A Dream Come True
Sail Date: March 04, 2015
Reviewed: 2 years ago
Traveled As: Family (older children)
Room Type: Balcony
My son and I took this wonderfully relaxing trip up the west coast of South America, Central America and Mexico because we liked the thought of 10 days at sea and 7 ports. It was all we expected and more. We had the best Cabin Steward I've had in almost 40 cruises. Getting around the ship was a quick to learn experience. We bought a ring - for me - at Facets - and a watch - for him - as special reminders of this "ideal" trip. No grouchy people on this ship except a few of the "senior oriental passengers". Hey, that was THEIR problem!!! I'm a "senior of 78" and just went right on enjoying!!!... We do have a conversation going with Princess about some excess casino charges, but it's being taken care of I hope. The casino is not run by Princess but franchised and we felt it important to let Princess know there might be a problem in that regard. We would go on that trip again, loving the ports, making a few friends in those ports. After 17 days on board, we cannot picture going back to a "measly" 7 day cruise! LOL
Category Ratings
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| Ship Quality | easy to learn the layout and best cabin steward ever and overall friendly staff | |
| Food and Dining | All was very good except the beef which I found a bit tough | |
| Cabin / Stateroom | I'll only go in a balcony cabin. Just wish Princess ones were as big as my RCCL ones. | |
| Service and Staff | Our cabin steward, Frank Vales!!!!!!! | |
| Entertainment | Did not come on board for the entertainment this time. | |
| Children's Programs | No children. | |
| Onboard Activities | Only took part in a few and they were fine. | |
| Destinations and Excursions | Port stops were fine. Getting TO the ship from Valpariaso airport was a pain and slow... |
Port Ratings
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| Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile | Well, all we did was FINALLY get on the ship. My son had his phone stolen so this was not a good port etc. |
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| Coquimbo (La Serena), Chile | Was this the swim with the Sea Loins? I forget. THAT was a blast! | ||
| General San Martin (Pisco), Peru | That Pisco local brew is dy-no-mite. Watch out! | ||
| Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Interesting but be ready for a LOOOOONG bus ride each way! Out guide spoke excellent English, was very informative, but the ride was still LOOOOOONG. Coffee plantation and cart factory fascinating | ||
| San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua | Son made friends with tour guide and they went to share a beer after the tour. | ||
| Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Shopping the best of all the ports. Plus my son and a friend went ATV-ing and had a blast! | ||
| San Pedro (Los Angeles), California | We had to book our own transfer to John Wayne airport...It was a nightmare to get the Prime Time service that we were at Pier 92 TWO...and sat for almost 2 hours trying to make them understand. Then our driver sat at Pier 95 we found out,.... after we told Prime Time 92 TWO !!! |
Tip
Kick back and enjoy. Hope you get lucky enough to have Frank Vales as your cabin steward. Enjoy the MULTITUDE of penny slots!
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