We have been on 70+ cruises including about 30 on Princess. We the sister ship of the Caribbean Princess and they are NOT alike. Started with over an hour wait while they found a wheelchair for our EXPRESS boarding. The handler did not know how to handle a wheelchair safely and left us in the Lobby and went on his break. The cabin in the same area we had on the Caribbean Princess was very noisy with THIN not insulated walls. Dinner was slow and the menu was the worst I have ever seen with limited choices. People arriving 45 minutes late for their assigned seating were seated and delayed our service and the food was cool to cold We gave up after the third night and ate upstairs in the buffet which at least had a better choice of food and it was warmer even sitting in the heating trays. Normally we had very good service from our room steward, restaurant server, and the help in the buffet. The schedule everyday same was the same and lacked anything other than the piano and steel drum entertainers. We did a back to back 10 night cruises and between the cruises we had to get off the ship for BORDER PROTECTION. Why I don't know as we didn't re-enter the US until December 7th when we got off. I.C.E. use to board and do any passport checks in the comfort of a cruise ship show room where we had access to food and drink and the I.C.E. officials seem to like having theirs while checking papers. I will not be using the Crown and if the quality of the food does not improve we will change cruise lines. We like our 30 to 60 days a year at sea to relax and get away from the daily grind of being retired.
Nice small interior space. Neat and clean. We could hear anyone in the five cabins nearest and engine noise. I expect stern thruster noise but not the sound of the engines.