This standard Hawaii round trip left Los Angeles from the Princess Terminal at San Pedro. Embarkation went well enhanced by a early message from Princess speaking about lack of seating in the Terminal and assigning specific check in times by Deck. Yes, there was little waiting area however as a frequent passenger with Princess I was given the earliest group and was able to board at noon. Cabins were ready, baggage arrived shortly (RCI should take note) and off to the Horizon Court Buffet for lunch, which has a very small serving area which causes much crowding and confusion, and after this disappointing experience I seldom returned preferring to eat in the Dining Room which was open for all meals except lunch in Hawaiian ports.
Cabin was fine, same size as on Queen Victoria which I had left the day before with much more storage area compensated for by the lack of a couch found on QV replaced by a club chair. Cabin service even though the attendant had 19 cabins to attend to and had no assistant.
Food was OK, Dining Room service excellent, but neither was up to the standard of Cunard or Holland America that I had experienced in previous weeks. Ship is very large, public rooms are attractive, but there seemed to be more congestion than I experienced on similar sized ships on Cunard and HAL mentioned above.