Our grand experience began when we chose the Princess airport to ship transfer. Easy. No fuss. As we entered the ship we found stunningly beautiful Christmas decorations throughout. Our well appointed balcony stateroom allowed an excellent view, especially as we navigated the Canal. Traditional dining is our favorite. We like the more stately dinning experience along with meeting interesting shipmates and having consistent servers who know our dinning preferences.

And, whatever your preference for entertainment, Princess had it! We made an effort to take in as much as possible. Our favorite theater presentation was "Encore" - exceptional music. On sea days we spent time in the library, walked the on-board 5K, and pampered ourselves with facials and massages. We sailed on a pirate ship in Colombia, and in Costa Rica we saw sloths, howler monkey, and toucans from a covered pontoon.

On leaving the ship, our airline boarding passes were delivered to our stateroom and our luggage was tagged to go directly from the ship to our home airport. No airport hassles with luggage! Read more