It was with some trepidation that my wife and I booked a cruise for our 40th anniversary on Royal Princess. Reading the reviews on Cruise Critic was worrisome. Fortunately the results from our 26 day cruise (15 day Transatlantic and 11 day Baltic back to back) were wonderful. We had a great time and would gladly cruise on Royal again. In fact we met several couples who had previously cruised on Royal and were back on the ship as well as couples booking future cruises on the ship. Now how bad can that be?

This isn’t to say everything was perfect, but overall the problems were small and the positives were very strong. I was amazed by some of the issues people had on my cruise. People sure can be hyper picky. I guess it is like many things in life. People who have a positive attitude will find the good things and those that are always looking for a problem will find them. I would hate to be among the latter group.

The ship is beautiful and very tastefully done. We had a mini-suite which was very comfortable for this long cruise. Is it as big as some junior suites we have had on other ships? Probably not, but it was very comfortable nonetheless. The balcony wasn’t big, but it was fine to sit out and enjoy some fresh air. (Being mid-ship gave us a balcony that is a bit larger than the standard ones.) There is a curtain that can be drawn between the bed area and the living area in these staterooms that gives quite a bit of privacy. I can see 4 people in one of these staterooms without much problem. Read more