This was a mother-daughter cruise for us. Although we are experienced cruisers, my mom had never tried Princess and I had not seen two of the four ports and thus we chose this particular sailing. If you're looking for faults, read no further - we had a marvelous time.

We arrived around 11:15, and being as I am Elite with Princess we were whisked directly to the front of the line, thru security and to the Elite lounge. We were first in the Aloha deck line to check in and were on board at noon. Had we arrived at 11:50, I'm sure we would still have been on board at noon, however I always like to arrive early just in case they start super-early boarding!

We proceeded directly to our Aloha deck balcony stateroom which was ready for us. I had stayed on the Caribe deck in the past so I was most curious as to the size of these smaller, completely covered balconies - but I must say we enjoyed the 100% privacy and I wouldn't hesitate to book it again. You won't hold any parties on these small balconies but there is plenty of room for two chairs and a little side table and still room to stretch out. The sun does reach your balcony at certain times of the day. I had imagined it to be in shade all the time. I always love the 'walkin' style closets Princess is known for and I appreciated the upgraded washroom amenities offered to Elite - although it doesn't consist of too much more than a nail file, loofah and a shower cap! Read more