My family and I traveled on the Royal Princess for the British Isles cruise 7/8/2015 through 7/20/2015. For this review, I plan on focusing mainly on the logistics and “what you need to know” more than the port / attraction information as I feel that this has been covered in detail by other members. Also note that unlike some of the other reviews I have read here, this is not my multi-page forum to complain. Yes, there are issues and there will always be issues trying to accommodate several thousand people, each with a different set of needs and priorities. Overall the ship and the cruise are amazing. Relax, have a great time and enjoy your vacation. If you want to complain, call a friend. If you do have something negative to iterate, consider the tone and the try and be helpful.

Forgive me for the length of this information, I hope you find it helpful and it will also serve as a diary for my family in the future. I am an engineer by trade and as a result have a “how does it work” perspective Also forgive me if I bounce around between subjects a bit. Most of this is written as I recall different subjects to comment on.

My family consists of two adults, mid 40’s, one 14 year old boy and a 12 year old girl and we live in the mid-Atlantic of the U.S. This was the kids first trip to Europe, but their 4th cruise overall. My wife and I have been on 15+ cruises, generally choosing Royal Caribbean or Princess. This was our first cruise in Europe and our second overall trip to Europe, and first in 15 years. We visited Paris a few days and London a few days prior to going on the cruise. As you will see in my commentary, we tried to walk everywhere we could and always used the stairs. We are all fairly fit and wanted to stay so with all of the food available! Read more