I don't normally write reviews, good or bad, but since there doesn't seem to be much on this particular cruise I decided to write. This was my fourth cruise and my second with princess.

First I would like to say I had read the reviews the mentioned norovirus in some December cruises but it appeared that the issue had been solved. However after arriving in fort lauderdale, it was all over the local news that the Crown was coming in to port loaded with people ill with norovirus.

Our travel agent emailed us to report late to the port as the ship would receive intensive delousing before boarding. We arrived at the appointed hour of 4pm to the convention center. There were already tons of angry passengers there and you were given a boarding number based on when you arrived. Mine was L and I joked it stood for last! That was prophetic. We were in the last group that boarded about 7.45 pm. We were starving and thirsty (the drinks in the convention center provided by princess had long since run out). So we headed to the buffet. Folks it was sad. I am not talking about the fact that the crew had to dish out your food as a safety precaution. There just was not much there! I am just used to cruise buffets being this huge beautiful display of food of all varieties. This was not and honestly they never got better the couple of times we tried to eat there. Until this cruise I had never even had breakfast or lunch in the dining room. Now you kinda had too if you wanted anything nice. And still there you were rushed because so many others had the same idea. Dining room food was OK but honestly not up to the standards of the last princess cruise I was on. Read more