Caribbean Princess Review
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This is my first cruise with Princess, I have been on a cruise with Royal Caribbean in the past so much of what my experience is based on my expectations from having cruised with RCCL.
Embarkation/disembarkation - Fort Lauderdale
Lengthly and somewhat disorganized. Facility lacks air conditioning, appeared to be under renovations so perhaps that will be addressed pending the renos. From that what I remember RCCL process is very quick and efficient. Boo for Princess on this point.
Cabin Review
Ship layout - I did not like the ship's layout, found it challenging to navigate because we were often having to go through stateroom corridors to get to public areas. Lido deck was sectioned in parts which made certain parts feel overcrowded and uncomfortable. RCCL in my opinion has much better layout on their ships -the pool decks are big and spacious, this is not the case with Caribbean Princess. However, balcony room on caribe deck has a big balcony that was somewhat private. Room was larger and much better layout than RCCL. Shower was bigger and more closet space. There were signs of wear in the carpet and the shower, but nothing that was a major issue. Room was serviced multple times a day and always cleaned when we returned to our room. Largely preferred Princess stateroom over RCCL.