First cruise as an adult

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

jenhathaway14

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night West Coast Getaway With San Diego (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 11, 2023

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: A321

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The only issues we had were with dinner reservations in the main dining hall. But we were able to get in without one. The wifi was mediocre at best. And room service was not reliable at all. We received 7/12 orders. . With that in mind we also had a full ship of guests 3,500 people. So i could imagine the staff was a bit overwhelmed. Nothing turned our trip sour. It was great overall.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Super fast and easy we did all of our pre check in online. So we got to skip a lot of the lines

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Getting a reservation at the main dining hall was impossible but we did get to go wo reservations a few times

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

There was never nothing to do.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Plenty of things to do and choose from. Had us running all over the shop on an adventure.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Kids staff was amazing! My 5yo begged to be there constantly and cried when we had to pick her up for lunch/dinner. They are open till 10 which was great and she got all sorts of souviners. Only complaint she had was during movie time she wished she was allowed to play on the playground.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

No problems Whatsoever

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Amazing how clean they keep that ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our cabin was perfect for a family of 3. We had more than enough storage space and I especially appreciated the full tub/shower.