Cruised Princess in 2005 and just last month (Dawn & Sun). The difference in service in two years was very noticeable. Waiters during dinner did not have the time to mingle & goof off with the passengers like in the past. The room steward had 18 rooms to service in 3 hours leaving no time to do things right.
No towel animals at night.
Some days ice container in room wasn't filled.
Had dirty glasses left in room after room was serviced.
The Head Chef did not come into the dinning room as on the previous cruises.
No band at poolside until mid-afternoon on sea days.
Very little deck/pool activities by the Cruise Director staff.
Did not see the Captain in the dinning room.
Entertainment/shows ended abruptly between 10 - 10:30 pm. Most of the time there was nothing to do after 10:00 pm except for the casino & a few bars that were open.
Coffee cafe closed early - couldn't get a cup of coffee without going to the Lido deck after 9:00 pm.
Food selection limited at buffet.
Had to ask for low fat & no sugar items.
No coffee/water/ice tea despensing machines at the outside grills. Had to go into buffet area to get an ice tea or coffee. Very inconvienient when in a wet bathing suit.
Sail away very sedate - not the carnival atmosphere as in the past.
Very limited excursion list & many high priced. Was able to get better & lower priced excursions on our own.
Agree with unbehaved passengers!
These may sound like small insignificant issues, and many are, but these show what is happening on some cruise lines.
Could we start a list of perks that were discontinued?
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Cruised Princess in 2005 and just last month (Dawn & Sun). The difference in service in two years was very noticeable. Waiters during dinner did not have the time to mingle & goof off with the passengers like in the past. The room steward had 18 rooms to service in 3 hours leaving no time to do things right.
No towel animals at night.
Some days ice container in room wasn't filled.
Had dirty glasses left in room after room was serviced.
The Head Chef did not come into the dinning room as on the previous cruises.
No band at poolside until mid-afternoon on sea days.
Very little deck/pool activities by the Cruise Director staff.
Did not see the Captain in the dinning room.
Entertainment/shows ended abruptly between 10 - 10:30 pm. Most of the time there was nothing to do after 10:00 pm except for the casino & a few bars that were open.
Coffee cafe closed early - couldn't get a cup of coffee without going to the Lido deck after 9:00 pm.
Food selection limited at buffet.
Had to ask for low fat & no sugar items.
No coffee/water/ice tea despensing machines at the outside grills. Had to go into buffet area to get an ice tea or coffee. Very inconvienient when in a wet bathing suit.
Sail away very sedate - not the carnival atmosphere as in the past.
Very limited excursion list & many high priced. Was able to get better & lower priced excursions on our own.
Agree with unbehaved passengers!
These may sound like small insignificant issues, and many are, but these show what is happening on some cruise lines.
headusher