Royal Princess Review
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Wow, I am the 1st person to ever write a review for this ship/route, as I just got home from the Royal's inaugural sail to the Baltics. This was an intense trip due to the large number of amazing ports.
The Ship: very clean and well-maintained. The piazza is very glitzy and attractive. there always seemed to be something going on, from a string quartet, dancing to a band, or dance lessons. We had an interior room with 3 people. Two of us felt there was plenty of space but one of us felt cramped. I think it's perfectly fine, especially if you have no expectations. I get sea sick but didn't at all on this trip due to the huge boat and calm seas. The passengers were generally on the older side. I'm pushing 50 and I was among the youngest. I could have counted the children on one hand! I'd say the median age 60-75. Very nice people but we would have enjoyed meeting more people our age. The ship was DEAD at night... the poor DJ in Club 6 was a lonely man indeed.
The Food: Overall the food is good, not amazing. The buffet is huge and has a fabulous selection. Mostly I found the buffet offerings "eh" although at times some of the dishes were excellent. The eggs were awful unless you ordered a fresh omelette. Food in the MDR was overall quite good, but plenty of my dinners were bland. A few were excellent. We were not thrilled with many of the menus but you could always find something you wanted! The creme brule was good, as was the chocolate heart thing. The second formal night was lobster night and that was delicious, it came with large broiled prawns. I really wanted to go to the fondue night but someone told me the wrong date so we missed it, I think they could have publicized that better. We were all somewhat disappointed in Sabatinis. It was decent but not to the level of the Crown Grill. The fist meal I ate at Crown Grill was outstanding - have the onion soup!!!!! Also the whiskey shrimp is fabulous, as is their melted chocolate souffle. Make sure they don't overcook it as they did the 2nd time I ate there. We are pizza snobs and didn't care for Alfredo's, although I know most people love it. I think most people will be very pleased with what Princess is doing foodwise.