedian was ok, not my type of humor. The slots were hit and miss, broke even at the end.

Piazza Atrium

5 out of 5

The atrium had a great variety of musicians, usually 3 different bands each night.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We were always greeted by all staff. The bar staff was very overworked, needed more bartenders. Sabatini Italian restaurant was clearly understaffed, only two waiters working.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean, the atrium was beautiful. Dirty dishes and glassware were quickly taken away.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Had a mini suite, nice size closets, and cabinet storage. A new safety feature was a automatic light by the bathroom at night, too bright, very annoying, had to cover the sensor with a bandaid to stop the light from turning on. Also we were on deck 15, close to the buffet and pool, but also had the skywalk outside our balcony so everyone walking by could see us.