Sad and disappointed

Item: Sapphire Princess
Rating: 3.8
Author: Bonnie22

Sapphire Princess Cruise Review to South America

Bonnie22

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

17 Night Andes & South America (Los Angeles To Santiago)

Sail date: December 02, 2022

Ship: Sapphire Princess

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was a very expensive once in a lifetime cruise. To have half the most important sights eliminated was very disappointing. The issues with the ship's condition were not a big deal to me.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

A little long wait in line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

frequent leaks in both public and private areas, rest rooms and sinks out of order. Ship was very clean. I lost heat in my cabin but they did fix it.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

great room

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Callao (Lima), Peru

3 out of 5

We got stuck there during civil unrest

Thumbs Up 0

Pisco, Peru

1 out of 5

This was the first of many cancellations. I missed the nazca lines flight

Thumbs Up 1

Coquimbo (La Serena), Chile

3 out of 5

San Antonio, Chile

3 out of 5

Punta Arenas, Chile

1 out of 5

this was the second missed port due to weather

Thumbs Up 0

Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

5 out of 5

Loved it!

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Cape Horn

1 out of 5

3rd cancelled trip due to weather. This was so sad.

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Antarctic Peninsula

5 out of 5

Fantastic

Thumbs Up 1

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

1 out of 5

4th cancelled trip due to weather. No penguins at all on my trip to Antarctica.

Thumbs Up 0

Montevideo, Uruguay

3 out of 5

Buenos Aires, Argentina

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

I was out in the sun for close to 2 hours trying to get an uber/taxi. I was robbed of my cash while being pushed and shoved by hundreds of people trying to get a taxi. Taxi's were not taking credit cards resulting in more chaos.

4 Comments

AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry so many ports were canceled from this awesome itinerary.

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karlgrgurich 1 year ago

Oh wow…so sorry to hear about that terrible experience being robbed. Hope you’re ok.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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