We have sailed on Princess about 30 times, each time we have a great experiance. This was no exception! Emabarkation was quick; we never waited anywhere, were onboard within 15 minutes of getting to port. We carried our luggage on and had no problems. Once on board and after finding our rooms, went upstairs to the FOOD... The buffet was good and there was plenty of it. I found this time that the deserts (my weakness) were way better at the buffet and international cafe than the ones offered in the main dining rooms. So each night after dinner we went upstairs to the buffett for desert. We had a great chef (Norbert Sommerhalter) and I think these were the best deserts I've ever had on Princess. We never felt the buffet was crowdwd because we went either very early (before 7:15a.m.) for breakfast and after dinner around 8:30p.m.. Lunch we prefered to have in the main dining room as this helped with portion control and the meals were more to our liking than the buffet. Every afternoon Dh would go to the international cafe and get his cookie, I always got some type of pastry, they were always great. The staff was great and very friendly.

The entertainment was not as good as other ships. We usually watch the comedians, magicians, and movies under the stars instead of the production shows; but this time the "stardust show" was the worst ever and there was only one comedian that we found to be "very good" all the others were subpar to what we have gotten used to on Princess. Also there was limited room for the MUTS so you need to get there early to get a lounge chair for the more popular movies. Of al the entertainment aboard, on this trip we enjoyed the live music performances in the piazza each day the most.

We noticed that even on formal night most people were very casual in the main dining room which doesn't bother us, but next time we will definatley save the space and not pack a suit for dh and cocktail dress for myself. Read more