Sky Princess Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We boarded this cruise back to back after a 25 day Holland America cruise. Princess was a huge disappointment for us by comparison. It just wasn’t nearly as classy as the Holland America or Celebrity cruises we are used too. We were so disappointed in the quality of the food every day.

It was a fine trip and some good perks but casino was small and entertainment was so so

Sky Princess is a beautiful and comfortable cruise. However what "lured" us to the TA portion of FLT to S Hampton was the whole "Moroccan Grand adventure" and that turned out to be a bust as the captain skipped the port, as well as La Coruña port, and in return gave us a meek $100- for missing both ports. It totally felt like deceptive advertising, even if it was for safety, then do not advertise so boldly featuring the Spice market in Marrakech, or make a much better compensation for missing the ports - we were not "cheap" clients and spent on Princess Plus Package, Spa packages, specialty restaurants, for nothing in return. We were even 2-3 days at sea with no wifi, with no reasonable explanation at all- seems to me Princess do not respect passengers on for TA portion, but we went for the whole 28 days. Also pretty boring in entertainment.

The cruise was great, the overall service 100% (one exception) and was most enjoyable. However, there are a number of points / Issues that I would like to raise, in the hope that if you pass on the Princess, they made respond or take action on. I have outlined these in the post-cruise survey that Princess send to all passengers. CANCELLED POST VISITS: Due to weather forecast for the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel, the Captain decided to cancel Casablanca and La Corona. This caused us to arrive and tie up in Southampton on Thursday evening instead of Saturday morning, a shortening of 36 hours. Understandable given the forecast. What is questionable is that Princess ‘compensated’ all passengers with $100 to the on-board spend. Given that some passengers paid circa. $800 and others paid up to $10,000 this credit was at best paltry given the loss of the ports that we selected this cruise and certainly not proportionate to the various fares paid! Numerous passengers either complained on-board or plan to do so post cruise. The Passenger consensus was that Princess should provide a future cruise voucher based on 10% of the fares paid, far more equitable ? DECLINE IN PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED SERVICES: Chocolates: No bedtime chocolates any more on the pillows – small but heavily commented on by many passengers Laundry: Free for Premium, excellent, however no longer provided boxed / folded shirts pressing! Previously so valued when re-packing to leave the ship. Bar Stocks: Limited Gin choices – For a trip ending in the UK, and many UK passengers, No Gordan’s or Hendricks Gin, and limited Campari (Bellini Bar) RESTAURANTS: World Fresh Buffet - Compared to earlier voyages and to Celebrity, the choices were the same every day! Crown Grill Steak – Deplorable service, miserable waiter, overcooked lobster tail and inedible steak! Again, compared to Celebrity, very very disappointing! Having voiced these concerns, the overall experience was fantastic, and most enjoyable – even the 13 sea days! Yes, we booked for next year a similar TA crossing. Kind regards Ian (D. Withers) WAPI-GC – (Media & Legislation) USA: NCISS – NALI (Rtd) / UK: WAPI – Fellow (Rtd) Author: ‘Private Eye Secret Spy’ www.idwitherspi.com Video: https://youtu.be/kjWyhQy3Yt4 PRIORITY INVESTIGATIONS T: +44 28 9442 8284 D: +44 28 9428 0528 E: Ian@pilimited.com UK Mob: +44-79-7064-5420 USA Cell +1 (240) 264-9671 DPA Registered in the UK ¬ Number Z3502385 63 YEARS OF INVESTIGATING FROM OCTOBER 1960 TO 2023

The cruise was canceled half way through the trip. We received only $100 per person

A wonderful cruise and ship in spite of unfortunately missing two ports.

Overall it was a good cruise experience. Princess was very organized and the staff was excellent. The ship was in great shape. The major downside for us was that we were not the “targeted” age group (which we estimate at 65 and over). It was a relaxing vibe, but we would have liked to meet more people our age (middle age- early 50s) and have activities that represented this age group a little more. Also, it was kind of a bummer that they didn’t offer more “included” restaurants other than Alfredo’s as we liked that restaurant a lot and would have enjoyed going to a similar restaurant. (Unfortunately everything else was a separate up charge).

A great week with friends. A bit too crowded for my comfort, but handled quite well under the circumstances.

ur friends and I chose our Deck 17 joining, balcony cabins and willingly paid more for them. When boarding we learned that our friends were moved to deck 14 and we were moved to deck 9! Our cabin had lifeboats outside of it. We went down to customer service and was told it was 's fault and there is nothing they could do. We called who, after hours of hold time, blamed Princess. We went back down to customer Service who again, unempathetically, stated there was nothing they could/would do. Thank you for ruining the first trip my husband and I have ever been on without our kids (after 40 years of marriage.)

Overall we were not happy with the cabin size, food selection, and entertainment in comparison to other cruises we’ve been on.

Loved the cruise but I had to deal with a few issues onboard.

Cruise was okay, but would not take again and probably will not use Princess again. Quite disappointed that there was no longer to havea drink and dance before dinner. Very sparse activities. Sabantini dinner was one of the best meals we've ever had on a cruise.

A fun week with great friends. Although this was my 18th cruise, it was the 1st cruise for my partner and he really enjoyed it.

Overall was very relaxing. Great shows, good variety of food, easy embarkation and disembarkation The ports not very appealing unless you like beaches and pools by the ports

Overall, it was an excellent trip with only a few hiccups. Had a problem with a CruiseOnly agent who did not perform to standard in regard to the flight reservation. With that exception, I will be using CruiseOnly again.

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!!

Excellent cruise, food, and service . I definitely coming back!

The next time we know not to go on holidays, sooo many kids with no manners. Wished the theater would have had nice shows instead of a comedian. We did not go to the theater since we don't care for comedians.

Princess is wonderful cruise line. Ship is large, but no so large as to be confusing

I have said all I am going to say previously. The ship was clean but was not how I remember Princess.