Worst Cruise Ever! If under 70 don't go

Item: Royal Princess
Rating: 3.3
Author: AshleyVittori

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean

AshleyVittori

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

14 Night East/West Caribbean Adventurer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 29, 2018

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

I would like to started by saying I waited 9 months to write this and tried more cruise lines too. This is my 12th cruise and 1st on this line. We were really looking forward to the food options since I heard such wonderful things. But everything and everyone was just lack luster. Disaster started right after check in, were I received a call to come down to the port office due to something in my luggage. Once I finally made it back off the boat with another 30 or so other aimless customers in the same predicament. At the port, Customs and your Princess officials started in a heated argument in regards to who made the rules. We were dragged around to three different areas where the same altercation happened but in the end no one knew what to do, so let us all back on the boat. Over items they didn’t even know what they were…might I ad There was no WOW factors, I know I should have not had my hopes so high but geez you lost me at the no music. I know the cliental which you cater to is over 80 but good lord so boring!I mean the worst for a holiday cruise to Caribbean. Been on several, and I must say thee saddest New Years I've ever had. NO music by the pool, NOT one Caribbean song the entire time. It was a holiday!!! NO dancing, literally no fun. The design of the ship was awful, a lot of small closed rooms. Nothing open with a promenade or any of that, or not really anywhere or anything to do at night. Shopping minimally boring. There wasn't one real space on this boat for everyone to enjoy for any events, except the show room. You couldn't pay me to step back on a Princess Cruise Line before the age of 70 ever again, and I'm not exactly a spring chicken. My words are true don't spend the money. We were with a group of 20 ages 3 to 95, and my 95 Nana was bored. Just saying.......

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Disaster started right after check in, were I received a call to come down to the port office due to something in my luggage. Once I finally made it back off the boat with another 30 or so other aimless customers in the same predicament. At the port, Customs and your Princess officials started in a heated argument in regards to who made the rules. We were dragged around to three different areas where the same altercation happened but in the end no one knew what to do, so let us all back on the boat. Over items they didn’t even know what they were…might I add.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

This is my 12th cruise and 1st on this line. We were really looking forward to the food options since I heard such wonderful things. But everything and everyone was just lack luster. There was no WOWs I know I should have not had my hopes so high but geez you lost me at the no music. I know the cliental which you cater to is over 80 but good lord so boring!

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

I mean the worst for a holiday cruise to Caribbean. Been on several, and I must say thee saddest New Years I've ever had. NO music by the pool, NOT one Caribbean song the entire time. IT was a holiday!!! NO dancing literally no fun.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Anything compared to Celebrity and RC forget about it. If you never have been a on a cruise I'd give it a 3

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

What programs?

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Everyone is fine in this area

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

The design was awful, a lot of small closed rooms. Nothing open with a promenade or any of that. Shopping minimally boring. There wasn't one real space on this boat to everyone a lot of people for any events, except the show room.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Everything was great in the room!