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Featuring Princess Cruises latest innovations, Crown Princess is one of the largest Princess Cruises ships, with room for 3,080 passengers. From her nearly 900 balconies, you can enjoy sweeping views of romantic landscapes across the world. After experiencing the relaxed comfort of Princess Cruises intimate onboard venues, however, you may not want to explore the beauty ashore! The serenity of The Sanctuary® and the casual street café atmosphere of the Piazza may just reel you in for the day, while your nights might be filled with the great tasting food offered in the Crown Grill followed by a first-run film at Movies Under the Stars®.
Year Built
2006Year Refurbished
2015Year Entered Present Fleet
2006Country of Registry
BermudaTonnage (GRT)
113000PAX (basis 2)
3086Max Pax (inc. Uppers)
3080Passenger Decks
15Number of Crew
1200Officers' Nationality
British & ItalianCruise/Hotel Staff Nationality
InternationalSuites
206Balcony
0Oceanview
222Oceanview No Balcony
0Oceanview With Balcony
0Balconies
675Interior
440Accessible
20Total Number of Accommodations
1000Owner's Suite
Penthouse Suite
Penthouse Suite
Premium Suite
Vista Suite
Family Suite
Reserve Collection Mini Suite
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Mini Suite
Mini Suite
Suite size approximately 687 sq. ft., including balcony.
The Owner's Suite features an expansive cabin and oversized aft-facing balcony. Enjoy exclusive suite-only upgrades and benefits.
- Luxury balcony furniture including 2 loungers, 4 chairs, table and ottoman
- 2 floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors
- Separate sitting area with sofa bed, chair and 2 tables
- Spacious closet
- Comfortable queen or two twin beds
- Refrigerator
- Two flat-panel televisions
- Private bathroom with tub and separate shower
- 100% cotton, high-thread count linens
- Desk with chair
- Hair dryer & fine bathroom amenities
- Digital security safe
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Deck 19 - Star Deck
Deck 18 - Sky deck
Deck 17 - Sports Deck
Deck 16 - Sun Deck
Deck 15 - Lido Deck
Deck 14 - Riviera Deck
Deck 12 - Aloha Deck
Deck 11 - Baja Deck
Deck 10 - Caribe Deck
Deck 9 - Dolphin Deck
Deck 8 - Emerald Deck
Deck 7 - Promenade Deck
Deck 6 - Fiesta Deck
Deck 5 - Plaza Deck
Deck 4 - Gala Deck
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Our first excursion was cancelled due to have to travel out of the way to avoid a storm, Should have had some sort of contingency for this. There wasn't enough variety to the complimentary food menus including the buffet. The meals really got to the point where we didn't even want to go eat and had to pay extra for a better selection and quality of food.
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FEBRUARY
Princess is an excellent cruise line. Run in a very organized manner. Service was excellent.
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JANUARY
First time away from family during the Holidays, but the Crown Princess crew made it feel like we were with family. Great food, good entertainment, and activities as usual with Princess
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NOVEMBER
Having sailed many times on princess was disappointed with food, entertainment and all the little things I got as an elite passenge. Long lines wanted to purchase makeup and clothes like I usually do but stock minimal.
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JUNE
First let me say that the Medallion system is amazing! Your cabin door is unlocked as you approach it, you don’t have to swipe a card (the medallion displays your name as you approach a register), and it is completely accurate. The staff: there are not enough words to express the level of care that the staff display to guests. Everyone from the maintenance team to the waiters to the officers are personable and caring. The ship is amazing, well decorated and easy to navigate. The itinerary…perfect! 10 days with the best ports!!!
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DECEMBER
The seas were calm and the entertainment extremely good but needed more variety as it consisted of all singing. The ship could have used more crew as they were short staffed. New beds were badly needed as I think mine came from the first sailing of the ship back in 2000.. I had to have mine replaced at mid-night to allow me to sleep the night away. Tiki Dave and the other presenter were excellent and only wish there were more. Tiki Dave and wife were involved in many excellent activities. Put them on all of your ships.
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AUGUST
Great trip!
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AUGUST
Although we had a great time with friendly, helpful staff, excellent food, and smooth sailing, we were very disappointed to have Ketchikan removed from our itinerary. We saw only one glacier in Glacier Bay -Lamplugh. The moonlight visit to Victoria Island was nice but not as exciting as a daytime look at the Butchart Garden. The ten of us on a family vacation really enjoyed ourselves, though. The Medallions were convenient to use even though it took a bit of time and frustration to sign into the app prior to the cruise.
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AUGUST
<div>My wife and I had a terrible time understanding the staff members. They were anxious to make our cruise enjoyable. I appreciated that to the extent that my wife said I tipped everyone except the whales. </div>
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JUNE
The staff was exceptional. The ports cities we visited and excursions we did were enjoyable. I would have liked more shows in the Princess Theater. Most of the on board activities were trivia stifle games.
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FEBRUARY
The Crown is an older midsize ship but I think she is in wonderful shape. She has been takin very good care of. The decor is classic and beautiful. I really liked using the Medallion and the app to find my ship mates.
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DECEMBER
Can’t say enough on how well we were treated when I had to call for help for my husband. Staff was wonderful, as was the might manager who stayed with me until after we were in the medical center. Tests and following ups were very thorough.
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NOVEMBER
We loved our trip. Food was good. Room service was extremely quick. Very clean ship. Service was wonderful. Some activities had standing room only, like comedy shows. We did an excursion at each stop, bought through Princess prior to sailing. At some ports there were staff at exiting (in their cute white uniforms), but we were sent the wrong direction a few times. No one on the ship or at the exit knew if we should go left or right. At some ports the excursion people were right there. However, if they were not you were on your own to find them. You must exit the ship early or you could miss your transport. This cost us time at each port, thus the 4 out of 5 rating.
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NOVEMBER
this is our third princess 10 day cruise
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AUGUST
Congratulations to Princess for not only maintaining the high quality we have come to expect from them, but in many cases surpassing our expectations. We have sailed with Princess several times previously and have always been impressed by the beauty and variety of the lounges, the attentiveness of the staff in both cabin upkeep and in the dining rooms, and the variety of the dining choices. I was pleased to see that the Crown (which I had sailed on in its inaugural year) has been beautifully maintained and shows little sign of age. Yes, it's a huge ship, with plenty of guests onboard, but the staff has figured out how to organize shore excursions so it's orderly and convenient. The logistics were impeccable. The other improvement I noticed was in the entertainment. Not only were there numerous production shows featuring talented dancers and an 8 piece band, but local talent was brought onboard (an opera singer, step dancers, incredible ventriloquist, and other musicians who appeared in the piazza and in the lounges non-stop). It was easy to find something fun to do at all times.
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JULY
The staff are excellent! Sanja was always there smiling!
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JULY
Overall the cruise was amazing. I cruise for the locations or ports, not the other stuff. The ports on this cruise were fantastic. The ship itself was in good shape, the staff was so friendly, he food was decent (I did the buffet for every meal and was happy with it!), and the upgraded mattresses were super comfortable. My only "issues" were that I'm in my 30's and the average age on this cruise was probably around 60-70 years old. But again, it's a long cruise and who can afford to take their family on something like this? Just expect things to move a little bit slower with that type of crowd. The entertainment seemed to gear their activities towards that crowd - example - bingo. I wish there were more entertainment activities on board, but then again, I'm going on a cruise for the ports. Overall, a great cruise to choose!
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JUNE
<div>Excellent and well planned trip by my travel agent.</div>
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MAY
The long waits and lines in the Princess Theater was something that we had not experienced on other Princess cruises. Talking to other guests they were not happy either. By the time we reached Invergordon the disembarking was much faster. We thought Princess was cheap charging 16.00 for the bus into town. We took the bus into town on the second day in Dublin. Last year we were on the Crown in Barcelona and the buses into town were free. The cruise was fun. We will be back.
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MARCH
Looking forward to my next Princess Cruise.
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MAY
Dining staff are very courteous, helpful and accommodating.
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MARCH
Lovely trip
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FEBRUARY
Hopefully, when the Crown is renovated, necessary changes will also be made to match the standards of the well executed food service enjoyed on other Princess ships. As usual the entire staff was thoughtful and accommodating. Their good work much appreciated!
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DECEMBER
<div>Food good, but not as good as Regal. Same goes for entertainment.</div>
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DECEMBER
We love the Crown Princess, but she's showing her age. She needs an update, especially to the Internet service, which is all but useless. After a frustrating hour during which I managed to download some email headers (though not the email content) I gave up. Then it took me ten minutes to log out! The ship is lovely, elegant and comfortable, but there are definitely worn areas showing. My only other complaint was the service in the Crown Grill. The servers seemed to be constantly moving about, certainly not lazy, but the food arrived warm, not hot. It seemed disorganized. The regular dining room service was great,and all the staff throughout the ship were friendly and helpful.
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DECEMBER
This was our third cruise on the Crown Princess. It being an older ship, it is maintained really well. There is only one complaint we would have and that is the bed. Having been on other Princess ships with the new bedding and mattresses, we missed having the upgrade on the Crown. However, we enjoy the size and décor of this ship. We would definitely sail on her again with no hesitation.
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NOVEMBER
Loved this cruise. The staff was friendly, professional and helpful. The food in all venues on the ship was delicious. Dining room staff was wonderful. There were many fun activities to take part in or many places available to relax if that is what you want.
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NOVEMBER
Overall a very good trip with great service by all the ships staff. Food was good to excellent depending on the dining hall, buffet or speciality restaurant you went to. The bed in the Mini Suite, Club Class, was the best I've ever slept in and had no problem sleeping on this trip. Recommend for others to take this cruise and take the shore excursions that show the seasonal change of the fall foliage, beautiful especially in Canada and Bar Harbor.
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OCTOBER
This was the best cruise we've had with Princess. The dining, cabin, service desk, and shop staff were all excellent!!! The jewelry and art staff had great people skills and were patient and accommodating. The art presentations and auctions were outstanding; our art experiences were among the highlights of the cruise. The tour options were great and we easily managed a few sites on our own. The entertainment and music were wonderful. We saw the productions the first half of the cruise and, to avoid the crazy stress of getting seats in the theater and Explorer's lounge, we shifted to the lounges for the second half. The musicians was very enjoyable. We have four negative comments: (1) The bar staff in both the Crooners and Wheelhouse were not taking orders or serving drinks the first night or the beginning of the second night. They were clearing glasses when patrons left but they totally ignored anyone walking in and were clearly not taking orders. Patrons had to go to the bar to order drinks. If this expectation was set, frustration could have been avoided; (2) The air was not working in our cabin the last night on the ship; (3) During the disembarkation process, the bathrooms were closed due to plumbing problems. At the same time, my husband got sick. He turned grey, was lightheaded and dizzy, and walking off the ship was difficult. We agreed to avoid calling for help hoping that the fresh air would help him make it to the terminal restrooms; (4) We were very disappointed with the Sabatini's menu and didn't eat there. Despite the negative comments, again, this was a great vacation and we look forward to our next Princess cruise.
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OCTOBER
Having been on over 20 cruises I’ve found the Crown Princess to be one of the best. Would definitely consider a return to this ship.
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FEBRUARY
Really enjoyed Machu Picchu. The service of all the Princess staff was very good, most of the hotels were first rate, except for Santiago (a Renaissance Hotel) and the The Brick in Buenos Aires.
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OCTOBER
I would like to award 3.5 stars. I can easily deal with only fair buffet food, but I will not accept rudeness from anyone in the hospitality industry. Above con discussing shore tour employee was a Princess employee -- the tour operators, employees of the tour companies, were fantastic! Would have liked more entertainment in the mornings and afternoons. I didn't come to watch a lot of movies --- we can do that anywhere--- we prefer more lectures and fun things. For example, there was Wii bowling, but only for 30 minutes, so each player only bowled 5 frames. I got the feeling that Princess was heavy on those activities that did not require staff involvement (eg movies), as perhaps a cost-cutting measure. Dining room staff (the same waiters each night in Anytime Dining) did not seem to have their act together; guests had to request things over and over again. The food, however, was very very good, much better than Royal Caribbean; some nights it was hard to narrow down the choices!
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SEPTEMBER
This was our 3rd cruise with Princess and we have 2 more scheduled. Staff is helpful and room was nice. Like a balcony room. Muir woods is assume, go whale watching in Santa Barbara must do Space Needle. Pier 39 is an easy walk from ship.
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SEPTEMBER
Great cruise and ports
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AUGUST
Where there used to be separate nights for the better main entrees, this time they had halibut, prawns and lobster all on the same night. We didn't get our invite to wine tasting until that afternoon after it was already over. Because 86% of passengers were new to cruising, or new to Princess we were in the top 40 frequent cruisers so we were invited to the party where all the good food is served.
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AUGUST
<div>We had a wonderful experience! We were able to see and do many things we never guessed we would do. Highly recommend this cruise. All of our connections went smoothly and we never worried about anything!</div>
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JULY
Staff helpful in adjusting meeting times and facilities, good service to meeting room, Ship seemed a bit tired and worn. Food in regular dining rooms not as good as in past--apparently the best food is going to the specialty restaurants.
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APRIL
Thanks as always for your help. We have referred a number of friends to you over the years and will continue to do so. Until we talk to you again, Adios!!
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APRIL
<div>We enjoyed our Coastal Cruise on the Crown Princess. Yes, as southern California residents, we know we could "just drive" to the cities we visited, but this was a unique way to see these special places. It was awesome to enter San Francisco Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge! Yes, it was early but so exciting to be in a fog bank on the ocean side of the bridge and sail into a crystal clear pre-dawn view of the city. We stayed up and also witnessed our departure the same way at 11:00 p.m. Then traveling by tender thru Santa Barbara harbor was fun. We walked, shopped and dined through the afternoon. Our plan of walking to the Seaport Village in San Diego from the dock was not to be...rain. Instead we didn't even leave the ship! We enjoyed the leisure time. Finally, Ensenada was another port where we stayed on board and had a quiet day. Usually we go, go, go on our weekend cruises, so this was a nice change of pace. </div>
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APRIL
food was just OK
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MARCH
Enjoyed this Cruise very much
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MARCH
We had a great cruise (again) on the Crown Princess. Food was great and the staff was friendly and efficient. We hardly ever saw our room steward but our room was always clean and well stocked. He accommodated our requests quickly and with a smile. The ship could use a little care (showing a little wear) but it didn't take away from our cruise at all. Everything was clean. We just went for the value and ease of the Mexican Riviera and weren't sure we would even go ashore. The ports turned out to be a lot of fun. I would highly recommend Crown Grill and Sabatini's for a great dinner with excellent service. We would definitely do this cruise again.
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MARCH
We had a very relaxing enjoyable cruise.
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JANUARY
all aspects very good except I prefer a smaller ship 3000 passengers on a fully booked cruise is a little much for me
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JANUARY
Princess is a nice line to cruise, and the Crown Princess, IMHO, one of their better ships. I really have only 1 negative, and that's the food over all, and the food in the Crown restaurant in particular. Steaks are cooked well, but so under seasoned that they tend to taste 'gamey' for lack of a better word
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OCTOBER
Good cruise.
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SEPTEMBER
Top notch in every way.
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SEPTEMBER
It was a great experience that I will never forget. I will definitely recommend Princess Cruise lines to anyone taking this or any other Cruise.
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SEPTEMBER
There was not enough time in port, if you had planned an excursion. One example was our excursion in Ketchikan took the entire port time and we did not get to visit the city or its shops at all.
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SEPTEMBER
This was a great cruise. The Crown Princess is a great ship and it has plenty of entertainment and activities for the time at sea. There are a lot of excursions to choose from in the different ports. I enjoyed all of mine. The time at the Ketchikan and Victoria ports was too short, not to mention that the Victoria port was at night. I would have preferred to skip the Victoria port to have more time in Ketchikan.
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SEPTEMBER
Lotus Spa was a disappointment. On first visit with wife we discovered that the two special showers did not function. One was being worked on by a repairman at the time of our visit but still did not function properly after his work. Couples spa was very under heated on a solo visit by my wife. The men's separate dry sauna did not function properly on first visit. Not heated at all. Seating area for changing was very inadequate. Of the five or so treadmills that I used, only one had a functioning heart rate monitor. When we asked for a refund for the Lotus Spa it was not handled very well. The spa manager (Britt) seemed accusatory and questioned our motivations in an unpleasant manner. Food in all locations was very good. Wait staff was superb. Boarding and disembarkation handled very well. Skagway should be skipped with more time in Victoria. We arrived after 7 pm at Victoria. Difficult to enjoy a bus tour in the dark.
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AUGUST
I think there is a strategy to beds that are a bit hard: you don't want to hang out in them too long so you can get out and buy drinks and gamble (but we don't do either). That said - the crew is amazing. Helpful at every turn. They do treat you like you are the most important person on the planet!
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AUGUST
This was mine and my husbands first cruise. It is certain we will be taking another cruise next year. This time we plan on bring the whole family.
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AUGUST
Very nice!
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JULY
Awesome trip! This is one cruise you have to do. The scenery is unbelieveable. Only negative for me is not enough time in ports to do excursions & enjoy the individual ports. I would do this cruise again!!
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JUNE
The crew seemed to be SINCERELY friendlier than past cruises. For the most part they seemed interested in all of us. The excursion desk had a few bad experiences that people seemed upset about.
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MAY
GLAD I TOOK YOUR ADVISED, I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. I WAS SEARCHING FOR A MARRIOTT HOTEL, SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO RETURN SO SOON. THE AIR IN ALASKA GLAICERS IS CLEAN, e.g. WHEN YOU SUCK ON A PEPPERMENT AND INHALE. CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THE SHIP WAS ABOVE BOARD. ALASKA BEAUTY IS BREATHTAKING.
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APRIL
Shows scheduled so you couldn't make it after early seating. Same with dance music. Scheduled when at dinner. Overall just great.
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APRIL
We have sailed 14 times, 13 on Princess and this was just a disappointing dinning experience as well as cabin stewards .
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APRIL
Some of the food served in the dining room was not as good as previous cruises that I have been on. The selections were good, but the preparation didn't meet my expectations. Also there was no chocolate/another kind of buffet night that I have come to expect on a cruise.
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APRIL
We vistied the Mexcian Riviera on the Crown Princess. The Captain was so lovely, he kept us informed of the weather, the sea conditions, the whereabouts of the ship at all times. We went on two excursions - so much fun. AND THE BEST PART!!! THE BEST PART WAS THE EXPEDITED DISEMBARKING. WE WERE OFF THE SHIP AND IN OUR CARS IN UNDER A 1/2 HOUR. LOVED THAT. All fun things on the ship were organized, on time, enjoyable and met all of our expectations. The two guys on Princess Patter were hysterical and I loved the bed I slept in. I did not want to come home at all.
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MARCH
Nice ship and staff.
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MARCH
All in all excellent, except it would have been nice to stay in Cabo San Lucas a but longer. Also. although the food was excellent, we wondered why there were no Mexican cuisine options on a cruise to Mexico-
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JANUARY
This was our first cruise, and it was absolutely amazing! We were treated like royalty, and thoroughly enjoyed everything. The food was exquisite, the service was top notch. It was simply a beautiful vacation!
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DECEMBER
Paring inches from state/bath rooms to accomadate more passengers was disappointing. Bath shower controls were hard to adjust--needed help from attendant & location of toilet paper holder was very inconvenient. The comedian even remarked on these. Anyone with too many extra pounds could barely move. Some bars were also inconvenient & servers had to go up/down stairs for orders--making a long wait for drinks. As usual, the food was plentiful with tastes for all, especially the breakfast/lunch buffets, but the dinner menu descriptions & presentations, although very nice, were not what expected--got a big plate with lots of empty spaces due to small portions. One incident occured in photograph shop the night before arr. in FLL. Had purchased pictures, given to family at dinner which they took with to maybe get more. We were basically accused of stealing pix, until I finally found receipt for proof of purchase in stateroom. Know the cashier was doing her job, but tact was not one of her assets. Enough negative--all else POSITIVE!! We had a wonderful family "Decade Cruise"--10 to 80!!
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NOVEMBER
very front cabins on Baja & Aloha decks are super
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NOVEMBER
This was an enjoyable trip, but after sailing on a small ship, there were just too many people. The captain was wonderful. He kept everyone well informed with whatever was going on. When he was walking about the ship, he always made time to stop and speak with passengers. The time just flew by for a 29 day trip.
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SEPTEMBER
Beautiful ship awesome staff. Wonderful experience.
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SEPTEMBER
Since the weather in Alaska changes so often I feel the ship that was used should have had an enclosed deck or some sort of covering leading to the buffets. It was also very difficult to view any movies on board the upper deck since most of the time it was raining. Again an enclosed deck covering would've been ideal. Also I would have thought more salmon would be served at the buffets since I am on an Alaskan cruise. There was also a shortage of motor coaches to transport passengers to the airport after disembarking from the ship.
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AUGUST
The land portion was extremely well done. We had a terrific land tour director, Leah Iverson, who was efficient, organizer, and on top of all facets of details, and fun as well. She made the days enjoyable by her help. Our cruise on board the Crown Princess was wonderful. Food was great, ports of call good, and the excursions we took well done and great memories. Overall, Princess did an outstanding job of making everything seamless in taking care of connections, ease of travel, and answering any and every question we had. Everything was, in our view, excellent. We will definitely use Princess again in our travels.
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JULY
Really enjoyed the cruise, largely due to the friendly and accommodating staff. Loved having the naturalist aboard to teach us about the history, geography, flora and fauna of Alaska. This really enhanced our experience when watching for wildlife and visiting the glaciers.
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JULY
Great trip. Weather was cooperative during the entire trip. Ship accommodations were great. Service wonderful!
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JULY
Cruise was most enjoyable. Staff great.
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JULY
Princess is extremely efficient, prepare excellent food. Highly staffed with smiling and happy people. Mini suite was comfortable and clean. Room Stewart took care of our every wish and prepared a Birthday surprise in our cabin while we were at dinner.
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JUNE
Princess did everything to make our experience the best. They made boarding and exiting easy. The staff without exception treated us like royalty. Will miss that since we are back home. I would definitely recommend Princess.
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JUNE
The cruise was really great! I enjoyed the food at the Botticelli dining room; however we had an early dining which tended to get in the way of activities and therefore we did not use it but twice. The food at the buffet left a lot to be desired. The hospitality of the crew was superb. The ports were very much geared to the tourist stores which made it good for getting t-shirts for family, but that got old very quickly. We were really impressed with the excursions- whale watching in Juneau and hike and raft in Skagway. Princess did a great job of organizing and making sure that we got to our excursions as well as to the destinations at Denali and Anchorage. I was surpisingly impressed with the food at the ports- Harbor House in Skagway was the absolute best! Anchorage had things to do-outside the downtown area. So we were limited to what we could do there because we could not get out of downtown without spending a ton of money on a cab. I was disappointed in the location of the hotel in Anchorage, or at least the limited means of transportation there. Overall, I would recommend this cruise.
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JUNE
The cruise was very organized and well done. All land tours were well planned and fun. The Princess Hotels were immaculate and well staffed except for the Fairbanks Hotel. Their balcony was wonderful but not staffed. Also the food menus at the hotels were basically the same with the food being very average. The food aboard the ship was also very mediocre with the exception of Sabatinis which was excellent.
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JUNE
<div>Worse vacation we have ever been on. First there was dead bugs in our room, 3 times we had to have them clean, finally we did it ourselves. Four of us were on the trip but they thought we only needed 3 beds,it took awhile to get them to bring us a cot. Breakfast and Lunch you had to wait in long lines where you were you pushed and shoved by the large groups of Asians that were there. Tables were left with dirty dishes all over until almost to the end. At the lodges same thing trouble getting beds to sleep in and in the dining areas they were out of juices and other things. Service? You would sit 15-30 waiting for a waitress. Vending machines were empty. All we got from everyone is this is the first cruise or we are not stock yet.</div>
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APRIL
The cruise was every bit as fun as my last cruise on another cruise line. I liked the other cruise line better than Princess but that's not to say that I didn't enjoy it! My husband & I went for our 30th anniversary & not only did we get a champagne brunch (huge) but we also got a special dessert at dinner! I really liked the fact that you could buy a drink card for soda once & you got free refills the remainder of the cruise. The ports were great & we had a lot of fun! We swam with dolphins in Puerto Vallarta. In Cabo, our excursion was cancelled due to weather but we had a great time shopping & eating while we were there, just the same. Highly recommended!!
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