Regal Princess Review
Rating by category
Additional details
Ok, so we'll start at the beginning. We got to the ship, oh, around noon. We were in a taxi and had no problem getting our luggage for the ship to a porter. The embarkation was fairly quick, there was a pretty long line. I think it took us 30-45min to get onto the ship.
Princess still does the entire Muster, making you put on your life vest, unlike NCL. We were there for the better part of a half-hour (we got there late thanks to my roommate, normally I am a very time conscious person.)
We were able to get to our room after 1pm, so we went to the buffet. It seemed like everything we had was lukewarm, at best. The taste was, eh, and I'm not sure how much of that was due to the temperature.
Cabin Review
Mini-Suite with Balcony
Ok, the room. We were in a Mini-Suite, M428. I would recommend it actually. It has one of the larger balcony's, but it is not directly under the sea-walk, like the one next door. It was very roomy, has a large bathroom, and a pull-out sofa (so it is a good size as well.) There were only 3 outlets, one in the bathroom, two on the vanity area. :( We slept with the twin bed arrangement and it worked well for us. There were three night-stands, plus 3 drawers in the vanity area (the hair-dryer was in the top drawer and worked very well.) The closet had a ton of space, and exactly the amount of hangers that two girls could use! As with all cruise ships that I've been on, the water could have had a bit more pressure to it. During the trip there were a few nights we could feel the roll of the ship, but to me it is very soothing. I don't think I would recommend this room for anyone who gets seasick easily. We were right beneath the pool deck, and we could hear them dragging chairs around on occasion, never at night though. If I were to stay on this ship again I would probably get the room underneath us. The overhang from the SeaWalk was a bit distracting from the sea view off the balcony.