Loved our first Princess cruise!

Sky Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 63

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Sky Princess

7 Night Eastern Caribbean With Puerto Rico (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 07, 2023

Ship: Sky Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C107

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Absolutely perfect vacation; we didn’t want to leave! We will definitely cruise Princess again; loved the vibe and ambiance of the ship for our stage of life. We took advantage of the portrait sitting with Des — what an absolute delight she is to work with!! One of the highlights! Food was SO good, service and staff exceptional. Shows were top notch — don’t miss them! Beautiful ship and ports … everything you want in a cruise vacation, Princess delivers in spades. Can’t wait to go back!!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Overall very quick, just the congestion at the elevators that is kind of expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We didn’t do any specialty restaurants. The main dining rooms were excellent. Have cruised Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity. This food was on par with Celebrity.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the hot tub and karaoke nights.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Fantastic performers, Broadway caliber. Ventriloquist was an unexpected delight. Did not miss a show.

Children's Programs

Kids are grown.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Outstanding service. The dining room seemed a bit short staffed, but they handled it really well.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Easy to get around the ship and layout made sense. Meticulously maintained, beautiful cabins and public spaces. Very beautiful ship, tastefully decorated.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was perfect. Plenty of efficient closet space and storage. Wonderful balcony that we enjoyed to the hilt. Comfy bed; we slept great! Our cabin steward was superb.

Ship tip

Forget your troubles, relax and enjoy!! A spectacular vacation!!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
Super congested on arrival — several events at convention center made it chaotic.

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island) Did not visit port

Not crazy about these beaches. Enjoyed staying on the ship.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Second time visiting. We walked the shops and old downtown. Such a unique place. Took tons of pictures. Always love El Morro.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Very beautiful port. Hung out by the pool and visited the shops and took in the view from the sky bar. Didn’t like that the beaches are so far away. Will probably take a taxi to them next time.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Our favorite port. Small island, but they handled the crowd well. We rented two lounge chairs and umbrella for the day. Swimming is spectacular. Shops are nice. Close to the ship so you can go back and forth easily.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Amazingly easy and quick. We took care of our own luggage and it took about 30 minutes from leaving the room to driving away. Usual congestion at the elevators.
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8 Comments

Seanugget    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. Glad you liked Princess. We love this line. Always wonderful.

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Glad you really enjoyed your first Princess cruise. Our favourite line by far.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

booger1xx    1 year ago

Forgot to mention that I’m glad you aren’t one of those who let something ruin your cruise;glad you enjoyed.

booger1xx    1 year ago

Like anything…your cruise is what you make it. You can let one thing that wasn’t the same as before Covid ruin your cruise or just realize things have changed and move on. By the way nothing is the same as it once was.

RetiredRay    1 year ago

And Princess is still our overall favorite, not that other lines don’t do some things better.

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed it. It’s interesting that to others on the same sailing said it was bad and they would never cruise with Princess again. Realistic expectations and attitude seem to be the keys to enjoying a cruise.

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