Todd
Age: 32
Occupation:Engineer
Number of Cruises: 3
Cruise Line: Princess
Ship: Golden Princess
Sailing Date: July 25th, 2004
Itinerary: Southern Caribbean
My wife and I booked this cruise for our honeymoon and I must say that we
were EXTREMELY disappointed with Princess. This was our first cruise with
Princess after previously sailing with Royal Caribbean and Carnival. To
begin, the embarkation process was slow and very disorganized. Once we
were on board our luggage was delivered quickly and our stateroom was very
nice (we had a mini suite on deck 9). The shore excursions were priced
within reason however we left at least 20 minutes late every day usually
to wait for one or two individuals who don't know what a wake up call is.
The food was OK at best at dinner (we had the personal choice dining
option) but the buffet food was downright bad. It seemed to usually be
some sort of mishmash of what was served for dinner the previous night.
Most of the waitstaff in the dining rooms were rude. The drink waiters in
the Horizon court (buffet) were impossible to find and I usually had to
approach one of them to place an order. We will not be cruising with
Princess again. Save your money and go with Royal Caribbean, you will not
be disappointed.