Yes, there are parts of this cruise and this ship which weren't perhaps as good as other Princess cruises we had been on, but I have to disagree with some of the petty complaints that some of the other cruisers have put in the past (and are likely to post about this cruise in particular!)
Southampton/Embarkation
This was by far the fastest embarkation I have ever experienced in my years of cruising. We had priority boarding via our Platinum Captain's Circle status, but even the queue for regular check in was far shorter than normal despite us arriving at peak time (around midday).
Response from TaylorW, Social Team, Princess Cruises
Our room was a standard inside cabin with no bells and whistles. The only small issues I'd take is that there are only two plug sockets in the entire room, both located on the desk and both right next to each other. If you're Brits like us, you need travel adaptors to fit the US sockets onboard, and you could only fit one in at once - difficult when you have phones, cameras etc to charge after a day onshore. The other issue is that the shower curtain was too short, causing splashback from the shower to go all over the floor every time. Gomis our cabin steward was unbelievably efficient and friendly as all cabin stewards are.