A fun Christmas break in the Caribbean!

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 62

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Royal Princess

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 22, 2018

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D727

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great fun, great weather and good food. We've been to all the ports before but we wanted to try out this ship and while there were a LOT more people (and families due to the Christmas holiday), the facilities and the Princess staff really made for a relaxing vacation. Looking forward to the next cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Extremely easy. They move people through quickly and efficiently!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great food and food choices! The quality of the food has greatly improved since our last cruise and there was so much more variety on this mega-ship! Staff was so friendly as always!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Excellent spa facilities.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The nightly musicians were great and had folks dancing! They had a very funny comedian for one of the main shows too.

Children's Programs

Did not travel with children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We had a great room steward and the waiters in every dining room were extremely nice, attentive and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This was the nicest Princess ship we've been on. Very good design and comfortable. The one drawback is there is no way to walk around the entire ship outside unless you use the jogging track.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We fully enjoyed the extra room and the back deck for lounging and sunning. Our cabin steward, Juan, was outstanding. Patient and attentive and kept our cabin in great shape for us daily!

Ship tip

Purchase the EZ-Checkout option. It made disembarkation and our travel home SO EASY. We're definitely going this route for future cruises!

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Fun to walk around and good food!

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Excellent diving. Although I didn't dive this trip, I dove in previous Princess cruises and this is a great location for diving.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
Lots of shopping and the port entertainers are amazing!

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Great shopping! Make sure to take advantage of Mexico's MoneyBack offering!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and fast! Definitely use EZ-Checkout service!
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1 Comment

RetiredRay    5 years ago

Interesting how two cruisers, probably on at the same time, have two totally opposite experiences. Looking forward to the Sea of Cortez in October.

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