My family which consisted of 8 people just returned from our 9 day trip on the Caribbean Princess to the Eastern Caribbean (Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas, Bermuda). My aunt, uncle, and cousin have been on multiple cruises. My mom, dad, sister, and myself have only been on one and that was about 5 years ago. I wasn't too familiar with Princess, because it doesn't seem to be as mainstream as Royal Caribbean, NCL, or Carnival. As we arrived to the Port of Brooklyn and saw the ship in person we were all stunned. This ship is humongous, and is by far the largest ship we have ever seen in person. The Port of Brooklyn really has their check-in procedures straightened out because we flew right through check-in until we sat in a waiting area, waiting for our number to be called to enter the ship. We were supposed to board the ship around 1, but ended up getting on about 12:30. Once we got on we went to our room to scope it out. My aunt, uncle, sister, and cousin got on the shop around 1:30 since they got to the port after us. The received their luggage about 30 minutes after they got to their rooms. We didn't end up getting our luggage until about 5 which we weren't too thrilled about because we had to get ready for dinner.

Service: The service on the Caribbean Princess was phenomenal. The service was by far better than you can receive in any 5 star hotel. Our room cleaner was Larry who was great. He cleaned the room twice a day. Once in the morning when we be at port or at the pool, and once at night when we would be out to eat. We always had fresh, clean towels, the garbage was always emptied, pillows fluffed, and bed ready to fall into. All room attendants were great. They work their asses off and always have a smile on their face and greet you. When at the pool, attendants are constantly walking around taking orders for drinks and usually get them to you quickly. When you are in the buffet all the servers are constantly clearing off tables and taking your dishes. The servers were also great in the dining rooms too. You never had to ask for a new drink. They would automatically take your cup and fill it for you. If you were undecided on your entrEe for dinner, they would bring you out more than one.

Food: The food was really good. We are very skeptical of buffet food since it isn't always the freshest or best food possible. But the buffet food on the Caribbean Princess was really good. It was different everyday and every night. At night they would have theme nights like seafood, German, Chinese, American, etc. The Trident Grill is constantly grilling up burgers, hot dogs, and chicken, because their food was so good. The pizza bar always had a line, at all hours of the day. The pizza was by far the highlight of the cruise for our family. It wasn't too thin and not too thick, just the perfect size. Everyday they had plain and pepperoni, and a pizza of the day. We also found out on the second to last day that they will make a specific pizza for you as long as they have the ingredients. We didn't eat at Sabatini's or the Sterling Steakhouse because we figured there was no point in paying the cover charge when we paid ahead to eat in the dining room. We ate in the Coral Dining room every night. The maitre de was great. We got to know him well and every time we came to eat which was a different time every night, he got us right in which wasn't the easiest since we had anytime dining and consisted of a group of 8. The food was amazing here. A different section of the menu every night. But if there wasn't anything there you liked, they had an always available section with steak, chicken, pasta, etc. The same went with the dessert menu which was absolutely remarkable. BEWARE that all food spots are packed when you get back from destinations especially is you have to be back earlier in the day. So go back a little earlier or wait a little bit to beat the crowds, because there will be nowhere to sit, trust me. Read more