Recently returned from the Caribbean Princess Western route. I have cruised with Princess before and was a bit disappointed this time around. Not terribly but I think the ship is just too big for me. You seem to get lost in the crowd.

Got to the pier around 1 pm and waited about 30 minutes to check in. Got on the boat in about 1 hour. Boy the photos start the minute you enter, just pass by if you don't want them. I always took them so I could laugh later. so after the muster drill met up with some Cruise Critic buddies and had a few drinks. that was fun.

I am not going to go day by day, just a general outline of what I did and my thoughts: Read more