The check in went smoothly and we were onboard having lunch in the International Dining Room by 1pm. It was a bit tricky to find and you can’t walk thru, you have to go up, along, then down.

We had originally booked an inside cabin but Princess offered us an outside for an extra £50 each which we accepted. The cabin was on deck 5 and had a lovely big picture window, a huge TV with lots of choice, live TV (mostly news), on demand TV series and up to date movies. This was great for us although there were a few issues towards the end of the cruise with the on-demand channels.

Our cabin was beside the Art Gallery and was handy for Alfredo’s and the International Café. A couple of times we had a sandwich & salad as we walked back to our cabin. The beds onboard were all new and they were so comfy. There was lots of storage space with plenty drawers. Read more