Welcome to Your Favorites, where you have the opportunity to share your travel experiences with fellow Internet Travelers around the world.
Princess Cruise Line
MS Star Princess
Your Rating:
Reviewed by: Karen Liverpool
Date of Trip: November 7, 2004
# previous cruises: 10 to 20
Itinerary: Caribbean
Very disappointing low quality food, low quality service and low quality entertainment. No value for money at all. It might be billed as a luxury cruise, but apart from the public areas, there was nothing luxurious about this ship. The staff were curt and unhelpful. The pursers desk provided mis-information just to get rid of you.
Beautiful public area, kept lovely and clean. Quite sumptuous in parts.
The food was very poor quality. tough cheap cuts of meat, seafood ready to "turn", very tangy, bruised fruit, desserts without any imagination. All in all something similar to the quality one would expect at a $5.99 all- you - can - eat buffet. Service was terrible. No dedicated busboy - shared her with about 8 other tables. Never seen her - same for waiter. Food served slowly, ice cream served on a hot plate. Hot food cold, cold food hot. First cruise I never gained a pound in weight. Head waiter went around table hawking cook books on Formal night. Very, Very bad service, probably something to do with the tips being automatically added to ones account.
OK, nothing special. Nicer cabins on the Ocean Village (for more than half the price)
Poor entertainment. Repeated shows. Nothing spectacular. Never been subjected to such BAD quality entertainment even on two and three star cruises.
Activities were limited, those of interest e.g. crafts carried a surcharge - not interested in paying extra for activities on an all- inclusive cruise. Child's activities were OK - 7 year old daughter enjoyed them.
I will never go again. Princess is off my last. I had taken over 10 P&O cruises previously - all had a touch of class - and the re-booking factor. I had taken 1 previous Carnival cruise - and said never again - so I guess the problem was between booking and cruising Carnival took over the running of this ship. They have dragged it down - but the whole cruising experience was worse than my last Carnival experience (and I paid 3x more for it)
| VACATION & CRUISE SPECIALS
|
Check out these great deals from CruisePage.com
|
| Royal Caribbean - Bahamas Getaway from $129 per person
|
|
Description: |
Experience the beautiful ports of Nassau and Royal Caribbean's private island - CocoCay on a 3-night Weekend Getaway to the Bahamas. Absorb everything island life has to offer as you snorkel with the stingrays, parasail above the serene blue waters and walk the endless white sand beaches. From Miami.
|
| Carnival - 4-Day Bahamas from $229 per person
|
|
Description: |
Enjoy a wonderful 3 Day cruise to the fun-loving playground of Nassau, Bahamas. Discover Nassau, the capital city as well as the cultural, commercial and financial heart of the Bahamas. Meet the Atlantic Southern Stingrays, the guardians of Blackbeard's treasure.
|
| NCL - Bermuda - 7 Day from $499 per person
|
|
Description: |
What a charming little chain of islands. Walk on pink sand beaches. Swim and snorkel in turquoise seas. Take in the historical sights. They're stoically British and very quaint. Or explore the coral reefs. You can get to them by boat or propelled by fins. You pick. Freestyle Cruising doesn't tell you where to go or what to do. Sure, you can plan ahead, or decide once onboard. After all, it's your vacation. There are no deadlines or must do's.
|
| Holland America - Eastern Caribbean from From $599 per person
|
|
Description: |
White sand, black sand, talcum soft or shell strewn, the beaches of the Eastern Caribbean invite you to swim, snorkel or simply relax. For shoppers, there's duty-free St. Thomas, the Straw Market in Nassau, French perfume and Dutch chocolates on St. Maarten. For history buffs, the fascinating fusion of Caribbean, Latin and European cultures. For everyone, a day spent on HAL's award winning private island Half Moon Cay.
|
| Celebrity - 7-Night Western Mediterranean from $549 per person
|
|
Description: |
For centuries people have traveled to Europe to see magnificent ruins, art treasures and natural wonders. And the best way to do so is by cruise ship. Think of it - you pack and unpack only once. No wasted time searching for hotels and negotiating train stations. Instead, you arrive at romantic ports of call relaxed, refreshed and ready to take on the world.
|
| Holland America - Alaska from From $499 per person
|
|
Description: |
Sail between Vancouver and Seward, departing Sundays on the ms Statendam or ms Volendam and enjoy towering mountains, actively calving glaciers and pristine wildlife habitat. Glacier Bay and College Fjord offer two completely different glacier-viewing experiences.
|
|