Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd.

I have cruising with the Princess cruise ships and other cruise ship companies many times before the pandemic. I like Princess Cruise the most. However, I hear mixed reviews about Princess Cruise Lines after the pandemic. I don't know if I will like their change or not. So this is my first time cruising on a Princess cruise ship after four different cruises with other cruise ship companies. I just finished the Panama Canal on the Island Princess. The ship is a little outdated. But I like my experiences with the Island Princess. Especially, the excellent service we received at the main dining room by our waitress - Elyza, and her assistant - Marlon. Elyza reminded me how good the cruise ship waiters were 20+ years ago. The restaurant manager - Erasto is also a perfect example of how a leader of a restaurant should be. I like the entertainment at the Island Princess and the cruise director - Scott also is also one of the best cruise directors I have met with any cruise ship. Yes, Island Princess is an older ship. But it is designed for the Panama Canal's old locks. I want to see the old locks. So this is the perfect cruise ship. I do have one simple subjection will improve the stateroom experience without a major remodeling. Please replace the round coffee table in the stateroom with a mixed-use table and chairs or just a chair is okay. All my friends complain that the single chair in the room is a bad idea. Of course, we hate the shower curtain. But this may be hard to fix! Overall, I enjoyed my wonderful experience with the Island Princess in the last 16 days because of the exceptional services we received from the outstanding employees. I'll be back on another Princess cruise ship soon!

We cruised over Christmas in 2024. We got the plus package which was well worth it. The ship and itinerary was good. The cruise director was good. We had a mini suite which was a great size. We did have a very loud noise in our cabin for 3 nights which made it impossible to sleep. On day 4 the cruise found the issue and took care of it. The cruise did a lot to celebrate Christmas and the ship was decorated nicely. The bad part was the majority of the buffet meals were cold. Our waiter in one dining room was awful however in one other dining room was good. Our room steward was great and the refresh your room 2 x daily unlike Norwegian which is 1 x day. If the food had been up to the usual Princess standard it would have been 5 stars.

This is my first cruise aboard the Princess Cruise line so as usual, I'm here to give you my unbiased review and pictures and highlights of our trip. My wife and I have cruised with most of the other lines so we have quite a bit of experience to compare with and we were both pleased with our adventure aboard the Emerald Princess out of Ft Lauderdale FL. It's not their biggest boat and it's not their smallest boat, it's medium sized and carries about 3,000 passengers, to give you an idea. It was refurbished back in 2019 I think I read and the boat still looked new and fresh, so they did a good job. Our cruise was to the Panama Canal with several ports before and after. I plan to write a separate review and upload pics for each one of those separately. Let me start off by saying that this is the PERFECT cruise for a middle aged to older couple without kids or leave your kids at home. Yes, they do have a facility for children of all ages, (no children's pool area tho) but we were on the boat for 12 days and I doubt there were 20 kids or less on there. Whereas other lines have lots of stuff for kids to do, this cruise line is best for those without. The entertainment nightly was awesome! Some nights it was a Broadway style show, another Rock and Roll or Soul Music tribute, an Elton John & Billy Joel pianist, a Frank Sinatra style singer tribute, Whitney Houston artist another night and even one of the best mentalists in the world, Jeff Newman another night. I always suggest going to the theater 30 mins early before showtime to get the best seats. And The food was above average in most places and AMAZING in the specialty and casualty dining. First off, the buffets didn't disappoint at all. Plenty of variety and choices always, for all meals. Fresh burgers, hotdogs, fries, fresh pizza, street tacos and more could be had up to 11pm. (Sorry, no 24hr pizza tho). The casual dining on the Emerald Princess included the Planks BBQ, the Salty Dog Pub, and the Steamers Seafood. The Planks BBQ is the one not to miss, their BBQ was some of the best southern style BBQ you will ever have and the macaroni and cheese is to die for. Specialty dining at the Crown Grill and Sabatinis is a must do on your list as well. The steaks are perfect at the Crown and the Italian food and atmosphere and selections at Sabatinis are better than most any place on land we have ever been to. And for regular dining, the service and food there was always good and the menu changed daily. You could also always have two of anything you wanted, even entrees, they encouraged it. And let's not forget, they still over a decent menu for unlimited 24hr room service as well. It's a very relaxed ship and daily schedule. Not a whole lot going on during the day. There is usually a singer or small band or a Piano man or a string duet playing in some venue or bar area around the ship every hour or two. They push the shopping and art experience heavily of course. Bingo and various little events happen at least twice a day. I saw 4 pools, 6 hot tubs, pickleball, mini golf, and a running track in addition to the spa and gym areas. I've uploaded all the pics from around the ship. Lastly, DEFINITELY take advantage of the Princess Plus package. Not only does it save you money but the added benefit of food and drink delivery to you anywhere on the ship is worth more than anything.

Don’t shop at Effy!!! Poor quality, high prices and the discounts they offer are a scam!!! Way over priced. Do not recommend!! The actual cruise was amazing!!! Couldn’t say enough good stuff about the crew, the food, the experience!!! Thank you!!!!

I was one who believed cruise ships were located somewhere between pathetic and evil. Then my wife dragged me onto the Caribbean Princess... And I fell in love. With cheerful, human staffs from all around the world, friendly passengers, with walking up and down stairs all day for exercise, plus the beautifully curated artworks on each staircase landing, the delicious food with no pricetags, the gorgeous ship (we are currently on in the magnificent Sun Princess, their newest line of spectacular beauties), plus being afloat on the warm and welcoming Caribbean Sea, communing with the peaceful and colorful sea life on snorkeling excursions, enjoying the various musical evening performances, with all these benefits, cruising on Princess ships has become one of life's greatest blessings, and at a truly fair price...

Love Princess Cruise lines just returned from a 7 day Mexico, Honduras and Belize cruise on the Enchanted Princess. Shoot out to Michael the bartender from the Philippines at the pool deck fantastic job all week long !!!

Always like princess cruises but service is on the way down last cruise Dec 2025 from fort Lauderdale was very long to be able to board traffic around the area was over crowed on board service lacked a lot we add the taken the optional reserve collection but did not get most of the benefits like priority boarding and disambarcation For dinner we did have the very nice receptions and maitre D was super nice and lots of experience but the servers look very disorganized and service was long we even miss 3 Shows because of the slow service. The ship was nice it was the enchanted

One of the best cruises, except for the lack of water in the rooms , that was upsetting, since I was sick prior and needed to take medicine, also my son’s luggage was lost until 8 pm. Other than that it was great, the shows, food and services were perfect. I’ll use them again if they provide water in each room .