Norway & Iceland - Summer ‘19

Item: Sapphire Princess
Rating: 4.1
Author: mcrossan

Sapphire Princess Cruise Review

mcrossan

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

14 Night Iceland & Norway (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 13, 2019

Ship: Sapphire Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: A717

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Had a great time as we always do! See as much as you can & have fun!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Smooth & Simple, 1st time as a Platinum check in which was good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food on Princess was excellent as usual

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Got some free drinks from the martini demonstration, enjoyed everything else

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Philip Browne was excellent, so was Chris Watkins. The ships own entertainment team worked hard and the shows were excellent!

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

My daughters had a ball

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Bar and wait staff were excellent as usual

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was clean & tidy, the layout was simple & easy to navigate

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Book the alcohol & photo packages, both are well worth it

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Ports of call

Grundarfjordur, Iceland

4 out of 5

Walked to Kirkjufellfoss, got sunburnt, had my feet stick to the tarmac on the road, a grey day had by all

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Hellesylt, Norway

3 out of 5

Stayed on the boat as it was dropping people off for tours

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Reykjavik, Iceland

4 out of 5

Thoroughly enjoyed Reykjavík, but it is expensive. Got on the hop on hop off bus and saw a fair bit of the town, probably the best advice I can give

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Akureyri, Iceland

4 out of 5

Our first stop in Iceland, it was a lovely town we walked to the church & botanical gardens then down through the town

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Isafjordur, Iceland

3 out of 5

Not much to do here on a Sunday, spectacular weather and scenery, but very quiet

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Geiranger, Norway

5 out of 5

A stunning little village in an amazingly beautiful location

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Bergen, Norway

4 out of 5

This was our 2nd visit here. We walked through Bryggen, round to the Ice Bar & Aquarium, we had great weather and had a ball. Bergen is lovely and there is so much to explore.

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Alesund, Norway

4 out of 5

We were here 2 years ago and it felt like the coldest place on earth then, what a difference the sun can make. It was a lovely town, we walked through it quite happily and changed our opinions entirely

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Flaam, Norway

4 out of 5

Again, this is our 2nd visit here, we got off the boat for a short while then returned to have a peaceful swim in the sunshine with our daughters

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

No real problems, one of our bags was missing, but easily located by the port staff

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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millersaboard 5 years ago

Thanks for sharing 😎

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buckyboy 5 years ago

Looks like you had a fantastic time. Glad for you. Cruising is the time to relax.

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