Background: We are a family of three(daughter 6) that cruise for our holidays. We have cruised 13 times and my daughter has been on 8 cruises to date. This was our fourth cruise this year. We have cruised 9 times with Princess, 2 with Carnival, 1 with NCL and 1 with Costa. We expect good value from a cruise and are very flexible and not the travel 'snob' type.

Embarkation: Very smooth as usual for Platinum members with Princess. The whole process took about 10 minutes and friends of ours we travelled with who were first time cruisers with Princess, took only a few minutes longer.

Cabin: Aloha 716(inside) was a great location near the stern, but only two floors up to the buffet and four up to Kids' Club, and a few down to Promenade. The cabin was nicely appointed with fridge, very comfortable bed(new mattress and duvets being used), and plenty of storage space. Only problem was we had items left under the bed from the previous week(wedding balloon, coins) and dark hairs on our bedsheets(We're all light haired). Stateroom stewart was adequate at best, unusual for Princess, from our past experiences. Read more