Honeymoon Cruise
Royal Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
10 Night Southern Caribbean Medley (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 23, 2016
Ship: Royal Princess
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: C626
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
My husband and I took this cruise for our honeymoon. I've cruised with Princess before whereas this was his first cruise. Everything was amazing, just like always. We did encounter some rough seas, but the captain handled it as well as he could have including updating us on weather conditions along the way. Our only 2 complaints were that it took forever to get drinks during dinner in the dining room and at breakfast or lunch in the horizon court. We would order drinks as soon as we sat down and not receive them until we were near finished eating in the horizon court or through our first course at dinner. We ordered coffee every night for dessert and quite often ordered, received, and nearly finished our dessert before the coffee arrived. I have never experienced this before on a Princess cruise the second complaint is that almost every dinner entree option had an asian-type soy sauce sort of marinade. It was the same sauce with almost every entree from the prime rib, to the duck, and even on the veal parmesan my husband ordered. It often was unfitting to the entree (as with the veal parmesan) and not everyone enjoys this type of flavor. I was not a fan. Princess has always been known for their exquisite food and I would hate to see them lose this reputation.
All in all I would definitely continue to recommend Princess cruises to all my friends.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
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Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
The elevators take forever as there are only stairs in the front and back of the ship. The midship elevators were a mess the whole trip so try to use the other elevators as much as possible, and use the stairs if you can. It will save you a lot of waiting time.
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)
Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality
3 Comments
noname111 8 years ago
Thank you for posting a review... and CONGRATULATIONS!!
We had a similar issue with after dinner coffee service on our recent cruises (Crown and Island). How odd that it seems to be a systemic problem for Princess. We got around it by forgoing dessert with dinner and getting something later in the Horizon Court where we used the coffee card to get lattes to go with.
Agree w/jetsvettes about getting to know crew members. As we are people watchers, it amazes us how often fellow passengers are downright rude to crew members. A smile and some pleasant conversation goes a long way. We learn so much about where they are from that it piques our interest to travel there. Dubrovnik is a great example of that... and we are so thankful that we visited Croatia as a result. What a beautiful country and people.
jetsvettes 8 years ago
My dear you found the secret to elevators. The front elevators are crowded and you have to wait forever. Secret is to stroll to the back and take the rear elevator.
I don't know what was going on with your beverages but remember the squeaky wheel gets the grease. I use the anytime dining and have had good luck. It is always a good idea to schmooze with staff to get their attention if you want attention. A few good strokes go a long ways so get in their face and compliment them often just so they know who you are. If you have a problem with a slow waiter just call the man in the white coat over (looks like the warden at a prison watching everyone) and let him know what your problem is.