The Princess ground staff were there to greet us at the airport and assist us to our bus transfer to the ship. On the way to the ship we had to wait for other local passengers which took about twenty minutes. Be expected to tip the driver who was very cheerful and welcoming.

Embarkation onto the ship went well as we arrived around 2.30 pm and there were no crowds. We received our cabin card and a small deck plan card. We didn't receive much direction by the security staff which I believe may have been attributed to their lack in speaking English comfortably. We embarked on deck 5 and was assisted to the lobby elevator in order to proceed to our cabin on deck 10 (caribe). We were greeted by name by our steward Chris Cabanas who advised our luggage would not be forwarded for about 2-3 hours. We were happy with our cabin and the balcony especially. If you prefer some alone time and fresh air, I would suggest a balcony cabin. We found the cabin quiet and had ample hot water. There is plenty of shampoo and body wash provided and we were able to use Princess bathrobes that can be purchased for $45. We also received two complimentary Princess cruise tote bags. Each night we received two chocolates when our beds were turned down.

Our steward directed us to deck 16 - Lido where the pool, snack bars and buffet restaurants are located. We weren't certain at this time if fees applied to the snack bars and had to embarrassingly ask, answer being no. There is a no cost soft ice cream bar called Swirls, which at night also provides free popcorn for the 'movies under the stars.' The other two snack bars, one for delicious thin crust pizza and the other for burgers, hot dogs and fries. My first meal was a nice tasting veggie burger. The servers did offer welcome alcohol drinks at a cost which I thought should have been complimentary. Read more