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Price was right. by
Lisa from Virginia Beach, VA Sailing date: Sep 2007Pros: Movies under the stars, buffets and the fact that there was "real" food all hours of the night. The cruise line upheld it's reputation. Price made it even more attractive. Great food, entertainment and service. Excellent cruise!! Dining/Food
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Cozumel, MexicoPretty beaches along the south side.
Very innexpensive place to go. Pretty beaches, great food and drinks. Tons of shopping especially for silver.
Don't Miss: Rent a car and drive around the island and see the pretty beaches. About $60 to rent for the day. George Town, Grand CaymanBest port of call.
I have been to Grand Cayman 5 times and love it. It is one of the most beautiful islands.
Don't Miss: Diving and the other side of the island called Rum Point. Best beach ever!!! Clear waters, less crowded than 7 mile beach and the best Pina Colada I've ever had!! Ocho Rios, JamaicaOcho Rios is just Dunn's River Falls.
All excursions revolved around Dunn's River. Myself have been there twice and wanted to do something else but there was nothing besides diving that did not include the falls. Need more of a selection. Ochos Rios in town there is quite old and run down.
Don't Miss: Dunn's River Falls if they haven't gone before. Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)One of the nicer cruise islands to spend the day.
Island was well clean, well kept and beautiful.
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  All-around, outstanding experience! by
Rosemarie from South Florida Sailing date: Sep 2007Pros: Attentive, professional crew, overall service, cleanliness, personal choice dining. Everything I've experienced on Princess has met or exceeded expectations. (I've been on Princess before, especially on 9/11/01, and if they were able to handle that situation, they can handle anything). From the Captain to the maintenance workers and everyone in between is professional, friendly and courteous. The specialty restaurants exceed all expectations. I'm looking forward to cruising with Princess again next year. We had a little problem with a shore excursion we had booked, but it was promptly and satisfactorily resolved. Would like to see a little more variety for lunch at the buffet and a larger area available for smokers, outside of that I can't recommend this ship and cruiseline highly enough. Dining/FoodWould like to see a little more variety for lunch buffet.
Stateroom QualityVery comfortable state room with an attentive steward (shower could have been a bit bigger, of course).
Ship Staff QualityOutstanding service from all crew members.
Entertainment & ActivitiesActivities: Watching a movie in the afternoon while sitting in the pool and being service warm chocolate chip cookies with cold milk is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon at sea.
Entertainment: Enjoyed several performers and the show put on by the cruise director and staff (adults only) was hilarious. Children's ProgramsCruise director and staff were very friendly and attentive. Not familiar with offerings for children/families.
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Cozumel, MexicoMust visit Cozumel!
Third time in Cozumel and would definitely go back again. Great shopping. Prices on sterling silver can not be beat. People are friendly, without being too pushy. Good food, good prices. Lots to see, do and buy. Take advantage of every minute in the fun Mexican port.
Don't Miss: Visit the beautiful Mayan ruins, it's a must see. Take a break at Carlos & Charlie's -- good prices, good food & drinks, lots of fun for the adults. Only rule: There are no rules! A must to experience George Town, Grand CaymanGrand Cayman is grand.
Beauiful island, nice people, great shopping. This is my third time to Grand Cayman, so I didn't do any excursions. If it's the first time take the Island Tour and see the entire island. If you haven't been there in a few years, it has built up alot. Great shopping, lots of restaurants, many things you will want to bring home. Good values and great jewelery.
Don't Miss: Stop by any Tortuga Rum store for the best values on liquor. Stop by Margaritaville for a drink -- a little expensive, but you get your money's worth. Ocho Rios, JamaicaFun day in Jamaica.
We enjoyed returning to Ocho Rios again and definitely took advantage of the shopping. However, we took the Food & Art Lovers Tour and did have a problem. The museum we were to visit was adjacent to the restaurant where we had lunch that was included in the shore excursion. Unfortunately the museum was closed when we got there and were told that it is closed for most of the month of September. The 4-course lunch we had wasn't bad, but it wasn't the "gourmet meal at one of Jamaica's top restaurants" that it was stated to be. We did very much enjoy the visit to Wassi Pottery and did make some purchases there and our driver/guide was a very nice man and very knowledgeable. We also went to the Island Shops in Ocho Rios which is a great place to shop, just would have like some more time to spend there. Due to the little problems we had, we did receive a 50% refund for the excursion.
Don't Miss: Dunn's River Falls and great shopping!! Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)Relaxing day at Princess Cay.
We made it a relaxing day to just sit on the beach, have lunch, listen to the music and enjoy the ocean.
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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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Barbara from Aston, PA Sailing date: Sep 2007
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Cozumel, Mexico
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Fun cruise with plenty to do, but the cu by
Peter from New Jersey Sailing date: Sep 2007
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Ship Staff QualityI had no problems with our housekeeper or waiters. My BIG problem was with the customer service reps. I had two issues and both were handled in a poor manner and is the #1 and only reason I will never travel on Princess again. First issue was with an outside purchase that was made from one of their guaranteed shops on the last day when I received the items for packing they were wrong and was offered no help with the situation. #2 I filled out gratuity form and then was told it was too late change.
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Cozumel, Mexico
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Bad mattress. by
Paul from USA Sailing date: Aug 2007Ok but will go with Holland America next time full service. Dining/Food
Stateroom QualityVery poor mattress that caused back ache took 5 days to get them to change it out when they did it was only marginally better.
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Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)No directions to water toys jam on foot bridge at the sake of pictures to extract more money from the passengers.
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.Excellent but drivers are crazy!
Philipsburg, St. MaartenVery poor.
Dirty place trash on beaches landfill across lagoon from downtown. Roads horrible with taraffic jams.
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Great experience! by
Michelle from Mableton, GA Sailing date: Aug 2007Pros: All the things to do like Movies under the Stars and just relaxation. It was very clean and beautiful also. Everything was great from the food to entertainment. As this was our first cruise we did not know what to expect but it was better than we thought. Just do not get sucked into all the stuff they try to sell you- the spa is nice but of course they sell you so much stuff to with whatever service you get it is really expensive, the passport to savings book is a scam in my opinion they lure you in with promises of free stuff and savings but not worth it at all. Ship was clean there was always something to do and met really nice people. We are going to go again next year! Dining/Food
Stateroom QualityBeds were small.
Ship Staff QualityMet some really nice staff members that gave excellent service.
Entertainment & ActivitiesActivities: Always something to do. They need to make the gym "adults only". You turn around and a 5 year old is playing on the treadmill you wanted to use.
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Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)Just great. A perfect relaxing island experience.
Just perfect from beginning to end. Relaxation, beautiful unspoiled beaches with great snorkeling the bbq was great. No pressure no shopping just perfect!
Don't Miss: Snorkeling. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.Great island to visit!
Beautiful! We did not pay for an excursion from the boat when we disembarked the taxi guy told us he would take us around and it was much cheaper and we saw almost everything! It was great!
Don't Miss: All the different beaches. Philipsburg, St. MaartenNice place to visit.
St. Maarten is nice. You do not have to pay for an excursion from the ship as the island has its own bus system and you can go from the Dutch to French side for 2 dollars. I was not amazed with this island though. It was a bit dirty.
Don't Miss: The French side of the island. 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Overall, the ship was exellent. The serv by
Diana from New York Sailing date: Aug 2007Pros: Movies under the stars.
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Stateroom QualityVery small bathroom and very small room. The bed was exellent.
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Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)Don't Miss: Make sure to book jetski in St. Thomas as there aren't any available at Princess Keys. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
Philipsburg, St. Maarten
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A good time was had by all! by
Sheryl from Michigan, USA Sailing date: Aug 2007Pros: Tied for food and service! We had a lovely trip! The shore excursions went well with a lot of variety. Our college-aged children enjoyed it very much - it being their first cruise. The ship is very interested in keeping public areas clean. We won't go for the flexible dining schedule again as it was way too crowded at certain times of the evening. We enjoyed many of the on-ship activities, spa services, high teas, dance lessons, wine-tasting. We had a great time! Dining/FoodThe food was excellent.
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Entertainment & ActivitiesActivities: We liked the variety of dance lessons offered.
Entertainment: Wonderful entertainment!
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Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)Like Paradise!
Beautiful beach & scenery! Lots of beach activities and good value for the money!
Don't Miss: No matter what - still go to the beach - you will not regret it. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.Don't Miss: Ocean racing. Philipsburg, St. Maarten
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Service was great and very, very clean. by
Jimmy from USA Sailing date: Jul 2007Pros: The service and cleaness. Just great. Stateroom QualityVery, very clean and the people were very cordial.
Ship Staff QualityVery freindly and helpful in all matters.
Entertainment & ActivitiesActivities: Very good.
Entertainment: It was okay, but not into some types of entertainment. Children's ProgramsIt was good, but we had no children with us.
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