Crown Princess

The Crown Princess was launched in 2005 so it's not a new ship.  It was refurbished in October 2022.  The interior public area and staterooms are well kept up and look good.  The only complaint I have is with the electric sockets.  There are no USB ports in the lamps like the Royal Class ships have.  There are two power outlets on the wall, however they are so close together you can only plug in one device in.  The charge plugs are wider than the space between the sockets.  There is one low voltage plug in the bathroom that will charge your electric toothbrush but won't heat a curling iron.  I found one more open plug behind the 42" flat screen TV.  It's a good thing I have long arms.  I've heard there is a plug under the bed for CPAP machines but we don't use CPAP and I'm not lying on the floor to find another plug.  It's only a short cruise and we can certainly make it work.  Two computers, two cell phones, two electric toothbrushes, two curling irons and two watches that need charging.  In 2005 this wasn't a problem.  

My picture of the champagne waterfall long before they started.

This is not my picture, but a good picture of the champagne waterfall.  

We didn't watch it this time because we've seen it before.  They are all glass and I've read they've tipped over in turbulance!   It wasn't that rocky on this trip.

Our last day was very calm.  We sailed on the west side of Vancouver Island and we could see the mountains on the west coast.  Other times I've done this route, we haven't been as close to land.  Lots of activities and the bars were all busy!

All our meals were excellent.  We had one dinner in Sabatini's and it never disappoints.  All our meals in the main dining room were tasty and hot!

    LAST NIGHT WAS ITALIAN NIGHT IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM

We were seated at a private table for 2 at the window

Seafood Antipasto - wonderful presentation

Prawn and Scallops on Polenta

Their signature dessert The Love Boat

Baked Alaska Parade - it's not on every cruise and was a delight to see it again

I really enjoyed the seminars.  There were 120 other travel agents from all over the US and Canada.  

It was a great cruise and I highly recommend a short cruise as it's a nice getaway and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.  We are taking Quick Shuttle from the pier to 8th & 176 in Surrey.  It is always nice to go home but I have loved this cruise with my daughter.