Bad first impression

Sapphire Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

AshJB

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

14 Night Mediterranean Adventurer (London Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 12, 2018

Ship: Sapphire Princess

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Well this was our first cruise with parents and friends, after being told that Princess Cruises was the best of them all. Our impression was quickly squished when we first went into our cabin, there was a horrendous smell of grease coming from the room, we complained and nothing was done, so we had to leave the balcony door open for the whole 14 days we were on the ship. The ship was very dated and tired, even after people saying that apparently it has had a refurb. The only refurb we saw was carpet in the hallways, not in the cabin at all or anywhere else. The schedule of things do to was dire, we made a joke about getting the schedule, closing our eyes and then pointing to one and seeing what would turn out. There were things like napkin folding, bingo, trivia... all things to keep 60/70+ people entertained. The food in the dining rooms was generally good on most nights, some it was a little cheap. Horizon Court was only good at breakfast, during the day I couldn't find anything decent but I did only try the once. Entertainment was dire, they had dancers and singers but it was nothing spectacular. Some of the acts were entertaining because you had to laugh at how bad some of them were. I don't think I'll be doing another Princess Cruise ever again after our first impression, the parents love them, but I don't think they have ever experienced anything else so have not looked elsewhere.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

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