We have wanted to do a repositioning cruise for a long time. Celebrity was sold out so this was our second choice and turned out to be second class or worse in the food catagory. One of my main cruise purposes is to partake of the great variety of food offerings usually available at formal dining and in the buffet. The Crown Princess food was without a doubt the poorest quality of any of the many cruises we have purchased. From the Yorkshire Pork Bellies to the Sheppard Pie the menu seemed to be something out of suburban London. The buffet offerings were substandard and several formal dining dishes were not edible. What a sad ending for my time cruising with Princess. I would never take another chance that the next Princess ship would be any different. All other amenities on the Crown were very acceptable including the lectures, music, entertainment, and the general layout of the ship. So sad but 14 days of that food was enough to send me in a different cruise direction.