Great New Year's Eve Cruise on the Caribbean P

[mattswiss]

We did enjoy our cruise as usual. There were a few unexpected disappointments, but I guess we can live.

1) Embarkation a breeze as usual

We had a lovely lunch in the dining room. This was the first time we actually were directed to the dining room instead of the buffet.

2) disembarkation a breeze as usual. Never been so quick off a ship.

3) We stayed in a Suite. Sabatinis breakfast was good. Had better on other ships.

4) 2 Dinners at Sabatinis. One was a free voucher and one was paid. Both very good.

5) Main Dining room very efficient. Had anytime dining. Tip: go after 8pm.

6) Suite: Lovely as usual and the room steward was super clean and efficient.

 

Now, we usually love Vines. This time it was a disaster. There were 2 people working there. The girl was nice and efficient. She stayed at the bar. The male server was a disgrace. He was lazy and rude. We love to have a glass of fine wine in a nice Riedel stem before dinner. Never been a problem before. This guy was too lazy to clean the nice glasses and tried to serve a $16 glass of wine in a tootbrush glass.

A lot of people got upset, so Vines, sad to say, was empty a lot. Figure that?

 

We had a wonderful massage in the spa. Always enjoy the bamboo massage. Just divine.

This Cruise put us into Elite status. Nice to have the extra perks.

Also, always look out for the brochure deals, we got a dynamite offer for this cruise with a bottle of wine and free dinner at Sabatinis.

 

We will be cruising Cunard in April. Hope it is as nice as Princess.

[geoherb]

Thanks for posting your review. We were on this cruise as well and also had a great time. We had anytime dining but did not eat in the dining room for dinner--choosing to try all the specialty dining we could instead. We usually have traditional dining and don't want to miss a meal with our tablemates.