This was cruise 22 for my wife and I and we were celebrating our 40th anniversary. We have sailed on three major cruise lines starting in 2003.

It was a less then 2 hour flight to LAX so we flew in the day of embarkation. We used the Princes provided transfers which went very smooth with less then a 40 minute wait. Yes we did have to ride the bus with all those other people but we were all spending 15 days together. We arrived early and boarded the ship with no wait. We were there so early we had lunch ahead of the normal rush an had plenty of time to explore.

We experienced the best overall service we have ever had while at sea. The ships staff went out of their way to make our cruise enjoyable. Our cabin steward was always there with a smile and accommodated our requests very quickly. We had four days at sea before our first port. The entertainment and lectures were more numerous then we had time to see them all. From a naturalist who had explored the globe to lessons on making Hawaiian crafts and even Ukulele and hula lessons. Read more