I was lucky enough to take a Mediterranean Cruise on board the Pacific Princess in September 2013. This was my first ever cruise, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would do it again in a heartbeat.

The ship was apparently small compared to most other ships but for me it was perfect, big enough to still find places aboard to be completely alone and never crowded. No long cues for any services and amazing ports. My cabin was roomy, clean and comfortable with a reasonable sized balcony with amazing views.

I did one Princess Shore tour and joined two tours with people from Cruise Critic forum, the remainder of Ports I wandered around by myself. Ravenna was a delightful surprise with amazing churches, Bologna was rich in history but a tad monotonous. Dubrovnik, as pretty as it was, was ridiculously crowded because of the number of cruise ships that were in port on that day. Read more