Great cruise with Princess

Item: Sapphire Princess
Rating: 4.3
Author: Evens

Sapphire Princess Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

Evens

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

15 Night Grand Asia (Singapore To Shanghai)

Sail date: December 21, 2018

Ship: Sapphire Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great Christmas cruise away from the parking issues, full restuarants etc from holiday makers on Sunshine Coast Australia.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth, very short wait time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great food served by great staff. Sterling Steakhouse, great meal.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Line Dancing, Latin dancing, Ukelale practice with Marko, great.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great shows on board.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent service by ever smiling staff to ensure we had pleasant cruise.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Very good considering the age of the vessel.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Great storeroom attendant, nothing was a problem.

Ship tip

Get involved with activities, don't be boring sitting around.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Singapore

5 out of 5

Great, no excursimn

Thumbs Up 0

Ko Samui, Thailand

3 out of 5

Been before, not that impressed

Thumbs Up 0

Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand

3 out of 5

Stayed on board as visited Thailand many times.

Thumbs Up 0

Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

3 out of 5

Stayed on board as visited Vietnam many times.

Thumbs Up 0

Hong Kong

5 out of 5

Great, self visited areas we know, great City

Thumbs Up 1

Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan

3 out of 5

Stayed on board as busted Taiwan on previous trips.

Thumbs Up 0

Busan (Pusan), South Korea

5 out of 5

Great, visited the markets and down town our selves.

Thumbs Up 0

Nagasaki, Japan

5 out of 5

Great City, Atomic Bomb memorial & museum, something everybody should visit & understand so as it never happens again.

Thumbs Up 0

Shanghai, China

5 out of 5

After dis-embarkation we stayed on for 5 days. Excellent choice, much to see. Book 48 hour Hop-on Hop-off bus. This was a great choice to see Shanghai.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Slow through Chinese immigration, we was warned on board several times so it was expected.

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