The Cruise Recap!

We were kinda disappointed on this Princess Cruise. They have a better reputation than some other lines but this cruise did not justify it. We went on Carnival the last few times and they have the rep of being a low end cruise but they were a lot better. Go figure.

First of all it was reflected in the food. I mean it was good but the Carnival food was better. They had many choices but the beef was not up to snuff. It was so bad that I ordered a vegetable entry one dinner and they almost called for the ships doctor. I mean I would never do that. But I had to because I just didn't like the choices. So I got a spinach flan that was pretty bad. I mean the food was edible but not special enough for a high end cruise. We had previously went on  a Princess cruise to Canada a few years ago and the food was far superior.

Two of three islands that we hit were just not good.

The Princess Cay was actually pretty good. It is an island that is totally owned by the cruise line so everything is included in the excursion. Except for the drinks of course. The alcoholic drinks that is. We set up snorkeling and a paddle boat ride. You get a locker to put your stuff in while you are in the water which was pretty cool.

Curacao was a total bust. We were there on Christmas day and pretty much everything was closed. They said that they go all out on Christmas but you couldn't tell by us. Since the ship was there for a very short time we decided not to go to the beach. So we just walked in the town and it was pretty grim. It would be like going to New York and wandering around Wall St while everything was closed. Well if Wall Street was a slum.

Aruba was supposed to pull it all together. Supposedly they have great beaches. We signed up for an excursion where once again everything was included. Snorkeling. Banana Boat rides. Even booze this time. But iy kinda sucked. More about that later.

Anyway we had a good time. I mean the family was together and we had a lot of laughs. We won't be going back to Princess but we will be going on a different cruise line.

It is a hell of a lot better than staying home for Christmas let me tell you. A hell of a lot better.