Princess Cruises - Crown Princess Reviews

I enjoyed the cruise ports very much but the Crown Princess is very beat up and needs an overhaul. The food was only average. on the Regal last year and the food was excellent.

The cruise was nice but for me a little too big of a ship. I have not had to pay for so much on a ship before either. The sea days were relaxing but did not find much on the schedule to do. Guess it was geared to a younger age group. Wish they had had somewhere inside the ship to watch movies - outside was pretty cold a lot of the time. The itinerary was really good. Food was good and enjoyed anytime seating. Put us off the ship really early - sat in airport 4 hours before flight.

The excursions were not time very well. It seemed like most of the excursions got back at the same time causing a backup getting onto the ship. Sometimes the wait was extra long. The excursions should be staggered so as not to cause such a long wait to get back on the ship. The buffet dining area was terribly overcrowded I the mornings. All of the access area were not open which caused a problem also.

Good cruise with friends. Entertainment and food was good. Didn't like the constent request for sighning up for costly additionals.

The ship itself was good. The rooms nice and staff extremely polite and did their jobs well. The food was mediocre at best and lacked more speciality dining.

Great all around cruise; service, accommodations, staff

Great itinerary, great ship, wonderful crew, just loved it.

WOW

The destinations were beautiful and wrapped in history and culture. May have to revisit some in order to fully appreciate them!

Some of the ports were repeats of our trip on Oct 10 so we could visit other sites. Noticed that the seat allocations on the trolley in Pisa were unrealistic for American cruisers - no way to fit 4 people in one bench and still close the door. They need to add one extra car when dealing with this. Missed Genoa and Salerno (Oct 14) as well as weather related failure to stop in Toulon for the 3rd time on our adventure that included two tours back to back. We used Cruising Excursions for some shore excursions and they did very well with generally smaller groups than Crown Princess had. Booked a "small group" tour on Princess that was supposed to allow more room - it would have but they downsized the vehicle so you still had to crowd in - no empty seats. Food was ok, on board amenities were ok. Weather was beautiful except for last visit to Naples where people visiting Pompeii had to walk through rivers and lakes on their tour. Some fog and rain on Mt. Etna prevented us from seeing the top. We passed the Stromboli volcano twice in daylight. Would have appreciated more commentary from the bridge as we passed through Gibraltar area but they were dealing with some choppiness at that time as well as a narrow passage. Seas were a bit rough leaving Europe but not bad. It was a nice cruise and we thank Bonnie Butler for her assistance in booking these cruises. We truly enjoyed the on-board credit from Avoya - what a surprise!

Excursion very good and very organized.

Princess Cruises' 50% off Anniversary Sale was unbeatable.

Cruise line cabins are big enough to accommodate passengers ( like us ). Cruise director’s program are great. Keep passengers busy and occupied on their daily activities.

An awesome experience with Princess. Ship was beautiful and crew was awesome and attentive.

For our first time overseas, it was a great experience. The food, tours, and service were unsurpassed. Thanks Avoya Travel (especially Laura McKay) and Princess Cruises!

The service was excellent and very friendly, but the ship needed better upkeep and meals were mediocre in all levels of restaurants