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Star Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

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Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 143

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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15 Night Hawaiian Islands (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 23, 2017

Ship: Star Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: B746

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We like the whole cruise thing, sea days, ports and the people on the ship. The problem with the Star Princes is the Princes Theater is poorly managed. We stopped waiting 45 minutes which was required to get a seat for a 30 minute show. Some cruise lines take reservation so you know you will get in, even tho you may not know where you will sit. Lucky the tro in the atrium were very GOOD. Could not enjoy the Vista longue as there was always a movie or hula something going on. Yes we were going to Hawaii,, but 15 days of Hawan's music ,,,duh,

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was good except that most times the Hot Soup was medium cold, Also the steaks came out cool, Yes the waiter said,, I will get you another one,,,, gee why not bring it out hot to start with,?????

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The ship seemed to be well staffed. The Captain was very special,,,,Bye BYe was learned by all and our room steward was the best we have had .

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Inside cabin next to a large aft facing suite, was afraid there might be a large family in the suite, noise etc, but there was only a couple.

Ship tip

Expect your food to not be hot.

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5

Lahaina, Maui

5 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

3 out of 5

2 Comments

cruisingrhoda 7 years ago

my friend said they could never get in to see the evening show. I didn't believe her. so is there only one show per evening? on celebrity they had two shows to accommodate dinner times.

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CrusinPrincess 7 years ago

The bigger lounges (Wheelhouse, Vista, Explorers) probably need to be used for group activities during the day. We check the Princess Patter to see when there are no activities in a fav lounge and go there then. Agree Princess theater fills up for big shows but can usually find a seat 20-30 mins prior to event. They have drink service available so you can make it a pleasant experience. The shows are worth the wait. We enjoyed the Hawaiian themed music but found plenty of options in the Atrium ("International Trio"), guitar and piano soloists in Crooner's and Wheelhouse and some great Big Band/Ballroom music in Wheelhouse.

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