To start off, my family and I took a 9 year hiatus from Princess. (This cruise was my 14th cruise overall and my 5th princess cruise) Back in 2005 we took two cruises with Princess - a new year's cruise to the Caribbean and a Mexican Riviera cruise in February. We had been disappointed by Princess because of the food and entertainment. Princess seemed to be going through a growing period then and wasn't sure who their target audience was.

Anyways, in that time we took a lot of Holland America cruises (which we all really loved) and I took a Carnival cruise with some friends (I'm 24, btw).

So I had received a good deal for this cruise with the Ruby Princess and my best friend and I went together! I just fell in love with Princess again! Read more