This cruise was a treat for my wife's 50th. She was worried about being on a ship for such a long time ... and she had never been to New York. She has now changed her mind.
Firstly we were upgraded from Brittania to Princess Grill so ended up with a much bigger stateroom. This meant we had a bath and shower, not just a shower; we had a much bigger balcony with two deck chairs and loads of space; we received a whole bottle of sparkling wine and strawberry chocolates (well four of them); and fresh fruit bowl each day. And two small chocolates each evening. Magical.
The enrichment program consisted of speakers such as Lord Howe, a US diplomat - Chase Untermayer; Bill Miller - an expert on cruise ships and various other talks on skyscrapers etc. There was also a team of Rada actors, dancers, bridge demonstrations etc. Clarendon Fine Art had various paintings demonstrated and also gave a talk on a certain Rolf Harris. Virtually every night we received a champagne invitation to some event or other.
Had nice bath and walk in wardrobe. Loads of space to hang clothes. Nice balcony with two deck chairs. Roomkeeper worked extremely hard. On arrival had bottle of sparking wine and strawberry chocolates. Fresh fruit each day.