Regal Princess Review
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We've only cruised once before, and that was on Holland America. That trip was spoiled completely by the chainsmoker on the balcony below us. I chose this cruise on Princess because of their smoking policy, and I can say I had only two or three "whiffs" of cigarette smoke the entire cruise and that was outside. Wonderful!
I found the embarkation method to be very well done. First off, they took our luggage right away which was greatly appreciated. Then we were lined up in a queue that took us to a counter to get checked in and got a group sticker and our room keys. After that, we were sent to a large room with chairs and restrooms to wait to get on the ship. We had our group number called and were let on board, where we went straight to our cabin.
I was surprised to see our luggage OUTSIDE our door instead of inside the cabin, but there it was.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Balcony
We had a deluxe balcony cabin, which was a lot smaller than the suite we had on Holland America, but it was nice. Yes, the bathroom was very small, but we managed with that as well. We liked that our luggage fit under the bed, and that we were given plenty of hangers. And the bed was very comfy. Our steward was nice and pleasant, but not as attentive as the one on Holland. We figured it was because we weren't in a suite.
Port Reviews
Newport
We wanted to just knock around in the city and do some shopping "in an effort to enhance the city's economics" which we did! They have some great shops and I was very pleasantly surprised to find that most shops were having an end of season sale. Yay!
Bar Harbor
Had this day planned WELL in advance. We got off the tender and went DIRECTLY to West Street Cafe for a whole big lobster lunch. Then we knocked around that town again taking advantage of the end of season sales and doing our best to enhance the town's economy. It's our duty!