My best friend Jane (61) and I (50) decided to try a New England/Canada cruise to see the Fall colors and to celebrate my 51st birthday. Our last cruise together was in April 2008 to Tahiti on the Tahitian Princess.
We met in NYC the night before our departure date and used Jane's Hilton points to stay one night at the Waldorf-Astoria. We went to see the musical Hair that night at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
The next morning, we drove over to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. Folks, there is nothing quite like priority boarding. Now that I am platinum with Princess, we sailed through the check-in process and were on the ship within minutes of arrival. I had read on the boards that the Coral Dining Room was open for lunch and even though every ship staff member tried to direct us to the Lido for the buffet, we were able to sit down in the Coral Dining Room for lunch. I had the tenderloin and Jane had salmon - both very good. Then we both had the orange souffle - yummy!!!
No issues. The cabin is okay for two people. The balcony was nicely situated. It was not noisy in our area. The steward did a good job.