Most Helpful Travel & Cruise Ships Reviews From 2009




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Princess - Crown Princess Cruise
Posted on 4/20/2009 by MissMarple
First I would like to state that it was difficult for me to categorize this as either a compliment or complaint, and that's why I'll call it informative. I also would like to state that I can't help ...
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Royal Caribbean International - Royal Caribbean Toxic Fumes Vacation
Posted on 1/12/2009 by grandmawarnock
We booked a well-needed vacation with RCI January 2, 2009 thru January 11, 2009 to Eastern Caribbean on the Explorer of the Seas. Instead we ended up in a reconditioning/construction zone. We cruise...
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Fort Lauderdale Airport Parking, United Airport Parking, USA Auto Rental - Sneaky Scammers Stealing Money
Posted on 3/21/2009 by Sherylandreggie
My husband was stupid enough to try to save a little money and park our car with United Airport Parking / USA Auto Rental in Ft. Lauderdale when we went on our cruise in February 2009. He found United...
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Royal Caribbean - Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas - A Right Royal Cock Up
Posted on 5/28/2009 by simply psychic
CRUISE WITH ROYAL CARIBBEAN OUT OF SOUTHAMPTON 13th MAY 2009 ON VOYAGER OF THE SEAS. MISREPRESENTATION WITH A CAPITAL “M”. We set sail on RCCL's Voyager of the seas with high hopes for a luxury...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Fright of my life
Posted on 7/7/2009 by Shep 1
On about June 18th of this year I got into an elevator and intended to descend from deck 9 to deck 7. At about deck 8 there was a loud "bang" and the car dropped a half a deck or so. This was repeated...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Lied To By Carnival And Ripped Off
Posted on 2/6/2009 by devine1
Three friends and I choose a 5 night cruise to Cozumel and Progreso MX. When we got to the ship on 1-31-2009 we were handed a piece of paper telling us the ship had propulsion problems and we would on...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Warning regarding of the “liability of stolen valuables”
Posted on 1/25/2009 by theaton
May I suggest an alternative to your canned warning regarding of the “liability of stolen valuables”? For example, this warning is more appropriate, and may deflect the fury of customers. “P...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Carnival happy to leave mother and daughter behind while rest of family cruises!
Posted on 8/22/2009 by Never again on Carnival
We recently booked a cruise out of San Diego with Carnival. We booked in late June through Expedia. We worked with an Expedia agent over the phone and he also worked with a Carnival agent over the...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Stolen Luggage
Posted on 7/10/2009 by steffie02us
I am a Platinum member with Carnival. I have taken almost 20 cruises with Carnival. I purchased two cabins on the Carnival Victory on March 29th. My mother(who is also Platinun) and my 13 year old ...
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Princess - Golden Princess
Posted on 9/27/2009 by piet10
Once again there were problems with a Princess cruise. Since cruising with another princess cruise ship in June, I must report that I will not be cruising with this cruise line again. Their ship...
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Norwegian Cruiseline - Nickel and Dimed
Posted on 5/30/2009 by OceanLover
First off I should say we were in a suite and received concierge service. Without this the trip would have been a disaster. Most of the restaurants on board require a service charge and even then so...
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Norwegian Cruiseline - Don't miss your sailing time
Posted on 10/23/2009 by jimbenedick
My wife, adult son and I recently sailed on a 7 day Western Mediterranean Cruise. We reserved a suite so that the three of us could share the same cabin. Turns out it was a "penthouse suite" and was f...
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Royal Caribbean - Royal Caribbean Robbed Over 3000 Passengers
Posted on 5/25/2009 by amazon21
Sailed on the Voyager of the Seas from Southampton on a 10 day Med cruise. The ship was a floating building site. We were never informed by RCC, they robbed all the passengers. All looked fine the day...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Ripoff
Posted on 7/17/2009 by newgrandma0713
We booked a cruise for Dec 2009 in celebration of our 30th wedding anniversary - we checked into the cruise and one of the planners talked us into a "book early, save money" deal. My children and the...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Do Not Go On Carnival!
Posted on 10/29/2009 by DO NOT GO ON CARNIVAL
My husband I went on a Carnival Cruise on our Honeymoon. We left out of Florida on Sept 7th and headed to the Bahamas. We were having a good time until one of the ships motors broke down. Therefore we...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Smoking And Drug Use On Board - No Help From Customer Service/Security
Posted on 1/29/2009 by teressa
We took a family cruise over the Christmas break choosing Carnival for its ports of call, and three person and balcony cabin availability. It was such a mistake to have chosen Carnival. On day one ...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Dangers of Shore Excursions
Posted on 3/30/2009 by Pastor Doug
My wife and I cruised on Carnival's ship the Valor, 3/8-3/15/09 (just married in Aug 2008) and on 3/12 we went purchased the Zip line excursion in Cozumel, Mexico through the ship. My wife was badly ...
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Royal Caribbean - No Service Recovery on Royal Caribbean
Posted on 3/3/2009 by Unhappy RCCL Sailor
Avoid Royal Caribbean if you expect any service recovery after a bad cruise. RCCL is not a bad cruise line, at least in our first 14 cruises with them. But our 15th cruise was a disaster: On arrival, ...
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Voyager of the Seas, Royal Caribbean - Be Careful, Voyager Employee is a Dangerous Predator, robs and violates women
Posted on 9/28/2009 by Brebre7
The Voyagers of the Seas is a beautiful cruise ship, but be for warmed it is very dangerous, especially for women traveling with girlfriends. Husbands watch your wives and children. I know first hand ...
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Cruises-N-More - Bait & Switch
Posted on 8/12/2009 by Sukhwani
I booked a cruise with agent Marcus for Carnival Pride Category 8H. Their website clearly indicates "Free Gratuities". They have the same pricing as Carnival. I verified the pricing from Carnival's we...
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Carnival Cruise Line - The Carnival Miracle
Posted on 4/23/2009 by froggy27ny
Dear Carnival Cruise Lines, My name is Sandra Wheeler. I have just returned from a cruise on the Carnival Miracle to Bermuda and Newport Rhode Island. Overall the cruise was good, but I do have ...
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Holland America Cruises - Disappointment in Western Caribbean Cruise
Posted on 1/23/2009 by GeorgiaRose
I have sailed on Holland America 3 times in the past and each time was very pleased with everything about the cruise. This January, however, that was not the case. My whole family (8 adults) went on t...
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Princess - Alaska Cruise
Posted on 6/30/2009 by BudH
I've always resisted the idea of a cruise for vacation. But this year we went. The cruise was wonderful. Dinners were first class, and the buffet available 24/7. The staff gave excellent service o...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Ecstasy,
Posted on 7/14/2009 by CarnivalRepresentativeLied
Hello, I wanted to let you know how my families first cruise went. 1. When I made my reservation, I was told that my infant son could use the baby pool on the Ecstasy, however we found out that he co...
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Royal Caribbean - Floating building site crewed by pirates
Posted on 5/28/2009 by bonjfan
13th May 2009, bubbling with excitement of our pending 11 night cruise on a luxury cruise liner and celebrating my wifes birthday. We began with a computer failuer at check-in but they still got us t...
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Norwegian Cruiseline - Rooms Stink Of Cigarette Smoke - No Response To Complaints
Posted on 1/17/2009 by jpknox
We booked a NON-smoking, wheelchair accessible room on the NCL Jewel December 21 to 26, 2008 out of Miami to the Caribbean. They put us in a room that stank of cigarette smoke and then refused to m...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Cabin bedding
Posted on 8/16/2009 by chyz
My wife, mother-in-law and myself took a 4 day Mexico cruise on the Carnival Paradise from Long Beach on Aug. 3, 2009. We were to have a handicap accessable cabin (my mother-in-law is 87 and needs a ...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Carnival's Bad Decision
Posted on 5/6/2009 by ES1
I’m writing this letter to alert those future victims of Carnival Cruise line. I purchased a trip to Mexican Riviera for the week if 4/27/9. The cruise line made a bad decision to embark everyone an...
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Norwegian Cruiseline - NCL - Majesty
Posted on 6/11/2009 by PassingBy
Last week I sailed from Baltimore to Bermuda on the NCL Majesty. Before I went I read numerous reviews on this specific ship. Most of the reviews had complaints about the age and poor condition of the...
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Royal Caribbean - No medical treatment available on ship suffered with horrible illness
Posted on 8/14/2009 by Eternity403
Upon arriving Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas I was very healthy no signs of any medical problems nor did the 8 friends I was sailing with. On the second day while at sea I experienced severe lowe...
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Cruises-N-More - Never Had A Problem In 10 Bookings With Cruises-N-More
Posted on 4/16/2009 by Lucia
Hi everyone, I just had to write since I read the review about Cruises-N-More. I have used this company for the last 10 cruise bookings and I have worked with the same agent for all of them. His ...
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Royal Caribbean - Stolen Dirty Clothes
Posted on 7/1/2009 by NancyA
Sailed on the Liberty of the Seas on June 6th 2009. Upon arrival, I realized I was missing at least 12 sets of clothing from family & myself. The clothing was taken from the dirty clothes we had alre...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Carnival Substitutes Mexico For Panama
Posted on 1/3/2009 by baited
Carnival's Miracle was supposed to sail to Panama, Costa Rica and Belize on Dec 15th. Three days before, an e-mail was sent to some passengers advising of engine problems that reduced the cruising s...
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Holland America Cruises - Holland America... cold, heartless and unfair!
Posted on 8/20/2009 by travel bug
We wanted to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary on a cruise to Alaska, our first cruise. We chose Holland America but were terribly disappointed by their uncaring and unreasonable policies. We f...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Not handicapped friendly
Posted on 8/30/2009 by flowers8
My husband used a wheelchair on the cruise and the crew was not helpful when wheeling the chair over the metal door slats. The crew was not friendly. Getting off the ships at the ports was difficul...
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Princess - PRINCESS CRUISES - SAPPHIRE PRINCESS - NO THANKS
Posted on 5/19/2009 by piet10
I recently did a cruise with Princess for 7 seven days to Mexico. Of course the Mexico part of the cruise was canceled due to the swine flu. Chaos and mass dissatisfaction ensued.300 people left the...
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Royal Caribbean - Luggage Never Seen Again
Posted on 4/21/2009 by Cruiseanytime
I must say this is a very interesting case, so please feel free to read. My husband and I went on Liberty of Seas 4/11/09 - 4/18/09.........well we started out booking at 4pm on 4/10/09 so we didn't ...
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Carnival Cruise Line - Carnival Cruise Line-you get what you pay for
Posted on 8/31/2009 by lillian marie
I have taken many cruises on different cruise lines. I have taken 6 Carnival Cruises in the past few years. Carnival is an inexpensive cruise opportunity. The food is not stellar but once again it ...
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Princess Cruises - Princess does not refund money for a VERY LONG TIME!
Posted on 7/2/2009 by lenaldu
On our return home from 107 day World cruise, Princess made a mistake by canceling our return flight tickets from Rome to Newark, purchased as a package deal through Princess. At the airport check-in...
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SportsMagick - Amazon.com - Be Careful When You Order
Posted on 1/16/2009 by ironwarrior
I ordered a wall clock for my friend as a xmas gift. It never came and its January 16th, 2009. They did send me the wrong clock, but get this, it had the correct packing slip with the wrong school Emb...



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