First, as others have commented, there was a lot of fear of the Norovirus going into this cruise. While some of the precautions that Princess took were a little inconvenient, I felt that was minor compared to those on the Crown the same week that had to come back early because so many people had gotten sick.

My wife and I love to cruise and we really like Princess. We feel it is a middle-of-the-road line between Carnival's main brand (Carnival) and the more upscale and expensive Oceania. We have also sailed another Carnival line (Holland) and liked it as well. Although the smallness of the ship (Veendam) makes for a less smooth sailing.

This particular cruise was a lot of fun. We had two other couples join us, one that actually got engaged while on this cruise! We truly enjoyed every port. Read more