We've just returned from Sapphire Princess April 7-14 sailing, California Coastal cruise - fantastic! Definitely one of our best. We are already considering doing this itinerary again.
This was our 14th cruise - 3rd cruise with Princess.
Embarkation - We arrived at the terminal around 10:30 AM and boarded around noon. We were in Group 1. Once the priority passengers and passengers needing assistance boarded, we were soon on our way.
We had an obstructed ocean view room (E615), which we've had before. This was a very quiet area to stay in. We really like the bathroom/closet layout of Princess cabins. The closet is large with NO doors to get in the way. The bed, however, was not so great. Very firm. We asked our cabin steward to place 2 eggcrates on top. That helped a little, but still very firm. (Carnival still has the best beds IMHO.) We missed the towel animals though.