Caribbean Princess Cruise May 2016
I have just returned from a 4 night cruise on Caribbean Princess and I loved it. Where do I start?
The ship is lovely, yes it’s big, (not as big as some of the newer ships coming out at the moment) but I never felt like I was on a big ship. She’s light and airy. Once I was on board for a few hours I managed to navigate round quite well, and when we did get a bit stuck there was always a friendly crew member around to ask. She has a guest Capacity of 3,142 passengers and is 112,894 tonnes, so quite big. The ship was full when we sailed and I never felt like it was. The most passengers I saw at one time was in the main dining room for dinner. You will always be able to find a quiet spot to yourself if you wanted too. The entertainment on board is super. From the amazing shows on board in the Theatre, to sitting with a drink and listening to a singer in the lounge the choice is yours. And you can even dance the night away in the nightclub which is at the back of the ship called Skywalkers. I think we visited most venues, just to tell you all about them of course! There were some things we didn’t get round to trying, like the movies under the stars, watching one of the latest films on the lido deck, with blankets and freshly popped popcorn! There was always lots going on during the daytime to keep you entertained too. On one day the weather was a bit rainy and we didn’t have time to get off to visit Guernsey due to some training we had so we went in the pool in The Sanctuary. It was lovely and warm and didn’t matter to us that it was spitting with rain. The Americans thought we were a bit silly but we had a lovely relaxing afternoon and there was only us in the pool! There are also children’s clubs on board but there didn’t seem to be many children on board but the clubs were still running for the children they had and the programme looked good. They have teamed up with The Discovery Channel and a lot of the activities are very educating while also being fun to do.
Food, where do I start! Fabulous Food. I know why people now diet to go on a cruise. The food was lovely and you can literally eat 24/7 if you like. I ate far too much but again, had to test it out for you! We dined in the main restaurant twice and the food was always delicious, but also we dined in Sabatini’s, the Italian Restaurant which was divine and the Crown Grill which is steak and seafood grill, this was probably my favourite. You do have to pay a cover charge to eat at Sabatini’s and Crown Grill but it is worth the extra and would recommend you try them. The Horizon Buffet was our choice some days for lunch and again the quality and choice of food was super. And you must try the Prego the poolside Pizzeria, freshly made pizza. These were amazing. All the food on Caribbean Princess is freshly made from scratch and you can tell.
Our cabin was a Balcony Cabin – BE Grade on Riviera Deck and was great. Lovely big wardrobe area and floor space was good. We had twin beds so if you had a double bed configuration you would have a bit more space. The balcony was lovely with chairs and a table and was great to get some fresh air without having to go up on deck.
All this is on the ship and haven’t said anything about the ports we visited but really that’s an added bonus to me. I could have easily stayed on board to do the activities and relax and eat! There just didn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to sample everything. I would love to take my family back on Caribbean Princess and hopefully we’ll get there.
If you would like more information on Caribbean Princess or any of the Princess ships and itineraries please let me know and I’ll be happy to help you.