This was my 5th cruise, first with Princess, and my wife's 9th, second with Princess on the same ship. We have previously cruised on Holland America, Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean.

Embarkation- We arrived at the port around 12:30 P.M. Embarkation went very smooth. The longest wait was on the gangway while they took passengers pictures at the security stand. Overall time to get on the ship was around a half hour.

Cabin- After getting on the ship we proceeded to our stateroom. We always book an inside cabin as we don't have a need for anything bigger. We had been advised by other cruisers that the bedding on Princess isn't as good as other cruise lines, especially Holland - boy they were right. We called our stateroom attendant Napoleon and asked for an egg crate, which he had on in no time. Service for the cabin was great, ice was always full and plenty of fresh beach towels in the closet. Napoleon seemed to always know when we left for breakfast because our room was cleaned by the time we got back. Read more