Just Returned From Fabulous Trip on Caribbean Princess

[AF-1]

5 minutes ago, Poohbear5701 said:

Great review!  I have sailed on the Caribbean twice when it was new, and am going on her again in May.  I wondered if it was still in good shape.  Glad to hear it is still awesome.  

The ship is in great shape;  it goes to drydock in April for fix the one propeller.  Thanks for asking

[AF-1]

22 minutes ago, mph045 said:

May I ask who the Captain and Chef were on your Cruise.

 

We sailed with her numerous times with Bennetti [Coral?] and Fortezza

The Captain is Marco Fortezze

The Cruise Director is Michael Reitano (goes by Micca  pronounced Meeka);  great guy

Maitre D' hotel is Nicola Furlan

Hotel General Manager is Peter Hollinson

Executive Chef is John Convery (very nice;  chatted with him in Market buffet)

Enjoy

Edited March 8, 2019 by AF-1

[flashy09]

What was the production show?  Are there shows every night?  Appropriate for children or not?  Thank you!

[Loucat]

We have sailed on CB twice and loved it. So many of the recent CC posts on Princess ships are so negative, I was concerned and questioned if we should book another sailing. Really glad to read your positive review. Loved the suite on this ship-Sabatini's and Skywalkers. Posts on food were reassuring as we are foodies unfortunately!

Thanks so much for your positive review! I will be on the lookout for another Princess cruise.

[Ep010835]

Wife and I both absolutely ❤️ the CB. 

I believe you will certainly enjoy yourselves.  

[AF-1]

20 hours ago, flashy09 said:

What was the production show?  Are there shows every night?  Appropriate for children or not?  Thank you!

There were a few production shows.  Born to be Wild was one.  Music from the 60's.  It was a little frisky for small kids

Second Show was Fantastic Journey;  this was suitable for kids

Third Production show was Broadway Ballroom.  This too was a little bit much for kids.

Edited March 9, 2019 by AF-1

[AF-1]

16 hours ago, Loucat said:

We have sailed on CB twice and loved it. So many of the recent CC posts on Princess ships are so negative, I was concerned and questioned if we should book another sailing. Really glad to read your positive review. Loved the suite on this ship-Sabatini's and Skywalkers. Posts on food were reassuring as we are foodies unfortunately!

Thanks so much for your positive review! I will be on the lookout for another Princess cruise.

Glad you enjoyed my review.  We had a great time and loved the food and venues; and the crew

[TrixiePixie]

Thanks for the great review. We will be on the Caribbean princess in may of this year. Does anyone know how long they keep the movies under the stars on the ship or should I ask how often do they change the movies lists. Thanks thanks for info on the medallion also

[caribill]

1 hour ago, TrixiePixie said:

Thanks for the great review. We will be on the Caribbean princess in may of this year. Does anyone know how long they keep the movies under the stars on the ship or should I ask how often do they change the movies lists. Thanks thanks for info on the medallion also

 

At the start of each month some new movies are added and some are removed. The ones being added are usually those that just came out on DVD or are about to come out on DVD.

[cruiserdru]

TrixiePixie,

 

Sounds like you will be on the CB just after the drydock. Hope you can give us a report on the changes they are making.

 

Dru

[AF-1]

The movies on my Feb cruise were:

Bohemian Rhapsody

Crazy Rich Asians

First Man

Instant Family

Mamma Mia/Here We Go Again

Venon

 

So it's been a month since my sailing;  if someone has the current March Patters; it lists the movies on page one of the patters

 

[TrixiePixie]

5 hours ago, cruiserdru said:

TrixiePixie,

 

Sounds like you will be on the CB just after the drydock. Hope you can give us a report on the changes they are making.

 

Dru

Yes right after dry dock hope they have ship back together by then. Looking forward to a great cruise and getting very excited. Linda

[TrixiePixie]

5 hours ago, AF-1 said:

The movies on my Feb cruise were:

Bohemian Rhapsody

Crazy Rich Asians

First Man

Instant Family

Mamma Mia/Here We Go Again

Venon

 

So it's been a month since my sailing;  if someone has the current March Patters; it lists the movies on page one of the patters

 

Thanks we will be traveling with an eight year old just wondering if there will be any movies he would be interested in. Once again thanks for the great reviews and pics. Linda

[TrixiePixie]

Thanks Caribill that is good to know

[AF-1]

16 minutes ago, TrixiePixie said:

Thanks we will be traveling with an eight year old just wondering if there will be any movies he would be interested in. Once again thanks for the great reviews and pics. Linda

They have lots of on demand movies on stateroom tv.  They also showed some kids movies at muts during the day;  when I walked by during the day they had some sort of cartoon movie on;  do not know the name of it.  Have fun 

Edited March 19, 2019 by AF-1

[TrixiePixie]

Another question about ocean medallion. Went on ocean.com.  I'm assuming you have to fill out a profile on each cruiser. I'm just getting started on this. Pretty intimidating I'm not as technically savvy as you. 🙂Thanks for all the advice

Edited March 19, 2019 by TrixiePixie

[AF-1]

If you go on ocean.com or download ocean ready app;  you will need to put info in for each cruiser.  You will need passport (you scan your passport barcode), security photo(has to be full on pic; can not be a side shot), regular photo;(which will be used when you enter your cabin),   once you fill out the info you will get green checkmarks telling you that everything is complete. it will look like mine below

 

[TrixiePixie]

Thanks Timothy this will help me I’ll let you know how it goes

[AF-1]

Good Luck with your medallion registration.  Let me know if you run into any issues;  when do you sail? I ask because you really can't fill out the info too early;  most people seem to be able to complete the medallion info within 45 days of cruise;  the medallion will be mailed two weeks prior to cruise; or you can pick up at the port

[TrixiePixie]

We are leaving on May 25 so we might have to wait alittle bit but at least I’ll be ready. Thanks

[funCruise3]

On 2/24/2019 at 9:32 AM, AF-1 said:

Hello Fellow Cruise Critics,  We just returned from seven days Western Caribbean on Caribbean Princess.  Our trip was 16-23 Feb.  FLL- Cayman Islands-Roatan-Belize_Cozumel. It was a great trip and we were very happy with no big issues.  Let me start this review by saying; out of perfect 10; this cruise was a 9.9 rating.  We flew down on Valentines Day 14 Feb to FLL.  So glad we went early; why you ask.  Well for one we wanted to get out of the cold weather in Cincinnati, and we figured we could spend Valentines day on the beach.  We were supposed to arrive FLL at 2:30pm on Delta.  Well our flight coming into Cincinnati had a mechanical; which made out flight out of Cincy late and we missed our connection in Atlanta. We had checked bags so we could not get them back. When we got to Atlanta, we missed our first connection; then we missed the second connection because they only had one seat avail; and I was not going to leave my wife;  we finally caught the third flight; which put us into FLL at 6:15pm.  Our bags were on the original connection, so they were at Delta baggage when we arrived.  Hopped in a taxi and went to Courtyard Marriott on FLL beach.  Nice hotel and great location.  We did get to celebrate Valentines Day with a late dinner.  Friday was lounge and beach day and we left for port Saturday around 10:30am.  Most of you know Caribbean Princess was first ship to have fully functional medallion class.  I can say after 7 days using the new medallion system; it works, and it works well.  Yes there are still a few glitches; one being; I could never order a beverage in Club Fusion.  I could in all the other bars but that one.  I could order room service with the app, and order beverages at the pool bars, etc.  Getting on and off ship is a little faster; some people say it really is not faster; but I think it is a little faster.  The main thing is the medallion unlocks the door to your cabin when you approach.  You still have to push the door handle to open door; but it is a nice system.  The track or find cruise mate works well.  I was watching a jazz band in Explorers lounge, and next thing I know my wife is tapping me on the shoulder; she said she tracked me down with the digital screen by the elevator.  There are digital screens by all the elevators on every floor.  If you want to know how to get to the spa from deck 6; you just tap on the spa and then it asks if you want directions to the spa and it will give you the quickest route.  If you buy something in the gift shops is a breeze. There is a medallion box at the check out counter.  You place your medallion on the button and it will turn green; which mean the sale went thru.  The biggest thing I noticed about the medallion system was on departure day.  Some people never took a security photo prior to arriving at the port. Even though they had filled out ocean ready app; their security photo was not taken or they took a side shot of their face; which won't work.  Anyway, once they tried to enter the ship the security officers had to retake their security photo's with an ipad.  When they placed their medallion down on machine it never turned green; it stayed blue.  There are  more than 50 medallion personnel at the port willing and able to help with any and all medallion questions or issues.  Same is true on board the ship.  They have an ocean medallion desk with tech people manning the desk to help.  On day two of cruise they teach a class with one of the medallion IT staff;  it is held in Explorers lounge.  So back to the cruise.  This  was our second cruise with Princess.  We liked our Alaska cruise so much that we booked this cruise.  Below I will list everything:

CABIN: C749 aft Penthouse Suite. - Loved the location and the room; cabin steward Olympio was excellent

Club Class Dining: Excellent; never had to wait for a table; food was great

CROWN GRILL: Excellent.  Food was great; staff was great; all in all great dinner

WORLD FRESH MARKET BUFFET: Ate here for a few breakfasts, a few lunches, and a few dinners.  Never had a bad meal.  Met head chef and he showed me around the buffet and we talked about different types of foods and breads served there. (full disclosure, I have a food service background).  Anyway is was interesting to hear about some of the regional foods they prepare.  There was a lot of asian, and mediterranean food on buffet; and there was a fajita bar everyday for lunch.  Food was good

SABITINI'S: ate breakfast here one morning by myself.  Good food and service;  

24 HR INT'L FOOD MARKET ON PIAZZA: Had a few desserts here; never had a sandwich or salad

ENTERTAINMENT: Comedy show was excellent;  magic show was just ok, production show was very good

SLICE PIZZA AND SALTY DOG: I had pizza at least a slice a day;  was trying to see if there was any change in consistency between hours of the day or each day.  Pizza was just as good every day.  Burger and fries were good; fries were cooked to order

MUTS: The movies for this week were: Black Panther, First Man, A Star is Born, plus a bunch of concerts;  we watched the Who Concert on night

SHIP AND STAFF: The ship was in great shape.  Every port day the crew was all over the ship working nonstop changing carpet and painting while we were onshore.  I never met a bad crewmember. When I sat down in buffett; there were  no less than three servers at my table asking if I needed anything; same was true in main dining room .  Our personal cabin steward was in and out of room all the time cleaning.   cabin was spotless.  

CRUISE DIRECTOR: Micca Reitano from Australia.  Funny, had a morining tv show from all over the ship.  Was everywhere and very interactive with passengers.  

***** I do not have anything bad to say about this cruise.  The only reason I did not give it a perfect 10 was the following.  We had one shore excursion cancelled because of high seas;  we had our heart set on snorkling on barrier reef in Belize; and it was cancelled;  so we ended up never leaving the ship. I know this was out of anyone's control.  Only other thing; medallion program is up and running at maybe 90%.  Two small no big deal things;  We had perfect weather and calm seas.  I posted a few pics from our trip.   If you have any questions or concerns about this review or the ship I will try and answer the best I can.  Thank you for reading along. Have a great day

Great pics! I wanted to check out your review of the Caribbean  Princess and loved,  loved, loved your pictures!  Our MDR waiter was Marvin, too (the fellow on the left in one of your pictures) Marvin  told us it was his last week on our cruise  on March 9, 2019, and he was returning to the Philippines to retire.

We had a great time and would give  the ship very high ratings,  too.  

[ckrcjr]

AF-1 ...did you the concerts at sea cruise?  I understand they are having one on the Regal next Jan. for 50s/60s music.  I am curious to know more about these as I am guessing they close certain areas for special events, but wonder if there are still "regular" shows and entertainment.  Any thoughts?

 

thanks so much!

Cindy

[AF-1]

Cindy. Hello. Yes I did attend the CAS(concerts at Sea).   None of the concerts interfere with the Princess shows.  Most concerts are during the morning or afternoon in the theater.  On Caribbean Princess both club fusion and sky walkers were reserved for the concert at sea events.  However these events took place from 8-10 pm. After 10 the venues were open to the rest of the ship.  Let me know if you have any more questions 

Edited April 2, 2019 by AF-1

[ckrcjr]

Thanks so much.  Our friends just booked the concerts at sea and we are thinking of booking the regular cruise as long as there are still plenty of the regular things to do - and maybe we could hear the music at different times as well.  I don't think there are too many places on the Regal that could totally be closed off other than the theater perhaps?  Sounds like a great time!!

[coops14]

We have booked a Caribbean Circle cruise for February next year, we can’t wait. Thank you for your review. Please could you tell me what the dessert is with meringue? 

Many thanks 😎