This was my first Princess cruise after about 200 days on other cruise lines and ships all quite a bit smaller. First i will confess that I was not keen to go on a ship of 2600 passengers.
Embarkation
There are quite a few people to board the ship so it was a case of waiting around a fair amount. Once we went through the check-n process that went smoothly, we lucked out and found seats beside a couple of very pleasant ladies to make the wait easier. Once the boarding started it was efficient and well done. We headed to our room dropped off our luggage and grabbed the Patter. I read on Cruise Critic to head to the dining room for lunch as it is a great way to start off the cruise. It was NOT listed in the Princess Patter but i had called the Dining Line to book the Chef's Table so he was able to tell me which dining room. We headed there.
Nice size cabin, great storage, okay bathroom that needs updating but would NEVER book a balcony cabin that didn't have a covered balcony. Makes the balcony useless a lot of the time. Good location for access to stairways and elevator as well as was pretty quiet and limited motion in rough seas.