I've never done this before, but I've been a member for three or four years. I most enjoy depend on Cruise Critic for information on tours and that's where I'm going to focus my comments to be helpful to future readers. This is our 11th cruise and 5th with Princess.
Embarkation: Was easy for us in San Pedro. We arrived at 11 a.m. The only real line was actually at the ship's photographer coming on. Ugh!
Cabin: We selected the very last cabin at the stern of the ship on the Dolphin deck. I was disappointed by the size of the balcony at the back. We also did not have a cabin with a balcony over us, so that was a problem between the hot sun and rain at varying points—typically the same day in the tropics! You need to go up to Baja to do better. However, we enjoyed the size of our extended room.
Loved the back of the ship next to the rear deck. Also, we loved the extra space the mini-suite provides. Finally, the Island Princess offers the best closet space of any cabin we've been in.