First sail on the Star Princess. Captain was the best!! He was all over the ship meeting and greeting and making sure everyone was having a good time.

Planned cruise over a year in advance and saved a lot of $$. Our Inside cabin was upgraded to Balcony for 1/3 the original cost :) Cabin was mid ship on Baja deck, starboard side. Sailing West the Sunshine was on Port side, but sailing home we had the sun for 5 days. It was cooler leaving LA but warmed up as we got closer to Hawaii. Weather overall was 70's with evenings falling into 60's. Sunbathing was fine, but some days too cold for swimming. Pools rarely crowded and there was plenty of opportunity for hot tubs if desired. Chose to use Princess Air with transfers so as to eliminate missing the ship --- probably won't do this again. Delta flight was fine, but the reception staff at the LA airport collecting us for the bus ride to San Pedro seemed confused at best! We waited and waited and then were taken to the wrong pick-up point. Eventually, we did make it to the ship, but lost some good time on the ship this first day.

Embarkation went swiftly once arriving at the port. Bags delivered and found cabin clean and prepared for our arrival. Balcony cabin a must for 15 day cruise if to just find an escape away from the crowds and noise while enjoying fresh air and sunshine. Cabin steward Alex was thorough, timely and kept our towels fresh, bathroom clean, refrigerator ice stocked while remaining happy and accommodating. He seemed to genuinely enjoy his job! Food in Buffet was as expected, nothing to rave about, but also nothing to really complain about either. During normal meal hours it was difficult to find a table as people tended to squat along the windows well beyond their eating times. Also, the food lines were sometimes slow while trying to maneuver around the above 60+ average age of the crowd. Definitely an older demographic on this cruise, but no surprise given the date of sailing. Read more