why all the extra cost packages like coffee, water!!!!, club soda? It's really just downright tacky

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

rudley11

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 61

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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14 Night Mediterranean & Adriatic Medley (Athens To Rome)

Sail date: July 09, 2016

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E334

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I thought yours was an upscale cruise line but your many cheesy promo routines like repeatedly sending ship's personnel around to my table bothering me as I ate dinner hawking wine tasting crab shack etc just brought down my estimate of Princess Lines in my eyes. Whose stupid idea was that? Your marketing dept? fire them, they're low class.

The mattress I slept on was just slightly wider than a crib .It made it almost impossible to roll over without fear of falling out of the tiny little baby bed. Norwegian Line offers luxury bedding. You need to take a look at theirs. The only thing that saves you is your shipboard personnel. They were outstanding. Richard the cabin attendant did a fantastic job from the moment we boarded. Candelaria in passenger services knocked herself out for us and deserves special recognition. Dr Roberto in Medical was excellent although Diane who is suppose to be greeting passengers is unfriendly and cranky.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

dining room food inferior buffet was good

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

bed too narrow width of a crib. bathrooms hazardous with that step up. so small you can't swing a cat

Ship tip

bring earplugs to the pool. live music performances are so loud you can't relax

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Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

1 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

10 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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gusgustafferson 8 years ago

We had literally zero Hawking from princess staff. My cruise expectations were set by my experience from 20 years ago, and I must say I was very pleasantly surprised. The only 'comfort issue' we had was the cold tap water was too warm. Could not take a cold shower after an exhaustive day of touring. But I understand why. The tap water is roughly the same temp as the ocean water, which is warm!

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karenowen 8 years ago

We have just come off this ship and the so called hawking was only done on the 1st night. Its no different to going into a store and staff trying to promote other items or buying a vehicle and accessories being promoted. These people get paid commission on these extras. As far as the mattress, we had a beautiful pillowtop, very comfortable. Some people just aren't happy unless they have something to complain about.

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deboftheseas 8 years ago

We have been on the Royal Princess and didn't see a size difference in the bed, but the cabins are smaller than their previous ships. The staff is outstanding, and the ship itself is beautiful, I agree it's not nice to be dining and being harassed at your table to buy specialty restaurants and specialty coffee and wine tasting seminars

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SvetlanaS 8 years ago

Please mention all this crew names at the Princess survey. Crew promotions heavy based on our feedback.

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rltmjt403 8 years ago

Thanks not going until 9/18/16.

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banaford 8 years ago

Your welcome. Might want to call cruiseline to get an accurate answer. Have fun on your cruise!

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rltmjt403 8 years ago

Thanks. We got mixed answers when I asked before.

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banaford 8 years ago

Rltmjt403...I believe someone said earlier that the casino is not open in Bermuda port.

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rltmjt403 8 years ago

Was the casino open when you were docked in Bermuda?

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