wrongwaywatson Posted March 10, 2015 #26 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Great review! We sail on 3/28. I'm really hoping it warms up in 3 weeks so that our sea days are warmer. I love to sunbath and I love sea days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnisDream Posted March 10, 2015 #27 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I'll be on the Crown this time next week and you've whetted my proverbial appetite with your review and photos. Looking forward to getting away from it all for a few days. Whether one can "come back new" in just 7 days remains to be seen, LOL, but I will certainly try! :D We will also be on the 3/14 departure. Will see you there Seafun! Can't wait for some r e l a x a t i o n and c e l e b r a t i o n! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyneastbay Posted March 10, 2015 #28 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Just curious about the muster drill. Did you have to bring your life preservers with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted March 10, 2015 Author #29 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Just curious about the muster drill. Did you have to bring your life preservers with you? Yes, you have to take your life preservers with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted March 10, 2015 Author #30 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I have a correction to the sea lion photo caption. That was taken in Cabo at Land's End, not Mazatlan. I guess I had Mazatlan on the brain when I put that as the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted March 10, 2015 Author #31 Share Posted March 10, 2015 You are so right, Senior Lady! We never saw him anywhere around the ship except to introduce an act. On Carnival they are always very visible and we had one come to our Cruise Critic meet & greet! He was a little boring, too. To clarify...our CD on Carnival wasn't boring, the CD on Princess was boring... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabGuy64 Posted March 10, 2015 #32 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Any problem with Noro on the cruise?....I have not been hearing of problems in the last month or two..... Wonderful! Good luck with the Regal Tournament! We only had two couples show for the first day M&G and only one at Sky Walkers. Sorry we missed any other activities, but didn't know about them. I didn't get back on the roll call the last month, had a lot of family issues going on and didn't have time to check it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior lady Posted March 10, 2015 #33 Share Posted March 10, 2015 no sign of Noro on the ship. They had sanitizer everywhere. it was a great cruise:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexv500 Posted March 10, 2015 #34 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Loved your review! Will be doing this same exact cruise next week on the Ruby Princess (March 21st) sailing! First cruise and super excited! How was the boarding process in San Pedro? We will be driving to the port. What time would be a good time to arrive? On my boarding pass it says to arrive until 1PM, but can we go earlier? I would like to get on asap to start exploring the ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffir Posted March 10, 2015 #35 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for a great review! I'll be on this sailing next month (almost exactly one month from now!) and this has gotten me SO excited. It'll be my very first cruise, and I think I picked a good one. :) Which cabin type did you stay in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted March 11, 2015 #36 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Very nice review and great photo's, thanks for posting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trbarton Posted March 11, 2015 #37 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Day Four, Mazatlán: Here we booked a city tour excursion with a private company, which I have to say, was better than the ship’s tour the day before. We drove through the city streets and headed downtown to the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. You can see the tall yellow towers above all the other buildings. It has several different styles of architecture, Moorish and Gothic, among others. It all blends together and is very beautiful. The stain glass windows at the top all have a Star of David, because when the money ran out at one point during the building process, a Jewish family donated money to help complete it. Mazatlan also has several old famous hotels, such as the Belmar. From here Mike and I walked down to the market which has an array of meats, fish, and produce...very interesting, to say the least. As we headed back to the bus, we crossed over to Plazuel Republica which is somewhat like a park. It has a bandstand and a large old tree. It sits directly across the street from the Cathedral Basilica, so I was able to get some great shots of it from that angle. The Cathedral Basicila of the Immaculate Conception: Thanks for your review. What's the name of the private company that you used and what did they charge and how long was the tour? Tom:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairsky1984 Posted March 11, 2015 #38 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) We were on this cruise and the one following (Feb 28-March 7). Agreed on the food in the MDR. We had a so-so dinner in the Crown Grill on the first segment, but an outstanding one on the second....and ordered nearly the same thing. Steak was okay the first time, but was one of the best ever the second time. Pizza was bad on the first week, but we gave it a try on week two and it was better. Pizza has always been a Princess "specialty" and our go-to, but it really wasn't that great. Personally, I'm not a fan of the Crown. Interior lighting makes the ship seem dark and somewhat dreary, compared to other ships. Ship is alsoa a bit big for our liking. But overall, we enjoyed both weeks; accomplished what we wanted...a winter get-away. Weather on both weeks was about the same, except on the second week day one heading from LA was cold, windy, showery. But the sixth day heading home was awesome, and it usually cools down by then. Edited March 11, 2015 by fairsky1984 My post sounds negative and wasn't meant to. Enjoyable two weeks and already booked for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMSDingy Posted March 11, 2015 #39 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Great review. We were on the same cruise and agree that the CD was indeed the invisible man. On our past cruises most CD's would be more involved. I also found the Maitre D' engaging and polite unlike some of the more boorish and arrogant ones. For most nights, we enjoyed the meals in the MDR but do concur with your description of the Crown Grill. We also found the service slow at the Crown. We had one of our best meals at Sabatini's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Mum Posted March 11, 2015 #40 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Day Five, Sea Day: Sadly we are on our way home. Again this sea day was warm, but cloudy so I didn’t even try to layout Would I take this itinerary again? Probably, but next time, we would do different things and I would spend more time at the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta. Thanks for the great review! We'll be there next month and didn't know what to do in PV, will check out the Malecon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin' Chick Posted March 12, 2015 #41 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Loved your review! Will be doing this same exact cruise next week on the Ruby Princess (March 21st) sailing! First cruise and super excited! How was the boarding process in San Pedro? We will be driving to the port. What time would be a good time to arrive? On my boarding pass it says to arrive until 1PM, but can we go earlier? I would like to get on asap to start exploring the ship! On our last few cruises, we were told not to arrive before 1pm, but we ignored that and never were asked what time we were given. Last time we were on the ship with carry ons unpacked way before that time, and ready to go have lunch. We didn't have but one party in front of us in the check-in line at about 11am. Next cruise we'll be Platinum and it'll probably be even less of a wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted March 13, 2015 Author #42 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Loved your review! Will be doing this same exact cruise next week on the Ruby Princess (March 21st) sailing! First cruise and super excited! How was the boarding process in San Pedro? We will be driving to the port. What time would be a good time to arrive? On my boarding pass it says to arrive until 1PM, but can we go earlier? I would like to get on asap to start exploring the ship! Alex, we arrived late because of our flight and we had no problems with boarding. I think all boarding passes, no matter what cruise line, say to board at 1:00, but 98% of the time we are there early and can board by 10:30 or 11:00. Sometimes the cabins are not ready until 1:00 so that's probably why they say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted March 13, 2015 Author #43 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Thanks for your review. What's the name of the private company that you used and what did they charge and how long was the tour? Tom:) I believe it was Mazatlan Tours and it was pretty much most of the day. I'll check my confirmations and let you know the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesnnb Posted March 13, 2015 #44 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Enjoyed your review. We will be on her next month. What type of cabin did you have and where was it located? I didn't see that posted (but excuse me if it was and I missed it). We have been to PV a lot -- on our own and on cruises -- and enjoy taking the City Bus into town and walking about. We have some old friends there (at shops and a hotel we use to stay in) that we pop in to say hello. Love PV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexv500 Posted March 13, 2015 #45 Share Posted March 13, 2015 On our last few cruises' date=' we were told not to arrive before 1pm, but we ignored that and never were asked what time we were given. Last time we were on the ship with carry ons unpacked way before that time, and ready to go have lunch. We didn't have but one party in front of us in the check-in line at about 11am. Next cruise we'll be Platinum and it'll probably be even less of a wait.[/quote'] Thank you so much for your advice! I'll probably arrive around 12-12:30ish! As long as I get on the ship I'm happy LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexv500 Posted March 13, 2015 #46 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Alex, we arrived late because of our flight and we had no problems with boarding. I think all boarding passes, no matter what cruise line, say to board at 1:00, but 98% of the time we are there early and can board by 10:30 or 11:00. Sometimes the cabins are not ready until 1:00 so that's probably why they say that. Thank you!! Our ship will be arriving from a South America cruise so our boarding might be a bit delayed because of customs! And the Crown Princess will also be in port the same day, so two giant ships there is going to make things crazy! I'm super nervous, but hoping everything goes smoothly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing husky Posted March 13, 2015 #47 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Have been to both specialty restaurants on the Crown...several times, and while I never saw dishes piled up on a table, I thought the food was superb in Sabatini's. Ask for the waiter, Francesco....He is amazing.....Just a wonderful man who had restaurants in Italy....now works for Princess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted March 14, 2015 Author #48 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I believe it was Mazatlan Tours and it was pretty much most of the day. I'll check my confirmations and let you know the price. It was Mazatlan City Tours. Our total was $54 and our guide was Chilly. He was really great. My husband found them on Trip Adviser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted March 14, 2015 Author #49 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Have been to both specialty restaurants on the Crown...several times, and while I never saw dishes piled up on a table, I thought the food was superb in Sabatini's. Ask for the waiter, Francesco....He is amazing.....Just a wonderful man who had restaurants in Italy....now works for Princess... They had reserved us in Sabatini's, but my husband is not big on Italian so we switched it for the Crown Grill. I was surprised about the dishes piled on the trays, not tables. There were two different ones that we saw, both were beside and across from our table. Edited March 14, 2015 by Terre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted March 14, 2015 Author #50 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Enjoyed your review. We will be on her next month. What type of cabin did you have and where was it located? I didn't see that posted (but excuse me if it was and I missed it). We have been to PV a lot -- on our own and on cruises -- and enjoy taking the City Bus into town and walking about. We have some old friends there (at shops and a hotel we use to stay in) that we pop in to say hello. Love PV. We had an inside Category 1A. The only thing I didn't like about it was the lighting over the desk area was rather dark. Other than that, it was a decent cabin. Sorry I don't remember the deck. Nice to have friends there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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