Disappointed towards the end of the cruise

Item: Royal Princess
Rating: 3.5
Author: ychau415

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

ychau415

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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15 Night Hawaiian Islands (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 22, 2022

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: D701

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We were looking forward to our well deserved and over due vacation but there were a few disappointments with the services and cutting our cruise short back home.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

It went fairly smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Rude head dining lady who seated us with our request of having the same waiters/servers b/c our son has peanut allergy.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools and fitness center

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Kids didn’t complain too much about them. They said there wasn’t much going on.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Excellent services where we needed esp with our room steward and waiters we requested (finally)!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Lahaina, Maui

2 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

2 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico Did not visit port

Total disappointment as we had to skip this port and head back to SF which is our hometown.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Due to exposing to Covid, they personally escorted my family off the ship the following morning.

6 Comments

Stephen1958 1 year ago

Would the reason for the missed Mexican port be due to the uprise in violence at the time?

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks

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Eyetwinkle 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing sorry it wasn’t as good as you expected. We’re you escorted off the ship because a family member was ill?

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1melbyrnes 1 year ago

Princess really isn't the line for kids, not much for them to do.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Confusing review

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

3.5 stars is probably the best you can expect currently on cruising, especially during the holiday. Most people would consider missing Ensenada a plus.

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