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Name: Sgirley Weiss
Email: shirl25@juno.com
Age: 57
Occupation: travel agent
NumberOfCruises: 30
TravelAgent: Yes
Ship: Princess-Royal
SailingDate: June 12, 1997
Itinerary: Scandinavia, Russia, Tallin, Gydansk
FoodDiningRoom: 75
CruiseDirector: 100
CabinComfort: 95
FoodRoomService: 99
CruiseStaff: 100
CabinAmenities: 95
FoodLidoDeck: 75
DiningRoomService: 100
CabinQuietness: 99
FoodMidnightBuffets:
CabinSteward: 100
ShoreExcVariety: 95
FoodVariety: 89
DeckService: 99
ShoreExcValue: 80
GoodForHoneymoon:
CasinoStaff: 85
PrivateIsland:
GoodForFamilies:
LoungeService: 99
TenderService:
GoodForSeniors:
BeautySalonStaff: 99
EntertainmentLounges: 98
WheelchairAccess:
ExerciseFacilities: 88
EntertShowLounge: 98
OverallPortsofCall: 100
BeautySalon: 95
EntertainmentPoolside: 90
CruiseActivities: 93
Casino: 89
AirSeaProgram:
MedicalFacilities:
ShipCleanliness: 100
EmbarkDisembark: 98
DiscoNightclubs: 95
DeckSpace: 98
Stabilization: 95
ShopsOnBoard: 85
SpaceRatio: 98
OverallCruiseValue: 99
Submit: Submit Review
Date: 20 Jul 1997
Time: 02:06:27
Remote Name: 152.163.197.218
Remote User:
Comments
The Royal Princess was a wonderful cruise. The cabins were an adequate size with well
designed closets with a surprising amount of room. The bathrooms
are large for a ship and have tubs and counter space around the sink as well as cabinets
above the sink.. It is nice having a refrigerator in the room,
fresh fruit daily, a safe in the closet, and getting CNN or BBC in our cabins. The cabin
service was excellent.
The entertainment in my opinion was the best overall that I have seen on a ship. There
were several reviews put on by very talented dancers and singers
with beautiful costumes and nice staging. There was a good variety of entertainment. The
piano lounge offered nice music and was comfortable to sit
around.
Now for the food. The fish throughout the cruise was just about inedible. They brought on
a new chef after two days into the cruise and the food did get
somewhat better. The staff was very anxious to please and tried to provide things they
knew we liked at every meal. For example, I like iced coffee so it
would be on the table at dinner without me even asking. You could always special order
steak, chicken breast, or fish, baked potatoe, and Caesar salad if
you didn't like what was on the menu The buffet on the Lido deck at lunch time, I did not
think compared to the buffet lunches on other ships. The hot
foods were the same that were served in the dining room at lunch. The salad bar had very
little to offer. Lunch was very boring! They do not have a
midnight buffet, however, you can go to the Lido deck and order from a menu or pizza.
The entire staff on the ship could not have been friendlier and always seemed like they
wanted to make our trip enjoyable.
The casino would offer specials, however they were always from 8:00pm to 10:00pm.
Therefore, if you had late seating you had little or not time to take
part. The odds are less in your favor than in most casinos, as they would not let you
double down on your bets except on 9, 10, or 11 and several other
rules which do not help the players. Craps only has single odds. Except for one female
dealer, everyone was friendly and seemed to be happy if you were
winning.
There were a good variety of shore excursions and we had excellent guides. Like most
ships, they were a little over-priced, but the easy way to enjoy the
sights.
I would definitely recommend the itinerary that we took and overall I think the Royal
Princess was excellent.
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