I sailed B2B (back-to-back) on the Sea Princess and this review covers the second cruise sailing from Southampton to New York, via Cobh, Dublin, Thorshaven, Reykjavik, Qaqortoq, and St. Johns, Newfoundland. I covered the ship on the 1st review, the 2nd cruise food, service, everything was fine, I didn't see any change, seemed consistent. Doing a B2B was a breeze, Princess gave me a letter explaining everything, my new cruise card for the next cruise, I went to the entry area to validate it and I was good to go.

The ports this cruise were the draw for me as I always wanted to see Iceland and Greenland, and we lucked out with the weather for Greenland. Iceland was rainy but we managed to see everything. Greenland turned out to be a perfect sunny day, luck was with us.

Cobh is the port for Cork and many did take the Blarney Castle tour. I was glad I made the choice not to after I saw the picture of my table mate kissing the stone, upside down as they hold you! There was a band playing in the park right near the pier in Cobh, a German band playing Irish folk tunes, Glenn Miller hits and show tunes. The day was gorgeous and it was nice sitting out listening to music. I also hiked up to the cathedral at the top of the hill. I enjoyed being in Cobh and not touring. Read more