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My wife had never visited the British Isles before, so we decided to rectify that with a cruise to celebrate her birthday. It was magical for the most part. Normandy being on the itinerary was a major factor in choosing this sailing. I got a great deal on an aft suite so decided to splurge a bit. The cabin and it's enormous balcony was incredible. The crew was very friendly and extremely helpful at every turn, especially the staff in the Concierge lounge. We found the ship to be in excellent shape overall, despite what some other reviewers have said. Food: buffet was buffet food. Excellent breakfast at Sabatini's, not as good for dinner. Crown Grill was excellent all 3 times we dined there (enormous lobster tails!). Main dining room was very good. We also splurged on the Chef's Table dinner - an experience not to be missed! I have to take exception with a previous reviewer who said "the captain decided to skip Liverpool." Winds there were excessive and the floating dock was bouncing all over the place to the point where the port authorities wouldn't allow the Regal to dock. Certainly very disappointing but understandable. I received a surprise invitation to tour the bridge, where I spoke to an officer who told me the captain was beyond upset at having to miss Liverpool. The minor delay at Glasgow was caused by exceedingly strong currents that actually caused one of the tethering ropes to snap. And, yes, the 3 AM announcements looking for a passenger were annoying. Oh, well. All in all, a great and memorable cruise. We have 3 more Princess cruises booked and hope they all turn out as special as this one.
Sailed on the round the UK and Ireland and France cruise from 14th June 2025. Embarkation: was fast and easy, we arrived at Southampton at about 12 noon and we were on the ship by about 12:30pm, so no issues there at all. Medallion / App: Generally we liked the medallion, it seemed to work ok, although the phone app is a bit clunky. Activities: Throughout the cruise there was always lots going in and often activities were repeated at different days / times, so if you missed one, there was usually an opportunity to do it at a later date. Service: Generally service was good, we did not have to wait much to get food in the buffet or the main dining rooms although sometimes trying to order a drink directly from a member of staff was hard as they were not always there. I think staff concentrated on orders via the app, so we usually just went to the bar and ordered direct. We also tried to avoid really busy times in the main buffet, often going about 7:30pm when it was much quieter. Cabin: We had a Balcony deluxe and it was nice. The balcony was one deck above the lifeboats and there were lifeboats to the right hand side, (but below the view) so it was basically not really a restricted view at all). The ship (Regal) is now approx 10-12years old, and the furniture in the cabin was starting to look a bit old, with some worn & scratched edges, and likewise the balcony rail was looking a bit old and tired, and the curtains and carpets were slightly old fashioned, but despite that the room and balcony were very nice. The fridge worked fine, bathroom was nice, safe was ok, lots of storage, eg: large hanging spaces with lots of hangers, and lots of drawers and cubby holes to store stuff. We had quite a lot, eg: Two suitcases, one large holdall and two rucksacks, plus one small bag, but we never felt like we were pushed for space. Everything worked as it should, so overall good. Dining: We used all the dining options and in general the food was very nice, lots of choice, hot, plenty of flavour and plenty of it. Buffet: We used this most of all and it was always nice food with lots of options. Symphony: This is the pre booked dining option and we only used it once, mainly cos its options were less than the buffet, so less choice, but the food and service was good. Allegro: We used this once on the first day (to avoid the very busy buffet) for lunch and it was nice enough, but had limited choice. Crown Grill: We used this once as one of the speciality restaurants and it was very, very nice, well worth it, great food and good service. Sabatinis: We were disappointed here, not many food choices, poor service at the start (as they were so busy) and very small food portions, but the food was very nice. Would not use this option again! Trident grill: Poolside burger / hotdog bar, this was great, food was always freshly cooked, nice burgers and hotdogs with many options and great fries! Pool deck pizza bar: Slightly disappointed with this option, pizza was very greasy and what is it with American cheese/pizza, it just tastes a bit plasticky! Afternoon tea: Had to mention this as it was very poor. Only available for short time (45 mins), very limited choice of food, sandwiches, tea, cakes, etc and the portions were tiny, eg: the scone was literally one small mouthful! I know this is probably only intended as a "taster" of a British afternoon tea, but it was frankly embarrassing! We sat at a table with four Americans and we felt we had to apologise as this was not a good representation of what a real and proper British afternoon tea is really like at all! Poor, so Princess must try harder here.... Entertainment: Generally good, lots of talks, shows, movies, games, etc, etc. Plenty of sports stuff, gold, racketball, basketball, football, etc. The onboard TV was not that great with only a few live channels, mostly news, but most cruise ship tv is pretty poor IMHO. They did have a good selection of films, although by the end of the cruise we were starting to run out of things to watch, so they could maybe add a few more? Gym: The onboard gym was very good, I used it a couple of times and it was never full, the machines were great, lots of them and a good choice, eg: rowing machines, treadmills, weight benches, cycling, etc. The walking/running track was also good, used this every day at the top of the ship. Ports of call: Due to bad weather we had to skip the Edinburgh (South Queensferry) port stop, but not really the fault of Princess. But disappointed anyway as we were looking forward to this stop, so we got an extra day at sea instead. Cobh (Cove) was a nice little town, well worth a look. Dublin was a fair way from the port stop, but the town of dun laoghaire (sp) was nice enough. We've been to Dublin before so did not bother going into there. Belfast is always worth a look, we've been before so this time we did an excursion to the Giants Causeway, we used an external company (Shore Excursions) which was half the price of the Princess excursions. Glasgow (Greenock) was a bit of a disappointment, its a long way from Glasgow and we chose to stay on the ship, but there are excursions into Glasgow and surrounding area. TBH Glasgow is just a normal city not really the best tourist destination, so if doing an excursion I would do one to the surrounding area, Loch Lomond, etc. Orkney Isles (Kirkwall) was great, a lovely little place to explore and the Orkneys are also great for exploring with lots of history, neolithic sites, etc. We did a two hour coach tour and it was great, (via Princess excursions). Le Havre: we chose to stay on the ship as we've been there before and the ship was docked far away from the town, so not an easy walk! Disembarkation: Also fast and easy with no issues. Is the cruise family friendly?: yes, they do have dedicated kids areas and lots for kids to do. Thankfully on our cruise there were not many kids, so a blessing for us, less noise, etc. Cruise Issues: We had a few minor ones... I find it very disappointing to have to pay extra for things like lobster, when you have already paid extra at the speciality restaurants! This should be included. If people are being greedy and trying to order more than one, then charge them for the extra ones, don't penalise everyone due to a few greedy passengers! Safe: I thought I had an issue with the safe, but our cabin steward sorted it out, so not an issue in the end. Bathrobes: We had none on arrival, but our cabin steward got us some. Pillow: My wife needed a softer pillow and our cabin steward got her one. Bathroom basin/sink: on one day the little plug got stuck, so could not empty the sink, we reported to our steward and by the time we returned to our cabin, later the same day it was already sorted, great stuff. Tea choices: Only one choice of a "normal" British tea, eg: Twinings breakfast, and it was those horrid, small tea bags with string. If you stirred the teat or squeezed the tea bag too much, the bag would split thus ending up with horrid tea leaves in your tea. They did also have Earl Grey, Darjeeling, etc, but most normal peeps do not drink that swill, most of us want a normal proper builders brew!!! Please please please princess, just get some normal, proper British teabags, eg: Yorkshire, Tetley, Typhoo, PG Tips, etc, not those horrid little ones with string! The British take their tea very seriously and its disappointing to not be able to have a decent cuppa on a cruise, it really is! After 12 days on this ship I was gagging for a nice strong brew, I really was.... Afternoon tea: See above, it was very poor IMHO. Onboard Library: it was half empty! Not many books and a pretty poor selection, but lots og board games, so.... Upselling stuff and general on board cost: There was the usual cruise upselling throughout the cruise, eg: photos, selling stuff, clothes, jewellery, watches, booze, etc. although to be fair it was not pushed in your face too much. There were not many freebies? on previous cruises we have attended art auctions, wine tasying, sales events where free wine or other free drinks were offered, but I did not see hardly any of these on this cruise, one art auction in the daily patter did mention champagne, but when we attended there was none! The cost of most things onboard was stupidly high, eg: excursions, drinks, "extra" costs for speciality foods, etc. IMHO I also think the princess plus and princess premium are well over priced for what you get. EG: we don't drink much and don't indulge in lots of desserts, speciality coffees, and did not use their wifi as it was a UK based cruise and we had our own wifi via our phones for most of the time, so for us it just did not add up. But, if you do use all the above then it might be worthwhile for you, but do the sums and work it out. We spent about £200 onboard, just a few drink and couple of other bits, so we did not spend much extra. Crew appreciation: it really grates with me that you pay a price for a cruise, a supposedly all inclusive cruise at that, but in reality there is always, always lots of added extras, including the dreaded crew appreciation, or gratuities or service charges or just plain old tips! I really don't mind paying it, but tell mw upfront, clearly. Just include it all in the total price at the start so we all know exactly what we are all paying. TBH I'm surprised cruise companies still get away with this, as they way they seem to do it is very sneaky IMHO and it all adds up. Cabin steward, special mention... He was great (Elmar), always cheerful, always had a smile, despite clearly being very busy, always happy to stop and have a chat. And he quickly sorted out our few very minor issues, requests, see above...No complaints at all about our steward, he was fab. All in all a nice relaxing cruise which we did enjoy.
This is our 2nd Princess british isles cruise. to start off, embarkation was a 15 minute breeze. super efficient, our room was ready at 11 and luggage an hour later. we headed to Horizon for a delicious lunch -- my favorites are the carving station. Our room steward was Mike V on Caribe deck. all the way front. w/ balcony. there was a medical evacuation 2 hrs after we left Southampton-- a helicopter landed, Captain announced - no filming, do not go on balconies Starboard side. i hope that person is ok. Prompt & speedy med vac. I noticed a lot of Americans onboard this trip - 7 years ago it was mostly Brits. Over 1000 were first time Princess cruisers. 800 gold status, forgot ruby stats, 475 Platinum and 280 Elite. found this out at the Captains party that the Captain didn't show up for.
This was our second cruise on this ship the first one was back in 2018 to the Baltics.We were with Canadian friends who we last traveled with in 2023 on the Diamond Princess in Japan.We had a good time with our friends our waiters in the Allegro dining room Archie and Pravin were great they went above and beyond for us.Our cabin steward did a good job always asking about our needs and how we were doing.The entertainment on the ship was very good and the food was good and plentiful.Embarkation and Disembarkation were smooth the safety drill did not take long.Unfortunately the cabins are small and need updating the bathrooms are tiny and have the dreaded shower curtain they do not have much room to move around.The room also needs updated charging ports with my husbands c pap machine always fighting for charging ports.The balcony was good but like I said the room needs updating.I think they had the ship in dry dock and might have replaced some carpeting and furniture but it needs more than that.Also they were pushing packages we were approached three times when we got onboard that is unacceptable.We have been on many cruises and are Platinum on Princess we deserve better.Also did not appreciate the extra charges for room service we had very early tours booked and had to do this for breakfast several days plus the menu is limited and one day they ran out of bananas.Never had to pay for room service before now extra 5 percent charge.The new management is messing things up on the ships do not like their cost cutting moves.We also missed Liverpool due to weather we could not dock.
My wife had never visited the British Isles before, so we decided to rectify that with a cruise to celebrate her birthday. It was magical for the most part. Normandy being on the itinerary was a major factor in choosing this sailing. I got a great deal on an aft suite so decided to splurge a bit. The cabin and it's enormous balcony was incredible. The crew was very friendly and extremely helpful at every turn, especially the staff in the Concierge lounge. We found the ship to be in excellent shape overall, despite what some other reviewers have said. Food: buffet was buffet food. Excellent breakfast at Sabatini's, not as good for dinner. Crown Grill was excellent all 3 times we dined there (enormous lobster tails!). Main dining room was very good. We also splurged on the Chef's Table dinner - an experience not to be missed! I have to take exception with a previous reviewer who said "the captain decided to skip Liverpool." Winds there were excessive and the floating dock was bouncing all over the place to the point where the port authorities wouldn't allow the Regal to dock. Certainly very disappointing but understandable. I received a surprise invitation to tour the bridge, where I spoke to an officer who told me the captain was beyond upset at having to miss Liverpool. The minor delay at Glasgow was caused by exceedingly strong currents that actually caused one of the tethering ropes to snap. And, yes, the 3 AM announcements looking for a passenger were annoying. Oh, well. All in all, a great and memorable cruise. We have 3 more Princess cruises booked and hope they all turn out as special as this one.
Sailed on the round the UK and Ireland and France cruise from 14th June 2025. Embarkation: was fast and easy, we arrived at Southampton at about 12 noon and we were on the ship by about 12:30pm, so no issues there at all. Medallion / App: Generally we liked the medallion, it seemed to work ok, although the phone app is a bit clunky. Activities: Throughout the cruise there was always lots going in and often activities were repeated at different days / times, so if you missed one, there was usually an opportunity to do it at a later date. Service: Generally service was good, we did not have to wait much to get food in the buffet or the main dining rooms although sometimes trying to order a drink directly from a member of staff was hard as they were not always there. I think staff concentrated on orders via the app, so we usually just went to the bar and ordered direct. We also tried to avoid really busy times in the main buffet, often going about 7:30pm when it was much quieter. Cabin: We had a Balcony deluxe and it was nice. The balcony was one deck above the lifeboats and there were lifeboats to the right hand side, (but below the view) so it was basically not really a restricted view at all). The ship (Regal) is now approx 10-12years old, and the furniture in the cabin was starting to look a bit old, with some worn & scratched edges, and likewise the balcony rail was looking a bit old and tired, and the curtains and carpets were slightly old fashioned, but despite that the room and balcony were very nice. The fridge worked fine, bathroom was nice, safe was ok, lots of storage, eg: large hanging spaces with lots of hangers, and lots of drawers and cubby holes to store stuff. We had quite a lot, eg: Two suitcases, one large holdall and two rucksacks, plus one small bag, but we never felt like we were pushed for space. Everything worked as it should, so overall good. Dining: We used all the dining options and in general the food was very nice, lots of choice, hot, plenty of flavour and plenty of it. Buffet: We used this most of all and it was always nice food with lots of options. Symphony: This is the pre booked dining option and we only used it once, mainly cos its options were less than the buffet, so less choice, but the food and service was good. Allegro: We used this once on the first day (to avoid the very busy buffet) for lunch and it was nice enough, but had limited choice. Crown Grill: We used this once as one of the speciality restaurants and it was very, very nice, well worth it, great food and good service. Sabatinis: We were disappointed here, not many food choices, poor service at the start (as they were so busy) and very small food portions, but the food was very nice. Would not use this option again! Trident grill: Poolside burger / hotdog bar, this was great, food was always freshly cooked, nice burgers and hotdogs with many options and great fries! Pool deck pizza bar: Slightly disappointed with this option, pizza was very greasy and what is it with American cheese/pizza, it just tastes a bit plasticky! Afternoon tea: Had to mention this as it was very poor. Only available for short time (45 mins), very limited choice of food, sandwiches, tea, cakes, etc and the portions were tiny, eg: the scone was literally one small mouthful! I know this is probably only intended as a "taster" of a British afternoon tea, but it was frankly embarrassing! We sat at a table with four Americans and we felt we had to apologise as this was not a good representation of what a real and proper British afternoon tea is really like at all! Poor, so Princess must try harder here.... Entertainment: Generally good, lots of talks, shows, movies, games, etc, etc. Plenty of sports stuff, gold, racketball, basketball, football, etc. The onboard TV was not that great with only a few live channels, mostly news, but most cruise ship tv is pretty poor IMHO. They did have a good selection of films, although by the end of the cruise we were starting to run out of things to watch, so they could maybe add a few more? Gym: The onboard gym was very good, I used it a couple of times and it was never full, the machines were great, lots of them and a good choice, eg: rowing machines, treadmills, weight benches, cycling, etc. The walking/running track was also good, used this every day at the top of the ship. Ports of call: Due to bad weather we had to skip the Edinburgh (South Queensferry) port stop, but not really the fault of Princess. But disappointed anyway as we were looking forward to this stop, so we got an extra day at sea instead. Cobh (Cove) was a nice little town, well worth a look. Dublin was a fair way from the port stop, but the town of dun laoghaire (sp) was nice enough. We've been to Dublin before so did not bother going into there. Belfast is always worth a look, we've been before so this time we did an excursion to the Giants Causeway, we used an external company (Shore Excursions) which was half the price of the Princess excursions. Glasgow (Greenock) was a bit of a disappointment, its a long way from Glasgow and we chose to stay on the ship, but there are excursions into Glasgow and surrounding area. TBH Glasgow is just a normal city not really the best tourist destination, so if doing an excursion I would do one to the surrounding area, Loch Lomond, etc. Orkney Isles (Kirkwall) was great, a lovely little place to explore and the Orkneys are also great for exploring with lots of history, neolithic sites, etc. We did a two hour coach tour and it was great, (via Princess excursions). Le Havre: we chose to stay on the ship as we've been there before and the ship was docked far away from the town, so not an easy walk! Disembarkation: Also fast and easy with no issues. Is the cruise family friendly?: yes, they do have dedicated kids areas and lots for kids to do. Thankfully on our cruise there were not many kids, so a blessing for us, less noise, etc. Cruise Issues: We had a few minor ones... I find it very disappointing to have to pay extra for things like lobster, when you have already paid extra at the speciality restaurants! This should be included. If people are being greedy and trying to order more than one, then charge them for the extra ones, don't penalise everyone due to a few greedy passengers! Safe: I thought I had an issue with the safe, but our cabin steward sorted it out, so not an issue in the end. Bathrobes: We had none on arrival, but our cabin steward got us some. Pillow: My wife needed a softer pillow and our cabin steward got her one. Bathroom basin/sink: on one day the little plug got stuck, so could not empty the sink, we reported to our steward and by the time we returned to our cabin, later the same day it was already sorted, great stuff. Tea choices: Only one choice of a "normal" British tea, eg: Twinings breakfast, and it was those horrid, small tea bags with string. If you stirred the teat or squeezed the tea bag too much, the bag would split thus ending up with horrid tea leaves in your tea. They did also have Earl Grey, Darjeeling, etc, but most normal peeps do not drink that swill, most of us want a normal proper builders brew!!! Please please please princess, just get some normal, proper British teabags, eg: Yorkshire, Tetley, Typhoo, PG Tips, etc, not those horrid little ones with string! The British take their tea very seriously and its disappointing to not be able to have a decent cuppa on a cruise, it really is! After 12 days on this ship I was gagging for a nice strong brew, I really was.... Afternoon tea: See above, it was very poor IMHO. Onboard Library: it was half empty! Not many books and a pretty poor selection, but lots og board games, so.... Upselling stuff and general on board cost: There was the usual cruise upselling throughout the cruise, eg: photos, selling stuff, clothes, jewellery, watches, booze, etc. although to be fair it was not pushed in your face too much. There were not many freebies? on previous cruises we have attended art auctions, wine tasying, sales events where free wine or other free drinks were offered, but I did not see hardly any of these on this cruise, one art auction in the daily patter did mention champagne, but when we attended there was none! The cost of most things onboard was stupidly high, eg: excursions, drinks, "extra" costs for speciality foods, etc. IMHO I also think the princess plus and princess premium are well over priced for what you get. EG: we don't drink much and don't indulge in lots of desserts, speciality coffees, and did not use their wifi as it was a UK based cruise and we had our own wifi via our phones for most of the time, so for us it just did not add up. But, if you do use all the above then it might be worthwhile for you, but do the sums and work it out. We spent about £200 onboard, just a few drink and couple of other bits, so we did not spend much extra. Crew appreciation: it really grates with me that you pay a price for a cruise, a supposedly all inclusive cruise at that, but in reality there is always, always lots of added extras, including the dreaded crew appreciation, or gratuities or service charges or just plain old tips! I really don't mind paying it, but tell mw upfront, clearly. Just include it all in the total price at the start so we all know exactly what we are all paying. TBH I'm surprised cruise companies still get away with this, as they way they seem to do it is very sneaky IMHO and it all adds up. Cabin steward, special mention... He was great (Elmar), always cheerful, always had a smile, despite clearly being very busy, always happy to stop and have a chat. And he quickly sorted out our few very minor issues, requests, see above...No complaints at all about our steward, he was fab. All in all a nice relaxing cruise which we did enjoy.
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