We were on the Caribbean Princess for her 4/17 sailing. She is a beautiful ship and our vacation was fabulous.

Embarkation - Princess does a great job of getting folks on and off the ship. Even in the ports in which tenders were used (Princess Cay and Grand Cayman), any lines that developed moved very quickly (there was a line to get back on the tender in Grand Cayman that we thought was very long, yet we were on the tender within 5 minutes).

Service - Service was impeccable in most cases. There were a few minor exceptions (one of our waitresses in the Coral Dining Room left a little to be desired, but was by far an exception) but nothing I would bother to be concerned about. Our room steward, Marlon, was a gem. Always johnny-on-the-spot, exceptionally friendly and eager to please. One day we went ashore and I left a very nice satin nightgown sitting out (not on purpose, just didn't put it up). He had it on the bed when we returned from our shore excursion...But...when we returned from dinner and our beds were turned down, chocolates on the pillow, etc., he had formed my satin nightgown into a butterfly on the bed! It was so adorable. Just nice little touches that you wouldn't think are necessary but just elevate things to a certain level. Room service was extremely fast - I called for coffee the first morning as soon as I got out of bed (thinking it would take a little time with 3100 people on board) and our coffee was there and delivered right to our balcony in less than 5 minutes. I was surprised and impressed. I never tired of being called "milady" when greeted by certain staff. Read more