Quick trip to Mexico made for the perfect getaway!

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Royal Princess

5 Night Cabo San Lucas Getaway (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 09, 2019

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: D317

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

All in all, good trip. We have become cruisers and appreciate all the finer bells and whistles. This trip was spontaneous for us and the reason we booked it - I really could care less for Cabo, I needed 5 days on the seas to unplug. And for that - huge success. If I had gone to be pampered, I would not have enjoyed it as much. It felt this time to be a bit like a cattle drive - we were the cattle..

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The new medallion process on the princess ships is expedient and very user friendly. We were checked in in 10 minutes!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The ship is immaculate! However, the food would only be an 8 out of 10 on this trip. It seemed like several dishes came out cold, I did notice the tomato sauces for all Italian meals were almost completely tasteless

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
More to do on a Princess than any other ship!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
If you like Vegas style entertainment - this boat is for you!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Princess, by far, has the best staff on the seas!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Lovely newer boat, launched in 2013. The rooms are TINY! But a very clean, fast ship

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Our cabin stew was amazing! Our room was the upgraded balcony, and let me tell you, there is NO EXTRA ROOM at all! Thank God we did not have the kids with us on this one, we would have been super cramped.

Ship tip

Get to the dock early, board early and enjoy all the fun stuff before your ship mates take over. 11a - 2p On embarkation day is the best day to relax!

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5
Fast process, but damn this is a dirty port

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5
This will be the last time we visit Cabo on purpose. The street sharks have all but taken over and it makes for a fairly unpleasant day trying to not be harassed by the locals as soon as you step foot on shore. It's gotten bad enough we wont be back on purpose.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
This was the only clown show of the day. Incredibly disorganized on the day of disembarkation. EVERYONE did the first walk-off and we were in line (with a ticket because we got there on time) with 2k people in one room. It took an hour to get out of the meeting area. Everyone was pissed at the disorganization.
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bobduck1993    5 years ago

So glad you got a chance for a quick get away !

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