We left the arctic vortex just in time! 7 nights on the Crown Princess was just the ticket. We are a small group of 6 adults that travel together on cruises. Our previous 8 cruises have been on Royal Caribbean. As the men in the group are cigar smokers, they were dismayed that they would not be allowed to smoke on the balcony of the staterooms on RCCL..That left the door open to try a new to us cruise line.

Embarkation- It was not as organized as I had wished. There was no que, just many positions with many people in each line. Once we were in the right line our agent processed us very quickly. I noticed, that Suite guests,Platinum and Elite members were in the same lines as everyone else. Apparently there were so many that the agent directed them to the shortest lines. So much for being "special". The one difference in RCCL's embarkation is that there are specific lines for specific decks,and Loyalty levels.I have never had to wait more than 10 minutes to be processed as a Diamond member.

On Board-the ship is lovely. Where is she worn? Maybe the teak on the hand rails? maybe a chip here or there or a not as clean as it should be piece of furniture? What do you expect,folks. 3000K+ people everyweek,,,come on! The Crown is very,very nicely kept! No worries there! Lots of glass, marble,woods. Read more