Please enter your review. I just read a Cruise Critic Member Review on the Crown Princess by Cheryl. I couldn't say it better, but I have more to add.

I, too am a big fan of cruising. We have traveled on several cruise lines, and I have always rated Princess as one of my favorites. I am now an Elite member with 15 cruises. But if ever a cruise was a huge disappointment this one was. We had booked Crown Princess as well as a cruise on RCCL Freedom of the Seas almost a year ahead and looked forward to both. Both were Caribbean cruises we have taken many times, but the Freedom was so innovative, and we have never been to Bermuda, so the Princess would take us to some place new, and we could enjoy and compare two new ships. We did get to see Bermuda - from afar! But, like Cheryl, we never docked there. The captain said it was too windy to enter the channel, and another port would not replace it. We traveled in slow motion for two days to kill time returning to NYC.

Ditto to Cheryl about the Crown Princess looking bigger on the outside than the inside. Our balcony stateroom was smaller than on the Freedom, and unlike the comfortable bed on the Freedom, the bed was unbelievably hard. Relatives in another balcony stateroom got an egg-crate mattress cover that seemed to help, but none were available when we asked. We used the comforter underneath and asked for blankets and sheets to cover. Our balcony looked out on other balconies, for two decks down. Not a lot of privacy for those below though the young people didn't seem to mind, and the topless one seemed to enjoy every bit of exposure. The narrow hallways were especially inconvenient for handicap in wheelchairs and scooters. The layout of the ship and the elevators was confusing, and nothing seemed outstanding about the looks of the ship. Read more