Dawn Princess

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: 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.

We arrived on the Dawn Princess at...

Pros: Mostly Beautiful Ports, beautiful ship, relaxing, wonderful to see different parts of the world but then get back on the ship and go somewhere else
Cons: entertainment was poor, some (not all) of the crew left something to be desired, and the cruise line was very disorganized

I just got back last Sunday (2/27/00) from my trip on the Dawn Princess with my family. I have to say it was great as a first cruise experience. Most of the things on the ship I enjoyed. But, there was a lot I didn't.

Start off with the bags....

Pros: Friendly staff, nice ship
Cons: Poor food, limited venue hours

I went on the Dawn Princess' Southern Caribbean trip in January 2000 with my friend and my mother, and overall was somewhat disappointed. While my friend and I had never been on a cruise, my mother has been on multiple cruises and cruise lines over the...

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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Pros: Very High Class, good food
Cons: not a lot of kids, too much seafood and steak

I'm not a rookie when it comes to cruises. I have been on both the Big Red Boat and Carnival. But what I was new at was Princess and our beautiful Destination Alaska.
I loved this vacation. I got to see one of the most beautiful places in the...

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: food, ports of call, courteous staff
Cons: food selection

Our cruise was unique in that we travelled with a lot of family and friends--three extended families! The best part about doing this kind of vacation on a large cruise ship versus a hotel or resort is that it's easy to meet with people AND it's easy to...

Pros: Clean, stocked with amenities, excellent staff, great service
Cons: Not as "multi-generational" friendly as other ships, limited food choices late at night

By today's standards, the Dawn Princess is considered mid-sized relative to other cruise ships, but don't let its size fool you. When it launched in 1997, it was one of the largest at the time. It offers amenities that you'd find in a luxury hotel: pools ...

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: Well organized. Great staff. Activities for every taste. Lots of things to see.
Cons: Long lines in Horizon court. Some dining room staff too obviously fishing for tips.

Trip booked through Travelocity - a lot cheaper than Princess direct. Had we known that we could have booked through United and gotten the miles we would have done that. We went on the Dawn Princess from Vancouver to Whittier (Anchorage) May 24th ...

Pros: Clean ship. Refrigerators in room that were not locked.
Cons: Cold food. Sparse activities. Condescending crew.

Cruised to Alaska on May 19, 2003.
Day one:
Buffet food was cold. Safety drill was conducted by female cruise director whom was condescending in speech and tone of voice.
Day two and three were at sea:
Lack of activities. In order...

Pros: Great Shore excursions. Beautiful Alaskan Scenery.
Cons: Food. Entertainment. Service. Smell. The boat itself.

BUYER BEWARE! What a disaster! This was my family's first cruise, and we have all decided that maybe cruising isn't for us. We came to this decision because: a) the food was awful, b) the ride was horribly choppy and bumpy, c) the entertainment was ...

Pros: clean, GREAT ports of call, generally good service
Cons: personal choice cruising option. Have to leave from Puerto Rico. slow embarkation.

I have sailed with Princess twice, once on the Dawn and most recently on the Star (to Mexico). I enjoyed all the ports in the Southern Caribbean except Caracas, Venezuela. Caracas was the low point but even that wasn't bad because we took the excursion...

Pros: Crude entertainment, not too much to do on board during "At Sea" days
Cons: You really can't go wrong with any cruise, can you?

Dec 2000 was the 3rd cruise for my wife and I. We took the extreme southern carribean cruise which included Trinidad, Barbados, St John, and others.

You really can't go too wrong with a cruise on a "name brand" line, and although there were...