Name: Barbara Weinstein
Email: bobbie@skylink.net
Age: 64
Occupation: retired
NumberOfCruises: 9
TravelAgent: No
Ship: Princess-Royal
SailingDate: 4/16/96 - 5/05/96
Itinerary: Trans Atlantic-San Juan to Athens
FoodDiningRoom: 90
CruiseDirector: 85
CabinComfort: 90
FoodRoomService:
CruiseStaff: 85
CabinAmenities: 90
FoodLidoDeck: 85
DiningRoomService: 100
CabinQuietness: 90
FoodMidnightBuffets: 85
CabinSteward: 90
ShoreExcVariety: 90
FoodVariety: 95
DeckService: 80
ShoreExcValue: 50
GoodForHoneymoon:
CasinoStaff:
PrivateIsland:
GoodForFamilies:
LoungeService: 80
TenderService: 90
GoodForSeniors: 90
BeautySalonStaff: 80
EntertainmentLounges: 75
WheelchairAccess:
ExerciseFacilities: 90
EntertShowLounge: 75
OverallPortsofCall: 95
BeautySalon: 80
EntertainmentPoolside:
CruiseActivities: 90
Casino:
AirSeaProgram: 90
MedicalFacilities: 90
ShipCleanliness: 90
EmbarkDisembark: 85
DiscoNightclubs: 90
DeckSpace: 100
Stabilization: 98
ShopsOnBoard: 90
SpaceRatio: 90
OverallCruiseValue: 95
Submit: Submit Review
Date: 05 Feb 1997
Time: 23:17:50
Remote Name: 207.49.187.171
Remote User:

Comments

This was a "trip of a lifetime" for all of us - my sister & brother-in-law,cousins, neice & friend, friends from NYC and
of course,my husband and myself. We had been "bumped" by Princess Cruise Lines from a 10 9 day Hawaiian
cruise which they had overbooked to this 19 day cruise which took us from San Juan - 6 days across the Atlantic to
Madiera, Gibraltar, Cannes, Florence, Rome, Istanbul, Kusadasi & Athens. I had been on many other shiplines
before, but this was my first on Princess. I can hardly say enough good things about the Royal Princess. It is a
wonderful ship. It rode so smoothly - for the most part, you hardly knew you were sailing. The cabins were nice size,
very clean and to my husband's delight had a bathtub. We even had a small refrig. Fresh fruit was brought to the
cabin everyday.

We had a wonderful waiter and busboy, who did everything they possibly could, to please. The head waiter was also
great - made special, delicious dishes for us. The food was very good & there was a very good variety - basically
Italian. We loved the fact that there were so many swimming pools - one could always find a place in the sun near
one.

We also were very pleased to have a self laundry - it was so important on a long cruise. Another thing we liked was
that there was a movie theater so that we didn't have to sit in the cabin to see a movie.

We enjoyed all the ports, but for the most part I do not recommend taking the tours - we did much better when we
went on our own. The tour desk is the one complaint most people had. I have also had much better entertainment
on other cruise lines.

All in all, it was a wonderful cruise.

Barbara Weinstein Las Vegas, NV

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