Princess Cruises

Having been on many cruises Princess has been my favourite cruise line. I have now been on the Sea Princess twice around the Mediteranean. Princess gives you the best of both worlds when it comes to cruising. You can dress for the formal nights if you want to, and if you don't you can eat from the buffet restaurant. You don't feel out of place if you don't want to do the formal bit of dressing up. The food is excellent as is the entertainment. Plenty of bars that range from quiet to a nightclub finishing early hours of the morning. Entertainment ranges from shows to stand up comics and comedians. All are very good. Each day you stop at a different ...  Read the complete review

I sailed on the Golden Princess from the 24th of December 2008 to the 6th of January 2009. The cruise departed from Los Angeles, CA and sailed around the Hawaiian islands, stopping at Honolulu, Lahaina, Hilo, Nawiliwili and finally Ensenada, Mexico. Having never been on a cruise before, and with the prospect of being on a ship for Christmas and New Year, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. However, I can safely say I have fallen in love with cruising and never want to go on an 'ordinary holiday' again! Everything about my Princess cruise was perfect - the service, the food, the facilities, the activities and the entertainment. There was so much ...  Read the complete review

In June of this year, I embarked aboard Princess Cruise's Oriana, only to feel completely at home again. It had been two years since I disembarked its luxurious surroundings to be brought back down to earth with a bang as I realized my mum wouldn't wait on me hand and foot as Raju, my waiter on the Oriana, had. A cruise is what you call a holiday. No stressful flights, delays, self-catering etc etc. You step on the ship, and everything from then on is done for you. This year, my dad had had an accident only two weeks earlier where he ruptured his akilis tendon, forcing him to be in plaster for eight weeks. We toyed with the idea of canceling, but ...  Read the complete review

A true test of any product is repeat business. If customers keep coming back for more, then you have a winning formula, and boy, what a formula P&O Princess have come up with. I have travelled twice with Princess - in 1997 on the Dawn Princess in the Southern Caribbean - in 1999 on the Grand Princess in the Mediterranean. On each occasion, we encountered seasoned 'cruisers' who loved to recount tales of their previous cruises. Of course, everybody had their opinion on the 'best ship' or 'best cruise line', but amongst all the conversations I rarely heard a bad word spoken about Princess Cruises. You will have heard many ...  Read the complete review

Following the popularity of my Celebrity Cruises opinion, I though it was time to follow that on and give everyone a taste of the Oriana. While reading this, just imagine yourself walking aboard, the beautiful sunshine, plam trees, sunsets - sorry if I'm making you all jealous. Anyway here goes; Oriana was built in Germany, and entered service in 1995. Costing £200M it wasn't cheap either! Oriana is a brilliant ship, only to be beaten in quality, service and food by Galaxy, Zenith and QE2. Cabins aboard Oriana are quite good, and come in a variety of categories, some able to accomodate 4 people. There are quite a few ...  Read the complete review