Great trip! Warm/beautiful temps in Hawaii and Ensenada

Star Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Star Princess

15 Night Hawaiian Islands (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 04, 2019

Ship: Star Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C242

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall great cruise. Staff onboard great, activities good. Weather first 2 days out cool and overcast, high seas first two days - all was expected this time of year. Would do same cruise again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
we flew in same day using Princess Air. Great idea, no waiting in lines as we the last ones there

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
MDR (in our opinion) was just ok. Service was great, food was just OK. Ended up eating in Buffet mostly. International cafe, while food was good; had many daily repeats and not some of the old Princess favorites....

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Ukulele lessons with Tiki Dave. Highly recommend - even if you‘ve never played before. They do have a limited number of Ukes they loan out for people who don’t have their own

Entertainment

4 out of 5
They had a piano player that was awesome. I never got his name but he was an incredible player. The Voice was good too.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward Raymond was awesome! we were forward Caribe deck port side (c242)

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Although an older ship, it was kept very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
extra large balcony - we spent lots of time there!

Ship tip

Don’t go to buffett dinner right when they open - older passengers line up starting shortly after 5:00 to get in (opens at 5:30). it gets quite congested because only one side is open at 5:30 (i believe it is starboard side)

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California Did not visit port

we went directly from airport to ship

Hilo, Hawaii

4 out of 5
fire and ice tour. very informational and great scenery. got right up to lava flows from 2018. very cool

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5
went to waikiki beach and then Hermain’s luau that night. Not sure I would do the luau again. too many people stuffed in busses transported to the luau. Seems to be more the older (75+) crowd

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5
walked to nearby beach. relaxed

Lahaina, Maui

5 out of 5
went whale watching. HIGHLY recommend!! walked the main street and shopped afterwards. Ate lunch at Dukes (ate there on Waikiki Beach too). great place!

Ensenada, Mexico

4 out of 5
took shuttle downtown and shopped. ate freshly ‘made-at-your-table’ guacamole and had a drink at Papa’s and Beers’. fun

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
never had a smoother disembarkation. ever!

Traveler Photos

One stop on Fire and Ice excursion Waikiki Beach Germaines Luau Whale watching excursion Beach near port. Walkable distance Homemade guacamole
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2 Comments

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review

KauaiKeith    4 years ago

Loved your review. Wife and I are sailing on the Star in May to Alaska in C242! Love Caribe deck and extra large balconies! Can’t wait.

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