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Royal Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 9
Helpful Votes: 442

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Royal Princess

7 Night Greek Isles (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 10, 2017

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E104

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Mykonos was splendid - absolutely everything I thought it would be. The views were stunning and the people friendly. That can be said of every port, really.

One unexpected delightful surprise was the view coming into Kotor - I didn't know about the fjords - what amazing beauty. Probably the best pictures of the entire trip. As we were pulling in, Captn Bob said we we didn't have anything to do for a couple hours he'd recommend we go out on deck to enjoy the views - best advice ever!

The disappointment (and reason for less than 5 stars) was the ship - the food was not up to past Princess standards and the spa was in too public location. The new layout of the Horizon buffet also negatively impacted the trip - it is hard to navigate. The Lotus Spa should be in a more secluded area - you have to walk through it to get to passenger services, tour desk and other places. It made for an uncomfortable visit rather than a relaxing visit - so much I didn't go as many times as I planned.

 

Ship staff was great - as usual.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Horrible food in dining rooms, Horizon Court buffet not laid out well - hard to navigate.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Doesn't pertain to me

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Joanne in the spa is awesome!! She is an asset to the Princess family.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Great except for Horizon and location of spa. Spa should be in private area as on other ships.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
View was great - onoy thing obstructed was below the railing so it didn't affect us. Being at the end of the hallway meant less traffic and made it more quiet. Very pleased.

Ship tip

Use laundry services when others are busy so you won't wait as long. Try walking up or down a deck if they're busy on yours. There were 3 people waiting on my deck but down just 1 level I was able to get right in.

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

3 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

3 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

3 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

3 out of 5

Chios (Khios), Greece

3 out of 5
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1 Comment

HarryLerasJr    7 years ago

thank you . I felt the same way . food and wine service was less than par .

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