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Item: Royal Princess
Rating: 4.9
Author: lapomo

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

lapomo

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 23, 2019

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E730

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Loved our cruise and the Royal Princess. Staff was great, room and balcony were wonderful, and the food was fantastic. It was fun spending Thanksgiving on the ship and meeting lots of wonderful people.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy with the Medallion.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was wonderful. We ate in the main dining room for dinners and breakfast. Buffet was good but crowded, (Thanksgiving week). Alfredo's was very good and the hamburgers and brats were great by the pool.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Activities onboard were good. We went to a couple of things in the Princess Live studio. They were very crowded but good.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Evening shows were excellent. Encore was fabulous.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was excellent from everyone onboard. Great room steward and waiters

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was beautiful and well kept.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was very comfortable and great balcony. Loved being on the back of the ship. Would get this room again.

Ship tip

Go to the main dining room or Alfredo's for lunch on first day. Nice and quiet lunch.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

We stayed in Long Beach the night before and enjoyed Shoreline and the Queen Mary.

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

We swam with dolphins. Wonderful excursion!

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Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5

Nice port, we did a 2 hour tour with Freddy. He took us around the town and was very knowledgeable about things. Great tour.

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

We took a Taco food tour through Trip Advisor with Vallarta Eats. This was so fun and informative. We had a fantastic tour guide and ate the best food from locals.

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