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Sailing Date(s): Jan 2014, Mar 2014


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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/young children Stateroom Type: Inside First cruise with Princess by Gary S from Ramstein AFB, Germany Sailing date: Aug 2012 Pros: Being pampered for 11 days Cons: The hordfuls of old people attacking the buffet lines Love the ship; there was so much to do that we simply did not have enough time to take full advantage of the everything on board the ship. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Suite Disappointing by Hala s from Chicago, illinois Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: Itinerary Cons: The service and food We found this to be a budget cruise in the sense that once on board, you were nickel and dimed for all services and there was a constant sales pitch. We ended up having to spend more than the cruise itself on extras to enhance our experience. The ship and company are not service oriented. There was an old decor to the ship. Ship Details: Ship Quality Too big and too many people with an awkward layout bc you have to go on different floors to cross over. Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Balcony A Wonderful Cruise by Deborah R from Boynton Beach, FL Sailing date: Nov 2011 Pros: Ports visited and the ship layout Cons: Some of the staff were not friendly This was my first time sailing on Princess cruise line and was quite impressed with the cruise line. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food The food was excellent on most days. Stateroom Quality The mattress on the bed (in the cabin that i occupied) needs to be upgraded. Not very comfortable Ship Staff Quality Most of the staff were quite friendly, but there were a few who in the dining areas, would not make eye contact or offer to assist. Entertainment & Activities 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Stateroom Type: Suite Ten days at sea by A Traveler from upstate NY Sailing date: Feb 2011 Pros: color of the water Cons: noise in my full suite I was disappointed in the Cancun suite which is right under the gym. The noise from the treadmills started at 7 am. Afternoon naps were interrupted also. I understand this a problem on the Emerald, Ruby and Crown Princess ships...buyer beware. Ship Details: Ship Quality do not book a suite under the gym Dining/Food especially Sabitini's Stateroom Quality but not the location Ship Staff Quality Read this user's port of call reviews: Oranjestad, Aruba; Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality; Dominica; St. George's, Grenada; Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island); Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Oranjestad, Aruba glass bottomed boat was disappointing Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality snorkeling was ok Dominica wish there were more birds to see in the rainforest St. George's, Grenada our tour guide was knowledgeable and wonderful Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island) beautiful beach and great service Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Maegan's Bay is beautiful. 7 out of 8 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony 4 out of 5 by William from Hartford Sailing date: Aug 2010 Pros: Service was great! Cons: Dinners were subpar ... especially the beef selections service people were very attentive, prompt and curteous. Dinners were disappointing. Beef dishes were bland, meat wasn't of the greatest quality .. I've had much better at most of the area restaurants. Gym was nice but lacked water .... fountain dispensed lukewarm water. Itinerary was so so ... unless you scuba dive Grand Turk is a wasted stop. There's got to be better this time of year (Aug) ... Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food sorry .. dinners dragged this raing down. Buffets were good. Wish they had a deli like they do on Carnival Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Grand Turk Island; Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island); Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Grand Turk Island private beach area was rocky with limited shade unless you wanted to pay $20 for cover. Overpriced concessions and shopping. Cashiers and bartenders were rude Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island) good place to start ... not much to do though Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. just did Magan's Bay this trip. Philipsburg, St. Maarten love this place for its beaches and shopping 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Suite Princess cruise by A Traveler from Maryland Sailing date: Jul 2010 Pros: nice stateroom with balcony Cons: really bad music, singers only had 2 notes, loud and louder Food in the dining rooms was very good, lots of variety. Buffets left something to be desired; had several areas of food and everyone was milling about and clogging the whole area. Fruit was pretty much tasteless; bread was hard; had only 1 toasting machine which took forever to toast. Service in all areas was excellent from wait staff to cabin steward to bar tenders. Good shows. Ship Details: Ship Quality Couldn't go directly from our floor (9th) to the dining room on the 7th floor. Elevators were not working on first day when everyone was coming aboard. Dining/Food See above comment Stateroom Quality Very spacious Ship Staff Quality See above comment Entertainment & Activities See above comment. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Seven wonderfull nights by Leon C. from Palmetto, Florida Sailing date: Apr 2010 Pros: The staff was excellant, very personable and helpfull Cons: coffee was rough Execellant cruise ship, very clean and the wash clothes before you boarded in port was a nice touch to a memorable week. We heard people conplain but they conplain that the sun rises. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Suite The best vacation ever! by Ellen G. from Springboro, Oh Sailing date: Jan 2010 Pros: Vast amount of activities, cleanliness of the ship at all times, people wainting on you hand and foot Cons: nothing It was everything and more than I expected. The crew was very helpful and friendly at all times. The ship was huge but easy to get around and all the important areas were centralized. The ship was always clean....I never saw any trash or dirty pool towels lying around. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Balcony Loved the ports!!!! by Margaret H from United States Sailing date: Jun 2009 Pros: Scandanavia Cons: Not enough time in one of them...Estonia Loved the spa and gym. Some classes cost extra money :-( Get a drink card, it saves money in the long run, when you want a coffee or soda. Staff was awesome, very attentive. Tried just about everything on board. We were matched with a family at dinner that was so nice. I've been on 5 cruises, and this is the way to go. They had movies under the stars with blankets and cushy deck chairs, popcorn was available too. In afternoons the milk and hot cookies cart came out on deck...and we loved the pizza and creamy ice cream bar the best. You won't be disappointed if you book this cruise! Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality We had a balconey room on Rivera deck....loved the location. Our friends had the bigger balcony on the lower deck, but for the amount of time you are out on the balcony the smaller one worked just fine for us. Loved getting the exercise going up and down the stairs too. Ship Staff Quality They have a nice laundry room set up with ironing boards. Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Gdynia (Gdansk), Poland; Helsinki, Finland; St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; Tallinn, Estonia Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Gdynia (Gdansk), Poland We took the tri-city tour and did get to a beach this time. I would suggest you do your own thing on this port. This is a quick stop, so would have liked more time here. Helsinki, Finland Rock Church was way cool...can be crowded and people aren't respectful that they are inside a church, this bugged me...but you have to go see it. Also went to the Market Place and saw the Senate Building. Very clean city. Don't Miss: Senate Square St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Did the 2 day tour and it was worth it for the Hermitage, also took the canal boat, but it was raining, & cold so that put a damper on the day. You do see a lot with the tour, but it is fast moving. They did serve us caviar with lunch and of course Russian vodka. Great History here!!! Don't Miss: The Hermitage and Peterhof Palace!!! Oslo, Norway We rode the trains here and it was so much fun. Didn't get to Kon-Tiki, but that was o.k. we were short on time in this port too....walking too is easy way to get around Don't Miss: VIGELAND Sculpture Park Stockholm, Sweden Wasn't that impressed with the Viking ship "Vasa" everyone else liked it in our group, but I liked the surrounding area better. Saw the crown jewels and changing of the guard at the Royal Palace, this was worth it. Very pretty city. Don't Miss: Go to the water and you'll love walking around this city, easy walks... Tallinn, Estonia My favorite port. Tallinn is a beautiful old city with charm. We walked every where. Be sure and grab a pastry in one of the many small cafe's. Don't Miss: Dome church 73 out of 89 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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