I'm 55 and my wife is 35. This was our seventh cruise. 4 on RCCL, 1 Celebrity, 1 Carnival previously.
This was our first Princess cruise out of seven now. We booked early in March because availability last year was non-existent by October. Needless to say we were excited. We were set to sail 1/21/06!
Embarkation was a breeze. We were on the ship by 11:30 AM with maybe a 10 minute check in. Good start. Our cabin was a Minisuite and it was great. Very roomy and a nice balcony. Actually I think this is the largest room we've had. We set off to explore the ship and eat of course.