This was my wife and my 12th cruise and second with Princess. The last Princess cruise was the same itinerary but on the Sapphire Princess in early March 2012. Again Princess did not let us down on a great cruise. We enjoyed it immensely as we expected since we had a great time on the last one.

Embarkation was the slowest I think we have endured on a cruise. We arrived about 10:00 to a very short check in line and then were directed to the auditorium to wait out the boarding. We did enjoy talking to people sitting by us and amazingly the people next to us ended up being our assigned table-mates. We did not get on until about 1:00. The good news was that the cabins were ready upon boarding.

If you like sea days you will love this trip. Several relaxing days to unwind from your cares, four eventful days in Hawaii, and then several days relaxing until you reach reality; a perfect itinerary for a great vacation. Read more