Royal Princess Review
Big ship designed to put the most people into the smallest space possible
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Royal Princess, Mexican Riviera, April 2019
My wife and I are both Elite with more than 280 days on Princess. However, up to this point, our cruises on Princess were all with the smaller to medium-sized ships. The Grand class ships had prior been the largest in the fleet which we had sailed. This was our first cruise onboard Royal Princess and will likely be our last. We have not given up on Princess, but do not care for the larger ships (Royal, Regal, etc.).
First of all, larger does not necessarily mean larger. We were very aware that the ship cut corners in order to fit in more cabins, more seats, more of everything. It gave the ship a very crowded feeling and made it difficult to get around the ship.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Balcony
Extremely small, nothing "Deluxe" about it. But apparently the standard balconies are even smaller. Smallest balcony cabin we've had in over 680 days of cruising (over 280 of those being with Princess). Balcony itself was extremely small, had to crawl over the other person to get to the far chair. Table was tiny, big enough for two cups of coffee. Do not plan to eat breakfast on your balcony.