Thread: Star Oct 30 - Comments

We were on the Star Oct 30 Western cruise and thouroughly enjoyed it. This was our 17th Princess cruise and the third time on the Star. Nice ship but we still prefer the Sun Class. The food was as good, if nit better, than any of our previous Princess cruises, as was the service in all areas. When we had a problem requiring a Doctors Release for our son to finish his New Waves SCUBA certification the pursers staff wnt out of their way in allowing us free phone calls back to Michigan to obtain the needed documents.

We didn't take in all of the shows - we had seen Scott and the Magician before, but, Scott did have some new material. The first ten minutes of his early show he spent picking on the Bears, exclaiming that he felt safe because they were not at the show. They had standing reservations for all 450 of them at 8:15 in the Capri dining room. Thius info we got from the Maitre De on the first day and also Captain Nash.

The Bears were not a problem for us. I did see that they took over the aft pool but I never saw anything other than some affectionate hugging going on, although I only wandered back there once.

Deck chairs didn't seem to be a problem, there were always open chairs someplace if not directly poolside.

We had the pleasure of being invited to the most traveled luncheon and were seated at a table for 6 with the Captain hisself. We had a very nice chat with him during lunch.

The cruise was fully booked - there were a couple of other groups including a singles group.


Since Coz was wiped out by Wilma we did make an anchor stop there to send in relief supplies. According to Capt. Nash Costa Maya was fully berthed and had no more room that particular day - so - it was either make a supply stop or spend a day at sea going around in circles.



Ron

Great review Ron, Thanks for taking the time to post it!! She is a beauty!!!

Thanks for the review!

Also


The beef tournadoes(sp?) are now on the always available dinner menu (at least on the Sun and the Star). I had them several times and they were always served hot and done exactly to order.

Fresh squeezed OJ is available at breakfast at no additional charge.

The pizza on the Star is OK but canot compqare to the pizza served on the Sun class ships in the Italian sit down rest. (Verdi's on the Sun).

One of the best Elite perks is the complementary dry cleaning and laundry. On the Sun it is placed on your account and removed the last day - we ran up a laundry tab of over $300 non the Sun and about $200 on the Star - It doesn't even show on your account on the Star.

I'll post more as I remember things - your memory goes bad as you get old!!!

Ron

What exactly are "beef tournadoes"

Thanks RON! Enjoyed your review!

Agree with you on "Sun Class" ! What perfect sized ships! (Dawn Princess is our favorite.)

Still, we enjoyed our cruise on Star Princess as well. Star has a very nice casino and a great main pool deck! Appreciated your telling us about the food and service. Glad to know it's still good!

Thanks so much!

LuLu

Originally Posted by BigJohnson

What exactly are "beef tournadoes"

It's a grilled beef tenderloin - about 1" thick and about 2 1/2" in diameter - they serve two as an entree with potatoes and vegetables and a sauce - they will do them exactly as you order and serve them hot.

Ron

thanks for the info............................soon, very soon........the Princess Star will be my home away from home yea!!!!

Originally Posted by Joy

thanks for the info............................soon, very soon........the Princess Star will be my home away from home yea!!!!

This appears to be your first Princess cruise - I'm sure you will enjoy it. Welcome to the club.

Ron

thank you, yes, my first with Princess......very excited....'bout to cruise all over myself"