This was my fourth cruise, but my first with Princess. I have sailed with Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and Carnival.
EMBARKATION- The embarkation process at Red Hook was a breeze, and perhaps the quickest and most efficient that I have ever experienced. The process was very easy and we were on the ship in no time.
STATEROOMS- When we first walked onto the ship we were greeted by crew members who were very welcoming. We went to our stateroom to be warmly greeted by our stateroom attendant Geoffrey. The indoor stateroom on this ship is slightly bigger with the addition of the little hallway to the right when walking into the room. Since we had 4 in the room, when the 2 bunk beds came down one bed was not able to see the television. The air condition took a long time to get the room cold. The shower seemed to be smaller than other ships. The water pressure is decent, and there is an easy temperature control for the water in the shower. The pillows are very comfortable. The first night we heard a horrible noise the entire night. It sounded like a whale was stuck in the hall and couldn't move. We complained and we were told it was the exhaust pipes, they fixed it and gave us a tray of chocolates. How noble.