Our 1st cruse and loved it. family had recommended “princess” and we were impressed. Loved our balcony cabin, was on starboard side and had great views going north. had a little rain on the day where we were cursing thru the bay since we were on a deck our balcony was covered so we could still use it. had early dining (again recommend by family) so had no issues getting to any of the shows. can’t forget to talk about our waiters they were super. they took outstanding care of us, his saying was "nothing is impossible" if we wanted something he would make it happen. the excursions were all 1st class (guides were all pros) and made sure we had a good time. also want to say we had friends with us who had a previous bad cruise experience. after we got home, the husband said "when are we going again". i was also little unsure about cruising but they (princess) convinced me and i will go with princess any time!!