I'm a middle-aged 5 time cruiser...1 Carnival (never again), 1 Norwegian, 3 Princess (including this one...second time on Crown, first time 3/2010) since June 2008.
Although I was generally pleased with my cruise...Princess too, there was much room for improvement. I went on the New Year's cruise. The crew did a great job compensating for crappy weather.
Embarkabtion was very smooth...so too was debarkation. The "duffle bag drag" self-debarkation is always the best/fastest way off the boat.