Royal Princess Review
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Day 1 We made it to the Royal Princess with only one minor issue. The traffic at and around Pier 2 was insane today, with three lanes merging into two and then merging into one lane as you drop your luggage. It took us 35 minutes to get from the entrance of pier 2 to the bag drop. However, once we were inside the terminal we noticed some of the great features of our newly acquired platinum status. We were whisked right into a preferred line, our bags were scanned. I was asked by the agent if I had two bottles of wine in my bag and soda, I replied yes and was waived on. Five minutes later we were checked in and on our way to the ship.
What a beautiful ship! The piazza is much grander than we expected, the ascending staircases are stunning and the overall feel of the ship is spectacular. Really haven’t checked out the entire ship but overall we are impressed, she is so nice, new and squeaky clean, we will explore some more later! We are in Lido 208, our second inside cabin. Pretty cozy room and as we spend little time in our room it works out just fine. Our bags were up very quick, probably the fastest ever. Spent some time unpacking, plenty of room in here for all that we brought. Not flying we have the ability to bring everything we need and more, so we often do!
Lunch in the HC (Horizon Court) was great, haven’t checed the whole thing experience yet and I need to get my bearings, but initial impressions were very nice and bright, food as always was good! Service was great, as soon as we sat down we were greeted and provided with drinks! They are pushing the Crab Shack, it will be M,T,W,& Friday night in the HC $20 per person.
Cabin Review
Observations about our room, inside sideways cabin, Lido 208. The flat screen television is attached to the wall and does not swivel or move in anyway. Now usually this is not a huge deal, but the TV is not directly in front of the bed. The person in the side of the bed the TV is on has a great view; however, the person in the other side of the bed does not have a straight shot of the TV. Is this a big deal, no, just an observation. The closet area is kind of cramped and you cannot open the closet door where the safe is and have the bathroom door opened at the same time. The bathroom door is also at an angle so entering the bathroom is difficult if you hang anything on the bathroom door. The bath towels provided are not big, plush pr absorbent, almost mistook them for a bath mat. The sink and shower are much bigger than previous cabins and there is 6”8” headroom in the shower. Beds and pillows are very comfortable, very nice. You also can not use the blow dryer and access the cabin door at the same time without breaking off the drawer the blow dryer is stored in. This room is completely fine, however, it is not the same larger sideways inside one would find on the Emerald, ruby or Caribbean Princess.