We have been on numerous cruise, but this was our first with Princess. Prior to the cruise, we were upset with the reduction of times in ports. We don't get off the ships, but it was very limiting to those who do.

Cabin - Our cabin attendant- Tannin was excellent. Maybe the best ever. He had the room clean and all requests were always taken care of.

Food - The food on the ship was above average. The buffet had very good fresh food and it tasted better than most cruise ships. The food lines weren't as bad as stated by other cruisers. The dining room food was good also, but the desert selections and bread/rolls were not as good as RCI. The pizza was by far the best on the high seas. It was wonderful. We made reservations for Sabatini's and two nights at Sterling. The night at Sterling was a very big disappointment. We both ordered ribeye steaks medium. One came medium rare (closer to rare) and the other was well done. How does a steakhouse cook make that big of a mistake? After some time, the waiter came back and I told him of the problem, but who wants to wait for another steak and then have the other steak and food get cold while waiting. So, we just shared the medium rare steak. It was ok. (We were talking to Sarge and he was saying to someone that Sterling was good, as good as a steak at Outback.) Well, although we like Outback, there are much better places to get a steak. We also had to constantly had to ask for refills on ice tea and water. The next day, we canceled our second meal at Sterling's. Read more