We arrived in Fort Lauderdale on November 3rd, after spending 29 nights going from Barcelona to Venice via France, Italy, Greece and Turkey, and then on around Italy stopping in Messina, Naples, Civativecchia, Barcelona again, and the Madeira Islands before going on the inaugural Transatlantic Crossing.
What a wonderful time.
Our cruise started in Barcelona with a very smooth embarkation process ...
Pros:
Beautiful ship. I didn't mind the lack of stairs in the mid-section. We didn't find a staff member that wasn't pleasant and helpful, esp. the spa staff.
Serving sizes in the restaurant were good. Smaller than a regular restaurant but surely more than adequate.
Horizon Court had a lot of options. We ate there quite often.
Cons:
I felt that Princess was trying to pay for the new ship out ...