This was our 11th Princess cruise and the biggest disappointment ever. We always cruise on Princess since they seem the most knowledgeable and accommodating for a Gluten Free diet that my husband requires. We have been on many other cruises over Thanksgiving and it has been crowded with many children and large family groups but this time it was a very large group of obnoxious adults that were the biggest problem. We did complain at the desk and they did calm down a bit but still pretty bad behavior in the dining room as well.
Another disappointment was the food. It was nothing special and at times pretty bad. We always have to eat in the dining room due to the GF requirement so I can't address the buffet. The service was okay...there was nothing special or outstanding about this ship.
The day we boarded the first thing were notices were the stains on the carpeting in our stateroom...the ship needs a major overhaul. The public rooms seemed to have been updated but the staterooms were not. Our dining mates were all first time cruisers on Princess and they too were complaining about the food.
Obnoxious large family group totally surrounding us...shouting over balconies at 7 AM everyday...changing our "privacy please" doorknob sign to "please makeup room" which allowed our room steward to enter while we were eating breakfast in pj's....these were adults not children! Standing in hallway everynight and blocking the way...at least 15 adults.
Perhaps cruise lines should put solo couples in one area and let the large groups stay together.