We are a couple in our fifties who have cruised with Princess thirteen times. We have never felt the need to switch cruise lines due to our high level of satisfaction overall. On this cruise, we travelled with our adult daughter and her partner. This was his first cruise and he thoroughly enjoyed it! Past itineraries with Princess include Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean as well as a twelve day Mediterranean cruise. We have enjoyed all itineraries.
We always book a Guaranteed Balcony Cabin (best rate available). This time, it was Category BG, and we were automatically upgraded to BC.
We did not stay in a hotel as we had private accommodation. We parked at the pier and the cost was about $15/day.
A307 Covered BalconyClose to stairs and elevators but not heard from cabinStable, quiet. No noise from above.Close to Neptune's pool (two decks up)Only noise was night before disembarkation because luggage elevators were across hall from our cabin. Noise stopped around midnight.