Royal Princess Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Princess fails to deliver Big Time!!

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Royal Princess
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VegasGB
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Apr 2019
Cabin: Balcony

My overall rating is being kind .This was a very dissapointing cruise. The food in the main dining rooms was just okay. It wasn't up to our expectations. Having sailed Princess in the past many times, I found the Royal Princess to be a disappointment. Much better liked the design of the Diamond, Sapphire and Ruby Princess - not to mention the Crown Princess. The bathrooms on the balcony staterooms are so small. Very disappointing. The carpet in our stateroom was in horrible condition as well as our other party that we were with - balcony cabin. The entertainment was disappointing or nowhere to be found. The gym workout area was so ridiculously small. The servers and the attitude of the staff was not like we have experienced in past Princess cruises where everyone went over and above to make sure the experience was fantastic. The staff seemed not happy to be there. The time at the Ports of Call was so rushed that you barely had any time at each port. A note to Princess: I see a couple of your future ships are going to be designed like this ship - which to me is just like a Carnival ship. As previously mentioned, the Diamond Princess and the Sapphire Princess were a much better designed ship and made a much better experience. When crossing the only hallway by the Princess Live Theatre, it was so crowded, you barely had 7 foot of space to walk through to pass without bumping into other passengers. You couldn't walk around the ship. All traffic was kept on one side of the ship. I was very dissappointed!

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Balcony

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The condition of the cabin was very worn. The carpet was in terrible shape with stains throughout. The cabins were crummy!This ship appeared to be 16 to 17 years old as opposed to 6 or 7 years. The bathrooms are ridiculously small. My wife showered in the gym because the bathrooms were so much bigger and nicer in the gym. There were very few option for watching TV. This was terrible on the days at sea as if you don't like HGTV and the Cooking channel or CNN and Fox, you're out of luck. Princess needs to shape up or ship out! I thought I was back on the Carnival Splendor!

Port Reviews

Cabo San Lucas

Excellent place but way too rushed with Princess. We could not get off the ship till12:30

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