We have traveled on both the Allure and Oasis of the Seas with RCI and Solstice and Millennium with Celebrity. Compared to them Princess is unfortunately a way way distant last. First and foremost the quality of the cooking in the main dining room and even the Crown Grill is poor at best and downright disappointing. They had excellent produce in the freshest seafood and quality meats and sadly in the hands of a rank amateur cook - totally wasted. Everything was way way overcooked and dry. As I mentioned we even tried the Crown Grill one night to get away from the Main Dining room but that didn't really fair much better - what a sorry waste of $29 per head.

We always chose Anytime Dining so we could sit by ourselves and not have to share. With Princess Anytime dining simply means you don't have to arrive at the designated times of 530 and 745pm. They don't really allow you to book - so you turn up when you want and get treated like a second class citizen when you politely (and this was every single sitting for dinner and several lunches and even afternoon tea) decline to share - which is the first question that gets asked.

Best of all every time we were eventually allowed to enter the dining room, half the place was empty and I could always see a whole row of empty two person tables so I'm not sure what the fuss was all about. Read more