Cruising the Caribbean on the Re_al Princess : A pictorial review

All of our Princess cruises have been on the Caribbean Princess from Port Everglades ( http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2094420 ) , and so we thought that a cruise on a Royal class ship would be a nice change .

We booked a Western Caribbean cruise on the Regal Princess leaving on Sunday , February 7th and returning a week later . Our stateroom was R - 734 , an aft view balcony cabin , and this would be our first trip as elite . When we arrived at 12:30 pm we expected to find a crowd like our first Caribbean Princess cruise .

But there was no such crowd . And with the elite line we moved so fast that I didn't have time to pull my camera out ! When we entered the Atrium all I could think was WOW !

We ate lunch at Alfredo's Pizzeria on deck 6 .

Menu

Antipasto Mari e Monti

Rollatadi Melanzane

We thought that it was funny that we couldn't find anything with Alfredo sauce on the menu .

Thank you for the lovely pictures.

Thanks for this review and please keep it coming. What NO Alfredo Sauce? :eek:

Just Mike

Thanks for posting these wonderful pics. Looking forward to seeing more.

Following you over from Eclipse review to enjoy more stunning photos & vicarious pleasure [emoji846]

Thanks for the pictures, the food makes me hungry!

Terrific photos.

Keith

Following you over from Eclipse review to enjoy more stunning photos & vicarious pleasure [emoji846]

Thank you , and welcome aboard ! We had a number of good people from the UK on the cruise . :) :D

Thank you everybody , how about some more photos ?

My DW shared one of her veal filled pasta pockets with me , delicious !

After lunch we moved to our waiting stateroom . And this is the hall across the ship in the aft .

On first view , the cabin was similar to the Caribbean Princess - but with a flat screen !

Looking aft toward a sitting area and the veranda .

A very nice balcony !

With a view of the opened 17th causeway drawbridge .

Looking good already Joe.

And yes, I am getting hungry from looking at the food pictures.

Looking good already Joe.

And yes, I am getting hungry from looking at the food pictures.

Hello Mic and welcome to the cruise ! While I was taking cabin photos , Patty got on the dine line and arranged several special dinners .

So we can look forward to the Crown Grill , The Crab House , a balcony dinner and finally , the Chef's table Lumiere ( video below ) . :) :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzrDugNB2MQ

Beautiful photos, thanks.:)

Beautiful photos, thanks.:)

Thanks clarea definitely quite the change from chilly Illinois , brrrrr ! :eek:

Hello Mic and welcome to the cruise ! While I was taking cabin photos , Patty got on the dine line and arranged several special dinners .

So we can look forward to the Crown Grill , The Crab House , a balcony dinner and finally , the Chef's table Lumiere ( video below ) . :) :D

 

 

A gal's got to do what a gal's got to do. Look forward to the food posts.:D

Looking forward to a new experience, having never sailed on a Princess ship!

looking forward to more:D

looking forward to more:D

I am hoping that Joe points out some of the differences between the Regal Princess and the Caribbean Princess, as I have heard many people do not like the Regal's or Royal's design.

Looking forward to a new experience, having never sailed on a Princess ship!

Hello Jackie and welcome , we hope that you enjoy your first Princess cruise ! We think that you will find many similarities to the S - class Celebrity ships . :) :D

looking forward to more:D

Hello Karen and welcome ! More coming up . ;)

I am hoping that Joe points out some of the differences between the Regal Princess and the Caribbean Princess, as I have heard many people do not like the Regal's or Royal's design.

Will do Mic . Most of the comparisons will be to the Caribbean Princess (CB) , but we will primarily emphasize our trip and the new R -class Princess ship .

Will do Mic . Most of the comparisons will be to the Caribbean Princess (CB) , but we will primarily emphasize our trip and the new R -class Princess ship .

Cheers.

The clothing storage area and safe was similar to the CB .

And so was the small bathroom's design

But the shower stall was now a little larger and shower head can now be hand held - a definite improvement !

However - it still had the same clingy curtain .

A couple of elite perks were the Lotus Spa goody bag

And a stocked mini bar ( we brought the wine )

Great photos. Looking forward to the rest of your review.

Great photos. Looking forward to the rest of your review.

Thanks jimbri , we appreciate that . :) :D

Joe, welcome back to the Princess board.

I'm settling in for a good long read!

Norris