This was our first Princess Cruise and we were quite surprised how poor the experience was. One would think after spending thousands of dollars for passage, one would get luxury treatment, however, I felt we were staying at a budget resort.

1) FOOD: The food was mostly mediocre...the ship has two small buffet courts, twins of each other. One was usually closed half the time which made it rather crowded in the open one. The food in the buffet was served strictly cafeteria style...not very enticing...the food did not look delicious...it looked like they were serving a high school. The food was often overcooked, strangely spiced, or simply mediocre. The dining room wasn't much better...whether one got the steak, prime rib, or Chateaubriand, the meat was on the chewy side. Desserts were OK, but still lacking whatever quality that would make them outstanding.

The ship has THREE upscale restaurants that require an added fee... one begins to think that perhaps they want to serve mediocre food in order to steer one into paying extra. Read more