This was my second cruise with Princess and my second Transatlantic cruise. The Regal is a beautiful ship but the way it is designed is loud and most public places very crowded. I had a mid-ship balcony stateroom and very happy with the location. Room adequate but the balcony very small only room for 2. Loved being close to the elevators however, always crowded and had to wait. No stairs mid-ship which caused congestion in the elevators. The Atrium/Plaza area had something going on from 9am until late at night. Forget a quiet time to drink your morning coffee or just relax around the beautiful area as exercise classes were held in this location as well as line dancing classes and ball room lessons. Sometimes a band would be playing, they were very good, but very loud. This brings up the problem that a lot of passengers spoke to when we exchanged thoughts on the ship, no quiet place or little tucked away corner to sit and read.

Due to the weather not able to use the top half of the ship. No retractable roof over the pool which left that area useless. a huge wasted space which put all 3800 plus passengers in the same areas inside the ship. The only quiet place was to stay in our own stateroom.

Entertainment - if you did not arrive at least 30 minutes before the show more than likely no seats were left. Read more