One of the highlights of every cruise I have been on is the food. The food on this cruise was horrible. Frequently the buffet repeated the food of the previous day, and would offer 3 types of pork as it's main entre selections (and the same baked chicken which was always present). The same food served on the buffet would be on the menu for dinner table service. One night 5 of 6 people at my table ordered lobster, and we all returned it- it was rubbery, very salty and smelled terrible). Seriously, almost everyone I spoke with complained about the food, it was awful and not up to the standards of even a discount family restaurant. Two nights I ordered a steak (at an additional cost) and both times they were tough and dry. One meal took over an hour before the entrees were served. The best food on the ship was the hotdogs by the main pool on deck 15, and I frequently resorted to that after not completing a dining room meal. Oh, and the French fries were good. The general service on the ship was very good. Although there were several entertainment highlights which were outstanding, most of the nightly shows were mundane and lackluster. Not many interesting daytime activities. Heavy (in your face) art auction and jewelry store "once-in-a-lifetime lucky you" auction/sale barrages, and a so-so lecture series throughout the cruise discussing the history of medicine, but other than Bingo, not a lot to entertain you during the day unless you like-- no, love chamber music, board games or sewing circle type activities. A metal protrusion was sticking out of a wall where a handrail was missing, and cut my arm one evening. The ship made me pay my own on-board clinic visit made necessary by this injury, and did not re-emburse me for this expense. We were not in territorial waters and the casino closed at 11:45 p.m. on New Year's Eve, and did not reopen until the following day. (Seriously, what casino closes on New Year's Eve? Apparently, Princess Cruise casinos do. Absurd.)

One the plus side: great staff and very organized excursion disembarkation. Many passengers who had previously cruised with Princess many times stated this was a bad cruise and not typical of their experiences on other Princess cruises.

Overall, in my opinion, this was a boring cruise. It had unacceptably bad food, offered mostly lackluster entertainment and daily activities, and was basically a tired uninspired cruise. Would never want to do it again.