This was my second cruise with Princess and my first on Regal. I have cruised on the Royal (sister ship) before so I've only had experience with this class of ships on Princess. One of the main reasons I wanted to go on the Regal was the amazing experience I had at the Enclave. Wow, I cannot say enough good things about the Enclave Spa. It is a little pricey but my husband and I thought it reasonable.

The room was a balcony on the Aloha (A117, forward and Starboard) deck. We were one of the first to Embark (I am only the Gold status so we didn't have extra boarding perks, etc) but embarkation was incredibly easy. We went to our room which was ready (it was small but clean), but since we had to wait for our luggage, we went to get something to eat. After that, we went to the Enclave to sign up (I had already done this before, and I knew husband would want to do it too). We got talked into signing up for the three spa treatments/30% off sales pitch. I had acupuncture, facial, and couples massage; he had acupuncture, couples massage, and something else (I can't remember). The treatments were great, but each time they do a sales pitch on more treatments (acupuncture) or products (expensive). We did end up buying an Elemis muscle rub and body wash, for about $100 which is probably a reasonable price on a cruise ship. The spa staff also knew us by name (LOL).

The food was average, with the exception of Alfredo's pizzeria (included) and Crown Grill (an extra charge). The dinner dining room experience was often slow, with average food or occasionally, food that was not cooked to order and had to be sent back (this happened at least twice). Breakfast dining room was also very slow; would recommend buffet as the choices were better and there was a pretty good chance the food was hot. Read more