I just got back from 14night Baltic cruise on Crown Princess. In a word "Incredible". Ship was very nice, rooms clean, well kept; ship shows only minor signs of wear. It is a little quiet at night, not a lot of night activities, and casino is not crowded at all. Have lots of ports and sights to see so most people sleep instead of gambling the night away. Food in dining room is very good. Crown grill is just OK, not as good as other specialty restaurants on other ships. I wish Princess would use shower doors instead of curtains. Ships production shows were great, very high energy especially "Disco".
We used Smiths airport taxi for transportation to and from Heathrow, and would recommend them highly. http://www.smithsforairports.com/index.html.
They were always early and very friendly.
E516 view is completely blocked by lifeboat, would not recommend if possible. Very close to midship lift which is nice for getting around ship