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Item: Royal Princess
Rating: 4.5
Author: jaydub80

Royal Princess Cruise Review

jaydub80

Contributor Level: Second Mate

77 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 266

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 Night West Coast Getaway With Catalina Island (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 05, 2019

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E437

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Cruise was great! Thursday through Monday so only a day off of work. Weather wasn’t cooperating but semi expected in December. Pools were heated, so that was nice. Medallion Class is interesting and I did like the medallion bracelet but the apps were definitely a bit buggy. I had to keep signing in. Also got other people’s drinks on my account about three times.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

We embarked on the side berth at San Pedro (Los Angeles) and we were essentially in a tent. There were some lines but the medallion class sped up the process.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room was good, Sabatini’s was great, Crown Grill was fine (not the best) and Alfredo’s (complimentary pizza restaurant) was great!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Princess does a good job with onboard activities. There is always something going on somewhere!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Good location up one deck from the main level, deck 7. Could hear the elevators dinging from the room in the morning. Larger balcony, by about 30%

Ship tip

International cafe is a great spot for a snack! Great breakfast sandwiches as well.

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Ports of call

Ensenada, Mexico

4 out of 5

Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Again at the side berth in LA. From our room to the passport control was 0.7 miles of walking. Not Princess’s fault.

6 Comments

cbarber 4 years ago

Thanks for review - will be sailing on Royal for California Coastal Cruise in May and can’t wait. We booked balcony but were lucky enough to be upgraded to a mini- suite which is a first for us. We loved Alfredos and International Cafe in Regal.

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ThatGirlSteph 4 years ago

Thanks for your review !

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ericst 4 years ago

Oops.... Make that 25 days

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ericst 4 years ago

Glad you had a good trip. We will be on this ship in 26 days. 😁

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trvljet 4 years ago

So glad you had a a good cruise. We are on the Regal Princess on Jan 5th and so look forward toast it. Don and Helen from Newnan, Georgia.

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed

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Other reviews of this sailing

Booked Club Class for a short get away trip. Poor qualty food & Service at both buffet and specialty restaurants. Old furniture in the staterooms. We would not book Princess again. Looking at a better class of cruise line.

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