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A disappointing experience. by
A Traveler from Enfield, CT Sailing date: Jan 2012Pros: Spa pool Cons: "can't help you attitude of many crew members and a lack of participation from senior staff Based on prior information I thought Princess cruise lines offered a luxury experience. After being on the Caribbean Princess I googled it and discovered it was a budget cruise.
It was indeed a budget experience. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodThe dining room was average for a cruise but the Lido deck food courts were substandard in food selection and presentation. There were no premium tropical fruits offered and some stations were infrequently staffed - such as the specialty omelets. Stateroom Quality
Ship Staff QualityThere was a compartmentalization of departments and a general "not me" attitude of many staff. Entertainment & ActivitiesPoorest entertainment offering I've ever encountered on a cruise.  0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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  not one of the best i ever had by
James from Memphis Sailing date: May 2009Pros: only the island of st tomis Cons: most of the trip the crew and staff were slow didn,t tell us about deal with hotles about beachs Ship Qualitythe ship was ok but the way the did trips was really bad Dining/FoodFood good, the dinning times bad on all things Ship Staff Qualitycrew ok , staff slow on one went over and beyond Entertainment & ActivitiesThe Enterainment was ok but redone over and over show time ran in to food time and were to early or late: activiters slow and the wrong kind for the trip and the people on it! 
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St. John's, Antiguato many ships in port at same time shopping better but price to high
Don't Miss: cab ride of place better then rest before Bridgetown, Barbadosto many ships in town at the same time the port. the town was over run shopping was bad on good price to high
Don't Miss: had a bad drivers and run on inland Castries, St. Luciasame as the other port to many ship in port at the same time shopping bad price to high
town ove run with to many people
Don't Miss: took cab drive of place ok Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.shopping good price still to high food good people good. ps only ship in port at time
Don't Miss: been here many times have done most things to do here! Tortola, British Virgin Islandsonly ship there did no shopping there went to beach Great place but it rain on us had to go back to ship cut trip short!
Don't Miss: rained out in port 11 out of 22 people found this review helpful.
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Would never go on Princess again read... by
Susan from Michigan Sailing date: Dec 2011Pros: We had a great room service person and the service was very good in cover charge Steak house Cons: The attitude of the front desk management was terrible, food bad also I am 55 years old, been on many cruise vacations, this was by far the WORST too bad we paid a top dollar over the New Year holiday. We had many issues with our room, the front desk management refused to offer any consideration for our issues, broken balcony door, plumbing issues, in fact the front desk management's attitude explains the poor overall attitude and service on this ship. We all felt as we were not welcome we had two rooms for the family of 4. The food was inferior, including small lunch buffets with many friend and inexpensive items I would not eat at home, much less on a vacation, fried chicken nuggets, fired peanut and banana on white bread, never tried the stuff. The selection for the food was just about the same ever day, little variety. We were on deck 11 and our balcony was very narrow, half the size of those on deck 9 and 10 NOT worth the money, when we booked told the balcony was larger on deck 11-not honest business.
The water system was broken for two days, salt water from the tap and this was served for the coffee, salty coffee, salty iced tea, no mention to the guest,those who had medical conditions such as high blood pressure or heart disease were not warned. I think Princess did not correct the issue promptly to make extra money selling more bottled water, sodas, and other beverages at the bar. This was the worst service and ship I have ever been on. Don't spoil your vacation, choose another cruise line! Ship Quality
Dining/FoodIf you wanted a nice dinner with good service, you had to pay the extra $25.00 per person and go to the Steak house, the service was very good and we enjoyed it. WE two decent dinners out of the 6 we ate in the main dining room, service was very slow and the plates were thrown once they final arrived. Two of the nights the food was so bad, we went up to the lido deck and ate pizza /buffett-not great-but better than the slop being plated. Stateroom Quality
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An Average Cruise At Best by
John B from Daytona Beach, Fl. Sailing date: Dec 2011Pros: The islands we visited Cons: The service overall IF THIS WAS MY FIRST CRUISE..I WOULDN'T GO ON ANOTHER ONE.... The wait staff "waited on you" but that was it. I'v been on 25 cruises in my life (im 56) and this was among the worst. I didn't feel welcome. I felt like cattle and they couldn't wait to get me off the boat. Ship Qualityit's an older ship showing it's wear. Dining/Foodthis was the worst part..not up to par..i'm not picky..and don't expect Lobster everynight..but i could not wait to get home to go to Outback or Caraba's to get a meal! Stateroom QualityWe had a mmini suite...it was ok.. Ship Staff QualityAs is anything..there were good and bad..but when i'm on a cruise..i don't expect BAD Entertainment & ActivitiesThis was the good part..i thought the entertainment was good. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Oceanview was important on my honeymoon. by
Simone from Florida Sailing date: Sep 2007I hated it and nobody cared to help me. Dining/Food
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Horrible experience. Bad drinks. Too pri by
Stephanie from Seattle, WA Sailing date: Aug 2006
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We had a great cruise! by
Russ A. from OKC, OK Sailing date: Dec 2012Pros: Always the experience, with excellent service, along with excellent escargot and lobster. Cons: Ate to much, but hard to blame the ship staff for that. This was our 25th cruise and have cruised on most of the cruiselines. Everything was great. Dining/FoodA great dining experience at all areas! Stateroom QualityVery helpful to our every need. Ship Staff Quality
Entertainment & ActivitiesVery entertaining 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Overall a wonderful cruise by
A Traveler from New Jersey Sailing date: Jun 2010Pros: time at sea and ports of call Cons: ship had very bad A/C. not just in our room but all over the ship. not to many happy people on this issue. overall a good time. Food, drink, shows, etc very good. Just the A/C purt a damper on trip. Ship Quality
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Grand Turk Islandgood place to relax on beach close to ship before trip home.
San Juan, Puerto RicoOld San Juan very good for shopping.
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.shopping and the beach.
Philipsburg, St. MaartenShopping and the beaches
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Carribean Princess New Years Week Cruise by
Sharon P. from Broadway, NC Sailing date: Dec 2009Pros: I enjoyed having a wonderful cabin steward and a cabin with a balcony. Cons: The entertainment was a big disappointment. Cruise Director was hardly every seen. The food was O.K. but nothing close to other crusies. The ship was clean. It was not well designed for easy access to the most frequently used areas. The Christmas decorations were cheesy. The dining room staff were not friendly and many times you had to get up to help yourself in the buffet dining room for beverage service. Ship Quality
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Had a Good Time for the Most Part by
Gregory A from Chicago Sailing date: Apr 2009Pros: Staff is very attentive, the food is good Cons: Embarkation not efficient, Shore excursion issues Although we had a good time, my wife and I agreed that this cruise was not as good as the other 3 we have taken with Princess. I can't put my finger on the specific issue so maybe it was just us but it didn't seem like people laughed as much as our last cruise.
The embarkation process seemed to take a long time. Not all the check in stations were manned. We arrived after 3 as the cruise line suggested but it still took in excess of an hour to get on the ship from the time we arrived at the cruise terminal.
We also had a shore excursion conflict on Antigua. Luckily we discovered the mix up in our ticket package but it would have been nice if the shore excursion desk was more proactive. Instead we had to find the error. It turned out that we made our reservations on the web but the tour operator cancelled at the last moment. The shore excursion desk just moved the time without checking to see if we had another excursion planned.
The itinerary was great but we caught a bad break on the timing. All the shops were closed on Barbados due to a holiday. The same thing happened later in the cruise when we were in St. Thomas. This was not all that big a deal to me but if you like to shop a lot then you would have been disappointed. Ship QualityNo gripes here Dining/Food
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Ship Staff QualityThe staff did everything in their power to ensure we had a good time. Entertainment & ActivitiesI would have liked my comedy performers.
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St. John's, AntiguaDon't Miss: Check out the zip line. Bridgetown, BarbadosThe shops in town were closed for Hero's Day so the shopping was limited to what was right by the ship
Castries, St. LuciaThis is a beautiful island.
Don't Miss: I enjoyed the catamaran trip to the Pitons Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.It was carnival so the shops in town were closed.
Don't Miss: On deck open sail racing - If you don't do anything else, do this. Tortola, British Virgin IslandsMy favorite island on this cruise.
Don't Miss: Take a trip to Kane Garden Bay 3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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