SORRY THIS IS OUR LAST PRINCESS CRUISE

Sapphire Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Sapphire Princess

32 Night South Pacific Islands & Hawaii (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 30, 2023

Ship: Sapphire Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: E710

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

We are experienced travelers with many cruises and other trips. Do not want to cruise on mainstream cruise,one again. You get what you pay for.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Could have moved us a bit better rather than make it a cattle herd.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Crowded and extremely rushed service with no personality.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Most of the "games" were not of interest. Fitness center was OK, crowded and small, needed cleaning.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Shows we went to were substandard so we stopped going

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Fantastic, always a hello and a smile. Never a "no".

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Overall, just OK. Very tire decor. Rug was ripply and old looking. Bed was soft, lumpy and uncomfortable. Bathrooms look awful with faded, yellowing plastic tubs, sinks, etc. Our bath tile was moldy upon arrival and had to ask for extra cleaning which was addressed but did not make a huge difference. Luckily great location, quiet, easy to get around. Never heard any noise.

Ship tip

We went as an easy way to get to S Pacific without flying. It was not a cruise to remember from a luxury or "special" perspective. Just enjoy the travel.

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5
Tired of do king in industrial ports. Ship is too big to go to interesting smaller ports. Skip Hilo. American Samoa was hard to get around and near the port was filthy with trash and bacteria in the water so you could not swim.

Hilo, Hawaii

1 out of 5
not somgreat

Honolulu, Oahu

3 out of 5
Just a busy city with an crowded beach. Climb diamond head, fun.

Pago Pago, American Samoa

3 out of 5
Dirty Port, locals described how poor an American territory it was.

Cross International Dateline

2 out of 5
No big deal

Apia, Samoa

4 out of 5

Suva, Fiji

3 out of 5
Dirty city, did some snorkeling which was good.

Dravuni Island, Fiji

5 out of 5
FANTASTIC SNORKELING

Papeete, Tahiti

3 out of 5
Dirty city, beautiful island with great snorkeling

Moorea, French Polynesia

5 out of 5
Our favorite. Incredibly beautiful island. Need over night here.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and quick
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7 Comments

CairnsCruisers     10 months ago

Bye bye then!

billcravey     11 months ago

“Tire decor” isn’t my favorite either.

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

cruising2004     11 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise. What a great itinerary though!

PaulzyJC     11 months ago

I love that people point out how many cruises they've been on in the first paragraph of the review.

javawoody     11 months ago

With this itinerary and you were still disappointed. I agree it’s time for you to move to luxury ship.

TheVegasSphere     11 months ago

Ye olde googler says it’s a 20 year old ship last refurbished in 2018. So yeah, no surprise it’s beat up. It’s also not very representative of the average mainstream ship.

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