Sky Princess January 25. Eastern Carribean

Item: Sky Princess
Rating: 4.9
Author: karlgrgurich

Sky Princess Cruise Review

karlgrgurich

Contributor Level: Staff Captain

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 89

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Fort Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 25, 2020

Ship: Sky Princess

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

A wonderful, relaxing, enjoyable trip,on a beautiful ship with a great captain and amazing crew!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Wow!!!! We did the Ocean Ready at home. We picked up our Medallions at the port as we are from Canada. We arrived at 1030, and were on the ship by 11! Just awesome!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Loved that there was a new menu in the main dining rooms. Food was great. Sabatinis was simply fabulous!

Sabatini's Italian Trattoria

5 out of 5

There were so many wonderful dishes. We really loved the risotto, veal, lamb, calamari, and the dessert sampler!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lots to enjoy! Finally did stargazing. We had a great night for it, and it was really interesting. The shows were wonderful., new and fun. A lot of serious talent! Loved the comedian and the magician too!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

All the new production shows were fabulous.! Very talented performers and technical staff!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff were kind, and helpful. The captain was a blast. We particularly enjoyed meeting him during breakfast one morning when he was out greeting people!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Whoever wrote a few weeks back that the ship had rust and mould, was not on the same ship I was. It was beautiful and spotless. Cleaned regularly! The captain even explained to us that he asks the staff to be meticulous with cleaning and placement of chairs and tables etc. The layout was easy to navigate as the design is similar to their other ships. No elevator issues for us. Loved the Wakeview pool at the aft of the ship. So glad they added it.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved our balcony cabin and the fresh new decor

Ship tip

Your first drink using the Ocean Medallion is free, when you order it thru the app......that was a nice surprise!

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Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Wish the shopping was a bit better in port. We did the snorkeling and catamaran excursion. It was ok....I would have preferred snorkeling in the ocean as opposed to an area where they planted things to see such as a helicopter and submarine. The beach they took us to tho was really nice!

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

The Skyride to Paradise Point was really pretty and the views were beautiful! Try the Bushwacker drink at the top...but likely best to share......the recipe I found includes 7.5 ounces of alcohol!

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Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Love the beach day!

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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Really enjoy this embarkation port

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We did the walkoff and it was simple and easy. Loved having my luggage with me until the day of departure. We took a cab to the airport, and that went incredibly smooth. A fellow outside just asked us if we wanted a cab, and then walked us directly to it. $11 per person to go to the airport.

Traveler Photos

Pasta sampler at Sabatinis......this was the pasta course, not the main meal

8 Comments

Niavlys 9 months ago

Pre covid.. Things seem to have changed so much since then.. Doing my first post covid cruise in February... Cheers

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing your experience with princess

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AuntPinkie 4 years ago

Thanks for an in-depth review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise!⛴

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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RetiredRay 4 years ago

Looking forward to boarding in October.

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booger1xx 4 years ago

We were on the January 18th cruise on the Sky. We can't argue with the review but only add that the Crown Grill is fabulous and to us well worth the cover charge! In fact like always we went twice!! The Sky Princess is a beautiful ship and loved the entire 2 week trip. (Still missed the Crooners bar). We are not new to cruising Princess so the comments are not from someone who was just impressed by a great first experience.

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Parisjcruisetrv 4 years ago

Good to know. Celebrating my 50th on the Sky in March.

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MrEstev 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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