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Royal Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Royal Princess

10 Night Mexican Riviera (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 12, 2022

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: C324

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Our experience is nothing short of amazing. All the crew we had a pleasure interacting with went out if their way to ensure we are having the great time.. we never felt so loved! We’d like to give an extra shout out to: 1. Our cabin steward, Ivan, was such a blessing, if I can bring a souvenir home, that would be him. Kidding aside, we are really grateful because he took very good care of us. I wouldn’t ask for anyone else. 2. Jonel and the rest of his ShorEx team. I don’t know how they do it but they made every tour super seamless. We also love their presentation — it was clear, concise, and honest. We heard nothing but all positive feedbacks from our co-guests who we went on tours with us. 3. My husband and I would also like to thank Jun at the bar, he made our 15th year anniversary extra special. Jun made us the best cocktail we ever had. 4. Karla at the captain’s circle is super informative and took the time to explain to us the benefits of being in the Captain’s circle. She is super approachable and friendly. 5. Thanks to Ronnel at the Crown Grille, we see wines a little different now. He elevated our taste for wines, for sure. 6. Our servers, Boyad, at Crown Grille, Ivan at Sabatini’s, Mesail at Allegro, and Jackson at Alfredo’s, really know what they were talking about, they described the dishes to us with extreme precision and made sure we were enjoying our meal. They gave us very good recommendations and they were very attentive throughout the whole service. 7. The staff at Horizon Court and Bistro were the best. They kept us fed and hydrated. The servers were very prompt, friendly, and professional. I’d like to give a special shoutout to Gio of Horizon Court, I am super happy whenever I see him because he was able to anticipate my food preference. 8. Migz and Faye at the photo gallery were super accommodating. They give precise instructions to get that perfect angle. Thank you for making me look thinner on my photos 😉. 9. All the crew are awesome and would go an extra mile to make guests feel special. If there’s one service that I felt a little bland was when I went to the Future Cruises desk. Kimberlee wasn’t bad but it felt like she was just doing the bare minimum. We went to meet her ready and excited to book our next cruise but decided to just put in the deposit since we didn’t really fee like our energies are on the same page. I guess we were just expecting too much since the other crew has set the bar high. We will definitely cruise again with Princess and we are looking forward to our next one!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation was super smooth. If you don’t have a lot of luggage, consider taking it to your cabin yourself. Our luggage got lost but everyone was super helpful and it was eventually found.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food, the crew, the wine… everything was perfect!! The food was surprisingly delicious. I was expecting a cafeteria-type food but it was not. It felt like we are dining in a Michelin star restaurant every day.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Most activities are for the older crowd. Although understandable since majority of the passengers are seniors. Would be nice to have some activities for young adults too..

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Again, most of the entertainment including the music are for the older crowd. It’s not the staff’s fault, I understand that they have to cater to the majority. the cruise director and her staff are absolutely wonderful, super energetic and you know they love what they are doing.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service are the best! Everyone will go above and beyond for you. They definitely set the bar very high and we would expect nothing less in our future cruising.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very clean and comfortable. Our cabin steward was so on it. He made sure that all our needs are taken care of.

Ship tip

Book the Shore Excursions, the price difference is not that much. Also, the peace of mind that you don’t need to be checking your watch every time is absolutely worth it. Look for Jonel, the Shore Excursion Manager, he and his team will do everything for you to have the best vacation ever.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

3 out of 5
It was our embarkation and disembarkation port, we didn’t book any excursions.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Wish there was more time.

Manzanillo, Mexico

3 out of 5
It was a little town, there was not much to do or see in this port. You can even skip this port.

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
I love this port. There are many stuff to do and there was enough time for us to look around the city after our excursion. Look for Julio of PlayaSol Tours (operaciones@playasoltours.com), he showed gave us a good tour of the city and we learned a lot about the history. Tip: ask him about the delicious guava pie 😉.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
It was a really beautiful and touristy port. There are so much to do that we felt there was not enough time.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Super smooth.
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