Ship Review: This was my first cruise. I had a blast! The ship was amazing, that being said it was only a few years old at the time.

Ship Review: The ship was relaxing with a low key entertainment venue. Food presentation was fabulous. Ease of embarkment and disembarkment was spectacular.
Staff and all service personnel were the best

Ship Review: Starting to see her age, but still a good ship. There were eight of us, and three cruise virgins so they were very happy with the ship for they had nothing to compare to. Overall good time - that is what counts.

Ship Review: The Decoration is Horrible. This ship is only recommended if your destination is wonderful. Wonderful ports of call don't require a ship that is top notch.

Ship Review: There is always something to do on this ship, great entertainment -Second City had so many funny shows.

Ship Review: What a beautiful ship! It was like a mini Carnival Pride. Glad to have her on the West Coast cruises.

Ship Review: This is our seventh World Cruise (3rd on PRINCESS) and we love this small (640 pax) ship. PRINCESS does a good job in most areas. Steward service (we were in Owner's Suite and had special treatment, for sure) was best in our memory of many cruises, dining room, not so good. Entertainment good for a small ship but no major celebrities, as in past voyages. Laundry/dry-cleaning department poor. MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT: Many major ports-of-call found us in container docks or third rate locations, requiring shuttles or taxis to get us to the center of activity. This is a major problem for us and will affect our choice for future long (and expensive) cruises. Passenger Relations in Santa Clarita, CA, very poor in follow through of special requests and in answering correspondence regarding our trip.

Ship Review: The ship looked dated and there wee a few area where she was showing the wear and tear of the years at sea. The decor, in a word, was glitzy. May times I thought it was decorated by a Las Vegas hooker.

The food was disappointing. It was well presented but lacked a certain panache. I understand that the food was largely frozen and the sauces were not made from scratch, and it showed.

Unlike other ship I have cruised on, the lido buffet was not timed to open as the show let out. At that time all that was available was pizza and ice cream. On other cruises the buffet was almost fully open for that last snack before bed.

The cruise director never seemed to be anywhere in sight. I only heard him a couple of times making announcements and he did put in an appearance at the Captain's reception. Wee Jimmy was something of a disappointment.

Carnival seems to have cut back on entertainment in some areas. At one point the piano player was paged during a performance in the atrium and was summoned to another venue. As he left the stage a passenger near me was heard to say, "what are we, chopped liver?" Another issue with the entertainment was a dance on the lido deck. The crew member demonstrated a few dance steps - then left the stage - show over! Many people there were looking around as if to say, "that's it??"

One deck up from our cabin was the sushi venue. It was open from 5 to 8 PM and was a shining star in the otherwise drab food offerings.

The replica Grecian olive oil urns that dominated virtually every venue were entirely overdone. There was no escape from them, they were even represented in gold paint everywhere - including in the elevators.

Boarding the ship was the easiest I have ever experienced. Once the luggage was checked we were on the ship in less than ten minutes!

Departing the ship at the end of the cruise was agony! Endless announcements on the PA which, for the most part, were irrelevant to me. On past cruises with another line you filled out a card selecting your preferred exit time. One announcement was made to begin the disembarkation. This was made when port authorities cleared the ship. The announcement was made to begin debarkation. You simply waited for the time on your card to arrive and made your way to the exit. Much better arrangement.

Carnival does give good value for the money spent. In the recent past they have demonstrated that they do indeed understand the term "customer service." Two examples spring to mind. When the engine(s) failed off the coast of California and the ship had to be towed in, everyone got a voucher for a replacement cruise, which Carnival was not required to do. There was also an incident in Puerto Rico in which the port authorities ordered the ships in port to depart at once because of an inbound hurricane. Several passengers were left ashore when the ship departed. Carnival put them up in a hotel for two days and then flew them to the ship's next port of call at Carnival's expense. Again, they were not required by contract to do this. Kudos to Carnival for those outstanding examples of customer service.

I would recommend Carnival to others with the understanding that they should not expect the elegance they might otherwise experience on a different carrier.

Ship Review: Absoluteley amazing

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