Let me start by saying that there is no perfect ship, and I have been on dozens of cruises. I will try to give the most impartial review possible.
With the exception of sister ships, you always get that enigmatic feeling boarding a new ship. The orientation process hasn’t changed much since the invention of the sail, it just got longer.
Let’s agree from the start that the Royal Princess is a beautiful ship. There are shortfalls, but not its beauty. Still, it’s not the most beautiful ship I’ve been on, that might be the Costa Atlantica, but Costa has problems of its own and let’s not go there or this might turn into an epistle.
nicely sized, comfy bed, two flat screen TVs, couch, smallish balcony