Fantastic Historical Cruise

Item: Royal Princess
Rating: 4.3
Author: MsBettina

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

MsBettina

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 146

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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12 Night British Isles With Kirkwall (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 29, 2018

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B302

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Royal Princess is a step up from most of the Princess fleet. Lovely to look at. This itinerary is not for pool lovers. The weather is cool, but lovely. The ports are filled with history. Excursions are a must! Cruise Director, Matt O'Brien, is the best we have ever experienced! We hope we find him again!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food has been downgraded, but is still pretty good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Trivia, Port Lectures, Line Dancing, Princess Pop Choir, shopping

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Not into comedians, ventriloquists, magicians; productions shows good, but not as good as Royal or Disney; weak storylines

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Poor service at Vines and Alfredos and Concerto Dining Room. Kitchen was very slow. Room steward was great! Cruise Director Matt O'Brien was the best we've ever experienced! Brilliant!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Allegro Dining Room is hidden and hard to get to. Areas were clean. Princess Live area is a great addition. Gelato area was a waste of space. Hand washing in public areas was poor; only cold water.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

This was a handicapped room. It was fine, except for the bed - it was soft and lumpy; the new Princess bed was not yet installed; shower gel and shampoo were bad; bring your own

Ship tip

Long ship; lots of walking

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Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5

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St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

3 out of 5

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Cobh (Cork), Ireland

5 out of 5

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Dublin, Ireland

5 out of 5

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Belfast, Northern Ireland

5 out of 5

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Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland

5 out of 5

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Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

5 out of 5

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Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

5 out of 5

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South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland

5 out of 5

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Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

7 Comments

RetiredRay 6 years ago

Agree with the standard shower stuff -shudder- . Surprised at the bed, thought the whole fleet had changed over. Glad to hear the trip was great otherwise. 368 days until the Sea of Cortez.

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irishgirl10 6 years ago

My husband and I did a 10 day cruise on Royal Princess two years ago. Food was ghastly, poor entertainment, ratty bath towels that were frayed and had holes in them. Every day we asked for better linens and every day got the same ones. A far cry from their advertised Egyptian cotton linens. Won’t be back.

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GospelCruiser 6 years ago

Would love to try a princess cruise sometime

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onlysail 6 years ago

Thanks for the informative port reviews

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Great

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stacy1231 6 years ago

We’re going to the Caribbean on the Royal Princess, I hope we get a couple pool days in😊

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Great

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