My family & I had been looking fwd to our cruise for 10mths, having booked way in advance, to take advatage of discount offers.
We had cruised with Princess before (Sun Princess New Zealand 2007)and thoroughly enjoyed the ship and all it had to offer, including the wonderful attention from the staff. So we didn't hesitate to book with Princess again, on the sister ship Dawn Princess.
This cruise hooked up with the relocation cruise from Brisbane to Sydney and then set sail to Noumea, Fiji,Vanuatu and Lifou. Another family were travelling with us, but embarked from Brisbane, giving them an extra couple of days sailing. The ship had been in Dry Dock in Brisbane, being fitted out with 'Movies Under The Stars' and new 'Sanctuary' Spa. We were all very excited about the new inclusions.
Our Cabin was 4 berth (2 bunk beds) outside cabin. Thankfully, the beds are made & the top bunks are folded up each morning, as the cabin is really smothering with the top bunks down. The cabin feels smaller & you seem to bump into the top beds all the time they're down.
Cabins are adequate, as we didn't spend too much time in them. We had to schedule shower time though, as the cabins are too small for a family of 4 to get ready in - at the same time. This took a little bit of planning, but we got there.