Pros: Great Security, Great Staff,Great Ports Cons: 10 Days are Better than 7, but still not enough
Every port we went to our ship was the only one to put a security tender boat into the water to patrol around our ship & several large keep back 50 meters banners off the ships side, it made us feel very secure. All our trips on this ship have been...
We recently took a cruise-tour of Alaska and Canada, abourd Princess' beautiful Dawn Princess. The marveluos vessel is much bigger than the 600 passenger Orient Lines' Marco Polo that I traveled on twice. It holds 3000 people. (2000 passengers and 1000...
Pros: Fantastic environment, food, service, itinerary Cons: Seating for large people, narrow beds
Recently (October 1999) I cruised on the Dawn Princess through the Panama Canal (16 days). As a large person, I found a unique situation aboard. Often times, I found only chairs with arms, which I could not fit into. So the question was, where do I...
Pros: Christmas break is the best to bring kids along Cons: If there aren't kids your age on the ship, it can be a long week
I am a four time veteran teenager on Princess Cruises. Compared to other lines (Carnival and Disney's Big Red Boat) Princess is the most luxurious and in my opinion the most fun. I have been on the Dawn Princess in Alaska, and in the Caribbean the Star...
Pros: THE FOOD! The staff, the free cocktail parties Cons: Islands of Trinidad, Barbados - stinky & dirty with hawkers swooning over you.
Oh what a wonderful S Caribbean cruise the Dawn Princess presented. We left 11/18 on American Airlines to San Jan via Miami. Embarkation was under 6 minutes including walking aboard. Luggage arrived in an hour. We were on Riviera deck #349....
Pros: Great for families, couples or elderly. Cons: Silly thing - shouldn't have to pay for sodas.
My family and I just returned from our 2nd Princess Cruise. This one was aboard the fabulous Dawn Princess. We left from Puerto Rico and went to Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas.
Pros: Beautiful ship, convenience of cruising, great foods, charming ports of call Cons: Hectic embarkation
My husband and I took the Dawn Princess out of San Diego December, 2007. We're experienced cruisers and it is one of our favorite vacations - no matter what the destination.Departure port: San Diego - we came in three days ...
We recently took a cruise-tour of Alaska and Canada, aboard Princess' beautiful Dawn Princess. The marvelous vessel is much bigger than the 600 passenger Orient Lines' Marco Polo that I traveled on twice. It holds 3000 people. (2000 passengers and 1000...
Pros: Great food,awesome excursions,very relaxing 5 star treatment!! Cons: None, As long as you exercise self control on your spending.
This was our first vacation and my first cruise, We chose the Dawn Princess to go to Alaska, Northbound from Vancouver to Whittier, From Aug22nd through 28th, to escape from the AZ summer heat. We booked through a local travel agency, Cruise-N-Leisure ...
Pros: Giving great apologies & gifts Cons: not doing so when incidents happened
Princess Cruiselines is a class act. I sent the previous review to them & in 2 weeks we received a long letter thanking us for various compliments regarding their ports chosen as well as staff.
Pros: The Ship & its Company, the food, the excursions, the verandah stateroom Cons: talent, Pursers Office crew quite unprofessional with cruisers
As well advertised in our local Sunday newspaper, Princess Cruises was offering a 2 for 1 cruise special. Cruise Alaska on its extended last run of 2000 September 18 - 25th. The balcony we wanted was within our means, the near 90 degree heat &...
Pros: great staff, great fun, wonderful places to see Cons: small room
In December of 1998 I went on a Princess Cruise with my family. We visited a different place each day with a full day on the ship on Christmas day. We visited such places as St. Thomas, Dominica, Grenada, Venezuela, and Aruba. All of the places were...
Pros: Affordable balcony rooms, doesn't feel crowded ever Cons: 2000 people getting on tenders to go ashore in Grenada
In April of this past year, my boyfriend and I embarked on the Dawn Princess from San Juan. We went to St. Thomas, Grenada, Caracas, Aruba, and Dominica. The decision to go on Princess was made because of some good reviews we had read about the food and...
Pros: Good Service, Good Food Cons: Ship rolls around a little to much for some people.
My husband and I, just returned from a cruise on the Dawn Princess.
We flew into San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Friday, December 3, 1999. We had decided to spend two days in San Juan, before we boarded ship on Sunday, December 5, 1999.
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