We flew up from Sydney to try Sea Princess and was looking forward to our upgrade from midships C deck to just below the bridge on A deck with window.

Of course some doubt remained about more stairs and motion too at the higher front part of the ship. This turned out to be correct in slightly rough seas. I'm looking to avoid upgrades in future.

Having travelled on Princess Cruises before and RCI, I found myself feeling that the staff and food was ok, there was no lift above normal and average. Staff motivation seemed so as well. Just nothing to get excited about although there was some nice interaction with some of the staff. Read more