Onboard a Princess

In May this year I was fortunate enough to go on my first ever cruise. The company was Princess Cruises and the ship- the one and only Caribbean Princess. The journey was three days starting from South Queensferry in Edinburgh to Le Havre and ending in Southampton.

The gorgeous Caribbean Princess is so, welcoming that you feel the lovely homey atmosphere as soon as you step onboard. As we embarked we were taken on a tour around the ship.
Some of the many highlights of the ship are Movies Under the Stars ® - where you can relax on a deck chair with popcorn and blanket and watch a movie on the 300 square feet screen.

Or if you want to ‘Come Back New’ you should definitely try The Sanctuary. Even sitting on the comfy chairs and beds make you feel completely at ease.

We were also shown the kids’ areas which are done according to ages; “Princess Pelicans” (ages 3-7); “Shockwaves” (ages 8-12); Teens (ages 13–17). 

As the tour came to an end we went to our cabins to unpack and get ready for dinner. Our room stewardess has pleasantly surprised us with a pamper pack of toiletries and a full mini bar. The first thing I did when I entered my cabin was to go to the balcony and soak in as much scenery as possible after all it is not every day you get such beautiful weather in Scotland.

After freshen up we went to Skywalkers Nightclub for cocktails. I had Pina Colada which was to die for. Dinner was at the main restaurant where everything was exquisite. The delicious cuisine had us completely full so, there wasn’t anything left to do but to go to bed.

In the morning my cabin mate - Nikki and were woken up with breakfast in bed that we have pre ordered the night before. What a fantastic beginning of the day! After having some delicious bacon and egg muffins with coffee and apple juice we made our way to the conference where we learned everything first-hand about the Princess brand which made us fall even more in love with them. Upon leaving we were given invitations to the Captain Circle Elite party at night that required formal attire.

We had some free time afterwards therefore my Nikki and I decided to test the swimming pool and Jacuzzi underneath the sanctuary for research purposes of course we actually didn’t like it at all especially the Jacuzzi J After the dreadful swimming we had to get ready for tonight.

Everyone looked incredible in their finest attire. The captain greeted and thanked us for being there and for making the night so special.

Dinner tonight was a t Chops Grill where I had my first taste of lobster and had the best stake I have ever tasted. After that we went to an incredible Broadway production.

Our last day was a port day in Le Havre. At lunch time we went to have our behind the scenes tour about which you can read all about here. 
Unfortunately the weather was not kind to us thus Nikki and I decided to see what is left to do onboard after checking the state of the Art Gallery.

 

We went to have some delicious pizza which is freshly made from scratch each day with some refreshing lemonade also prepared on board.

Chocolate Journey Cocktail

Calamari

At 7.30 pm we went for final predinner cocktails at the Skywalkers Nightclub. That time we had divine chocolate journey cocktails with bacon on top which was a surprisingly good combo.

Dinner was at Sabatini’s where I had the most incredible calamari. And for desert - chocolate espresso, I love my coffee especially in a dessert format. 

What can I say Princess Cruises were amazing hosts and the attentiveness and friendliness of staff was just something that is hard to put into words. Special shout to Marlon our waiter at Skywalkers who was always smiley and chatty and going the extra mile to make sure we are happy.

After that fantastic experience I can definetely say I am a cruiser.