As we have done this cruise many times before, we were mainly looking forward to relaxing on the sea days. And we did relax but we also had a great time with our Cruise Critic group and the special activities planned by our travel agent.

Our relaxing time ended up being in the evenings. We enjoyed the good conversations we had with different cruisers at shared tables in the anytime dining room. We usually got to the dining room around 6 or 6:30 after appetizers at the Elite cocktail time in One5 Lounge. After asking for a shared table, we only had to wait once for a table and that wait was only 10 min. After dinner, others would rush of to the shows or events by the Cruise Director's staff, but having sailed out of this port 4 times this past year, we have seen all the shows & the CD's activities are pretty much the same. We did enjoy the music in the lounges,though. And sometimes we would just go to the cabin & enjoy a movie on the TV.

I don't know why Princess is being so stingy with bringing out new production shows. We cruise regularly and I don't thing we have seen a new show in at least 3 years. Their headliner entertainers otherwise have been pretty good & I haven't minded seeing them again. Read more