ExpressoMama

My good friend of 40+ years and I went on the February 8th sailing and I wanted to share a bit about what I thought of our time on Margaritaville at Sea. We are 2 ladies in our 60’s. I was so pleasantly surprised at what a great time we had as I had read a few reviews that said to keep my expectations low. Overall, the ship was clean, food was good and service was great!! Here are a few details: Check in was not extremely fast, but not unbearable. Probably about 1 hour from arrival to being on board. I did not purchase the license to chill quick boarding. We each purchased the 10 drink wrist band prior to sailing for $89. On board it was $99. This included gratuity so each drink cost💲8.90. This worked well because the drinks I ordered (wine and bourbon or vodka) were in the $12/13 range. If you are a seltzer drinker or beer drinker it might not be a good move for you. But the best thing about this pre-purchase wristband was each time you ordered, the bar staff scanned your card and wrist band they told you the number of remaining drinks and this was an accurate count. As a RCCL diamond, I have encountered problems with my 4 “free” voucher count being off, even recently with the required signature. Cocktails were mixed strong and well made. Wine listed on menu and what was offered in bars did not jive but I was happy with everything I was served. (mainly Josh Cab and Pinot Noir) The bar staff was awesome. Always smiling, called us by name, and knew what we typically ordered!!! Impressive on a short cruise. The food in the buffet was as one would expect. I did not starve. Enjoyed the salad bar offerings. Our dinners in the dining room were very good. Service was efficient and they took extra care to be sure I had gluten free offerings. Our cabin on deck 4 was an ocean view. It was clean and large enough for the 2 short days. Our bed was together at boarding even though I had requested separate at booking, but a call to housekeeping sent 2 stewards quickly to separate them. My friend had never been to Freeport so she wanted to see the beach so I booked the ships tour to Taino beach. If we had not been 2 women alone we could have taken a taxi for less than the $59 we paid, but because it had been ages since I had been there we chose the the “easy” path. I wouldn’t hesitate to book this cruise again if the price was right. It was a great escape and it was in the words of Jimmy… “ 🎼 A lovely cruise”.

To simply answer your question, our answer is: YEA😍

We are from Florida and are very accustomed to the event of “sundowner”. We enjoy a Sundowner while on board cruises and also when we are on beach vacations.

original poster….. I agree with you. Telling you to go to the CS desk onboard is not a good answer. When one makes a call to customer service, one EXPECTS to get service. Unfortunately, not only Princess but other company’s as well don’t or won’t help. Sad. Sorry for your troubles.

2 separate calls and we did 2 separate accounts.