All in All it was a good time.

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

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Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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12 Night British Isles (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 02, 2015

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A639

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was a good trip. Princess didn't do a superb job though. Food was of good quality; yet it lacked imagination, innovation or excitement. It was mostly standard fare and repetitive. The on board activities were mostly boring and the ships show performers really weren't that good. They were extremely disorganized on shore excursions that began on the pier. It was blamed on short staffing which if true is not speaking well for Princess when we paid top dollar for the trip.

We very much enjoyed the ports themselves and the excursions. Aside form the above complaints we had a relaxing time in the British Isles.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Quality food but not much variety or innovation

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

few good ones but mostly boring

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Mostly not exciting except comedian and illusionist. Ships dancers need to improve.

Children's Programs

not applicable

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Encountered a few rude employee's

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great view and near rear elevator which was a plus

Ship tip

Mid ship elevators were always crowded and slow

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

3 out of 5

Just a port town

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St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

5 out of 5

Very beautiful and interesting; great guide

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Cobh (Cork), Ireland

3 out of 5

Pretty scenery and quaint. Blarney Castle is the Highlight

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Dublin, Ireland

5 out of 5

Very beautiful cit and interesting too

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Liverpool, England

5 out of 5

Build it reputation around the Beatles so if your a music fan and or Beatles fan, you'll love it here

Thumbs Up 1

Belfast, Northern Ireland

5 out of 5

Wonderful City with great interest in the Belfast conflict before the peace agreement

Thumbs Up 0

Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland

5 out of 5

A very scenic and enjoyable day along the Loch's

Thumbs Up 1

Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

3 out of 5

Loch Ness and the Castle were very interesting and beautiful. Would have been better if tour guide new her tour and didn't read from a card.

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South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland

3 out of 5

Beautiful City but again on the mile city walk the guide was trying for a record in speed. Left little time for pictures and he didn't try to keep the group together. Left too much time for the Palace.

Thumbs Up 0

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5

Definitely Paris is a wonderful city and the taste only makes you want more. Fantastic Guide

Thumbs Up 1

2 Comments

pdclayto 9 years ago

We agree, and we add that anytime dining is an absolute failure on Princess. My wife and I dressed for formal night expecting a nice dinning experience. We called for reservations, and we we told none were available but that plenty of room was available for anytime dining. When we tried to get a table, every dinning room turned us away at 7:35 saying they were full and now closed.

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jeanette 9 years ago

Am getting a little concerned re Princess cruises - their standard is dropping, unfortunatelt

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