This was our second Princess cruise. The first being to the Panama Canal, Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles, 2009. In the mean time we've taken several Oceania cruises in the Med.

Princess is a good value for the money,but we found the food not as good as our first trip with them on Coral Princess. The coffee at dinner was far superior to coffee at breakfast. I might add we ate the majority of our meals in the main dining rooms, anytime seating. We are not big fans of the buffet. The few times we did eat at the buffet, the food was very mediocre. Seeming to cater to the ethnic groups on board. The scrambled eggs seemed to be from mix. Bacon without any flavor. Also, we found out the coffee is from a condensed liquid, like soda from the fountain.

The food in the dining room was good to excellent. They were very aware if you didn't seem happy with your meal. One night we had crab cakes as an appetizer, very underdone, and replaced immediately. As with anything some dishes were better than others, but steak and prime rib always were good. Fish, hit or miss. But again if you weren't happy anything would be replaced. Read more