Cruised the Canary Islands

Sky Princess Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 91

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Sky Princess

12 Night Canary Islands (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 29, 2023

Ship: Sky Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B227

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Fabulous cruise. Maybe our last on Sky due to the lack of seating in public areas, meant we missed out on happenings in the Piazza most days. Ship is, maybe, too big for us but we book by itinerary and not ship. Also, we do miss the wraparound promenade deck and have booked our next 3 cruises on smaller ships but staying with Princess!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick and easy embarkation at Southampton

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
So much choice and very friendly servers at The Buffet... something for everyone! First class!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Did not take part in activities

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our cabin steward was very good, made sure we had everything we needed. My husband is allergic to feather pillows and they were exchanged as soon as we mentioned it! Waiters and other ship personnel went above and beyond, as usual. Princess have the happiest crew and staff who always have time to say hello!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This was our 3rd time on Sky Princess since June 2022. My only criticism is lack of seating in the public areas. Back problems mean having to sit from time to time so we spent a lot of time in our stateroom. But we always book a balcony so we can sit out too!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This was our 2nd time in B227 and have also been next door in B231. We love the forward position of this stateroom... Great unobstructed views and a good walk right to the back of the ship and use the stairs to the Buffet. It's a long walk but then we don't feel guilty having dessert! 😉

Ship tip

Book it! She is a lovely ship but due to the lack of seating in public areas I would advise booking a balcony stateroom too!

Ports of call

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

5 out of 5
Probably my favourite Canary Island! Loved the promenade walk along to the Fortress with lots of cafes along the waterfront. Reminded me of Greece with the stark contrast of blue shutters and white houses!

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
Love Lisbon! Again, visited and explored here in April whilst on Sky. This time we took a Princess excursion to Sintra and Cascais, two beautiful but very different towns. Sintra was inland and Cascais was on the coast.

Vigo, Spain

5 out of 5
Lovely port! We were lucky to visit Vigo in April, also on Sky and did a lot of exploring then so this time we took a walk up to the fortress overlooking the city and port. Then we took a leisurely walk back down through the Old Town and marina

Funchal, Madeira

5 out of 5
First time here, we took a long strenuous walk uphill and through the narrow picturesque streets before taking the hop-on-hop-off tour around the rest of the island.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands

5 out of 5
Another 'first' for us. Lovely port and easy walk to Tenerife Opera House and Fortress next door. A real mix of new and old buildings! Wandered into thd old town and into the African market which sold everything from souvenirs to fish and hams... loved it!

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

5 out of 5
First time here so wanted to explore ourselves without excursion. We took a long walk along the promenade towards the old town area. Buildings are beautiful 😍

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5
Embarkation only.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
First time we have taken our own cases off the ship and will definitely do this every time now! Yes there were queues for lifts (the only time we used them, and we had to go up to come down again in order to secure a space 😂) but we were off the ship in no time and on our way to the airport for our connecting flight.

Traveler Photos

B227 BE category
Viewpoint over the port Cascais ❤️
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6 Comments

RP82     2 months ago

I like the itinerary, would like to visit those places one day. I'm glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for your review.

2022retired     6 months ago

Glad you were honest about Sky being too big for you, but you are going to stay with smaller Princess ships.

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Agree that smaller ships are better. We are on the Island in January. Glad you enjoyed your Princess cruise.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Fantastic itinerary and fantastic detailed review! Thank you for your review.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

Lovely itinerary! And yes….the Sky is one of our favourites too. Southampton is a really nice port to embark!

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