Caribbean Princess review Dec 10 - 17, 2023

[sns1]

The good:

 

- Our room was ready when we got on the ship.

- The food was excellent.  The beef tenderloin was truly the best we have had on any ship. 

- We had anytime dining and arrived between 5:15 - 5:30 p.m.  The maximum we had to wait was 10 minutes for a table.

- Puerto Rico was one of our ports and we loved it.  We did the Princess walking tour.  Our guide used a microphone and we heard everything she said.  The lunch and drink at the end was very good.  We sat at a table for six and met two other couples.  Nice time.

- We had an outstanding meal at Sabatini's.  The waitstaff was wonderful.....It was definitely a 10.

- We didn't have the best weather for cruising but the captain did his best to go around the bad weather.  We had some rocking but I really didn't think it was bad. 

- Our bed and pillows were so comfortable.

- Disembarkation went pretty quick.  We handle our own bags so it usually goes fast.

- International cafe was very good.  I just wish there was a line for black coffee only.

- Pizza by the pool was excellent.  We also had burgers and chicken sandwiches one day and they were also good.

- We won at the casino.....yeah!  (smoke was bad though)

 

The negative:

 

- We were in room E731, mini suite.  Second day of the cruise, our balcony had at least an inch or two of water.  Not sure where the water came from but we told the room steward and he removed the water while we were out of the room. We were told the drain was plugged.  On the last day of the cruise, we had A LOT of rain.  Our balcony flooded and water came into our room. (They obviously didn't unplug the drain)  We were sitting on the couch, watching tv and saw the water pouring in.  There was a big puddle right by the slider and it was running down to the bed.  Our luggage was under the bed and we quickly put the luggage on the bed.  My husband went to get the room steward and he called his supervisor.  Towels were put down to try to stop it for going all over the room.  Maintenance came with a shop vac and fans.  Supervisor advised us to move and called the front desk for availability.  There was one mini suite available.....not comparable to ours but we decided we had to move.  We packed everything up and went to room D732.    Our new room steward tried to stop us from going down the hall and we said "we are the new people for one night".  He knew about us but was not happy.  He never talked to us and actually turned his back when he saw us.  I get it.....he needed to clean that room and we were only there for one night.  The beds in the new room cannot be made into a queen bed.  They were so uncomfortable.  They are right up against the wall and if you roll over your arm hits the wall.  Not good.

 

- Toilet issue......we had no water going into the toilet to flush it.  One day was really bad.  Our room steward was notified and we did have water flowing again.  There were two other days that there was water but very little.

 

- The wheelhouse bar opens at 4:00 p.m.  We liked going there with the other couple we were traveling with.  Most afternoon, there was no one to wait on us.  We would go down to Explorers Lounge to get our drinks.  We could have ordered them on the medallion but it was easier to just get them.  No blue cheese stuffed olives in any of the bars.  (I know this has been discussed on cruise critic already)

 

- Our last dinner was at Steamers.  We normally eat around 5:30 p.m. but the earliest we could get was 7:30 p.m.  We called a few times during the cruise but was always told that was the earliest.  We got there around 7:15 p.m. and was quickly seated.  There were maybe 6 other tables being used.  The place was empty!  Our dinner was ok but nothing special.  We all said "one and done".  

 

- We will probably not cruise on the Caribbean Princess anytime soon.  We have sailed 11 times out of 32 cruises on the Caribbean.   I have always enjoyed sailing on her but this was not the best cruise and had nothing to do with the weather.  Our next cruise is in March on the Ruby.

 

[wineforhealth]

Thank you for taking the time to give a review

[travelmel]

Oh that is the room I will be staying in on my cruise in February.  I hope the water and toilet issue are resolved by then.  I am sorry to hear you encountered these issues.  Thank you for taking the time to write your review.

[Cruisindad]

1 hour ago, travelmel said:

Oh that is the room I will be staying in on my cruise in February.  I hope the water and toilet issue are resolved by then.  I am sorry to hear you encountered these issues.  Thank you for taking the time to write your review.

 And I will be in that room in September so I will be interested to hear how your experience is.

 

And thank you sns1 for your report. We’ve sailed CB about a half dozen times, including at least once in E731. It’s a great cabin, provided those

issues aren’t present.

[nasa1974]

D710 the end of April. Daughter and family will be in D714.

[sns1]

Good and Bad:

 

The ship was decorated for Christmas.  It was nice to see that.  The lights on the garland in the antrium was out all week.  I know it's a little thing but find the missing bulb and light it up.