My husband and I went to Hawaii on our honeymoon 49 years ago, and we thought it was time we went again. This cruise on the Crown Princess seemed appealing, as we enjoy sea days and it was convenient for us and my husband's brother and his wife, who traveled with us. We live in the Los Angeles area and rode to the port with Uber, arriving early, about 11am. We were on board in practically no time, found our rooms already made up, and went to have a quiet lunch in the dining room.

The ship is well laid out with good passenger flow. We didn't find congestion to be a problem. There were always places to sit around the ship and lounge chairs around the pool. We sometimes found elevators to be slow, but we usually used the stairs anyway.

Food on the ship was good. We almost always ate breakfast in the Horizon Court and enjoyed the variety there. I particularly liked the made-to-order omelets and the muesli. We ate one morning in the dining room but found variety lacking. The dining room was excellent, however, for lunch and dinner. We used anytime dining, showing up about six and rarely had to wait much time at all. The service was excellent and the food tasty. I had one meal with grisly, tough lamb chops but can't complain about anything else. We found it amusing that butter was the topic of conversation at many of the meals, as it is now served to each person by a waiter instead of having it in a bowl on the table. Some of our table mates were quite miffed by the change, but we understand the desire to curb waste. We occasionally used the International Cafe and the Triton Grill, which always pleased. The meal we had in the Crown Grill was the best of all, of course. All four of us ordered one of their steaks, but we showed interest in the lobster as well, so we were served both. Read more