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Regal Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Regal Princess

12 Night Caribbean Islander Repositioning (Galveston To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: March 24, 2024

Ship: Regal Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: B401

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

First time on the Regal. The ship is really worthy of her name. We typically travel not for the ports but just to sail. The Regal did have enough activities to satisfy everyone. We are already looking at the return trip back from Southampton to Galveston.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easiest embarkation ever

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
As expected, the dining rooms served a variety of well prepared selections.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
One cabin mate used the adults only pool and enjoyed the experience. I used the fitness center and walking track. Both were well maintained.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Entertainment very good.

Children's Programs

No children in our group so I was not aware of the children's programs.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We were treated like family by several of the waiters after multiple visits to their areas of the ships bars and restaurants. Our room steward was also very friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Layout was good. Would have preferred more outside walking area. Buffet and port disembark area slippery. Several people (as well as myself) fell or had near falls in both locations.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very well kept by our steward.

Ship tip

We purchased the princess premier after much debate. Considering the cost of specialty coffee, bottled water, internet, gratuities, drinks and specialty restaurants, it was worth the extra charge.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5
This is our home port. Always happy to cruise out of Galveston!

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Port ok. Do not feel as comfortable in Cozumel as other ports. We did do Chef Tabasco (again). These cooking classes are fun even for vegetarian's.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Good Friday..Shops closed at noon. Most of the excursions were "water" excursions. Not our thing so we did a self guided walking tour. Beautiful people there...

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Nice port. Saw the bridge open twice and took a tour to the Curacao distillery and aloe farm. Who knew aloe vera were lilies?

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5
Third trip to Antigua. Nothing new but went back by Goldsmithy's in the market area. Although I didn't buy anything, always delighted to see their unique gold and silver jewelry.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
We were the only ship in port that day. Took the water taxi to the main shopping area. Round trip $7. Our experience with prior excursions not good so none booked this trip.

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
No excursions at this port.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick. We did self walk-off. Customs did facial recognition and we were out of the building.
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4 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     7 months ago

Great review! Appreciate all your comments. Thanks for taking the time to impart all the info for future sails (cruisers).

shanethomas     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

karlgrgurich     7 months ago

Lounray     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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