A little disappointed in the new Sky Princess

Item: Sky Princess
Rating: 3.9
Author: frdrum52

Sky Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

frdrum52

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 12

Helpful Votes: 285

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Fort Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 14, 2019

Ship: Sky Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: S226

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Since this was a brand new ship, I expected more. Food was unappealing, even in the speciality restaurant. Had several passengers tell me they didn’t enjoy the meals. So, it wasn’t just me or my spouse. I’ll still cruise with Princess, because I payed for a future cruise. I’ll probably cruise on another ship the next time.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Ate at the main dinning room twice. The food was just ok. We’ve ate at Sabatini’s on the Regal and it was excellent. Not on the Sky. Another passenger Told me that they didn’t like it either. I like the variety of food at the World Market. The food just wasn’t seasoned enough.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Wished the ship had a library, or a Sports Bar to catch up on some games.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

I enjoyed the comedian. The magician was ok.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was excellent. The best ratio to staff to passengers that I’ve ever seen. Our room attendant Edsel was excellent.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Liked that you didn’t have to walk through the casino to get around the ship. You could walk around instead. Seen ripples in the carpet in a couple of areas. Some loose parts in an area or two. Either poor workmanship or cheap materials.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Balcony was a bit larger than what I suspected. Bed slept well. To soft for my wife. Loved the location. Right by the retreat pool. Easy to go down one level to the lido deck.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

No excursions

Thumbs Up 0

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Did the bicycle tour. Kind of boring.

Thumbs Up 0

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Went downtown. Enjoyed a meal at a local restaurant .

Thumbs Up 0

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Stayed on the ship.exce

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Excellent

2 Comments

DrDennis 4 years ago

To this point, the Regal Princess is our favorite Princess ship. We are hoping that our cruise experience on the Sky Princess will be the same. Thanks for sharing!

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DrDennis 4 years ago

To this point, the Regal Princess is our favorite Princess ship. We are hoping that our cruise experience on the Sky Princess will be the same. Thanks for sharing!

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