I am just off of Caribbean Princess from a 9 night cruise to Bermuda and the Eastern Caribbean.  I'm 31 years old, and this is technically my fourth cruise.  I say technically, as my last experience afloat was in 1993 aboard the NCL ship Windward, which I am almost certain does not exist anymore.  Prior to that, I cruised with NCL aboard Starward in 1985 and RCI's Song of Norway in 1987.  I was obvioulsy very young during those voyages, and while I remember having good times, I'll state for the record that this most recent trek aboard Caribbean Princess was my first cruise as a bona fide adult, and thus the first time I got to experience the cruising vacation as an adult does.  I went with my girlfriend, who is 27, and this was her first cruise.  We are from Maryland, and we used Amtrak to take us to Penn Station on the morning of 7/17.  We found a cab without difficulty and were at the ship around 2pm.  I had read somewhere on this site that a few users had concerns as to whether a cab driver would be willing to drive a cruise passenger from Manhattan to Brooklyn.  I hope this review eases concerns, as we had no trouble, and the ride to the ship took about 20 minutes and cost around 30 dollars.  Taxi drivers are legally required to take a fare to any destination in the five boroughs, so I wouldn't worry too much about this if you have travel plans similar to what ours were.  The ship is a monstrous leviathan, and a true gem of naval architecture.  She is over 100,000 tons, and the passenger capacity is approximately 3500, and she was full.  Despite being at full capacity, I never really did feel like I was crowded by swarms of humanity.  A few notable exceptions were the two main pools, which always seemed full, and the buffet, which as others have pointed out is fairly poorly organized.  I shall start with the negatives, as they are few, and it's best to get the nasty business out of the way.  The Horizon Court buffet food is marginal, as it is a logistical challenge to keep mass quantities of food available for 3500 passengers 24 hours of the day.  The Main Dining Room had very good food; however, I did get sick one night after eating a seafood appetizer.  I was horribly worried that I had caught the dreaded norovirus after getting terribly sick one evening; but, after my body did the best it could to remove certain items of food from my innards, I felt much better and was never sick again.  After a bit of thought, I realized that I had eaten a seafood appetizer that night which was at room temperature, and my guess is that it had been that way for some time.  I suppose it was a bit tainted, and that was the cause for my illness.  This was an isolated incident, and I made a full recovery within several hours.  Still, a scare I didn't need, as I was religiously diligent in washing my hands throughout the course of the cruise.  These were the only negatives.  We did notice a bit of sea motion in the first two days out of port-it's the North Atlantic, it happens, and there is nothing that the cruise line could do about it.  Service was impeccable.  Bar staff, room steward, dining room staff; all were courteous professionals.  I am amazed that these folks, who come mostly from Asia and Eastern Europe, are able to keep a happy demeanor after working months at sea away from their homes.  However they do it, it was greatly appreciated, and I was certain to leave extra gratuity on the closing evening.We chose the Anytime dining option and this fit our needs well.  I have read some complaints here and there about people upset about the quality of dress of their fellow passengers.  Firstly, I am of the opinion that while on vacation, you should dress in what makes you feel comfortable, not in what someone else thinks is appropriate.  That said, I did wear a jacket and tie on both formal evenings, and while in the dining room or entertainment venues during the evenings on "smart casual nights," I wore appropriate attire.  I think the majority of the ship was in line with this; but, what I found really great about the Princess philosophy, is that you don't have to do this if you don't want to.  On several evenings, we just remained in shorts/t-shirt and ate at the lido deck grill.  The pizza (and hamburgers etc.) available there were top notch, and the movies played on deck in the evenings were enjoyable if we didn't feel like being dressed up.  Entertainment was very good, and I think several of the vocalists in the main theater were quite talented.  Choreography was a little off in a couple of the shows; but, they were strong dancers and my critiques are minor.  We saw all three of the production shows ("Piano Man," "Caribbean Caliente," and "Do You Wanna Dance).  As a Billy Joel fan, my favorite was the Piano Man show, although all were of strong quality, and were a pleasant evening diversion.  We also watcheted two comedians and a hypnotist.  I attended an "adult comedy show" early in the cruise with one of the comedians.  I am hardly a prude, and believe that if an Anglo-Saxon idiom or two gets splashed about in a comedy routine, that it is no big deal and in fact it probably enhances the material if it is relevant.  That said, the one comedian Jay More (I think was his name), was just using naughty words for the sake of using them, which is not funny.  The other comedian, Karl (or Carl?) Strong, was much more entertaining.  One issue about the cruise director's staff that no one will care about except for me: I am a trivia maniac.  In my undergraduate days, I obtained a liberal arts degree.  This has given me volumes of useless information which, on this cruise, came in handy to win a hat and a luggage tag.  That said, the staff took a too narrow approach on one occasion where they refused to accept "ungulate" for the correct "animals with hooves."  The two terms have the same meanings and can be used interchangeably.  It did not affect the outcome of the game; but, it left me highly irritated.  Again, I'm a huge dork for brining it up, and no one else cares I'm sure.  It didn't take away from my enjoyment of the cruise.  Ports: We had a great time in them all except for Grand Turk.  The Carnival Liberty was in Grand Turk a few hours before us and pretty much took every char at the beach/pool near where the ships are.  The whole stop is a bit on the fishy side.  I think the Carnival Corporation built the pier at Grand Turk, and my guess is that it is just a revenue generator for them.  Oh well, the ship was nice and quiet during the visit.  My best experience was eating in the Crown Grill.  I enjoyed a perfectly cooked porterhouse, and my girlfriend had a filet.  There were tons of sides, and the dessert was fantastic.  We didn't try Sabatini's; but, I highly recommend eating at the steakhouse.  The extra fee is worth it.  All in all, we had a wonderful 9 days with Princess, and I will definitely be on another voyage.  I have re-caught the cruising bug after decades of dormancy.  It's a lot of fun as an adult too.  I expect to be in communication with my travel agent in a month or so to book another voyage for next spring or summer.  We are thinking about the British Isles or the Med., and I will consider other lines as well.  That said, Princess would be a tough act to beat.