roxievegas

We were on this cruise. Had a long delay flying home from SFO to John Wayne Airport, but got home in time to have a Father's Day dinner with the kids. This was our 5th cruise in the past 7 months. the others were on the Majestic and Discovery. Of the 10 cruises we have done with Princess this ship is by far the worst. First the Good: the fine quality is good. The staff all over the ship work hard. We went to Alaska! the food in the Dining Rooms were alwasy good, buffet was too crowded and not enough sitting, the Slice Pizza was very good. The Bad: The port of SFO is so badly run. The long line outside the building not necessary (the bathrooms in the outer buildings were locked) - The port at San Pedro is run so much better. It took us over an hour to get checked in. Long lines. Wifi - don't bother purchasing a package or getting more than one device. Wait to get off the ship and then use your phone to send text messages or emails. My husband left his phone in the safe the whole time. Went to use the computer in the I.T. area so I could print my boarding passes for yesterday's flight and they would not connect to the internet site. Even the I.T. guy said the system was bad Crown Grill - took over two hours to finish our dinner. Reservation was for 6:00 - took 15 minutes before we got our drink and ordered our food. Another 20 minutes for the 1st course, 20 minutes for 2nd course and 35 minutes for main course. We told them no dessert, it was our bedtime. Food is excellent. Salty Dog Gastro (deck 7) - cost is $18 per person. Took over 90 minutes to get our food and did not come as ordered. Ship does not have enough eating places. the other Ships have Gigi's, Anthony's, sushi, etc. Our next cruise is in two months on the Caribbean, hoping things improve.