Met My Expectations

Item: Sapphire Princess
Rating: 4.6
Author: RedDeer2

Sapphire Princess Cruise Review to World Cruise

RedDeer2

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 133

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

37 Night Indian Ocean & Europe Grand Adventure (London To Singapore)

Sail date: October 31, 2019

Ship: Sapphire Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: B750

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This Princess cruise was excellent because it was well organized by friendly staff. Bad weather caused us to drop 2 ports but we’re Replaced by 2 others

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and hassle free. No lines.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great variety of foods. Traffic flow at the buffet in Horizon Court was confusing.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Wide variety. Trivia was very popular amongst the quests.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

I didn’t travel with children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All every friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Huge, contains a table for 6, only 1 toilet

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

Did a private tour to Winchester and Chawton

Thumbs Up 1

Le Havre (Paris), France Did not visit port

Port was substituted due to poor weather

Thumbs Up 0

Lisbon, Portugal

3 out of 5

Went to Sinatra because I heard great things. I think I set a he bar too high because it didn’t meet my expectations.

Thumbs Up 0

Gibraltar (U.K.)

4 out of 5

Visited a cork farm In Spain

Thumbs Up 0

Barcelona, Spain

4 out of 5

Montserrat Was a beautiful monastery but I was expecting more history and an older monastery.

Thumbs Up 0

Toulon, France

5 out of 5

We traveled Corniche des Maures to Bormes-les-Mimosas & then Hyères. Postcard beauty.

Thumbs Up 0

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

3 out of 5

City tour and boat ride in the canal in heavy rains

Thumbs Up 0

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

Not much to see or do. I would recommend a tour to Rome or another city.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy, well organized

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing your experience with princess

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janinebs 5 years ago

What were the shows like?

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ThatGirlSteph 5 years ago

Thank you for your review

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