We did a Baltic cruise three years ago aboard Emerald Princess so knew what to expect and Princess is our preferred cruise line.

With the kids now grown up we cruise as a couple and prefer our cruises to have plenty of entertainment choices and a lively night life. Princess once again did not disappoint and our table of 8 on second sitting in the Botticelli dining room was a laugh. We were always the last to leave the restaurant every night!

Having cruised on Grand class ships many times we always pick a Caribe deck balcony cabin for the super sized balconies. Despite Royal Princess being my favourite ship its standard balconies are no match. Crown Princess is obviously a few years older though but it was in good shape for its age and will be rejuvenated next year when it has its scheduled dry dock. Read more