We sailed Royal Princess for ten days, March 13th through March 23rd. Embarkation was relatively painless, considering the amount of people boarding. Our cabin was ready when we boarded about noon, and after dropping the luggage, we headed for the Lido deck, and lunch.

In my opinion, the Horizon Court is one of the best things about Princess ships. No pain, no lines, and excellent food, and service. It tempts me to eat every meal there, but we did our usual early fixed seating. Service in the dining room was flawless, but the food was only average, and the selection limited.

Entertainment was EXCELLENT, with big shows, and fly on entertainment very, very good. We had a magician who was second to none that I've ever seen aboard ship. If you ever get a chance to see "Hawley Magic", don't miss the show. TRULY OUTSTANDING. Karaoke aboard was very limited, and although they list it almost every night, if there are only two, or three people who sign up in the beginning to sing, the host/hostess take that opportunity to end that session! MADDENING. Read more