This was our first cruise. I booked this cruise to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday.

Embarkation: Due to flight delays, we arrived at the pier shortly before 2 pm. There was just one person in line in front of us. We only had birth certificates and picture ID's but had absolutely no trouble. Princess truly does make this process very easy.

Cabin: We were on the 14th deck, Riviera, port side, in room 614. (By the way, to tell the difference between port and starboard look for the border on the carpeting in the halls. Port is blue and starboard is red.) I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of storage space in this cabin. We completely unpacked all our luggage--and I do not pack light! The shower stall was very small. Don't bend over or you might get friendly with a venting pipe sticking out on the lower half of the stall!!! It happened to me. My husband and I are relatively thin; I can't imagine using that shower if we were overweight. Read more